A battle of minds and lungs at the dive chess world championship
LONDON : For a chess championship, the attire is a bit unusual: everyone is wearing swim trunks and goggles.
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Mona McSharry seventh in 200m breaststroke final
Mona McSharry has finished seventh in an ultra-competitive 200m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Rome.
More good news for SA breaststroke sensation Lara van Niekerk
Lara van Niekerk and Rebecca Meder ensured the SA Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg ended on a high note with both swimmers dipping under the A qualifying time for the World Short Course Championships at the end of the year in the 200m breaststroke.
Stanford claims shock silver at Munich's European Championships
Evergreen Non Stanford admits she surprised even herself after flushing away her Commonwealth Games hangover and pulling off a shock European gold in Munich. The experienced Welsh triathlete, 33, will retire at the end of this season and completed a fairytale ending in what marked her final World Triathlon race. Ad Stanford, who claimed World Triathlon Series gold almost a decade ago in 2013, crossed the line in 1:52:10 to beat home German favourite Lisa Lindemann and French star Emily Lombardi at the city’s 1972 Olympic Park.
Great Britain win first gold and world record smashed on day 3 of European Aquatics Championships
Great Britain struck gold for the first time at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome on Friday night, after coming out on top of a thrilling final in the Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay. Britain finished with a time of 3:36.47 seconds, nearly a second ahead of Sweden, to successfully defend the title they won in Budapest last year. The Netherlands took bronze.
David Popovici, 17, breaks 100m freestyle world record at European championships
By George Ramsay, CNN
Team Abu Dhabi’s Al-Mansoori dazzles to claim pole in Lithuania
Team Abu Dhabi’s Mansoor Al-Mansoori boosted his challenge for the 2022 UIM F2 World Championship on Saturday by grabbing pole position for the Grand Prix of Lithuania.
Vampire Esports soar to PUBG MOBILE World Invitational triumph at Gamers8 in Riyadh
RIYADH: Gamers8 on Saturday night saw Vampire Esports crowned PUBG MOBILE World Invitational (PMWI) champions at Boulevard Riyadh City.