Blanka Vlasic, the Croatian high jumper, earned her 20th consecutive victory in the high jump meeting at home in Split with a jump of 2.01M. Her streak is the third longest behind Qatar’s 3000M steeplechase champ Saif Saaeed Shaheen (25 wins) and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva (22).

Pele, the Brazilian football legend, has separated from his wife of 13 years. The 67-year-old said he did not have enough time to make it work. According to the Brazilian press, his marriage with gospel singer Assiria Lemos had been in trouble for some time but their twin children had accepted the split.