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Sun pipped Olympic champion Horton by 0.73 of a second to claim his fourth-straight 400m freestyle world title at Sunday’s opening night of the eight-day championships. But Horton made it clear he was not happy Sun had been allowed to compete at the titles, refusing to stand on the medal podium with the three-time Olympic champion. What started as a bitter rivalry may have escalated into an international incident after Sun accused Horton of disrespecting China. Olympic champion Horton also refused to shake hands with Sun after being relegated to silver. It remains to be seen if Horton faces sanction from world body FINA over his protest. HORTON ‘SHOULD ATTRACT HEFTY PENALTY’ Former Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority CEO Richard Ings called for a hefty penalty. “I am no fan of Sun Yang. But he has served his suspension for a doping violation and he has been cleared by a FINA panel of refusing to provide a sample. Innocent unless and until proven … [Read more...] about Mack Horton’s podium protest at world championships splits swimming

Video PlayerClose BUDAPEST, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Britain, Hungary and Germany led the Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Hungary on the fourth day of the five-day event, according to the official results on Saturday. So far, Britain is on the top of the medals table, followed by Hungary and Germany. China sits in seventh place. The first final of the day was the KL2 men's 200m, where Australian Curtis McGrath finished first with a time of 42.35 seconds, 0.45 seconds ahead of silver medalist Federico Mancarella of Italy. Britain's Scott Martlew got the bronze in 43.51 seconds. The KL1 women's 200m final saw victory for Maryna Mazhula from Ukraine (55.99 seconds). The silver went to Edina Mueller of Germany (56.97) while Katherinne Wollermann of Chile won the bronze in 58.03, after a fierce competition against Chinese rower Xie Maosan, who came fourth in 58.25. In the third final of KL3 men's 200m, Serhii Yemelianov from Ukraine took the title in 40.03, dominating over … [Read more...] about Britain, Hungary, Germany on top of Canoe Sprint World Championships

Video PlayerClose BUDAPEST, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Britain, Germany, and Hungary led the Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Hungary on the third day of the five-day event, according to official results on Friday. The competition has been blessed with beautiful sunny weather, and Saturday will see as much as 14 finals. So far, Britain is on the top of the medal table, followed by Germany and Hungary. China is at 10th. The KL1 Men 200m Final A was the earliest of the day. Hungarian Peter Pal Kiss won the gold in 45.42 seconds, followed by Esteban Farias from Italy in 46.17, and Brazilian Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva with 46.49 seconds. "The backwind did not make the start easier, I could not pull the paddle as I wanted, but I knew that if I didn't roll over then there would be no trouble, I could spin things up," Kiss said after his win. The next final was the KL2 Women 200m Final A, which had been quite satisfactory for Britain, who made a one-two finish thanks to the … [Read more...] about Britain, Germany, Hungary leading Canoe Sprint World Championships in Hungary

Australian relay world-record holder Jack denied wrongdoing on Saturday night after she failed a drugs test and was sent home from Australia’s swimming camp in Japan earlier this month. The 20-year-old, part of Australia’s 4x100m freestyle team that set a world record at last year’s Commonwealth Games, failed an out-of-competition test late last month and has been suspended, Swimming Australia has confirmed. Stream over 50 sports live & anytime with KAYO on your TV, mobile, tablet or laptop. Just $25/month with no lock-in contract. Get your 14 day free trial The ugly nature of Jack’s positive test being revealed during the Swimming World Championships after Aussie star Mack Horton’s public protest of controversial Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has left Swimming Australia and Horton open to global ridicule. Australian swimmer Shayna Jack is seen after her heat of the Women's 200 metre Freestyle at the World Swimming Trials at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre … [Read more...] about Swimming ‘s***storm’ makes Australia laughing stock of world sport

When you wish upon a star … a crazed mum will say how things are! The internet was set afire this week when an old Facebook post resurfaced on Twitter, showing a mother’s expletive-laced rant declaring that Millennials without kids should be banned from Disney World. “It pisses me off TO NO END!!!!! when I see CHILDLESS COUPLES WITHOUT (KIDS) AT DISNEY WORLD!!!!,” she wrote, as if a drunk contestant on The Bachelor. “People without CHILDREN need to be BANNED!!!!! Mothers with children should be allowed to skip ALL THE LINE!!!” The reverse Miss Hannigan went on to describe the straw that broke the mouse’s back. “This c**t in some very SL**TY shorts was buying a Mickey pretzel and Aiden wanted one but the line was very long so I said later and it broke his poor little heart and he cried,” the woman added. “I WANTED TO TAKE THAT F***ING PRETZEL FROM THAT TRAMP LIKE THANKS BITCH YOU MADE MY SON CRY!” Why young adults going … [Read more...] about Sorry, childless Millennials going to Disney World is weird