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Foster backing Peaty to clinch third Olympic title next summer despite break

British swimming legend Mark Foster is confident Adam Peaty will claim a third successive Olympic title next summer in Paris despite his current break from the top of the sport. Peaty spoke candidly about his struggles with mental health earlier this year and is not part of the British team competing at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan over the next fortnight. Ad The 28-year-old currently holds both the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records and is the two-time Olympic champion in the latter.

Mum who felt ‘helpless’ as her baby suffered sleepless nights with horrific rash praises ‘life-saver’ cream

A mother who watched helplessly as her baby suffered from a severe rash has praised a high street cream for providing much-needed relief. Sarah Clark, a school worker, first noticed the red rash on her six-week-old baby Marley's scalp. Concerned, she took him to the doctor when it began spreading to his neck, chest, and stomach.

Summer McIntosh will swim in 4 individual events at World Aquatics Championships

Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh's schedule at the World Aquatics Championships has now been confirmed by CBC Sports.

Olympic gap year begins for diving star Spendolini-Sirieix

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix insists she is done with pressure after completing her A-levels and wants to enjoy every second of a gap year bookended by the World Championships and Olympic Games. It has been an exhausting period for the double European gold-medal winning Londoner with the British Diving Championships sandwiched in the middle of her English Literature, History and Spanish exams. Ad Next on the agenda is the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, and while she finished a disappointing 19th in the individual 10m platform event a year ago, Spendolini-Sirieix believes she has learned a lot from the experience.

Kothari ready to prove the diving doubters wrong at World Championships

Diver Kyle Kothari came so close to giving up his Olympic dream but, ahead of the World Aquatics Championships in Japan, he is proving his doubters wrong. The 2022 Commonwealth synchro silver medallist has overcome three devastating injuries since 2015, including two separate Achilles ruptures that stifled his prospects of making Rio and Tokyo. Ad He heads to Fukuoka, Japan this month to make his World Championships debut where he can qualify a Paris 2024 quota place in the individual 10m platform event.

A (non-swimming) guide to the World Aquatics Championships

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Tour de France 2023: Jasper Philipsen makes it four with dominant sprint win on Stage 11

It looks increasingly like no one is going to be able to beat Jasper Philipsen in a bunch sprint in this year’s Tour de France. For a fourth time this July, Belgium’s Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) powered over the finish line quicker than any of his rivals – this time beating a frustrated Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) to the spoils.

61 chocolate bars and sweets we'd love to see make a comeback on supermarket shelves

Chocolate is the nation's favourite treat and who doesn't love to indulge in the comfort of eating their favourite bar.

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Foster backing Peaty to clinch third Olympic title next summer despite break

Mum who felt ‘helpless’ as her baby suffered sleepless nights with horrific rash praises ‘life-saver’ cream

Summer McIntosh will swim in 4 individual events at World Aquatics Championships

Olympic gap year begins for diving star Spendolini-Sirieix

Kothari ready to prove the diving doubters wrong at World Championships

A (non-swimming) guide to the World Aquatics Championships

Tour de France 2023: Jasper Philipsen makes it four with dominant sprint win on Stage 11

61 chocolate bars and sweets we'd love to see make a comeback on supermarket shelves