the derby winner and favourite auguste rodin was last. the world triathlon series is in sunderland for the first time and there was a terrific finish to the men s super sprint. with just a few metres to go, the french duo of pierre lacore and leyo bergere were neck and neck. it was lacorre who dug deep to pip his countryman at the line. hayden wild s third place was enough to see the new zealander become the new overall leader in the series, with one event remaining. and there was also a french one two in the women s race. cassandre beaugrand, who won in hamburg earlier this month, came home first. emma lombardi was second, followed by annika kock of germany. let s have a look at other sports stories taking headlines today. local favourite leads after the third round of the evie and championship in france. she is 11
to the men s super sprint. with just a few metres to go, the french duo of pierre lacore and leyo bergere were neck and neck. it was lacorre who dug deep to pip his countryman at the line. hayden wild s third place was enough to see the new zealander become the new overall leader in the series, with one event remaining. and there was also a french one two in the women s race. cassandre beaugrand, who won in hamburg earlier this month, came home first. emma lombardi was second, followed by annika kock of germany. it s just forty one days until the rugby union world cup gets underway in france. both scotland and italy have been drawn in tough groups and will have their work cut out if they re to reach the quarterfinals. they began their preparations in edinburgh today as dan 0gunshakin reports. the road to france and the rugby world cup again at ronnie field
enter. it s day one of the commonwealth games. among the first to be won were in the women and men s triathlon. duffy defended her title in the women s sprint of it. silver went to georgia taylor brown. beth potter took the bronze medalfor scotland. earlier, england s alex yee triumphed. hayden wild had been leading, butan yee triumphed. hayden wild had been leading, but an astonishing charge from yee saw him overtake. it was an incredible moment to win the first medal of the games. australia won three medals in cycling on the opening day, including in the
forecast is in the low 20s. it is the perfect day for a run in cycle but the swim was a little bit chilly. we vejust but the swim was a little bit chilly. we ve just witnessed a very competitive men s race. hayden wild from new zealand led for most of the way but with a few kilometres to go alex yee took the lead and never look back. except at the finish line to see who was behind him. picking up to see who was behind him. picking up the first gold medal of these games very, very emotional at the end, hugging mum and dad. we caught up end, hugging mum and dad. we caught up with the family for a quick word. group, group hug. well done. mum and dad how proud, also you made them sweat for that we are confident from the beginning? i sweat for that we are confident from the beginning? the beginning? i “ust wanted to raise m the beginning? i ust wanted to raise my raise. the beginning? ijust wanted to raise my raise. things - the beginning? ijust wanted to raise my raise. things often
the new zealand pair of tom blundell and daryl mitchell have continued their superb form and they re now on 254 5, a lead of 223. at lunch. georgia taylor brown and alex yee will bid to add to their world triathlon golds in canada this evening in the mixed team relay. the 2020 world champion taylor brown won the individual event yesterday to take the lead in the overall standings. she outpaced cassandre beaugrand and teammate beth potter on the run leg. she said her body hated her after the race but hopes they can be friends in time for today s relay. olympic silver medallist alex yee is always a strong favourite over the shortest distances and his speed saw him pull clear of new zealand s hayden wild to win the men s event in montreal. day 3 of the uk athletics championships are under way in manchester. the men s 800 should be a hotly contested event later, with the men s and women s 200 metres to look forward to as well.