US duo make history with mixed synchro gold

Bill May and Christina Jones of the United States made history on Sunday when they became the first world champions of a mixed synchronised swimming event. May and Jones scored 88.5108 points to defeat Russia's Alexander Maltsev and Darina Valitova (88.2986) with the bronze going to Giorgio Minisini and Manila Flamini of Italy (86.3640). Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina won gold in the technical synchronised duo event as the country maintained its eight-year strangleho