Wirtz opens Liverpool account in friendly win in Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan: Florian Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal as the Premier League champions beat Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Japan on Wednesday.
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Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley; US, Australia win more world gold
SINGAPORE: Léon Marchand smashed the 200m individual medley world record in Singapore on Wednesday with another breathtaking swim while Australia and the United States celebrated more gold. Racing in the semifinals at the world championships, the Frenchman clocked clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.
Leon Marchand breaks 200m individual medley world record at swim worlds - ESPN
SINGAPORE — Léon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.
Taif Derby Prep takes center stage at King Khalid Racecourse
TAIF: Several key trials are taking place at King Khalid Racecourse this weekend with 2000 Guineas fourth Faal Khair (USA) and fifth Mhalhal (USA) set to clash once again in Saturday’s 1600m Taif Derby Prep.
Watch live coverage of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of Wednesday's swimming finals session at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Can Ilya Kharun steal the Canadian swimming spotlight?
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Summer McIntosh beats Katie Ledecky to claim world title in women's 400m freestyle
For Summer McIntosh of Canada, it's one gold medal won at the swimming world championships with four to go.
Singapore's Gan Ching Hwee smashes 1,500 freestyle national record, through to final at World Aquatics Champs
SINGAPORE: Gan Ching Hwee's stellar World Aquatics Championships continued on Monday (Jul 28), when she obliterated her 1,500m freestyle national record and became the first Singaporean female swimmer to qualify for a final at the meet since 2007.