Total eclipse dims burnt-out Sun

Hat-trick eludes tired Chinese star, while Ledecky pipped by Pellegrini

BUDAPEST - Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky went down to surprise defeats at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday, while the United States twice broke the world record in the mixed medley relay.

Italy's Gabriele Detti was the surprise winner of the men's 800m freestyle - the event Sun had dominated at the last three worlds - as the 25-year-old Chinese flopped to a fifth-place finish.