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Manchester City beat United on penalties to win Community Shield

August 10, 2024 admin 0 Comments Alejandro Garnacho, Bernardo Silva, Community Shield, Community Shield 2024, Erik ten Hag, Johnny Evans, Kevin De Bruyne, Man City, Man United, Manchester City, Manchester City win Community Shield, Manchester Derby, Manchester United, Pep Guardiola, Soccer, Soccer news

Manchester City avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United as Pep Guardiola’s side triumphed 7-6 on penalties after the Community Shield had finished level at Wembley. Bernardo Silva levelled for the Blues in the final minute but then had City’s first spot-kick saved by Andre Onana to give United the advantage. However, Ederson saved Jadon Sancho’s effort before veteran defender Jonny Evans fired over, allowing Manuel Akanji to secure victory.

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Letsile Tebogo storms to 200m gold, Lyles takes bronze

August 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments 200m, 200m Final, 2024 Olympics, America, Athletics, Athletics news, Botswana, Kenneth Bednarek, Letsile Tebogo, Letsile Tebogo Botswana, Letsile Tebogo wins 200m final, Letsile Tebogo wins gold, Noah Lyles, Olympic 200m final, Olympic Games, Olympic running, Olympic sprinting, Olympics, Olympics 2024, Olympics news, Paris 2024, Paris Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Sprinting, Stade de France, Team USA, United States, United States of America, USA

Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200m title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in 19.46 seconds to claim Botswana’s first Olympic gold medal. Tebogo, who won bronze at the world championships last year and set a national record of 9.86 when finishing sixth in the Paris 100m final, produced a dominant run to become the fifth-fastest man in history over 200m.

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Lee Carsley set to take interim charge of England

August 7, 2024 admin 0 Comments England, England manager, English soccer, English soccer manager, English soccer newes, English soccer news, Ireland v England, Lee Carsley, Republic of Ireland v England, Soccer, Soccer news, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Nations League news

Lee Carsley looks set to take interim charge for England’s Nations League matches next month. The search for Gareth Southgate’s successor – for which Carsley is likely to be a contender as under-21s manager – is under way after the national team boss resigned two days after his side lost the final of Euro 2024 to Spain.

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Kellie Harrington makes history winning back-to-back Olympic Golds

August 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments 2024 Olympics, Boxing, Boxing news, China, Ireland, Kellie Harrington, Kellie Harrington v Wenlu Yang, Kellie Harrington wins, Kellie Harrington wins Gold medal, Lightweight Boxing, Lightweight Boxing Final, Olympic boxing, Olympic boxing news, Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympics 2024, Olympics news, Paris 2024, Paris Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Roland-Garros, Team Ireland, Wenlu Yang, Wenlu Yang v Kellie Harrington, Women's Boxing, Women's Lightweight Boxing, Women's Lightweight Boxing Final, Zaur Antia

Kellie Harrington has joined the pantheon of Irish sporting greats. She retained her Olympic lightweight title, defeating her Chinese rival Wenlu Yang, before confirming her retirement from the sport. Already the first female athlete to win two Olympic medals at different games, she now joins Pat O’Callaghan, Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as the only Irish athletes to retain an Olympic title.

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Cole Hocker stuns Kerr and Ingebrigtsen to win Olympic 1500m gold

August 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments 100m, 100m Final, 1500m, 1500m final, 1500m freestyle, 1500m freestyle final, 2024 Olympics, Athletics, Athletics news, Cole Hocker, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, Olympic Games, Olympic running, Olympic sprinting, Olympics, Olympics 2024, Olympics news, Paris 2024, Paris Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Stade de France, Team America, Team USA, United States of America, USA, Yared Nuguse

American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics tonight, beating his personal-best time by more than three seconds to outrace favourites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters. Hocker won the race in an Olympic record 3:27.65 pulling from fifth to first over the final 300 meters to take down the two runners whose rivalry dominated the buildup to the much-anticipated race.