World Sports News - Monday 20 June 2022 by Chili Radio

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Golf -  Britain's Matt Fitzpatrick has won the US Open at The Country Club Brookline finishing on 6 under 68 in his final round. The 27 year old who is from Sheffield Yorkshire, not only earned his first championship title but also won his first victory on a PGA Tour. Scotty Scheffler and Will Zalatoris tied for 2nd. 

 

F1 - Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off a late challenge from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix. The two started the final 15 laps nose to tail after a late safety car but, despite heavy pressure from Sainz, Verstappen held on with older tyres. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth for Mercedes as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc recovered to fifth from the back of the grid. Verstappen extended his championship lead over Leclerc to 49 points.

 

Athletics - Britain's double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has revealed she is gay, The 52-year-old, who won gold in the 800 and 1,500 metres at the 2004 Games in Athens, said she had known she was gay since she was 17. 

 

Swimming - Fina, swimming's world governing body, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. Fina will also aim to establish an 'open' category at competitions for swimmers whose gender identity is different than their birth sex.

 

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