Lewis improved her own world records in the S6 50m and 200m backstroke.She lowered the 50m mark to 43.10 seconds and the 200m mark to three minutes 31.08 seconds.Lindsay twice broke the S7 50m backstroke mark in the heats and final, lowering it to 35.48 seconds, and then set a new 200m backstroke best.Gareth Duke [...]
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GB & Ire unless statedP Lawrie, B Rumford (Aus),R Gonzalez (Arg), JM Lara (Spa),G Orr, S O’Hara, P Broadhurst, S Kjeldsen (Den),S Alker (NZ)
Scotman Lawrie, who took the title at the same venue in 2002, finished on 65.Also atop the leaderboard was England’s Paul Broadhurst, four days after slumping to an 80 when sharing the [...]
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The former Chelsea manager is expected to eventually take over at Manchester City, who sacked Stuart Pearce at the end of the season.The 56-year-old Italian took over the struggling Parma side in February and guided them to safety, with a 12th-place finish.His impressive stint has reportedly convinced the City board he is the man to [...]
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The blind teenager is part of the field in a 200m race for disabled athletes at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix at Scotstoun Stadium. “It’s probably the biggest race I’ve ever run in at home and it is special to be involved in something like this,” she told BBC Sport.”It’s a great chance for [...]
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The HM Plant Honda rider lapped at 129.08mph with Guy Martin second on 128.16, Ian Lougher next at 128.14 then Ian Hutchinson and Martin Finnegan.Bruce Anstey topped the Superstocks at 125.12 followed by McGuinness on 124.29 and Dubliner Finnegan at 124.28.Anstey also led the Supersports on 122.62 with Martin and Ryan Farquhar also bettering the [...]
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The left-handed American withdrew after 11 holes of his opening round because of problems with his left wrist.He was playing the Jack Nicklaus-hosted tournament for the first time since 2002, as was Tiger Woods.”I don’t think it’s anything serious - it just got worse. I couldn’t grab the club and I couldn’t swing,” he said.”I’ll [...]
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Hadden said: “I will inform the guys over the weekend who will be in my squad of 38, along with the eight who are on stand-by.”There are going to be some disappointed boys.”But as far as I am concerned, that is a positive because it means we now have genuine competition for squad places.Welsh-based lock [...]
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After Brazil’s training session at the new Wembley on Friday, Gilberto said: “We have a good squad and with quality players that can make a difference.”We are a group and I believe other [...]
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“I feel terrible. I feel like a cow on ice.”
“I got to go to the grocery store and I had to cook my own breakfast and my lunch. The first time I went to the store, I was absolutely lost. Now I’ve got it under control. I know where the vegetables are, where my favorite [...]
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Petacchi’s chief sprint rival Robbie McEwen dropped out after the 11th stage before the race entered the mountains.An eventful 126-mile leg into Riese Pio X saw a crash in the last mile delay world champion Paolo Bettini.Petacchi’s Milram team chased down a group of seven who attacked with 22 miles gone to set up the [...]
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