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Fiji claimed the  HSBC Singapore Sevens  title after showing a good performance in the final to beat New Zealand 28-17. The Olympic gold medallists powered to an early lead in the final and never looked back as  Vuiviawa Naduvalo ,  Waisea Nacuqu  and  Joseva Talacolo  converted tries to give them a 21-0 advantage at half-time. New Zealand  reduced the deficit after the break with tries by  Regan Ware ,  Moses Leo  and  Caleb Tangitau  but a second try for Naduvalo ensured the Flying Fijians claimed their first Series title since their 2020 triumph in Australia. The Pacific island side lost their opening game to  Ireland  on Saturday but bounced back to top their pool with victories against  France  and  Japan . Fiji then eliminated Series leaders  South Africa  19-14 in the quarter-finals and come from behind to beat  Australia  19-12 in the semi-finals. Captain  Tevita Da...

Tony Finau finally bagged his second PGA Tour title as he beat Cameron Smith in a play-off on the last day of The Northern Trust . It took him five years taste the victory again since his breakthrough at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open . Finau headed into the final day at Liberty National Golf Club trailing Smith, John Rahm , Eric van Rooyen and Justin Thomas . However, he displayed an impressive performance in the last nine, which include three birdies and an eagle in a five-hole stretch. At the end of the 72nd hole, both Finau and Smith were tied at 20 under par. The 31-year-old made par on the first play-off hole to win after Smith had driven his tee shot out of bounds. Heavy rain delayed Sunday's final round to Monday, but Finau has waited long enough to be in the winner's circle again. After 10 runner-up finishes from 142 events, he knew it was going to happen. The triumph moved him to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup Standings. Photo: Getty Image / PGA Tour SUFI SUPER YACHTS

We all know by now that Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. won the 100m Gold at Tokyo Olympics . He is the one who win it, filling the gap after Usain Bolt ’s 13 years total domination of the sport until his retirement after Rio Olympics in 2016. Here are the 10 things you probably didn’t know about him. 1. The historic win broke the total USA and Jamaica duopoly in the sports since Jonathan Bailey from Canada won it in 2016 and only the second European since Linford Christie Great Britain in 2002 2. He was brought up by his mother when his father, an army transferred to South Korea when he was just 3 weeks old. In school, when the teacher asked him to draw his family, Marcell Jacobs only traced his mother, and he suffered. "I hated him for missing, I reversed the perspective: he gave me life, crazy muscles, speed” 3. Hashtag #JacobsTamberi was trending all over the social media meaning that Italy won 2 golds in the span of 5 minutes apart. Gianmarco Tamberi won the Gold when...

While one swing by American Xander Schauffele nearly changed the dynamics of the men’s golf tournament Sunday at Kasumigaseki Country Club , it was the 61 strokes of eventual silver medalist Rory Sabbatini , representing Slovakia, that really shook the leaderboard and the chase for Olympic gold. Schauffele ultimately emerged the winner on this hot, sunny day, clinching his golden moment with one final, gutsy par-save on the final hole for a 4-under par 67 and 18-under total. But it took the mental resilience he said came by way of his upbringing, fostered by a father of German-French descent and Chinese Taipei mother who was raised in Japan. Consider it a respectful nod to the culture of the host country, where his grandparents still live. SUFI SUPER YACHTS Until that one swing on the par-5 14th hole produced a wayward drive and bogey, Schauffele remained undeterred through a scoring assault that was unfolding ahead, led by Sabbatini’s brilliant record-setting round that concluded mo...

Ethiopia 's Selemon Barega made a thrilling sprint on the final lap to win the men's 10,000-meter gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Barega finished the race in 27:43.22 ahead of Ugandan duo Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo . In a unique atmosphere where the noise in the empty Olympic Stadium came from the speakers, providing a somewhat surreal soundtrack to proceedings. Uganda's Stephen Kissa had a huge lead but lost his pace with nine laps to go. Barega took the lead in the last 400 meters and increased the gap towards the finishing line. World record holder Cheptegei finished second in 27:43.63, and Kiplimo was third in 27:43.88. The 21-year-old Barega, whose winning time was over a minute and a half slower than Cheptegei's world record, now joins a prestigious list of Ethiopian runners to win Olympic gold in the 10,000m, notably Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie . Photo:   Tokyo 2020  /  Getty Images THE MATCH

New Zealand  finally won their first  Olympic  gold medal after defeating  France  in the final. The  Black Ferns  showed class as they dominated the match by taking 19-5 in the first half, before claiming a deserving 29-12 victory. France bagged their first Olympic silver medal in rugby for finishing second in Tokyo. At Rio Olympic in 2016, New Zealand won silver  after losing to  Australia  in the final. Fiji  took home the bronze medal, which is also their first Olympic medal in women rugby. The  Fijiana  beat  Great Britain  21-12 in the third placing match. Great Britain threw everything in the second half, but Fiji were simply at their best. France were through into the final after defeating Great Britain 26-19 in the last four. New Zealand had a tough semifinal clash as they were forced to play in sudden death extra-time. They were tied 17-17 with Fiji at full time until  Gayle Broughton  scored ...

Annemiek van Vleuten finally won an Olympic gold medal after winning the individual time trial event at Fuji International Speedway circuit. Is it Netherlands ' first Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 . After finishing second in the women's road race, Van Vleuten powered herself to victory. The Dutch cyclist put aside Sunday's disappointment of missing out the first gold and displayed a convincing ride towards the finishing line. Switzerland 's Marlen Reusser put in the performance of her career for the silver medal. And Van Vleuten's team-mate, Anna van der Breggen rode steadily to claim a bronze medal to go with the Gold she won in the road race in Rio. Photo:   Tokyo 2020  /  Getty Images ASIA SPORTS CHANNEL