Rohan Dennis secured the time trial double for Australia with victory on the streets of Wolverhampton. The Australian took advantage of an early crash from Geraint Thomas as the Welshman could not make up the time lost after he overcooked a corner and crashed into a barrier. Dennis completed the […]
India’s Sudhir claimed the men’s heavyweight Para Powerlifting title with a Games record 134.5 points on Thursday evening. The 27-year-old lifted 212kg to seal a narrow 0.9-point victory over Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Christian Obichukwu, while Scotland’s Micky Yule took the bronze. In July 2010, Yule, now 43, stepped on an improvised […]
Grace Brown delivered a commanding performance to win women’s time trial gold for Australia. The 30-year-old beat England’s Anna Henderson by 33.35 seconds around the 28.8km course course which started and finished in Wolverhampton’s West Park. Bronze went to New Zealand’s Georgia Williams, who was one minute and 20 seconds […]
Diving and powerlifting come on to the schedule on another busy day at Birmingham 2022. Here, we pick out five things to keep an eye on. Divers to make a splash As the swimming ends, the diving picks up the baton at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. The first medals up […]
Scotland’s Eilish McColgan took gold in the 10,000m at Birmingham 2022, echoing mum Liz who won the race in 1986 and 1990. The 31-year-old won in a Commonwealth Games record of 30 minutes 48.60 seconds for her first major title as she beat Kenya’s Irine Cheptai following a race-long duel. Cheptai […]
Senegal’s new Beach Soccer coach Mamadou Diallo says his players must stay focused for their second-leg clash with Cameroon on Saturday despite their emphatic first-leg win. The new coach started his reign of the African champions with a 9-1 away victory against Cameroon last month, sparking talk of another big […]
There were a host of medals handed out on day six at Birmingham 2022, including in Athletics, Swimming and Squash. Here, we round up the best of the rest of the action. NETBALL In Pool A South Africa came through a tight contest to beat Wales 69-51, while Scotland picked […]
England’s Holly Bradshaw says she has pushed her body to the limit in order to compete at her final Commonwealth Games. The 30-year-old, who won pole vault bronze at last year’s Olympics, snapped her pole in her final practice jump at the world championships in Eugene a little over two […]
England out to swell gymnastics haul After golden glory in both the men’s and women’s team gymnastics gold Team England are on the hunt for more success in the individual apparatus finals on Monday. Georgia-Mae Fenton will bid to defend her women’s uneven bars crown after qualifying with the top […]
The Confederation of African Football (“CAF”)_ Executive Committee has approved a revised TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 revised qualification calendar._ This was necessitated by the Executive Committee’s commitment to make room for the African nations that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November/ December […]