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2022 Super League Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown lead star-studded field
Olympic champions Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown lead a star-studded field for the 2022 Super League Triathlon (SLT) series which will begin in September. SLT sees the usual legs of swimming, cycling and running to form a traditional triathlon, but with additional rules to test athletic ability which increases the excitement to make the sport more popular.
Bernardo Silva set to stay at Manchester City as Barcelona dream grows more distant
Bernardo Silva now looks set to stay at Manchester City as his €100 million (£84m) valuation looks increasingly ambitious for Barcelona to meet. After persistent interest from Xavi and Barca, The Athletic report that Silva has changed his tune on remaining at the Etihad despite having his head turned again by the Catalan giants.
Butchart feels unlucky to miss out on medal after busy track season
Bullish Andrew Butchart believes his gruelling track season was worthy of a medal after suffering another near-miss in Munich. The Stirling star finished ninth in Tuesday's 5000m at the multi-sport European Championships after being unable to translate his searing start into long-awaited silverware. Ad Butchart, 30, came flying out of the traps to exploit an early gap but was reeled in by world champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen with the finish line looming, who set a punishing final pace to grab more major glory.
Crowd propelled me to best-ever finish, says race-walker Davies
Resurgent racewalker Bethan Davies believes the magical Munich crowd helped propel her to her best-ever finish at a major international championships. The Cardiff star delivered a battling display to finish 11th in Tuesday morning's 35km event at the multi-sport European Championships. Ad Davies, 31, clocked a valiant time of 2:59:38 on a boiling day in Germany as Greek star Antigoni Ntrismpioti grabbed gold.
Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arrested on bribery suspicions Wednesday.
Report: Blackhawks to sign D Johnson to one-year deal
The Chicago Blackhawks are signing veteran defenceman Jack Johnson to a one-year contract, according to Peter Baugh and Scott Powers of The Athletic.
Jess Mayho falls short of final after struggling in Munich heat
By Will Jennings in Munich Jess Mayho admits technical shortcomings on Munich's boiling big stage scuppered her chances of reaching the multi-sport European Championships final. Ad The Birchfield Harriers hammer thrower finished 11th in her group on Tuesday morning as her effort of 63.90m left her well off the pace of table-topper Bianca Florentina Ghelber. AthleticsMunich crowd spurs Sawyers onto European Championship finalAN HOUR AGO The Romanian, 32, racked up a distance of 71.27m as Turk Kivilcim Salman's attempt of 67.68m proved enough to fire her into the final in fourth.