Beckham to release picture book in October
LONDON (Reuters) – Former England soccer captain David Beckham will release a picture book in October featuring images from his playing career in a deal with a UK publishing unit of French media company Lagardere.
Meilutyte adds breaststroke gold to world record
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte won the 100 meters breaststroke gold at the world championships in Barcelona on Tuesday with a time just outside the world record she set in Monday’s qualifying.
Grevers wins gold for U.S. in 100 meters backstroke
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American Matt Grevers won gold in the men’s 100 meters backstroke at the world championships in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Ledecky smashes 1,500 freestyle world record
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American teenager Katie Ledecky slashed six seconds off the world record to win gold in the women’s 1,500 meters freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Tuesday.
American Carlton takes inaugural high diving gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American Cesilie Carlton became the first high diving world champion when she claimed gold in a fearsome spectacle at the inaugural championships in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Franklin wins 100 meters backstroke gold
BARCELONA (Reuters) – American Olympic champion Missy Franklin won her second gold of the world swimming championships on Tuesday with victory in the women’s 100 meters backstroke.
France’s Agnel takes gold in 200 meters freestyle
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Yannick Agnel of France won gold in the men’s 200 meters freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Tuesday.
Former world high jump champion Vlasic to miss Moscow
(Reuters) – Twice world high jump champion Blanka Vlasic has ruled herself out of next month’s world championships in Moscow as a precaution after suffering a recurrence of pain from an old injury.
IAAF promises aggressive drug testing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is determined to crack down on drug-taking in the sport after two leading sprinters tested positive this month, the ruling body’s vice-president Sebastian Coe said on Tues…
Russian heptathlete Chernova ruled out of worlds
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian heptathlete Tatyana Chernova will not be able to defend her world title next month in Moscow because of injury.
