World champion Noah Lyles set a new US Olympic trials record by winning the 200m in a time of 19.53 seconds in Oregon.

The 26-year-old, who won the 100m trials last weekend, came from behind to beat rival Kenny Bednarek by 0.06secs.

Lyles’ time – the fastest 200m in 2024 so far – beat a record set by Michael Johnson in the US Olympic trials before the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Lyles, who finished with bronze at the Tokyo Games in 2021, said his improved mental health would help as he aims for the sprint double in Paris.

“I’ve said it all season but it helps to not have depression,” said Lyles.

“I thank God every day for getting me through each and every round. Healthy, mentally and physically.”

Meanwhile, Gabby Thomas won the women’s 200m in 21.81 – the second-fastest time of the year so far.

Thomas, 27, won bronze in Tokyo, and like Lyles will be aiming for victory in both the 100m and 200m in Paris.

“I’m just ecstatic,” she said. “It’s just such an amazing race.”

Sha’Carri Richardson came fourth, ending her hopes of competing in the 200m in France.

Richardson won the 100m trials last week but finished behind Thomas, Brittany Brown and McKenzie Long on Saturday, despite a strong start over the first 40m.

Elsewhere others will roll their eyes.

The Rocky theme played at the Kensington Oval when England met USA last week but this was not an underdog story.

India, already the dominant force in the world game, progressed having been the only team to know in advance where their semi-final would be played.

It mattered not, England would have been resoundingly beaten at Lord’s as well as Guyana, but preventing such a scenario again is one of the minor tweaks that could improve the T20 World Cup.

Fixing the draws so India meet Pakistan and England face Australia may boost the coffers but it cheapens the product.

A week could have been taken off this tournament had it progressed straight from the first stage to quarter-finals when also moving solely to the Caribbean. Two group stages are never necessary.

The International Cricket Council should also thank Josh Hazlewood, because had Australia not been spooked by the reaction to his ill-judged words about manipulating their result against Scotland, a farcical situation may have occurred on the field.

But overall this has been the best of the three men’s World Cups, two T20 and one 50-over, that have been squeezed into the past 21 months.

Its biggest success was that it was the first to go truly global – upped to 20 teams.

There may have been one-sided fixtures in the group stage but the presence of Uganda, Papua New Guinea, the USA, Nepal and other smaller nations brought freshness and excitement.

Uganda’s 39 all out or Oman being beaten inside 17 overs by England were negatives but those were resoundingly outweighed by USA’s iconic victory over Pakistan, Papua New Guinea coming close to beating hosts West Indies and Brandon McMullen’s superb performances for Scotland.

It is for those moments as much as the finale that this tournament will be remembered.

In the end, though, it is India’s name that goes up in lights.

Denmark did not win a game in the group stage, so an exit at this stage of the tournament was not unexpected.

But that will not make the decisions that went against them on Saturday night any easier to take.

Denmark thought they had gone in front just after half-time when Andersen scored, but the effort was eventually ruled out following a VAR check which showed Delaney was just offside before setting up the goal.

When play restarted, Germany immediately attacked and Raum’s cross brushed off the arm of Crystal Palace defender Andersen in the Danish box, leading to another VAR check and the award of the penalty which Kai Havertz converted.

In the post-match news conference, Hjulmand pointed to photographic evidence on his mobile phone that highlighted just how marginal the offside goal that denied them the opener was.

“I have a picture of one centimetre offside call, it is not possible,” he said. “You cannot call a one-centimetre call.”

For the handball decision, given 16 seconds after Anderson’s goal had been ruled out, Hjulmand added: “We have been told our defenders should not run around with their hands behind their back.

“It was 16 seconds that were the decisive moment in the match. When VAR is used like that it is just ridiculous.”

Pundits analysing the game afterwards agreed.

Former Premier League footballer Dion Dublin told BBC Sport: “To rule goals out for that, what are you supposed to do and the handball is even worse.”

Ex-Wales captain Ashley Williams said on the handball: “You have to do the arms behind the back, which is absolutely ridiculous because it hinders the art of defending.”

While former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane, told ITV: “I’m always critical of defenders coming out defending with their hands behind their back, but I see it. I feel for defenders.

“That’s not the game we grew up loving, these types of decisions. People wouldn’t be waking up tomorrow saying ‘why is that not a penalty?’

“I’m OK with the offside. Offside is offside. I go back to the handball and I just can’t see it as a penalty.”

New technology is being used at the Euros which allows officials to see clearly if the ball has brushed the arm of a player, similar to the snickometer used in cricket.