Pallister hands Ledecky her first international 800 free loss - ESPN
IRVINE, Calif. — Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night.
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Germany's Liebmann smashes 1500m world record
PARIS, Aug 15 : Germany's Johannes Liebmann smashed the world record for the men's 1500 metres at the European Aquatics Championships on Saturday, knocking almost four seconds off the previous record in a dominant display.
Summer McIntosh edged by 0.02 seconds in 200m medley, earns silver for 4th medal of Pan Pacs
Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh was out-touched for gold by 0.02 seconds in the women’s 200-metre individual medley at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic ousted from Cincinnati Open in his first match since Wimbledon
MASON, Ohio: Novak Djokovic’s stay at the Cincinnati Open was a short one. The 24-time major champion fell to Thiago Agustin Tirante 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in a match that took 2 hours, 44 minutes in hot and humid conditions. A 25-year-old from Argentina, Tirante is ranked No. 50 in the world. The 39-year-old Djokovic — a three-time Cincinnati Open champion and No. 5 in the rankings — was playing for the first time since his loss to top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the semifinals at Wimbledon.
Douglass sets 50m freestyle world record at Pan Pacific
Aug 15 : American Kate Douglass reclaimed the women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49 seconds in the preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California.
PSG sign Spain's World Cup hero Torres from Barcelona
PARIS: Spain international Ferran Torres, who scored the only goal in last month's World Cup final, signed for reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona on Saturday (Aug 15).
US flag football team stunned by American Samoa in shocking first loss in 14 years
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Butch Huskey, one of the last MLB players to wear Jackie Robinson's famed number 42, dies at 54
In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, becoming the first African American player in the modern era. He went on to win Rookie of the Year in 1947 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.