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Olympics: USA wins women’s 100m hurdles, men and women’s 4 x 400m relay, Basketball gold medals
Olympics: USA wins women’s 100m hurdles, men and women’s 4 x 400m relay, Basketball gold medals
The United States of America’s Masai Russell clinched the gold medal in the Women’s 100m Hurdles final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Also, the USA won gold medals in the Men and Women’s 4 x 400m relay at the Paris Olympics.
Russell finished 100m hurdle race 12.33 second to upset the favourite, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who is the Olympic defending champion.
Cyrena Samba-Mayela of France came second to win the silver medal in a time of 12.34 seconds, while Camacho-Quinn won the bronze medal in a time of 12.36 seconds.
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan could not make it to the final, having come third in one of the semifinals of the race in which only the top two qualified.
Russell, 24 is the U.S. NCAA Record holder in the 100m hurdles. She holds personal best of 12.25 seconds over 100m hurdles which is tied for 4 of all time, 7.75 seconds over 60 metres hurdles, which is 13 of all time and 54.66 seconds over 400 metres hurdles.
She finished first at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 metre hurdles with a time of 12.25 (PB) to qualify her for the Olympic Games in Paris.
Also. in the Men’s 4 x 400m relay final, the USA stormed to gold in an Olympic Record time of 2:54.43, while Botswana won the silver medal in an Area Record time of 2:54.53.
Great Britain won the bronze medal in an Area Record time of 2:55.83.
In the Women’s 4 x 400m relay final, the USA’s quartet of Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes stormed to gold in an American Record time of 3:15:27.
The USA again defeated France 98-87 to win the gold medal in the Men’s Basketball at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
It was an explosive match as the French side showed that they were serious contender for the gold and matched the Americans in every department.
The ingenuity and proficiency of Team USA won.
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Osimhen breaks Odegbami’s Eagles goal record
Osimhen breaks Odegbami’s Eagles goal record
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has eclipsed legendary striker Segun Odegbami on the country’s all-time leading goal scorers list after scoring his 24th and 25th goals against Rwanda in Nigeria’s critical 2026 World Cup qualifying game on Friday.
Ademola Lookman’s soaring free kick found the Galatasaray striker, who turned the ball home with a superb touch at the far post to give Nigeria the lead in the game.
With the goal, Osimhen moved into second place on Nigeria’s goal-scoring table, trailing only the late Rashidi Yekini’s 37-goal total.
Osimhen, who is playing his debut game in the 2026 World Cup qualification series, scored his 25th goal in the 45th minute of regular time against Rwanda in his 39th appearance for Nigeria.
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He tied Odegbami’s record last November during Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Benin Republic in a 2025 AFCON qualifying encounter.
This season, the 26-year-old has been in excellent form, scoring 20 goals and providing four assists in 20 Super Lig games for league leaders Galatasaray.
He has also scored 26 goals and provided five assists in 30 games across all competitions.
Osimhen breaks Odegbami’s Eagles goal record
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2026 WCQ: Super Eagles move up to third place with 2-0 win in Rwanda
2026 WCQ: Super Eagles move up to third place with 2-0 win in Rwanda
Nigeria breathed life into their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, thanks to a 2-0 win in Rwanda on Friday night.
It was the Super Eagles first game under new head coach, Eric Chelle.
Victor Osimhen continued his hot streak in front of goal with a brace in the first half.
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The striker who has shone this season for Galatasaray, opened the scoring with a side-footed finish from Ademola Lookman’s free-kick.
Osimhen doubled the Eagles’ advantage after stealing the ball on the halfway line and dinking it over the goalkeeper.
The result takes the three-time African champions up to third place in the group, following South Africa’s 2-0 win over Lesotho.
Chelle’s men will face Zimbabwe next on Tuesday.
2026 WCQ: Super Eagles move up to third place with 2-0 win in Rwanda
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Newcastle stun Liverpool to secure Carabao Cup victory
Newcastle stun Liverpool to secure Carabao Cup victory
Newcastle United clinched their first domestic trophy in 70 years with a stunning 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak sealed a historic win, igniting celebrations among the club’s passionate supporters.
Defender Burn put Newcastle ahead just before halftime, powering in a header from a corner to send the black-and-white-clad fans into raptures
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Buoyed by their lead, Newcastle doubled their advantage in the 52nd minute when Swedish forward Isak coolly slotted the ball past Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
Premier League leaders Liverpool pulled one back deep into stoppage time through Federico Chiesa, but it was too little, too late as Eddie Howe’s side held firm to lift their first major domestic trophy since 1955.
Newcastle stun Liverpool to secure Carabao Cup victory
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