Mark Woods

Former European 800 metres champion Lynsey Sharp admitted needing to make too many sacrifices has led her to retire from athletics at the age of 33.

Duncan Scott completed his set of golds at swimming’s major events without even getting his feet wet as the British line-up won the men’s 4x50 metres freestyle relay on the opening night of the European short course championships in Bucharest.

Other basketball centres exist in Scotland but none are as lavish as this.

Standing in her way of the top spot on the podium will be Faith Kipyegon, the defending world champion.

Neil Gourley insists the bumps in the road have made him stronger, and more determined to turn the track in Budapest into his golden mile.

“The past year was a hard one,” Nicole Yeargin declared on Friday in a confessional to mark her 26th birthday. “But you know what? I survived.” There was pain and hurt from the bumps in the road, Scotland’s third-quickest female 400 metres runner of all time acknowledges. Emerging from the darkness, she will hope a vibrant illumination will be found in Budapest where the world athletics championships are set to begin next Saturday morning.

Duncan Scott is ready for a battle royale in Japan today to finally capture an elusive first individual world swimming title.

An individual global title still eludes Duncan Scott but once again in Fukuoka yesterday, Alloa’s medal magnet came so very close.

The Scot turned in an efficient season opener in second place.

Karen Bennett inhales the air with the view of her aquatic happy place before her. The sun-drenched scene can be a torture chamber, too, at times.