World Judo Championships: Emane wins third world title

Gevrise Emane won her third world title as she beat Maria Bernabeu of Spain to claim under-70kg gold at the world judo championships in Kazakhstan on Friday.

Having already won this division in 2007, before stepping down to under-63kg and winning the 2011 world title, the Cameroon-born 33-year-old made it a trio of global crowns.

The reigning champion Yuri Alvear of Colombia could only manage bronze having lost to Emane in the quarter-finals, while France's Fanny Estelle Posvite shocked Chizuru Arai of Japan for the other bronze medal.