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Team GB marathon swimmer Jack Burnell branded the refereeing of the mens 10km open water swim at the Rio Olympics an absolute joke after being disqualified from the event.A chaotic finish saw Greeces Spiros Gianniotis initially claim victory, but his medal was later downgraded to silver meaning Dutchman Ferry Weertman took the gold.Burnells third-place finish was then switched to fifth before his position was eventually discounted by the referees. The 25-year-old -- who was hopeful of gold having won silver at the European Championships -- said he plans to appeal the decision.This is the pinnacle of our sport, the Olympic Games, Burnell told the BBC. Its supposed to be the grandest stage of them all, with everything perfect, youve got all this great scenery and stuff, and the one thing that ruins it is the referees.Theres 600 and however many boats out there [which are] not needed and every single person on the boat has no idea what theyre doing. Theyre giving yellow cards out for absolutely nothing when theres people grabbing hold of legs and everything. The whole thing was an absolute joke.In the end, apparently I was disqualified two metres from the finish.Breakaway swimmer Jarrod Poort, of Australia, had been caught by the chasing pack, which included Burnell, heading towards the finish.Weertman was first to touch the finishing board, despite Giannotis appearing to cross it first.?Marc-Antoine Olivier of France and Chinas Zu Lijun ended up in a tie for bronze.The first yellow card I got was coming down the straight back here, I was second, behind the guy in front, Burnell added. There was nobody either side of me and the guy pulls out a yellow card. I couldnt have physically touched anybody either side of me and I get a yellow card, now you explain that to me.Were all coming in a line, all the best guys in the water. I feel a hand on the back of my leg which stops me dead, I take a couple of strokes and hes still on my foot.?The yellow card is meant for unnecessary contact, there was nobody around me. I shook my head at the guy. What do you want me to do??This is meant to be the pinnacle of our sport and youve got referees out there that havent got a clue what theyre doing.The judges have ruined this. Were going to put an appeal in but itll do absolutely nothing. Its ridiculous. Willie Roaf Youth Jersey . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. Willie Roaf Jersey . The team says the Spain international has a muscle pull in his right leg. Barcelona hosts third-division side Cartagena in the return leg of their round-of-32 tie after winning their first meeting 4-1. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Chauncey-Gardner-Johnson-Jersey/ . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Thomas Morstead Womens Jersey . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Erik McCoy Womens Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is.Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The New York Mets recalled pitcher Zack Wheeler from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned pitcher Greg Burke to the minor league club. Wheeler will take the mound for the second time in his career on Tuesday when the Mets visit U.S. Cellular Field for the opening half of a two-game interleague series with the Chicago White Sox. A native of Smyrna, Ga., Wheeler was 4-2 in 13 starts with Triple-A Las Vegas to open the 2013 season, then defeated the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, in his big- league debut with the Mets on June 18 in Atlanta.dddddddddddd Wheeler tossed six scoreless innings in that outing, walking five batters, allowing four hits and striking out seven. Burke was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 22 relief appearances for the Mets this year. ' ' '