Two-time champion Halep advances to National Bank Open final
TORONTO — Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final.
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Romanian swimmer David Popovici, 17, breaks world record in 100 freestyle
ROME — Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 years ago in the same pool.
David Popovici breaks world 100m freestyle record at European Championships
The 17-year-old Romanian double world champion swam 46.86sec to slice 0.05sec off the old mark set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo in the same pool at the 2009 World Championships in the era of buoyant body suits. The fastest time in a textile suit had been 46.96 set by American Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel at the 2019 World Championships. Hungary's Kristof Milak was second on Saturday with Italy's Alessandro Miressi third.
Quad scullers catch crab en route to European Championship rowing final
Harry Leask and Britain's quadruple scullers recovered from catching a rare rowing 'crab' to miraculously claw their way into the European Championship final. The Edinburgh star, 26, finished third in his semi-final alongside George Bourne, Matt Haywood and Tom Barras after being forced to battle through a highly unusual incident where a rower is unable to extract the blade from the water due to the speed the boat is travelling. Ad Haywood encountered the problem at the beginning of the contest to derail their early progress but the resilient quartet ploughed on to grab the final qualification spot and book their place in the A Final.
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Aston Villa lead 1-0 against Everton in the Premier League.
Women's four claim silver at European Rowing Championships
Ireland's Tara Hanlon, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe and Natalie Long have won silver in the women's four at the European Rowing Championships in Munich.
Dan Evans hits back to book a place in Montreal semi-finals
Dan Evans has reached his second ATP Masters semi-final after fighting his way back at the Canadian Open.
Record-breaker David Popovici into Euro freestyle final, Nicolo Martinenghi wins 100m breaststroke
swimming on Friday by easing into the 100 metres freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships with a new European record of 46.98 seconds, while world champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the 100m breaststroke. Teen sensation Popovici looked in fine form earlier on Friday when he easily won his heat and delighted fans by finishing over a second ahead of Italian Lorenzo Zazzeri. Only two other swimmers managed to dip under 48sec, Kristof Milak and Alessandro Miressi in the other semi, but both were some way off 17-year-old Romanian Popovici.