Table tennis: STTA deputy president Poh Li San in the running to become association's new chief
SINGAPORE: Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) deputy president Poh Li San is in the running to become the association's new chief.
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Triathlon rivalry erupts at Collins Cup as Long storms off after Laidlow clash
American Sam Long slammed triathlon nemesis Sam Laidlow for being disrespectful and said he was «p****d off» after Team Europe's young upstart continued their war of words at the Collins Cup. Long, Laidlow and Canadian legend Lionel Sanders of Team International will face off in Match 8 of triathlon's version of golf's Ryder Cup on Saturday in Slovakia, with the Team US star visibly unimpressed with the draw at Thursday's opening ceremony.
Collins Cup: Match-ups announced with Olympic medallists Kristian Blummenfelt and Hayden Wilde drawn together
The match-ups for the second edition of the Collins Cup have been announced ahead of this year’s event which takes place on Saturday in Slovakia. Inspired by the golf’s Ryder Cup, the Collins Cup sees three teams of 12 (six men and six women) racing for their team in a bid to win points.
Cook revels in front of Munich crowd
By Will Jennings in MunichSophie cook says sparkling in front of a pole vault-hooked German crowd was an experience she will never forget. The Dudley athlete, 27, delivered a solid showing in Wednesday night's European Championship final with a ninth-place finish behind British teammate Molly Caudery. Ad Cook cleared the bar at 4.40m in Munich after claiming a brilliant personal best of 4.50m in Monday morning's qualifying.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek questions why US Open still uses different tennis balls for men and women
Reigning world No. 1 and two-time major champion Iga Swiatek called the balls used at the US Open «horrible» during a news conference at the Western & Southern Open this week, and questioned why women and men use different balls at the major. It is the only Grand Slam tournament to not utilize the same balls for all players.
Cincinnati Bearcats try to reload following exodus of stars
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Injury costs Williams medal in Munich
By Will Jennings in Munich Ben Williams believes ill-timed injury woes hampered his hopes of a medal at the European Championships. Ad But the Stoke star says being the continent's sixth-best triple jumper 'on one leg' can be a platform for progression next season. AthleticsBen Pattison hopes a fast finish will fire him onto the podium in Munich6 MINUTES AGO Williams, 30, finished 0.28m shy of a medal in Wednesday night's final in Munich as Portuguese powerhouse Pedro Pichardo grabbed a brilliant gold medal.
Alexandra Bell keeps medal hopes alive after difficult 800m heat
By Will Jennings in MunichAlexandra Bell battled through one of the worst tactical races of her career to keep her medal hopes alive at the multi-sport European Championships. The Leeds middle distance star finished second in her Thursday morning heat as a time of 2:02.43 hauled her into the semi-finals as an automatic qualifier. Ad But Bell struggled to pull together a cohesive race plan and only narrowly scraped past Irish ace Louise Shanahan at Munich's Olympic Stadium.