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Lobodzinski and China's Gan Xue win vertical race in Shanghai
In some extreme escalator news:
Poland's Piotr Lobodzinski and China's Gan Xue won the seventh stage of the 2015 Vertical World Circuit at Shanghai's International Finance Centre in China on Sunday.
There was a record attendance of around 1,400 runners lined up to tackle the 54 plus floors.
The Polish athlete was happy with his fifth win on the VWC this year.
The second edition of the event saw Australian Mark Bourne, take second place and Italy's Emanuele Manzi taking third.
In the women's race, Gan Xue finished comfortably at a time of 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
Xue stated that doing her best has been the most important part of her racing.
"Yes, I did think about winning the title and about how it is like to be on the highest podium. However, I am more focused on how to relax myself and give out my best performance.
Fan Fengjuan and Zhang Huiji followed coming in 2nd and 3rd place respectively
The VWC grand finale will be held in Hong Kong on December 6 where the World Champions will be crowned.
Ferrer wins Erste Bank Open in Vienna
and serving up some tennis news:
Spain's David Ferrer defeated American Steve Johnson 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in Vienna, Austria on Sunday to clinch the Erste Bank Open title.
This is Eighth-ranked David Ferrer 26th career win after rallying to defeat Steve Johnson
The top-seeded Spaniard improved to 5-0 in finals this season after also winning in Doha, Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco, and Kuala Lumpur.
With this recent victory Ferrer has gained a spot in next month's season-ending ATP finals in London.
Sharapova and Halep advance in Singapore Open
and in Singapore:
Maria Sharapova secured a hard-fought 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Agnieszka Radwanska in their group match at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday
Sharapova's win follows a three month struggle with injuries.
The Russian pro battled for 13 minutes short of three hours to finish her first match since July.
and In Sherapova's same group, Simona Halep defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-3.
Halep was avenged as Panetta bested her just 2 weeks earlier in Beijing.
Kaufman takes the win at the PGA Shriner Open
and swinging into some golf news:
Smylie Kaufman won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday shooting a 10-under 61.
Kaufman played the final 11 holes in 9 under with an eagle and seven birdies.
As the match continued, Kaufman established his strong lead and waited to see if another golfer could tie him and force a playoff.
Brett Stegmaier had a chance, but his birdie try on the 18th did not find the cup.
While he was waiting Kaufman spoke about how it felt to play on the green.
"So much more stressful than on the course, like so much worse, felt like I was watching an LSU football game"
This is Kaufman's first win on his fifth PGA tour.
Lewis Hamilton crowned 2015 F1 season champ
racing into some F1 news:
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix to secure his third Formula One World Championship on Sunday.
Hamilton overtook Rosberg with eight laps to go when Rosberg locked his tires and helplessly watched his team mate zoom past.
Hamilton was able to beat Rosberg and outscore Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by nine points to achieve his second consecutive championship.
Hamilton is the first Formula One driver to win 10 or more races in consecutive seasons.
Upon receiving honors for the 2015 racing season, Hamilton spoke a few words about what he was feeling.
"I can't really feel the right words right this second to tell you how amazing this feels and I couldn't have done it without this team who have powered me for the last three years and really taken me onboard and really helped nurture me with the car and just...faultless. So I love you guys. Thankyou so much for everything you do for me."
Hamilton's third world championship puts him in the hall of fame with his idol Ayrton Senna and many other famous F1 racers.
Next week F1 will take its wheels to Mexico for the Mexican Grandprix.
Australia beats Argentina to advance to Rugby World Cup Final
Now tackling some rugby news:
Australia beat Argentina 29-15 on Sunday to set up the final for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Two tries in 10 minutes gave the Wallabies a substantial lead in a game where Argentina was close behind.
A strong kicking display from Nicolas Sanchez ensured that the Argentineans were always in touch.
But it would be Adam Cooper's skills that would eventually put the game out of reach for Argentina.
Australian prop Sekope Kepu spoke about the match during a press event.
"Credit to the Argies, they're a physical team. It was a very tough battle as expected and they threw everything at us and we knew that it was going to go down to the final whistle and we just had to keep turning up, keep getting off the ground and defend our hearts out and that's something we pride ourselves on and it was a really really tough battle out there."
The next game for Australia will be on Saturday against fellow finalist, New Zealand.
Finals results for badminton's French Open
and smashing into some Badminton news:
The French Open in Paris has concluded as of Sunday.
In the women's doubles final it was an all-Chinese clash between second seeds and identical twin sisters Luo Ying and Luo Yu and Tang Jinhua and Yaqiong Huang.
It would be Yaqiong and Tang that would take it all with a 21-13, 21-16.
For women's singles, Spain's Carolina Marin beat China's Wang Shixian 21-18, 21-10, to take home the title.
This victory gives Marin 5 title triumphs for 2015
And in the finals for men's doubles:
Korea's Yoo Seong and Lee Dae beat Denmark's Mads Kolding and Mads Peterson 21-14,21-19.
This makes the Korean's the first doubles pair to win four consecutive Super series titles.
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