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Lucy Glover and co eyeing World Championships glory after European success

Lucy Glover and Britainâ€™s quadruple scullers waltzed to European Championship glory then roared â€“ bring on the Worlds. Warrington rower Glover, 23, joined forces with Jess Leyden, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw to beat the Netherlands in Munich on a super Saturday for British Rowing. Ad Their gold medal marked one of four won by Britain on the day â€“ including three in a row â€“ as the womenâ€™s quadruple scullersâ€™ dominant display built further momentum ahead of next monthâ€™s World Championships in Racice.

George and Wynne-Griffith slam poor execution to take silver

Tom George and Oliver Wynne-Griffith took aim at a terribly executed race plan after missing out on European gold in Munich. Cheltenham star George, 27, still claimed silver on Saturday morning but believes the duo had considerably more to give in the men's pair final. Ad George and Wynne-Griffith, 28, finished 2.24s behind champions Romania as a sluggish start proved fatal at the city's Olympic Regatta Centre.

Brazil's Haddad Maia To Face Simona Halep For Canadian WTA Title

Simona Halep will bid for a third Canadian title at the WTA Toronto Masters on Sunday against determined Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia. Haddad Maia stunned 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) in the semi-finals while Halep put years of big-match experience to good use in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over seventh-seeded American Jessica Pegula.

Simona Halep downs Jessica Pegula to reach Canadian Open final

Pegula put pressure on Halep's serve at the outset of the match and wrapped up the 35-minute first set with an ace. But a loose service game early in the second set, capped by a unforced backhand error, gave the Romanian two-time Grand Slam champion a 3-1 lead as frustration began to mount in her less experienced opponent.