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August 4, 2022 Commonwealth Games: Elaine Thompson-Herah Races Away To 100m Gold

Commonwealth Games: Elaine Thompson-Herah Races Away To 100m Gold

Elaine Thompson-Herah's experience shone through as the Jamaican added Commonwealth 100m gold to her collection in a time of 10.95 seconds.

The five-time Olympic champion was clean away and immediately up on England's Daryll Neita outside her.

Neita, who ran a personal best 10.90 in the semi-finals, could not make up the deficit and ended with bronze.

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala claimed the men's title ahead of South Africa's defending champion Akani Simbine.

Omanyala, who only converted to sprinting from rugby in his late teens, came home in 10.02 seconds to add the Commonwealth crown to the African title he claimed in June.

The 26-year-old's hopes of a hat-trick of titles this season had been scuttled by a visa delay that meant he arrived at last month's World Championships just two and a half hours before his first heat.

He was eliminated in the semi-finals in Eugene after running a disappointing 10.14.

By contrast, he dominated the Commonwealth final, powering away from Simbine, who finished back in 10.13.

Sri Lanka's Yupun Abeykoon claimed Sri Lanka's first athletics medal at the Games since 1998 by taking bronze in 10.14.

The 27-year-old's success comes amid political and civil unrest in the country that has extended to its Commonwealth team.

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August 4, 2022 West Ham Agree £33.5m Deal For Lille And Belgium Midfielder

West Ham Agree £33.5m Deal For Lille And Belgium Midfielder

West Ham have agreed a fee of 40m euros (£33.5m) including add-ons for Lille midfielder Amadou Onana.

The Hammers are looking to bolster manager David Moyes' squad before a second consecutive European campaign.

However, the deal for Onana, 20, is not completed yet and personal terms are still to be agreed for the player.

The Hammers are also interested in signing Burnley playmaker Maxwel Cornet, 25, who scored nine goals in 26 games for the Clarets last season.

Dakar-born Onana was capped at youth level before making his senior Belgium debut in a 4-1 Nations League defeat to the Netherlands in June.

The 6ft 5in (1.98m) prospect began his youth career at Belgian clubs Anderlecht, RWS Bruxelles and Zulte Waregem before spending three seasons with Hoffenheim's academy.

Onana signed for Hamburg before the 2020-21 season and swiftly established himself as a first-team regular for the German second-tier side.

After joining then-French champions Lille in August 2021, Onana made 31 appearances in Ligue 1 last season and featured in all of the club's Champions League matches, starting in a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

West Ham are set to make Onana their fifth signing of the close season following the arrivals of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, midfielder Flynn Downes, defender Nayef Aguerd and forward Gianluca Scamacca.

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August 4, 2022 Kasper Schmeichel Moves To Nice

Kasper Schmeichel Moves To Nice

Denmark goalkeeper and captain Kasper Schmeichel has ended an 11-year association with English Premier League clubside Leicester City after joining Nice for an undisclosed fee.

The goalkeeper spent more than a decade at Leicester City after arriving from Leeds United.

He won an EPL title, an FA Cup and a Community Shield during his time at the King Power Stadium.

Schmeichel made 479 appearances in all for the Foxes, featuring in more Premier League games for Leicester City than any other player (276).

Barring injury, he will be a part of the Denmark squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year.

Club Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha spoke to Leicester City’s official website on the announcement of Schmeichel’s departure.

Schmeichel sits behind only West Ham’s Lukasz Fabianski (284) and Manchester United’s David de Gea (283) in appearances in the Premier League since the start of the 2014/2015 season.

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August 3, 2022 CWG: Nigeria Win Discus Gold And Bronze

CWG: Nigeria Win Discus Gold And Bronze

Chioma Onyekwere of Nigeria won the gold medal in the women's debate on Tuesday night, giving her nation a total of three gold medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Jade Lally of England was defeated by the 27-year-old competitor, while Onyekwere's fellow countryman Obiageri Amaechi won the bronze.

Onyekewere passed English competitor Jade Lally, who had held the lead from the competition's initial throw of 57.33 meters, by throwing 61.70 meters on her fourth try.

The Nigerian, who started with 55.82 meters, knew she would need more than her 58.19 meters to win the gold medal at the African Championships held in Mauritius last June.

Obiageri Amaechi, the defending champion from Nigeria, won the bronze medal with a throw of 56.99 meters in the fifth round, thereby cementing Team Nigeria's legacy by producing two medalists in the Discus Throw competition for the first time.

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