Jacobs storms to Euro 100m crown as Ingebrigtsen and Perkovic shine
MUNICH: Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs put an injury-ravaged season behind him to storm to gold in the 100m gold in the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday.
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Dina Asher-Smith 'frustrated' after pulling up injured with cramp in European Championships 100m final
A frustrated Dina Asher-Smith was forced to pull up halfway through her 100m final at the European Championships, whilst Zharnel Hughes managed to win silver as he attempted to retain his own title. Asher-Smith missed the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to injury, and after the race in Munich explained how she was suffering cramp in both calves. Ad “I can’t be running on two cramping calves, which is crazy,” she explained to BBC.
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Kyrgios keeps cool to set up clash with Fritz in Cincinnati
Nick Kyrgios quickly regained his composure after losing his temper during a 7-5 6-4 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Open, where he will face hard-hitting American Taylor Fritz.
Jacobs and Lueckenkemper take European 100 metres golds
MUNICH, Germany : Italy’s Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs ended a troubled season on a high when he won the European 100 metres title on Tuesday, while local favourite Gina Lueckenkemper won a brilliant women’s race by five thousandths of a second.
Brazil vs Argentina qualifier won't be replayed, AFA says
On September 5, the game between the two soccer giants was cancelled after Brazilian health authorities accused several English Premier League players of violating the country's Covid-19 quarantine rules. The AFA said the case was now resolved with the Brazilian Football Confederation and soccer's world governing body FIFA.
Brier misses out on European semi-final by hundredth of a second
Joe Brier admits the demands of a jam-packed summer of athletics finally took their tool after missing out on the European Championship semi-final by the barest of margins in Munich. The Welsh star failed to progress as one of the three fastest losers by just 0.01s at the multi-sport event after clocking a respectable time of 46.06s in his 400m heat. Ad Brier, 23, finished behind Italian Davide Re, Swiss star Ricky Petrucciani, Serbian Bosko Kijanovic and Portugal's Joao Coelho after a hectic month also involving the World Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Sophie Cook is confident after a new personal best in Munich
Sophie Cook says her ability to deliver when the pressure is on can fire her onto the multi-sport European Championship podium after claiming a surprise pole vault personal best in Munich. The Dudley star, 27, safely navigated her way into Wednesday evening's final after propelling herself over the bar at 4.50m. Ad Cook finished behind Slovenian star Tina Sutej, Denmark's Caroline Bonde Holm, Switzerland's Angelica Moser and Italian Roberta Bruni but her impressive fifth-place finish was enough to haul her through.