Canada's Guy-Turbide comes from behind to grab gold at Para swimming championships
Nicolas Guy-Turbide is Canada's latest Para swimming world champion. And Danielle Dorris added some hardware of her own.
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Daniil Medvedev Hails "Great News" That He Can Defend US Open Title
Daniil Medvedev said on Wednesday it was "great news" that Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at this year's US Open, where he will be defending the title. The Russian world number one will be forced to sit out Wimbledon after the grass-court Grand Slam event banned him and his compatriots and Belarusians due to the invasion of Ukraine. But on Tuesday, the US Open organisers announced players from the two nations would be able to feature at Flushing Meadows, competing under neutral flags.
Stephen Elliott: Nathan Collins would fit the bill for a club like Everton
Even before Nathan Collins waltzed his way through the Ukrainian defence to score a memorable first senior international goal on Tuesday night in Lodz, the Ireland defender was already etching his name into the gossip columns at club level.
Super Stoiber flying high after seismic win
Londoner Ranah Stoiber believes the lack of pressure helped her pick up one of the biggest wins of her career over Jamie Loeb at the LTA's Ilkley Trophy on Tuesday afternoon. Stoiber, who currently sits 38th on the ITF's Junior rankings, won two matches in qualifying and then stunned world No.209 Loeb 7-6 (5) 6-3 to reach the second round of the main draw. Ad/> And while the 17-year-old believes a lack of pressure aided her, she also thought her serve was a key factor in beating a player who has been ranked inside the top 150 of the WTA Tour rankings.
Iraqi MPs from Sadr's bloc resign in bid to end months of political paralysis
Meanwhile, more than half of the population of Syria – some 12.5 million people – don't have enough to eat, according to the World Food Programme. Now, with the country in the middle of a summer drought, the situation is becoming even worse. As if that wasn't enough, the war in Ukraine is contributing to soaring food prices.
With its ports unsafe, Ukraine scrambles for alternative ways to export grain
Normally, almost all of Ukraine's grain exports go by sea. Today, Russia has occupied some of Ukraine's ports and destroyed infrastructure at others. Even those that remain intact and under government control are unusable, because of mines and Russian warships.
Tierney integral, Ralston a contender – things Scotland learned in June fixtures
Scotland rounded off a largely disappointing June programme with a 4-1 win over nine-man Armenia on Tuesday.
Defender Jack Hendry vows to battle through the fatigue when on Scotland duty
Scotland defender Jack Hendry insists he will never let the effects of a long season stop him turning up and giving his all for his national team.