Individual

Quadarella wins third gold at European swimming championships as Pilato and Ceccon lose by centiseconds in Paris

Simona Quadarella claimed her third gold of the European Swimming Championships in Paris on 16 August, while teammates Benedetta Pilato and Thomas Ceccon each took silver, losing their finals by a single centisecond.

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Individual·from Aug 8·upd. Aug 17

Marchand claims two European titles and French record as swimming championships close in Saint-Denis

Léon Marchand won two individual European titles in Saint-Denis, setting a French record in the 400m freestyle, while France's athletics team left Birmingham without a single gold.

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Individual·from Aug 13·upd. Aug 16

Florent Manaudou bids tearful farewell to swimming at Saint-Denis ceremony

Olympic 50m freestyle champion Florent Manaudou officially retired from swimming at an emotional farewell ceremony in Saint-Denis on 15 August, two years after his final race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Individual·from Aug 15·upd. Aug 16

Makhachev breaks UFC win streak record at UFC 330; Dern retains strawweight title in Philadelphia

Islam Makhachev surpassed Anderson Silva's UFC record with his 17th consecutive win, defending the welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, where Mackenzie Dern also retained her strawweight belt and Edson Barboza retired.

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Individual·Aug 16

Hugo González takes silver and Laura Cabanes bronze as Spain ends European Championship swimming drought in Paris

Hugo González secured silver in the 200m individual medley with a Spanish record of 1:54.44, and Laura Cabanes took bronze in the 200m butterfly with a personal best of 2:07.21, as Spain claimed its first swimming medals at the European Championships in Paris on the final day.

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Individual·Aug 16

Felix Lebrun, 19, becomes first French player to win a Grand Smash table tennis title in Malmo

The 19-year-old defeated Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto in five sets in Malmo, claiming the sport's highest-tier singles title for the first time for France.

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Individual·Aug 16

Elena Colas, 16, wins four medals at European gymnastics championships in Zagreb

The 16-year-old French gymnast collected gold, silver and two bronze medals at the European Championships in Zagreb, leading France to a third consecutive team bronze.

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Individual·Aug 16

Gose takes third silver at swimming EM as Quadarella strikes again on final lap

Isabel Gose finished second to Simona Quadarella for a third time at the European Swimming Championships in Paris, while Lukas Märtens fought back for bronze in the men's 400m freestyle.

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Individual·from Aug 21·upd. 4d ago

Steve Guerdat wins individual showjumping world title in Aachen on 0.86 penalties

The Swiss rider completed all five rounds on Dynamix de Belheme without lowering a rail to take gold ahead of Thibeau Spits and Harry Charles.

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Individual·Aug 16

Katarzyna Wasick wins European gold in 50m freestyle, sets Polish record in Paris

Katarzyna Wasick won Poland's first gold at the European Swimming Championships in Paris on 15 August, touching first in the 50m freestyle final in 23.84 seconds, a new national record. The 34-year-old edged Olympic champion Sarah Sjoestroem by two hundredths of a second.

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Individual·Aug 16

Kate Douglass shatters women's 50m freestyle world record twice in one day at Pan Pacific Championships

American Kate Douglass reclaimed the women's 50m freestyle world record at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, clocking 23.49 seconds in preliminaries and then lowering it to 23.19 in the final to win gold over teammate Gretchen Walsh.

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Individual·2d ago

PGA Tour introduces 32-player match play format for Tour Championship starting in 2028

The PGA Tour will overhaul its season-ending playoffs in 2028, introducing a 32-man match play Tour Championship across two weeks following a 90-player stroke play opener.

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Quadarella wins third gold at European swimming championships as Pilato and Ceccon lose by centiseconds in Paris

Marchand claims two European titles and French record as swimming championships close in Saint-Denis

Florent Manaudou bids tearful farewell to swimming at Saint-Denis ceremony

Makhachev breaks UFC win streak record at UFC 330; Dern retains strawweight title in Philadelphia

Hugo González takes silver and Laura Cabanes bronze as Spain ends European Championship swimming drought in Paris

Felix Lebrun, 19, becomes first French player to win a Grand Smash table tennis title in Malmo

Elena Colas, 16, wins four medals at European gymnastics championships in Zagreb

Gose takes third silver at swimming EM as Quadarella strikes again on final lap

Steve Guerdat wins individual showjumping world title in Aachen on 0.86 penalties

Katarzyna Wasick wins European gold in 50m freestyle, sets Polish record in Paris

Kate Douglass shatters women's 50m freestyle world record twice in one day at Pan Pacific Championships

PGA Tour introduces 32-player match play format for Tour Championship starting in 2028

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