Marta Hopes to Lead Brazil to Copa América Title After Coming Out of Retirement
It was just a year ago when Marta left the Olympic final with tears in her eyes, emotionally marking the end of a storied career with the Brazilian national soccer team.
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Kate Douglass blazes to 50-meter freestyle world record - ESPN
IRVINE, Calif. — Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.
France's Manaudou, Olympic 50m freestyle champion, retires at 35
PARIS, Aug 13 : French swimmer Florent Manaudou, the 2012 Olympic champion in 50m freestyle, announced he would bid farewell to the sport on Saturday at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
Warholm on track in bid for fourth Euro hurdles gold
BIRMINGHAM, UK: Karsten Warholm kept his bid for a second gold of the European championships in Birmingham and a fourth 400m hurdles title on track as he sailed through qualifiers on Wednesday. Warholm, who set the 400m hurdles world record of 45.94 seconds when winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, was part of the Norwegian quartet that won the 4x400m mixed relay on Monday. He won his semifinal at the Alexander Stadium in 48.01sec, with the final scheduled for 1940 GMT on Friday. Since winning his first world title in London back in 2017, Warholm has been one of the most dominant athletes in the world of track and field. The 30-year-old has claimed two more world titles, but had to be content with Olympic silver at the 2024 Paris Games. He is also Europe’s leading hurdler, having bagged three back-to-back continental titles in Berlin in 2018, Munich in 2022 and Rome two years ago. Warholm equalled German Harald Schmid’s haul of three European 400m hurdles titles when he won in a championship record of 46.98sec in Rome and will move out as sole record holder should he win in Birmingham. Remarkably, since the 2016 Olympic Games when Warholm made the semifinals in his first full season in the event, he has only been beaten once by a European — France’s Wilfried Happio finishing fourth in the final of the 2022 world championships in Oregon, the Norwegian star was seventh on his return from injury. Warholm also holds the 33 fastest times in history by a European 400m hurdler, including a season’s best of 46.61sec for victory in the London Diamond League last month. Warholm leads the 2026 European list by almost one second from Germany’s Emil Agyekum, the only two Europeans to have broken the 48sec barrier this year
Denia becomes Czech Republic's first foreign head coach
July 31 : Former Spain youth coach Santi Denia has been appointed as head coach of the Czech Republic national team, the country's football association (FACR) announced on Friday.
Toronto Tempo sign Kayla Alexander to 7-day hardship contract
The Toronto Tempo are adding some Canadian talent to their frontcourt.
Cherundolo named coach of US under-23 team for LA Olympics
NEW YORK, July 9 : Former U.S. national team player and MLS coach Steve Cherundolo will lead the United States under-23 men's national team that will play at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the country's federation said on Thursday.
Phil Healy announces retirement from athletics
Two-time Olympian and European relay medal winner Phil Healy has announced her retirement from international athletics at the age of 31.
American swimmer Kate Douglass breaks women's 50m freestyle world record: 'I'm still in shock'
Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women's 50-metre freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet Friday night in Indianapolis.