U.S. set world record to win 4×100 meters mixed freestyle relay
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States set a world record of three minutes 19.60 seconds to win gold in the 4×100 meters mixed freestyle relay at the world swimming championships on Saturday.
Swimming: Sjostrom breaks women’s 50 meters freestyle world record
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom set a world record of 23.67 seconds in the women’s 50 meters freestyle at the world swimming championships on Saturday.
Motor racing: Vettel on pole, no record for Hamilton
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday as Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton missed out on a record-equalling career 68th.
Diving: Iffland upsets American favorite to claim high-diving gold
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Australian Rhiannan Iffland performed a series of perfectly executed dives to become the youngest winner of the women’s 20m high diving event at the world championships on Saturday.
Iniesta urges Neymar to stay at Barcelona
(Reuters) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta said he would rather have Neymar at the club than a massive transfer fee, with speculations linking the Brazilian to Paris Saint-Germain in a world record deal.
Vettel sets track record in final Hungary practice
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel smashed the absolute track record in final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday while title rival Lewis Hamilton remained off the pace.
Swimming: Exhausted Sun opts out of 1500 freestyle race
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Sun Yang of China was a notable absentee at the world championships on Saturday after he failed to start his men’s 1500 meters freestyle heat at the Duna Arena.
Athletics: ‘Excited’ Rudisha ready to rock London again
NAIROBI (Reuters) – David Rudisha can’t wait to get back to the stadium where he ran a world record time five years ago and is confident he can maintain his dominance of the 800 meters at the world championships in London next week.
Motor racing: ‘Bernie Avenue’ drops off the F1 road map
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Formula One has taken a new direction since Liberty Media’s takeover in January and ‘Bernie Avenue’ has dropped off the Hungarian Grand Prix road map.
Motor racing – China is a long-term play for F1, says Carey
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Formula One views China as a long-term play and a second grand prix in the nation of 1.3 billion people remains years away, according to the sport’s chairman and chief executive Chase Carey.
