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Cagliari striker Trepy out of induced coma after swimming pool accident

Soccer Football - Serie A - Cagliari v Napoli - Unipol Domus, Cagliari, Italy - March 20, 2026 Cagliari's Yael Trepy REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

All aboard as Asian Games preparations enter ‘final stages’

(Back L-R) Mayor of Nagoya Ichiro Hirosawa, former Japanese hammer throw athlete Koji Murofushi, President of the Japan Olympic Committee Seiko Hashimoto, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia Tsunekazu Takeda, Governor of Aichi Prefecture Hideaki Omura, Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike and Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu pose during the torch lighting ceremony for the 2026 Asian Games, outside the National Stadium in Tokyo on August 18, 2026. About 15,000 competitors and officials are expected at the event, which takes place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19 to October 4. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

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France’s Leon Marchand storms to second gold of European championships

France's Leon Marchand celebrates winning the final of the men's 400m freestyle at the European championships in Paris on Aug 16.

Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record for the second time in one day

American Kate Douglass knocked three-tenths of a second off the world record of 23.49sec she set hours earlier in the heats to win the 50m freestyle in 23.19sec at the Pan Pacific Championships.

Germany's Liebmann smashes 1500m world record

Swimming - European Aquatics Championships - Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris, France - August 15, 2026 Gold medallist Germany's Johannes Liebmann celebrates during the Men's 1500m Freestyle medal ceremony after setting a new world record REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

American Kate Douglass reclaims 50m freestyle world record during Pan Pacific heats

Kate Douglass clocked a record 23.49sec in the heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Aug 15, setting up a tantalising showdown with former record-holder Gretchen Walsh.

Marchand wins first European gold, as Liebmann breaks 1500m free world record

France’s Leon Marchand competing in the final of the men’s 200m butterfly on Aug 15, at the European championships in Paris.

Popovici, Quadarella mine more gold at European Championships as Marchand flexes in butterfly

David Popovici was crowned European champion in the 200m freestyle for the third consecutive time.

Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title

(From left_ Katie Ledecky of the US, Australia’s Lani Pallister and Erika Fairweather of New Zealand with their respective silver, gold and bronze medals on Aug 14.

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