Swimming: More than 20 swimmers, including former Olympic champion Liu Zige, were struck down with diarrhoea and fever while competing at the Chinese national championships this week. The municipal government of Huangshan, the central Chinese city that hosted the five-day swimming championships for the 372 competitors, said they were still unsure what caused the outbreak which was being investigated. The official Xinhua news agency said Liu and Ning Zetao, who won four golds at the recently concluded Asian Games in Incheon, were among those swimmers hit by the bug.

Rugby Union: Michael Cheika is a firm favourite to replace Ewen McKenzie as Australia rugby coach this week. McKenzie quit just hours before the Wallabies lost 29-28 to New Zealand in Brisbane as a result of the turmoil surrounding the squad after utility back Kurtley Beale allegedly sent offensive text messages to a team official. New South Wales Waratahs coach Cheika is bound to top Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief Bill Pulver’s list of potential recruits after he brought the Super Rugby trophy to Sydney for the first time this year.

Tennis: Andy Murray battled to a 5-7 6-2 7-5 victory over David Ferrer in the final of the Erste Open in Vienna yesterday to boost his chances of reaching the ATP Tour Finals. The British number one climbed into up into the eighth and final qualifying place on the Race To London, by securing a crucial 250 points, with just two ranking events left.

Kremlin Cup: Cilic bt Bautista-Agut 6-4 6-4.

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