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Canadian Open: 'It was an incredible match' - Simona Halep comes back to beat Jessica Pegula in thrilling semi-final

Simona Halep was forced to dig deep as she came back to beat Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Canadian Open. Halep dropped a set for the first time in the tournament as she was outplayed in the opening set, struggling to hold her own serve before being broken twice. Ad Roared on by the Toronto crowd, the majority of whom were backing the Romanian, Halep crucially saved two break points at the start of the second set.

Romanian teen swimmer breaks world mark in men's 100m freestyle at Euro championships

Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world swimming record in the men's 100-metre freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 years ago in the same pool.

2-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final

Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final.

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.

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.

Saturday sport: Irish swimmers in European action, Premier League week two

Aston Villa lead 1-0 against Everton in the Premier League.

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Canadian Open: 'It was an incredible match' - Simona Halep comes back to beat Jessica Pegula in thrilling semi-final

Romanian teen swimmer breaks world mark in men's 100m freestyle at Euro championships

2-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final

Two-time champion Halep advances to National Bank Open final

Romanian swimmer David Popovici, 17, breaks world record in 100 freestyle

David Popovici breaks world 100m freestyle record at European Championships

Quad scullers catch crab en route to European Championship rowing final

Saturday sport: Irish swimmers in European action, Premier League week two