United News of Bangladesh

Gwangju, Jul 26 (AP/UNB) — Simone Manuel wasn't swimming up to her standards, and she felt her relay anchor leg that resulted in a silver medal for the U.S. proved it.

Gwangju, Jul 26 (AP/UNB) — Anton Chupkov of Russia broke the world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships Friday.

Gwangju, Jul 26 (AP/UNB) — Caeleb Dressel broke Michael Phelps' world record in the 100-meter butterfly on Friday at the world swimming championships.

Beijing, July 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Naomi Osaka of Japan has targeted gold medal on home soil with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games approaching within a year.

Montreal, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup.

Wellington, July 26 (AP/UNB) — The All Blacks and Springboks coaches agree the winner of Saturday's Rugby Championship test in Wellington will take a slight edge into the World Cup where the teams will meet again in the first round of pool play.

Des Moines, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Rai Benjamin: Antiguan cricket player. Just like dad. Sure, the thought perhaps held a certain charm early on.

Dhaka, July 25 (UNB) - Kristof Milak was 13-months-old when Michael Phelps set his first world record, in the 200-meter butterfly. For most of the next 18 years in his native Hungary, Milak studied low-quality videotapes of Phelps’ races, squinting at the grainy images for tips on how to refine his butterfly technique.

Gwangju, Jul  25 (AP/UNB) — American Lilly King was disqualified from the 200-meter breaststroke preliminaries at the world swimming championships on Thursday.

Hamburg, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — Top-seeded Dominic Thiem eased past Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open.