McIntosh already at the Olympics McIntosh became world champion in the 200m butterfly in Budapest and also set a junior world record with an impressive final sprint of 2:05.20 minutes.
The 15-year-old also triumphed in the 400-meter individual medley, won the silver medal in the 400-meter event and won bronze in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
McIntosh, who finished fourth in Tokyo as the youngest member of the Canadian Olympic team, put her older competitors to shame with her impressive performances.
The 15-year-old high-flyer remains modest “I didn’t expect to swim 2:05. But as soon as I got out of the water, I soaked up the energy and excitement of the audience. I got a lot of adrenaline and motivation and then put it into practice,” said the Canadian happily.
Despite the surprising success and hype surrounding her, the Toronto-born swimmer remains humble.
“I’m just trying to think about my own expectations and they don’t really relate to placing but more to how I want to compete in each individual race,” said the child prodigy.
With Sadio Mané, a world star joins FC Bayern Munich. Julian Nagelsmann now has one more option in the offensive that is already peppered with stars.
The Bayern coach likes that Mané “is a player who can play four or five positions without any problems – and can also switch during the game.”
For the offensive stars on the flanks it seems – especially if Robert Lewandowski should really stay – but become uncomfortable. At the presentation of Mané, CEO Oliver Kahn already addressed warning words to his professionals.
“I already said we need fresh blood and changes in the squad. After a long run of success like the one we’re having at the moment, a certain comfort can set in. We want to create new points of attraction within the squad,” said the former world goalkeeper at the presentation of the Senegalese international.
The competition should be significantly increased, there is no longer a regular place guarantee!
Gnabry not decisive enough for the game Not even for Serge Gnabry. The winger played a decent season. In the Bundesliga he played all 34 games, 25 of them in the starting eleven and was involved in 20 goals.
Nevertheless: Gnabry was not enough of the X factor in Bayern’s game last season. Especially in the important games towards the end of the season, there wasn’t much to see from the offensive player.
With the record champions, the expectations of the German national player are significantly higher, especially since with Mané there is now a player who can be much more compelling in dangerous zones. Gnabry could now face a place on the bench more often.
Bayern is finally asking for clarity from Gnabry Especially since the 26-year-old only has one year left on the contract, the Munich would like to extend it with him. “He’s a great boy. We definitely want to keep him,” said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic recently in an interview with Sky. “I think we showed him the necessary appreciation.”
Sport Bild reports an offer of up to 19 million euros per year. However, Gnabry lets the record champion fidget and the talks falter.
For Bayern, a free Gnabry farewell would be the worst-case scenario. Therefore, if the player does not decide to extend in the coming weeks, according to SPORT1 information, they would push for a sale by the end of the transfer period on September 1st.
Sané has to ignite now The contract situation at Leroy Sané is much more relaxed. The 26-year-old will wear the Munich jersey until at least 2026.
But he too was too inconsistent last season. After a very strong first half of the season, the 26-year-old’s performance curve – like that of many of his teammates – went down in the new year.
Accordingly, Salihamdizic demanded an increase in performance in April. “Leroy is an incredibly talented young man, he has everything. He also has that mental toughness. But now he has to come,” the ex-professional made clear on Sky.
One always speaks of “potential. And I want to see that on the pitch. If I say it once, twice, three times, I might caress first, then it gets more serious and then maybe a little more serious. Then I might stroke it again, but then it has to bang on the pitch.”
With the Mané transfer, the pressure on the winger increases even further. Like Gnabry, he could be threatened with a place on the bench more often in the coming season.
Nagelsmann a fan of Coman Especially since another winger stands out with consistently strong performances.
Kingsley Coman, who only extended his contract until 2027 in January, looked more confident and determined compared to his colleagues on the wings at the end of last season. He was one of the few players to convince in both Champions League quarter-finals against Villarreal.
“He’s one of the top wingers on the planet,” Nagelsmann ennobled him. If Coman stays fit – he missed 13 Bundesliga games last season – he should start the season with a small lead.
In any case, the competition on the outside will be hot, especially since Jamal Musiala can also play there.
Sané or Gnabry: It could be uncomfortable for one.
The Moroccan international was an important part of Thomas Tuchel’s team in his first season. However, the Moroccan international only played 2,490 minutes last season.
Lukaku also before change Thomas Tuchel would lose another star in Hakim Ziyech after Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen. In addition, Romelu Lukaku is on the way to Italy to Inter Milan.
Ziyech joined Stamford Bridge from Ajax two years ago for a fee of €40m and is still tied at Chelsea until 2025.
The Rossoneri would have to dig deep into their pockets to sign the 29-year-old.
As the 35-year-old said at a press conference, he is not allowed to take part in the US Open due to his refusal to be vaccinated in the event of a continued ban on entry into the USA.
“True, as of today, I am not allowed to enter the States under these circumstances. I’m aware of that,” said Djokovic and added: “I can only wait and see. I would love to travel to the United States, but as it stands, that’s not possible. There’s not much more I can do. It’s really up to the US government to make a decision on whether or not to allow unvaccinated people into the country.
The obligation to test before entering the USA has recently been abolished, but with a few exceptions a vaccination against Corona is still a prerequisite for entering the USA.
Djokovic categorically rejects vaccination When asked by a journalist whether the vaccination was out of the question for him, the third in the world rankings confirmed this with a smile on his lips.
At the beginning of the year, the Serb had to skip the Australia Open because of his refusal to vaccinate. Djokovic also missed the tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami.
From the point of view of the Ukrainian ex-professional Sergei Stachowski, the Wimbledon exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players goes beyond the meaning of a symbolic gesture.
“It goes against the system. Sport is nothing but Russian propaganda,” Stachowski said shortly before the start of the world’s most important tennis tournament in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung: “Russians in sports should be banned at every level.”
The 36-year-old, who ended his career at the end of January after the Australian Open a few weeks before Russia attacked Ukraine, explains his uncompromising attitude with a lack of clear statements from Russian athletes.
Stachowski: “Will be slaughtered, murdered” Stachowski said: “No one has really made their stance clear. I don’t want to punish the affected players, even if I don’t think they are doing enough to clearly distinguish themselves. I want government punishment. The government seeks and projects success through sport.”
After the war broke out, the numerous calls by Russian professionals to end the war in Stachowski’s home country were too weak for the family man without naming the aggressor: “If Ukraine stops shooting, we will be slaughtered, murdered, Ukraine’s existence will be wiped out Stop the shelling and it would be over.”
For this reason, Stachowski cannot understand criticism from former colleagues such as Spain’s top star Rafael Nadal about the Wimbledon decisions: “Nothing will change as long as nobody clearly tells the Russian professionals. I’m happy that Russian and Belarusian professionals were excluded .”
The four-time ATP tournament winner classifies the attitude of the Wimbledon organizers as correspondingly important. “It’s encouraging what signals Wimbledon is sending to Ukraine. Nothing should be more important than human life – Wimbledon makes that clear.”
Once again, the venerable club in London stood out from everyday business: “Wimbledon showed, and it was always the case, that it is bigger than all the players. Wimbledon always leads the way in terms of fairness and modernity. Yet it remains true to its tradition, they give value to tradition. Wimbledon combines aristocracy and morality.”
Cramming, cramming, cramming: For the German-American Amon-Ra St. Brown from the Detroit Lions, the off-season in the US professional football league NFL is like going back to school. The learning content is comprehensive, it is mainly about the tactical training.
“We now have a whole new playbook, all moves are different now, we had to learn the terminology and other words,” said the wide receiver in an interview with Sportradio Germany. You now have six weeks before the new season really starts. “Now I always have to look at the playbook, you can quickly forget it. It’s like learning a new language.”
The NFL was also new for the 22-year-old. The newcomer was able to convince in his debut season. “I did what I could. 900 yards is good for a rookie, but I have bigger goals next season,” said St. Brown, younger brother of Equanimeous St. Brown, who is also a wide receiver with the Chicago Bears is.
Amon-Ra St. Brown is setting the bar high for the coming season. “We as a team want to go to the playoffs and then win the Super Bowl,” he said, adding, “and for myself I would say: 1000 plus yards. Ten or more touchdowns and 100+ catches.” Last season he had six touchdowns and 90 catches for 912 yards, the 22-year-old set a club record for freshmen.
The balls come from quarterback Jared Goff, his relationship with the key player is good, “we have a good connection.” But if he could pick a dream quarterback to play with, St. Brown immediately names a name: “Except for Jared, that would be Tom Brady. He’s the best quarterback of all time.”
Australia’s mixed freestyle relay set third world record at World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
The quartet of Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan won the 4x100m in 3:19.38 minutes, beating the USA’s previous record from the 2019 World Championships by two hundredths of a second.
Three world records at swimming world championships The Italian Thomas Ceccon had set world records in the 100m backstroke and the Hungarian local hero Kristof Milak in the 200m butterfly in the Duna Arena.
Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic has now commented on the rumor. “Cristiano Ronaldo is a top player with an outstanding career. However, the rumor that is circulating is a rumor that has nothing to do with it,” said the Bosnian on Sky.
So there will definitely not be a change of the five-time world footballer to Munich.
A move to Germany, where Ronaldo has never played, is said to have been quite interesting for the attacker, according to people close to him.
But FC Bayern is obviously not interested in a transfer of the Manchester United professional.
At the end of the contract is intended for a departure, Angel Di Maria will close the Paris Saint-Germain chapter. At 34, the Argentinian does not yet want to return to Argentina and his future now seems to be decided between Juventus and FC Barcelona. However, the Italian track has been shaken by several strange announcements for the past few hours…
After seven years of good and loyal service, Angel Di Maria will leave Paris Saint-Germain. In the end, the club’s leaders did not decide to lift the additional year as an option present in the player’s contract, who has nevertheless several times expressed the wish to end his career in Paris. He must now find another club and two very distinct tracks to draw, with FC Barcelona and Juventus. The Italian press ensures that in Turin we have been working on this file for several months already, since Di Maria would be none other than the announced successor of a Paulo Dybala also at the end of his contract. Massimiliano Allegri is said to be a huge fan of the player, but Xavi’s intervention has reshuffled the cards. The Barça coach would have personally called Angel Di Maria to convince him to put his bags down in Catalonia, which would have made his little difference.
The two American Olympic champions Jenn Suhr (pole) and Michelle Carter (weight) announced their retirement during the Trials. Carter could nevertheless play the Worlds.
A page of American athletics will turn this summer for two of its greatest champions of recent years. The 2016 Olympic pole vault champion Jenn Suhr has announced her retirement, and her withdrawal for the Trials which begin this Thursday in Eugene (Oregon). The one who was also Olympic vice-champion in 2008 and world indoor champion in 2016 ends her career at 40, and holds the world indoor record (5.03 m), established in 2016.
Olympic weight champion in Rio, Michelle Carter (36) will also bid farewell to competition. But not before competing in these Trials, and if she qualifies, the Worlds (July 15-24), which will also take place in Eugene. Carter makes his official comeback this weekend after more than a year of absence, due to a benign tumor in his right ankle.
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