WiSP Sports Desk: S1E2 - Nancy Gillen Reporting from Russia

Nancy Gillen is in Yekaterinburg, Russia this week and Chris Stafford is in the USA with the top stories in . women's sport.
19 year old Bianca Andreescu from Ontario became the first Canadian to win a Tennis Grand Slam defeating Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 and is now sitting at No 5 in the WTA World Rankings, her highest ever.
British Eventer Pippa Funnell and MGH Grafton Street winning the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 16 years after her first win with a score of 30.8—the narrowest of margins — Badminton winner Piggy French also had once fence down to finish on 30.9.
http://www.bdwp.co.uk/bur/19/
Russian Olympic champions have neutral status refused by IAAF
Olympic gold medallists Anna Chicherova and Elena Lashmanova are among a new batch of Russian athletes denied neutral status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and will miss the 2019 World Championships. The pair were among 18 rejections, although 11 athletes did have applications approved.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084563/russia-iaaf-neutral-status
Caster Semenya confirms she is not retiring from athletics despite signing for South African football club.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084527/caster-semenya-starting-football-career
Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
Former speed skater Seiko Hashimoto  tipped to become new Olympics Minister in Japan
Talks continue on possible joint Korean hockey team at Tokyo 2020 despite missed deadline
 
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