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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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August 3, 2022 England Edges Nigeria To Win Table Tennis Bronze

England Edges Nigeria To Win Table Tennis Bronze

In the men's team event bronze medal match yesterday in Birmingham, England defeated Nigeria 3-0 while India successfully retained their championship with a 3-1 victory against Singapore.

The English squad defeated their African opponents with ease because they were more committed than Nigeria. When Paul Drinkhall and Tom Jarvis teamed up to defeat Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo 3-0 in the doubles, they got off to a strong start (11-6, 11-7, 11-7).

When Quadri Aruna faced Liam Pitchford in the first singles match, Pitchford won thanks to a number of unforced errors committed by Aruna. Pitchford understood that his victory over the greatest player in the competition had given him and his team a chance to win the bronze medal.

Fans applauded Aruna and Pitchford for their strong starts, but it was the Englishman who prevailed 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6) to give England a 2-0 lead.

Omotayo played Drinkhall in the second singles match, and the far more seasoned Drinkhall won the match decisively to end the tie at 3-0. (11-4, 11-2, 11-4).

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August 3, 2022 Fulham Sign Leno From Arsenal In £8m Transfer Deal

Fulham Sign Leno From Arsenal In £8m Transfer Deal

In a move worth up to £8 million, Fulham has acquired goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Arsenal on a three-year term.

Additionally, the club has the choice to extend the 30-year-old German's contract by an additional 12 months.

The London-based club will pay £3 million up front, $1 million dependent on performance, £2 million if they avoid relegation, and a further $2 million if they make it through the next season.

Leno joined Arsenal in 2018 after playing 304 times for Bayer Leverkusen over seven seasons and recording 100 clean sheets.

During his four years at the club, he played 125 times in goal for the Gunners, just four of which came last season. He took Petr Cech's position in the starting lineup.

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August 2, 2022 Nigeria Suffer Semifinal Loss In Table Tennis

Nigeria Suffer Semifinal Loss In Table Tennis

Nigeria’s Table Tennis team failed to live up to its billing as they suffered a three-nil loss to India in the semifinals at the ongoing Birmingham 22022 Commonwealth Games on Monday.  

The Nigerian side will now slug it out with England for bronze medal, as India will battle Singapore for the gold medal.

This will be on Tuesday in the men’s singles table tennis event.

In the men’s doubles, Nigeria’s duo of Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo lost to Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran by 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 points.

Against all expectations, India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta stunned Africa’s number one table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, by 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13 points.

Olajide Omotayo also lost to Sathiyan Gnanasekran by 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8 points.

Nigeria lost by 3-1 to India to settle for the losers’ final against England.

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