Ceccon breaks backstroke mark
Italy’s Thomas Ceccon set a world record in the men’s 100-meter backstroke and Katie Ledecky claimed another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Ceccon clocked 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics.
Ledecky extended her record title haul to 17 with her fourth gold in the 1,500 freestyle. She clocked a time of 15 minutes 30.15 seconds to finish 14.74 seconds ahead of fellow American Katie Grimes, 16.
Regan Smith earned another gold for the U.S. in the women’s 100 backstroke, finishing in 58.22 seconds.
A college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded in an early morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem, New York City police said.
Darius Lee, a 21-year-old senior at Houston Baptist University in Texas, was killed, the school said. He grew up in Harlem and was home for summer break.
The wounded included six other males and two females, police said. The investigation was ongoing.
Tim Elko and Calvin Harris homered, and Mississippi beat Arkansas 13-5 to move within one win of the College World Series finals in Omaha. Mississippi will play Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s elimination game between Arkansas and Auburn. ... Cole Foster’s three-run double in the sixth inning gave Auburn the lead, and the Tigers beat No. 2 national seed Stanford 6-2 in an elimination game.
San Diego Padres AllStar slugger Manny Machado wasn’t in the lineup against the Arizona a day after spraining his left ankle, but acting manager Ryan Flaherty was optimistic he won’t need to go on the injured list. ... Seattle cut relievers Sergio Romo and Roenis Elias.
Ryan Giggs quit as Wales’ soccer coach, saying he didn’t want his upcoming trial on charges of domestic violence to destabilize the national team heading into its first World Cup since 1958. ... Poland won’t consider defender Maciej Rybus in its plans for the World Cup in Qatar after he signed a contract with a Russian club. ... Serena Williams skipped her scheduled practice session at Eastbourne, England, as the 23-time Grand Slam champion prepares to return to competition after a year away. Williams trained at a nearby club over the weekend and was expected to have a session at Devonshire Park ahead of playing doubles with Ons Jabeur. Their first match is set for Tuesday. ... Alize Cornet won a rematch with a player who beat her last week as rain interrupted play at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. The ninth-seeded Cornet defeated Anna Kalinskaya 6-2, 6-4 after a first-round loss to her in Berlin.