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Kelly Cheng, Betsi Flint earn big win for U.S. beach volleyball as Olympic qualifying nears
Olympian Kelly Cheng (née Claes) and new partner Betsi Flint won a top-level international beach volleyball tournament in Hamburg last week, the biggest title for an American pair since the Tokyo Olympics.
Brier misses out on European semi-final by hundredth of a second
Joe Brier admits the demands of a jam-packed summer of athletics finally took their tool after missing out on the European Championship semi-final by the barest of margins in Munich. The Welsh star failed to progress as one of the three fastest losers by just 0.01s at the multi-sport event after clocking a respectable time of 46.06s in his 400m heat. Ad Brier, 23, finished behind Italian Davide Re, Swiss star Ricky Petrucciani, Serbian Bosko Kijanovic and Portugal's Joao Coelho after a hectic month also involving the World Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Charlotte Worthington bemoans 'stubborn' decision to chase another Tokyo fairytale
Charlotte Worthington slammed her ‘stubborn’ decision to chase another Tokyo fairytale as her latest BMX gamble spectacularly backfired in the European Championship final.
Reynold Banigo makes admission after European Championships qualification in Munich
Sale star Reynold Banigo admits he was lucky to scrape through to the European Championship final in Munich.
Josie Knight battles through 'biggest challenge' in unfamiliar conditions at European Championships
Josie Knight battled through the ‘biggest challenge’ she’d ever faced and wanting to fly home from Munich to secure a valiant fourth-place finish at the multi-sport European Championships.
Molly Caudery is hoping technique can propel her onto the podium in Munich
Molly Caudery reckons technical tinkering can propel her towards a multi-sport European Championship medal in Munich. The Redruth pole vaulter advanced to Wednesday evening's final on Monday after comfortably clearing the bar at 4.50m. Ad Caudery, 22, leapt the same height as Lene Onsrud Retzius, Aikaterini Stefanidi and Wilma Murto but hopes fine-tuning her processes behind the scenes will help topple her rivals in the final.
Sophie Cook is confident after a new personal best in Munich
Sophie Cook says her ability to deliver when the pressure is on can fire her onto the multi-sport European Championship podium after claiming a surprise pole vault personal best in Munich. The Dudley star, 27, safely navigated her way into Wednesday evening's final after propelling herself over the bar at 4.50m. Ad Cook finished behind Slovenian star Tina Sutej, Denmark's Caroline Bonde Holm, Switzerland's Angelica Moser and Italian Roberta Bruni but her impressive fifth-place finish was enough to haul her through.