Halep beats Haddad Maia for third Canadian Open title
Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto with a hard-fought 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory to claim her third Canadian Open title on Sunday.
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Hungary's Kristof Milak claims men's 100m butterfly gold in Euros
The 22-year-old Olympic silver medallist pipped Switzerland's Noe Ponti in second place with Poland's Jakub Majerski in third. Milak was in line to beat his own continental record of 49.68sec at the halfway stage before slowing down in the final 50m.
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.
Booth and Ford hail coach Randell as key to European silver
Esme Booth and Emily Ford reckon new coach Andrew Randell's radical rowing revolution fired them to European Championship silver in Munich. Stratford-upon-Avon star Booth, 23, finished second in the women’s pair final on Saturday morning to cap a memorable week at the city's multi-sports championships. Ad Booth and Ford, 27, have been working under the auspices of Randell, Women's Olympic head coach, since his appointment by British Rowing in February and admit his wholesale haul of changes have helped transform the programme.
Rudkin fires men's eight to European gold
James Rudkin helped fire Britain’s men’s eight rowers to a memorable multi-sport European Championship medal in Munich. The Litchborough star, 28, was part of the crew that toppled the Netherlands on Saturday morning to cap a golden day for the British team in Germany.
Great Britain win first gold and world record smashed on day 3 of European Aquatics Championships
Great Britain struck gold for the first time at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome on Friday night, after coming out on top of a thrilling final in the Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay. Britain finished with a time of 3:36.47 seconds, nearly a second ahead of Sweden, to successfully defend the title they won in Budapest last year. The Netherlands took bronze.
David Popovici, 17, breaks 100m freestyle world record at European championships
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Two-time major winner equals Serena Williams record as she returns to world’s top 10
Simona Halep will return to the world’s top 10 for the first time since August 2021 after reaching the final of the National Bank Open.