Nicholas Bennett sets Para-swimming world record in 200m freestyle S14 event
Para-swimmer Nicholas Bennett, one of Canada's up-and-coming stars, continued his banner season Sunday at the FINA World Cup in Toronto.
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FIFA sets aside over $200m for clubs with players on World Cup duty
FIFA will distribute more than $200 million to clubs whose players participate in the World Cup in Qatar this winter.
Asher-Smith says European 200m silver does not reflect her fitness levels
Dina Asher-Smith insists her European 200m silver medal is an unfair reflection of her fitness levels. The 2019 world champion finished second behind Swiss star Mujinga Kambundji after pulling up in the 100m final with cramp earlier in the week. Ad Asher-Smith, 26, missed this month's Commonwealth Games with a hamstring injury before making her hotly-anticipated return in Munich.
Athletics: Scottish Under-17 Championships 200m record falls as Dean Paterson storms to gold in Aberdeen
Athlete Dean Patterson twice broke a Scottish Under-17 Championship record on his way to winning two gold medals in Aberdeen last weekend.
Dina Asher-Smith beaten in 200m final; Laura Muir, Zharnel Hughes seal golds at European Championships
Dina Asher-Smith suffered disappointment in the final of the 200m at the European Championships after Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji beat her to the line. Asher-Smith, the defending champion, had led at the bend, but Kambundji hit the front of the race with 80m left and the Brit could not respond. Ad Kambundji finished in 22.32 seconds, with Asher-Smith some 0.09s back.
Kambundji pips Asher-Smith to 200m title after Muir and Hughes claim golds
Towards the end of a night where British athletes accumulated shiny medals on a scale that would have impressed a 70s disco dancer, Laura Muir began to wonder where it might lead. “It’s amazing and it could take over Super Saturday,” she tentatively suggested, before correcting herself. “Well, maybe not quite.”
Asher-Smith powers into 200m final and says calf cramps were caused by period
First Dina Asher-Smith made a compelling statement of intent on the track by qualifying fastest for the European Championships 200m final. Then she issued an even more powerful cri de coeur off it, by revealing that the cramps in her calves that ruined her hopes of 100m gold were caused by her period.
Mona McSharry seventh in 200m breaststroke final
Mona McSharry has finished seventh in an ultra-competitive 200m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome.