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Laura Muir retains European title while Dina Asher-Smith settles for 200m silver

Muir adds European gold to medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games but Asher-Smith’s difficult season continued with silver

The Independent UK

Pokémon GO embarrasses itself at World Championship

Unfortunately, Pokemon Go is embarrassing itself in front of everyone.

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Pikachu spotted ahead of 2022 Pokémon World Championships at ExCeL

Top Pokémon players are set to play the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon GO for the title of World Champion

Wales Online

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Jessica Gadirova drops hint at new routine she will unveil at World Championships in Liverpool

The 17-year-old star racked up a stunning score of 14.00 to beat Martina Maggio and Angela Andreoli and emulate her memorable exploits in Basel last year

Liverpool Echo

European Athletics Championships 2022: Leading British medal hopes include Dina Asher-Smith and Jake Wightman

The European Athletics Championships get underway in Munich on Monday, with Britain’s athletes continuing what has been a mammoth summer off the back of the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Evening Standard

Wightman targets Euro 800m refresh, with dad as coach not commentator

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Jake Wightman provided half of one of the most iconic moments of last month's world championships, storming to 1500m gold as his father Geoff commentated over the stadium tannoy.

AFP

David Popovici, skinny magician of the water conjures up world record

Rome (AFP) - As David Popovici has accelerated past his older rivals in the pool this summer, it seemed inevitable that the skinny 17-year-old would threaten world records, the only surprise when he broke the 100m freestyle mark in Rome on Saturday was that he got so quick so fast.

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Whatever I have won is because of the training imparted by coach Kuldeep, says Naveen

‘My next target is the World championships’

The Hindu

World Jiu-Jitsu Champion Leandro Lo Killed in Brazil At 33

He won eight World Championships in the past 11 years.

Sports Illustrated

Jake Wightman in confident mood as he looks to add to World Championships title

The Scot is aiming for two more gold medals this summer.

The Independent UK

Triple treat for Newcastle diver at Commonwealth Games

Fresh from debuts at the World Championships and last year's Olympics, Fricker arrives in Birmingham full of confidence and comfortable with his busy program.

Newcastle Herald

Starc pushes through pain to claim silver

Brandon Starc's call to forgo the world championships and focus on the Commonwealth Games has paid off, after he overcame a bruised heel to claim silver.

AAP

Who is Rohan Browning? Australia's 'Flying Mullet' in 100m semi-final after 'humiliation'

Australia's "Flying Mullet" is hoping to break his record at the 100m semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games today — here's who Rohan Browning is

Daily Mirror

Defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson eyeing return to winning ways

The 29-year-old is the overnight heptathlon leader in Birmingham

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Jacobs cleared to resume training as European Championships loom

Rome (Italy) (AFP) - Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs, who injured his thigh at the recent World Championships, can resume training but remains doubtful for the European Championships, the Italian athletic federation (FIDAL) said Monday.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr: Commonwealth Games stadium an absolute blessing for British athletes

Exclusive interview: The Scot hopes to bounce back from fifth in the World Championships in pursuit of another medal after Olympic bronze last year, with the Alexander Stadium set to host the athletics at the Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

Beth Shriever hoping to secure another title at BMX World Championships

Shriever is the Olympic, world and European champion

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Kelsey-Lee Barber tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of opening ceremony

World Championships gold medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber has tested positive to COVID-19 a day out from the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

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From Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce to Chad Le Clos: Here are the biggest international names to watch at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

There'll be plenty of global superstars on show in Birmingham, including the four fastest women on the planet, iconic Paralympians, and a swimmer poised to become the greatest Commonwealth Games athlete of all time.

ABC News

Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon, Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan expected to lead another Aussie swimming golden haul

The Australian swim team enjoyed a strong world championships campaign, and a couple of Olympic superstars are returning to the fold for the Commonwealth Games.

The Independent UK

Rosemary Lenton relishing her Commonwealth Games debut at the age of 72

The former sailor and cyclist is part of Team Scotland’s para bowls squad at the Birmingham Games.

AFP

US mulls more events after World Championship success

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - As a metaphor for a sport with lofty ambitions, Armand Duplantis soaring to a pole vault world record was the perfectly scripted final act that a thrilling World Athletics Championships deserved.

Sports Illustrated

The First World Championships in the U.S. Went Perfectly. But Was It Enough?

With the Los Angeles Games just six years away, the world championships were a chance to attract new track and field fans. But did it vault the sport into the mainstream as officials intended?

The Independent UK

Athletics urged to kick on after first World Championships in United States

The opening weekend last week saw 11.4 million viewers in the USA which surpassed broadcaster NBC’s coverage of all previous World Championships

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hurdler Amusan Sets Surprise Record in 100m at Worlds

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan set a world record hardly anyone saw coming, crossing the line in the semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles Sunday in 12.12 seconds at the world championships. The 25-year-old, who finished fourth at last year's Olympics, held her arms out in amazement when she saw the…

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