Brownlee brothers rue injury after failing to medal in triathlon

Olympic silver medallist Jonny Brownlee knew as soon as he dived into the water to start the men's triathlon at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Thursday that it was not going to be his day. Brownlee, who also won the silver medal behind elder brother and double Olympic champion Alistair at the 2014 Glasgow Games, finished seventh behind South African winner Henri Schoeman. Alistair was 10th as the brothers, who have been among the top contenders at global championships since 2011, faded badly on the run after they had led out a breakaway pack of six on the cycle leg of the sprint-distance event. "It was pretty terrible today," Jonny told reporters. "From start to finish I didn't feel great, I had ups and downs." Both brothers had been hampered by injury heading into the Games and Alistair, who carried the England flag during the opening ceremony, said a calf injury had restricted him from doing any serious training at all. "I hadn't done enough to be fit enough on the run," he said. "I knew it was going to be tough when you haven't actually run that fast for more than a minute or two at a time and, when you've got to do it for 15, it's not going to go very well for you. "I...