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Paralympic champion William Ellard set a new world record time to take gold in the S14 mixed class 100m freestyle final at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.Ellard finished in 50.41 seconds to shave 0.49 seconds off the previous record held by Brazil’s Arthur Xavier Ribeiro.The 20-year-old, who won gold in the S14 200m freestyle and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2024 Paralympics, has subsequently booked his place at the European Championships in Paris this summer.”It was the aim,” Ellard said when asked if he was targeting the world record. “It would be nice to go 49 [seconds]…

Hull head coach John Cartwright told BBC Radio Humberside:”I’m really disappointed for the players that they didn’t get a result. They gave their everything.”I’m so proud of the playing group. There were another couple of injuries tonight but whoever we put out there just keeps turning up.”Everyone we come [up] against it’s a battle, we give the opposition a fight, but we are just lacking that little bit of class to get over the line.”On his immediate future:”I don’t know. I’ve got a couple of meetings early next week and then we’ll be a little but clearer where we go…

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Sunday’s visit of Burnley remains key to Premier League safety with Forest having navigated three of their potentially season-defining games in the past seven days. Pereira showed his hand both in his team selection and post-match comments after the first leg draw at Porto last week. A much-changed side, including young defender Zach Abbott, Morato and Chris Wood’s first appearance for six months after injury, underlined where the priorities were.Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa, when Portuguese manager Pereira made nine changes to return to his strongest Premier League side, justified the minor gamble in Porto.”The club said to me…

Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle has defended the Government’s taxation approach during an appearance on GB News, conceding that Britain maintains a lower tax threshold compared to France.Mr Kyle told GB News: “We did have to take some difficult decisions at the beginning of this Government, and we acknowledge that we still have a lower tax threshold than France.”The Cabinet minister drew a distinction between the overall threshold level and the necessity of raising taxes to fund investment. He pointed to economic fundamentals moving in a favourable direction, suggesting the early tough choices were yielding results.Kyle expressed considerable frustration…

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Emery replaced Steven Gerrard as Villa manager in October 2022 with Villa hovering just above the relegation zone on goal difference.The former Arsenal and Villarreal boss brought with him his own backroom staff, with many of the old guard departing. Former Sevilla goalkeeper Monchi also joined as Villa’s president of football operations in June 2023 – having previously worked with Emery at Sevilla and winning three Europa League titles together.Emery immediately made an impact, imposing structure, clarity and belief on a Villa side that was once again flirting with relegation to guide them to a top‑seven finish and European qualification…

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