Amusan wins third consecutive diamond league title

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September 18, 2023

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Amusan wins third consecutive diamond league title

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time.

On Sunday night at Oregon in the U.S., Amusan with a time of 12.33 seconds emerged winner of the fiercely-contested 100 metres hurdles event.

The win came after a disappointing outing in Budapest, Hungary during the World Athletics Championships.

Amusan, with Sunday’s remarkable performance, has now made history as the second woman in Diamond League history after Dawn Nelson-Harper to win a hat-trick of 100m hurdles titles.

Interestingly, Sunday’s win has come for Amusan in Oregon where she won the world title last year and also set a world record in the process.

For Sunday’s race, the hard-charging Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico finished second in 12.38 while American Keni Harrison was third in 12.44.

Danielle Williams of Jamaica who dethroned Amusan in Budapest finished fourth in 12.47

The athletics season has been a torrid one for Amusan but she emphatically proved on Sunday she is arguably the best sprint hurdler in the world.

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The sweet victory in Oregon brings a triumphant close to what has been a difficult summer for Amusan.

Amusan was left shattered in the build-up to the World Championships in Budapest after she was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures.

The 26-year-old was cleared by a disciplinary tribunal on the eve of the meet’s kick-off.

It was not surprising then when Amusan uncharacteristically finished sixth in the 100m hurdles final in Budapest.

With many not initially sure whether the AIU would file an appeal against Amusan at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), the focus already shifted.

It was shifted to next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

However, with a better frame of mind to prepare, Amusan came out smoking to win her third Diamond League trophy on Sunday.

The world record-holder first made history in 2021 when she ran a 12.42 African record to become the first Nigerian to win a Diamond League title.

For those who said it was a fluke, Amusan went on to successfully defend her title the following year, running a new 12.29 Weltklasse meeting record in Zurich, Switzerland.

And on Sunday Amusan made it a hat-trick of wins with a season-best time of 12.33 secs at Eugene in Oregon.

Amusan wins third consecutive diamond league title

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Aston Villa stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

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6 hours ago

September 24, 2023

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Aston Villa stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Aston Villa stunned Chelsea 0-1 at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Sunday to compound the Blues’ miserable start to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign.

The defeat has condemned Chelsea to the 14th position on the league table with five points from six matches, the worst in decades.

Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the match at Stamford Bridge.

The opening minutes of the first-half saw Chelsea with most of the possession as Moises Caicedo had an early chance from outside of the box after Nicolas Jackson won the ball off Douglas Luiz, but the low shot was an easy save for Emiliano Martinez.

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Chelsea thought they had broken the deadlock moments before half-time after a header from Axel Disasi, but the flag immediately went up for offside after Disasi mistimed his run from Raheem Sterling’s cross, a decision which VAR quickly confirmed.

The hosts began the second-half quickly, but their joy in Villa’s half was quickly dampened after Malo Gusto’s studs-up tackle on Digne resulted in a sending-off. Referee Jarred Gillett had initially given him a yellow, but after a VAR check at the monitor, the card was upgraded to a red.

Villa used their numerical advantage to break the deadlock after Watkins surged into the box during a counter-attack. Defender Levi Colwill managed to block his first attempt, but Watkins was able to react quickly to finish his second attempt from a tight angle.

Aston Villa stun Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

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Renowned wrestler, Hulk Hogan, gets married for the third time at 70

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September 24, 2023

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Renowned wrestler, Hulk Hogan, gets married for the third time at 70

Seventy-year-old Georgia United States born wrestling legend and actor, Terry Gene Bollea known by the ring name “Hulk Hogan” has married for the third time.

The retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in a
low key ceremony; tied the knot with his fiance Sky Daily over the weekend in Clearwater, Florida United States.

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Neither Hulk Hogan nor his wife Daily wanted an over-the-top wedding ceremony but a small affair with their dearest to declare their deep love and commitment to each other.

Earlier in July the wrestling star proposed to his Yoga teacher partner Daily; with a ‘six carat’ diamond engagement ring worth $100,000.

The former World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has two children, Brooke 35 years and Nick 32 years from his first marriage to Linda Boella.

Renowned wrestler, Hulk Hogan, gets married for the third time at 70

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Africa Women Handball :Nigeria hit Angola 28-24 to claim 3rd position

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September 24, 2023

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Africa Women Handball :Nigeria hit Angola 28-24 to claim 3rd position

NIGERIA’s under-18 Women Handball Team on Saturday in Monastir, Tunisia, defeated their Angola counterparts 28-24 in the third place match of the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that Nigerian bounced back from their semi final game loss to Egypt by 18-32 on Friday.

They fought hard to beat Angola girls with five points difference in the first match 12-7.

They continued with the winning spirit in the second half to defeat the Angolans with a final score 28-24.

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Speaking later, Shittu Agboola, Coach of the Nigerian side, said his team played well.

“We wanted to play the final instead of the third place; unfortunately we lost the semi final against Egypt yesterday.

“The most important thing which was a success to us is that we have qualified for the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship,” he said.

NAN reports that in the final match, defending champion, Egypt retained their title as they comfortably hammered their counterparts, Guinea 29-16 to be crowned champion of the 2023 Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship.

The competition, being the 19th Africa Women Championship which started on Sept. 16, has concluded.