Sport Achievement

Hugo Calderano TTBL Player of the Month for July Germany; return to top flight mid-August The “TTBL Player of the Month for July”: Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) The “TTBL Player of the Month for July”: Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) In a social media poll, fans of the Table Tennis Bundesliga were able to vote for their “TTBL Player of the Month for July” for the last time during this year’s summer break in the championship, based on international singles results. From among four candidates, TTBL returnee Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) prevailed over two-time world champion Shunsuke Togami (TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen), German top-20 star Patrick Franziska (also Saarbrücken), and Marcelo Aguirre (Werder Bremen). ...

Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) TTBL-Spieler des Monats Juli; Rückkehr ins Oberhaus Der „TTBL-Spieler des Monats Juli“: Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) Der „TTBL-Spieler des Monats Juli“: Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) In einer Social-Media-Umfrage konnten die Fans der Tischtennis Bundesliga letztmals in der diesjährigen Sommerpause der Meisterschaft aufgrund internationaler Einzelresultate ihren „TTBL-Spieler des Monats Juli“ bestimmen. Unter vier Kandidaten setzte sich TTBL-Rückkehrer Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT) vor Doppel-Weltmeister Shunsuke Togami (TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen), dem deutschen Top-20-Ass Patrick Franziska (ebenfalls Saarbrücken) und Marcelo Aguirre (Werder Bremen) durch. ...

Fabio Baldé leaves HSV for Strasbourg; six-year academy graduate departs for Ligue 1 Fabio Baldé leaves HSV for Strasbourg | HSV Fabio Baldé leaves HSV for Strasbourg The homegrown HSV player is moving to the French top-flight club after six years with the Rothosen. Farewell to a Hamburg born and raised: HSV youth academy graduate Fabio Baldé is leaving the Rothosen after six years at the club, during which he progressed from youth player to first-team professional wearing the diamond on his chest. The 21-year-old winger is joining French top-flight side Racing Strasbourg. ...

Amy Hunt wins 200m title at European Championships Birmingham; first European 100m/200m double since 2018 2026 European Athletics Championships: Amy Hunt completes sprint double with 200m title 2026 European Athletics Championships: Amy Hunt completes sprint double with 200m title The Briton ran a European lead (22.19) to claim the victory ahead of Team Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke (22.28), with Dina Asher-Smith settling for bronze (22.29). Amy Hunt has completed a brilliant sprint double at the 2026 European Athletics Championships after claiming the 200m title in front of a partisan home crowd in Birmingham on Thursday (13 August) to add to the 100m crown from the opening day. ...

Iga Świątek defeats Elena Rybakina to win the Canadian Open in Toronto; 12th WTA 1000 crown, second-most since 2009. Canadian Open 2026 tennis: Iga Świątek beats Elena Rybakina to lift her first title of the season Canadian Open 2026 tennis: Iga Świątek beats Elena Rybakina to lift her first title of the season Former World No. 1 Świątek defeated second seed Rybakina in straight sets to win the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto. ...

Amy Hunt wins 200m at Birmingham European Championships; first to complete European 100m/200m double since 2018 European Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt’s “main star” moment: “I could feel it in the air I was going to win” European Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt’s “main star” moment: “I could feel it in the air I was going to win” After securing her second European title of the week, Hunt discusses overcoming medical scares and doubts this year as she enters the second half of her Birmingham 2026 golden quartet dream. ...

Angelina Melnikova wins women’s all-around title in Zagreb; Reigning world champion adds European title European Gymnastics Championships 2026: Angelina Melnikova wins women’s all-around title in Zagreb European Gymnastics Championships 2026: Angelina Melnikova wins women’s all-around title in Zagreb Anna Kalmykova claimed second in Croatia, while France’s first-time European Championships entrant, Elena Colas, won bronze. The first day of competition at the European Championships in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics on Thursday (13 August) saw reigning individual all-around world champion Angelina Melnikova add the European title to her résumé with a score of 55.932. ...

Cameroon women’s team reinstated into 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Africa; one win from maiden WAFCON title Indomitable again: Cameroon turn reinstatement into redemption, now on brink of a maiden WAFCON title Indomitable again: Cameroon turn reinstatement into redemption, now on brink of a maiden WAFCON title Having initially failed to qualify for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon are now one win away from their first major triumph. ...

Filip Nowacki wins European 200m breaststroke title Paris; by 0.08s over Caspar Corbeau European Aquatics Championships 2026: Filip Nowacki stages late surge to add European 200m breaststroke title to Commonwealth gold European Aquatics Championships 2026: Filip Nowacki stages late surge to add European 200m breaststroke title to Commonwealth gold The British swimmer, who took gold at the recent Commonwealth Games for his native island of Jersey, claimed his first senior continental medal by overtaking Caspar Corbeau in the last 25m. ...

Kristóf Milák wins men’s 100m butterfly gold Paris; European record 49.48 European Aquatics Championships 2026: Kristóf Milák smashes European record en route to men’s 100m butterfly gold European Aquatics Championships 2026: Kristóf Milák smashes European record en route to men’s 100m butterfly gold The Paris 2024 Olympic champion adds European 100m butterfly gold to the 100m freestyle bronze he earned on Wednesday. Hungarian Olympic champion swimmer Kristóf Milák showed his class in the men’s 100 metres butterfly on Thursday (13 August), setting a new continental record of 49.48 to win gold at the European Aquatics Championships 2026 in Paris. ...