TAEKWONDO
Taiwan’s Lo wins gold
Taiwanese Olympic medalist Lo Chia-ling on Sunday won gold in the women’s under-57kg class at the Tallinn Open G2 tournament in Estonia. Lo beat South Korean Kim Yu-jin 2-0 in a best-of-three-round match held under a new sparring rule introduced by World Taekwondo in June to replace the previous total points system. Taiwan coach Liu Tsung-ta said that Lo adjusted for the new rule system by “being a bit more offensive, rather than counterattacking all the time.” Teammate Chen Po-yen won silver in the men’s under-58kg class at the tournament.
GOLF
McIlroy wins FedExCup title
Rory McIlroy on Sunday produced the largest final-round comeback in PGA Tour Championship history to beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta, Georgia. McIlroy, who began the final round at East Lake six shots back of Scheffler, carded a four-under-par 66 to reach 21 under on the week at the Tour’s season-ending event to capture his third FedExCup title and an US$18 million first-place prize. After receiving the trophy, McIlroy spoke about his passion for the circuit amid the threat from LIV Golf. “I believe in the game of golf, I believe in this tour in particular. I believe in the players on this tour,” world No. 4 McIlroy said. “It’s the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none — and I’ve played all over the world.”
FOOTBALL
Fans praise free beer
In the post-game analysis, free beer at the Nebraska Cornhuskers-Northwestern Wildcats game on Saturday in Ireland was the right call. The freebies flowed for two hours during Northwestern’s 31-28 victory, and the catering company for Aviva Stadium on Sunday hailed its workers for keeping the refreshments coming, after it decided to give out beer because it could not process payments due to technical issues. The stadium, which was hosting the US universities for the Big Ten conference opener, does not accept cash. Levy UK + Ireland did not give an estimate of lost revenue. Ronan McGowan said he got “three or four” plastic cups of Guinness, “but it took 40 minutes, I missed the game. It wasn’t good.” McGowan said people were also “ordering a lot of drinks,” which slowed everything. Nebraska fan Elena Kuiper was already in line when she realized the beer was free, adding that “news traveled fast.” Her husband, Scott Kuiper, said a man sitting next to him moved quickly. “He took off right away and went up there to go get one,” he said on Sunday at Dublin Airport.
CYCLING
Kenyan rider dies in crash
Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi on Saturday died in a crash while competing in a gravel race in Vermont. Kangangi was riding at a high speed in the Vermont Overland race when he crashed. “Sule is our captain, friend, brother. He is also a father, husband and son. Gaping holes are left when giant’s fall. Sule was a giant,” his team, Team AMANI, posted on social media. The Vermont Overland is a 95km dirt road race that includes nearly 2.13km of climbing, according to the race’s website. About 900 cyclists were competing on Saturday in the race that begins and ends in the community of Brownsville in the town of West Windsor, officials said.
South Korean giants T1, led by “Faker,” won their fifth League of Legends (LoL) world championship crown in London on Saturday, beating China’s Bilibili Gaming (BLG) in a thrilling final. The teams were locked at 2-2 at a packed O2 arena, but T1 clinched game five to make it back-to-back titles after nearly four hours of tense action. China’s BLG started strongly, taking the first game before T1 struck back to level. The Chinese team pulled ahead again at 2-1 only for their opponents to hit back again and go on to take the decider. Faker, who won the Most
Amber Glenn overcame a fall and her own doubts to win a maiden Grand Prix figure skating title on Saturday at the Grand Prix de France. The American skater had the lead from Friday’s short program. That and the support of the crowd got her through a tough free skate in which she fell on a triple flip and put a hand onto the ice to steady herself on two other jumps. “I didn’t feel that great out there today, but I really tried, and the audience really got me through that last half when I was doubting myself,” Glenn
The Major League Baseball World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but the party is extending all the way to Japan. People milled around local train stations yesterday morning in Tokyo as newspaper extras were ready to roll off the presses, proclaiming Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as world champions along with their Dodgers teammates after a stirring Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees. The 30-year-old is a national hero in Japan whose face adorns billboards and TV adverts all over the country. Ohtani this year became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and
WORLD SERIES: ‘The individuals that were involved in that last night was a very small segment of the east Los Angeles community,’ the Los Angeles county sheriff said Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the LA Dodgers won the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and lighting fireworks. A dozen arrests were reported by police on Thursday, but officials said that most fans celebrated peacefully. Video showed revelers throwing objects at police in downtown LA as sirens blared and officers told them to leave the area on Wednesday night after the Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the MLB World Series at Giants Stadium in New York. Another video showed someone standing atop