Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Games-Athletics takes Pan Am highlight however 100 metres left in shadows

Athletics moved into the Pan American Games highlight on Monday however the marquee 100 metres was left within the shadows, with the area’s prime sprinters giving the occasion a miss and leaving the stage to unknowns. While there was an absence of high quality and depth throughout lots of the sports activities in Santiago, it was by no means extra obtrusive than on the first day of athletics.

Games-After Pan Am gold Twichell planning household journey to Paris

As excited as Ashley Twichell was about profitable Pan American Games gold within the 10 kilometre open water swim she was no much less delighted to get again to the United States and her toddler son on Monday and planning a household journey to Paris. After the Tokyo Olympics, the place she grew to become the oldest American swimmer since 1908 to make her Olympic debut at age 32, Twichell was ready to retire and begin a household.

Tennis-Swiatek overcomes early deficit to beat Vondrousova at WTA Finals

Iga Swiatek erased a 5-2 first set deficit and finally rolled to a 7-6(3) 6-0 win over Marketa Vondrousova within the Pole’s first match of the group stage of the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun on Monday. After struggling to search out her rhythm early on towards the big-hitting lefty, Swiatek crushed an overhead to arrange a break level, which she transformed on her opponent’s backhand error to chop the deficit to 5-3 and seize the momentum.

Soccer-Spain’s ex-FA chief Rubiales will get three-year ban over kiss scandal

Luis Rubiales, the previous president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) who faces accusations of sexual assault in Spain, has been banned from all football-related actions for 3 years, FIFA mentioned on Monday. World soccer’s governing physique initially suspended Rubiales for 3 months following the allegedly non-consensual kiss he gave to Spain participant Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup last on Aug. 20.

Athletics-Olympics not Semenya’s main purpose amid court docket combat

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya’s main goal is not to win medals however to proceed her authorized battle towards World Athletics to overturn necessities that feminine athletes with variations in sexual growth (DSDs) medically scale back their testosterone ranges. Semenya, 32, needs to carry World Athletics to account for what she phrases discrimination towards athletes with hyperandrogenism, a situation characterised by increased than common ranges of testosterone, a hormone that will increase muscle mass and energy.

Soccer-Women’s Ballon d’Or win testimony to Spain’s soccer tradition, says Bonmati

Winning the ladies’s Ballon d’Or is a sworn statement to Spain’s soccer tradition, this 12 months’s winner Aitana Bonmati mentioned after her triumph stored the trophy within the nation for the third 12 months in a row on Monday. Bonmati, a Champions League winner with Barcelona and World Cup winner with Spain, succeeds fellow Spaniard Alexia Putellas, who was additionally the 2021 winner.

Soccer-Messi wins report eighth Ballon d’Or for greatest participant on this planet

Argentina captain Lionel Messi gained a report eighth Ballon d’Or for the most effective participant on this planet on Monday, beating Norway’s UEFA participant of the 12 months and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the celebrated prize. Inter Miami’s Messi, who final gained the award in 2021, performed a pivotal function in guiding Argentina to their first World Cup title in 36 years once they beat defending champions France within the last final 12 months.

Tennis-Sabalenka slams WTA for court docket situations in Cancun

World primary Aryna Sabalenka mentioned she didn’t really feel secure enjoying on the newly-constructed tennis courts in Cancun, Mexico, the place the season-ending WTA Finals bought underway on Sunday and put the blame squarely on the WTA. “I’m happy that I was able to stay focused tonight, overcome the conditions, and play well,” Sabalenka mentioned in an Instagram put up Sunday evening after throttling Maria Sakkari 6-0 6-1 on the opening day of group play.

NFL-Vikngs QB Cousins out for season attributable to torn Achilles

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will miss the remainder of the NFL season after an MRI on Monday confirmed he suffered an Achilles tendon tear throughout a Week 8 victory over the Green Bay Packers, the crew mentioned. Cousins, who was having fun with probably the greatest seasons of his profession, had thrown a pair of landing passes earlier than struggling the non-contact damage within the fourth quarter and struggled to depart the sphere earlier than being carted to the locker room.

Tennis-Murray bows out of Paris Masters in first spherical

Andy Murray continued his shedding streak towards Alex de Minaur, because the Australian rallied again within the last set to advance to the second spherical on the Paris Masters on Monday. De Minaur retains alive his probabilities of qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin, because the thirteenth seed gained 5 consecutive video games within the final set in a 7-6(6) 4-6 7-5 victory, his sixth win over Murray of their six conferences.

(With inputs from businesses.)