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Athletics-Olympic champion Jacobs withdraws from Eugene Diamond League meet

(Reuters) - Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from this weekend's Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon, due to a muscle injury, Italy's athletics federation (FIDAL) said.

Sunderland's 2022-23 Championship odds as Black Cats backed to make strong return

It took Sunderland far longer than they ever expected to make a return to the Championship after they were relegated to League One in 2017/18 but promotion was finally secured last weekend as the Black Cats defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 at Wembley. They have now been backed by bookmakers to make a strong return to the second tier.

Premier Sports Cup draw explained: Who Hibs, Livingston, Edinburgh City and Bonnyrigg Rose could get and how to watch

The draw for the group stage will be made on Wednesday, May 25, at 1pm.

Fran Brown backs Swansea Para Series event to boost paratriathlon profile

Former world champion Fran Brown is backing the first ever standalone World Triathlon Para Series event in Swansea to dramatically increase the profile of her sport. The best paratriathletes in the world head to south Wales later this summer and will return to the city through to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Ad/> The event also gives non-elite athletes the chance to take part and PTS2 star Brown, who grabbed global glory in 2019, wants the race on August 6 to push paratriathlon onto a whole new level in this country.