Long jump announcement follows news of strong Emsley Carr Mile field at London event

The reigning world indoor and outdoor long jump champions have both been announced for the Müller Anniversary Games, with Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarría and South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga among those set to compete in the London Stadium later this month.

Shortly after announcing himself on the global stage in February last year, when he won gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Echevarría soared out to a marginally wind-assisted 8.83m (+2.1m/sec).

Last year Manyonga added Commonwealth gold to his world title and he will be joined at the Anniversary Games on July 20 by his fellow South African London 2017 medallist Ruswahl Samaai and the current European indoor and outdoor champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece.

Dan Bramble will compete in front of a home crowd, with the field also including Commonwealth silver medallist Henry Frayne of Australia, 2014 Commonwealth silver medallist Zarck Visser of South Africa, Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle, Darcy Roper of Australia and American Trumaine Jefferson.

This latest announcement follows news of a strong Emsley Carr Mile field for the Anniversary Games.

Nine British runners, including European and Commonwealth bronze medallist Jake Wightman, European indoor silver medallist Chris O’Hare and Charlie Da’Vall Grice, will be joined by Ethiopia’s world indoor 1500m record-holder Samuel Tefera, London 2017 bronze medallist Filip Ingebrigsten of Norway and New Zealand’s double Olympic medallist Nick Willis.

The iconic race, which was inaugurated in the memory of former News of the World editor Sir Emsley Carr, was last won by a British athlete in 2017 when Wightman claimed the title with a time of 3:54.92.

Tickets for the Müller Anniversary Games are on sale at theticketfactory.com/british-athletics

Ayomide Folorunso wins on home soil as nine finals are contested on day three in Naples

It was an action-packed third day of athletics at the World University Games in Naples as nine events ended at the podium.

There was everything you’d expect from an international championship with photo finishes and tactical races as well as constantly changing positions with every throw and jump.

The men’s 1500m proved to be a thrilling spectacle with eight athletes still in contention at the bell following a slow start. Polish athlete Michal Rozmys (3:53.67) was able to break to come away with the victory down a heavily populated final straight with the next seven athletes behind him all finishing within two seconds of Rozmys’ time. Britain’s Mike Wilson finished fifth in 3:54.50.

Britain’s hopes of at least doubling their athletics medal tally came in the qualifying rounds of the women’s 100m hurdles and 5000m.

Twice BUCS champion Jessica Hunter progressed in the hurdles, finishing second in her heat in 13.51 (+2.8m/sec).

Previous World University Games bronze medalist Jess Judd also looked comfortable in her 5000m, leading the field through the first 10 laps before easing up over the last two to qualify fifth.

With other athletes kicking at the bell, Judd looks to be the best rested competitor going into the final later this week.

The University Games often witnesses lesser known athletics nations thrive. This was no clearer than in the 400m events in which Mexican athletes Paola Moran Errejon (51.52) and Valente Mendoza Falcon (45.63) took top honours.

Italian Ayomide Folorunso took victory in the women’s 400m hurdles final in front of a delighted home crowd in 54.75.

Australian Catriona Bisset, who earlier became the first Australian woman for 10 years to break the two-minute barrier, took the gold in the women’s 800m in 2:01.20, holding off German athlete Christina Hering (2:01.87).

In the field events, Bulgarian Tihomir Ivanov dominated the men’s high jump, winning the competition in a season’s best of 2.30m, jumping 6cm higher than the next competitor.

Lithuanian Liveta Jasiunaite waited until the fifth round to throw the gold-winning distance of 60.36m in the women’s javelin, 21cm further than Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi. Meanwhile Azerbaijan athlete Nazim Babyev won the men’s triple jump with 16.89m.

Aaron James Booth held on to finish third in the decathlon 1500m to win the overall competition with an impressive 7827 points, a personal best for the New Zealander.

Results can be found here.

A day one athletics report is here, while a day two round-up is here.

The Swiss Alps might be the ideal destination for some holidaymakers but there will be very little chance for Wales' leading players to enjoy the stunning surroundings in the next two weeks.

As Wales look to scale the heights of the rugby world, preparations continue high in the picturesque mountains of Switzerland as the 42-man squad flies out on Wednesday for a gruelling training camp.

With the World Cup in Japan looming in September, there will be little time to enjoy the scenery of Fiesch as Wales return to the training base they used before the 2015 global tournament.

'Live high train low' will be the mantra once more. The players will be staying 2,250 metres above sea level but dropping down to training at an altitude of 1,000 metres.

The idea is the players become more accustomed to recovering when there is less oxygen available, making their bodies more efficient at using oxygen when it is available.

As well as altitude issues, extreme heat was something to contend with in 2015.

Four years ago, there were often three energy sapping sessions a day at times. Exercises included tossing a gigantic truck tyre around - as though emptying the bins - and tug-of-war contests.

This time, players will also be tackling extreme weights sessions in a gym that has been transported from their Wales training base in the Vale of Glamorgan hotel resort.

They will go through a series of exercises that will leave them exhausted before they drag themselves to the cable car that climbs back to their living quarters 1,000m higher than the training ground.

Beautiful but brutal

There will be repeat offenders such as Wales wing George North, who was in Switzerland four years ago and is preparing for his third World Cup.

The Ospreys wing summed up the contrast between the beauty of the surroundings and the pain suffered by the players.

"The last time we were there it was not much fun," said North.

"It is a stunning place to train in but a horrible thing to do. It is visually a beautiful place but it won't be beautiful for us.

"The altitude also adds a bit of a fun to it! But it is an intense two-week training camp which is not designed to be a laugh.

"If you look at the preparation camps in 2011 and 2015, they were brutal but they got us into a position where the boys felt as if they were in the best shape in the world.

"Switzerland is going to be another level up again. The guys are going to be excited but nervous and apprehensive and ready for that challenge again."

No pain no gain

British and Irish Lions hooker Ken Owens is another who will be returning to the house of pain.

"The prize is always worth the sacrifices," he said.

"It is not pleasant but you know why you are doing it and what the purpose is.

"We know the graft that needs to go in and how difficult it's going to be, but you have to put the hard work in to get the rewards.

"If you have been through it before, you can see the results it gives you and the places you can get to in those close matches.

"The first thing you can turn to is your fitness and you back yourself to be able to go the distance and dig in when it's tough.

"It serves a massive purpose and worked over the last two World Cup cycles so you reap the benefits."

Missing out

Some players will go through all the pain and miss out on World Cup selection.

This is just the latest part of the preparation as Wales face World Cup home and away warm-up games against England and Ireland and another fitness camp in Turkey.

The provisional squad will be whittled down to 31 at the beginning of September.

Ospreys back James Hook was one of the players to miss out on the initial World Cup squad four years ago, although he was called up as injury cover during the tournament.

"They are brutal," said Hook.

"You are living near the top of a mountain. There is not a great deal to do there when you are not training, you are there for two weeks and you don't have many days off.

"It is like Groundhog Day. In the morning you have skills and conditioning and power and endurance, and in the afternoon you will have the weights and more skills.

"The boys will have been dreading this for the last six weeks but the day has come to travel out there and they will be wanting to get on with it.

"It is a tough old slog with boys being away from their families but there is a big carrot at the end of it."

Fresh faces

One player who has not endured the pain of this environment before is uncapped Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane.

"Everybody has got a few stories about how brutal it was but I expected that from videos I have seen," said Lane.

"Four years ago I was following it on social media and I could tell how tough it looked.

"Now I have experienced a few weeks with the squad, I know how tough it is and am expecting it to step up in Switzerland.

"I would not say I was looking forward to it. But on the other hand I sort of am because I want to get involved and see how I react."

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Ruan Pienaar will take on his former Ulster team-mates next season after joining Pro14 side the Cheetahs.

The 35-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the Bloemfontein-based club.

The South Africa scrum-half joins the Cheetahs after securing a release from his Montpellier contract following the death of his sister in a car accident.

Pienaar, who was also linked with a return to Belfast, is now in line to play home and away matches against Ulster in Conference A.

The 88-times capped Springbok was the Pro12 player of the year for the 2010/11 season and was twice included in the team of the year during a successful seven-year spell at Ulster where he made 141 appearances.

Pienaar is the Cheetahs' first signing of the summer and will replace fellow scrum-half Shaun Venter, who has joined the Ospreys for next season.

The Cheetahs finished sixth in Conference A last season with eight wins and a draw from 21 regular-season matches.

South Africa World Cup winner James Small has died aged 50.

The former Springbok winger was taken to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a suspected heart attack.

Small played 47 Tests for South Africa, including the 1995 World Cup final win over New Zealand.

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander said he will have a "special place" in their "hearts and mind", adding: "James died too young, we're devastated to hear of his passing."

Small was influential in keeping the rampant Jonah Lomu, who had scored four tries in the All Blacks' semi-final win against England, at bay when the Springboks won their first World Cup in Johannesburg in 1995, a year after the end of Apartheid.

Known for his aggressive style of play, Small was the first South African to be sent off in a Test after being shown a red card against Australia in 1993.

He had numerous run-ins with opposition players, and sometimes his own team-mates, earning a reputation for his feisty personality that lived on after his career.

"James always played with the type of passion and courage that encapsulate what Springbok rugby stands for," added Alexander.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends during this very sad time."

Small is the third member of the World Cup squad to pass away, after flanker Ruben Kruger and scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen.