Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan battles to European 10,000m silver
Eilish McColgan followed up her 10,000 metres Commonwealth title with European silver as she finished second behind Turkey’s Yasemin Can in Munich.
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Israel Olatunde clocks second-fastest time in Irish history in Munich
Israel Olatunde clocked the second-fastest time in Irish history in scorching to victory in the opening round heats of the men’s 100 metres at the European Championships in Munich.
Usman, Ngannou, Oliveira, Poirier: Independent's top 10 UFC P4P fighters
The meteoric rise of the UFC has been imperative for mixed martial arts, which has nestled amongst the likes of boxing and pro wrestling as one of the globe’s elite combat sports across the past few decades.
Olatunde runs brilliant PB to make 100m semi-finals
Israel Olatunde ran a scorching personal best of 10.19 seconds to win his men's 100m heat at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Monday morning.
Israel Olatunde bidding to become Ireland's fastest ever man
At times, Israel Olatunde can scarcely believe his rapid rate of progression.
Lukaku nets seconds into Inter return at Lecce
LECCE, Italy: Romelu Lukaku made a dream start to his return to Inter Milan on Saturday after scoring less than two minutes into the Serie A club’s season opener at Lecce.Belgium forward Lukaku nodded home from close range with just 81 seconds gone to give Inter the lead at the Stadio Via del mare as they begin their bid to reclaim the Scudetto from local rivals AC Milan, 4-2 winners over Udinese earlier on Saturday.The 29-year-old had the easiest task to open his account for the campaign after Matteo Darmian knocked Federico Dimarco’s cross straight into his path.Lukaku reportedly took a pay cut to 8.5 million euros for the coming campaign to get out of Chelsea.He performed poorly in England and enraged Chelsea fans by saying in an interview with Sky Sport Italia that he wanted to return to Inter, where he won the Serie A title in 2021 and scored 64 times in 95 games over two years.That move came sooner than expected, with Inter paying an initial eight million euros plus a potential three million in bonuses for the loan.Italian media report that Inter and Chelsea have a gentleman’s agreement that the loan could be extended for another season should the move work out.After the deal was done his lawyer Sebastien Ledure said that “anything can happen” between now and the end of next season.
’Emotional’ Werner scores for Leipzig on Bundesliga return
BERLIN: Former Chelsea striker Timo Werner found the back of the net on an emotional return to Leipzig, but it was not enough to secure their first win of the season as Cologne snatched a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Leipzig played the majority of the game with 10 men, after Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai received a straight red card for an elbow to the throat of Cologne’s Florian Kainz just before half time. Werner left Leipzig for London in 2020 before returning earlier this week in a £25 million ($30.2 million, 29.5 million euros) deal.
Gabriel Jesus scores 2 in Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Leicester
LONDON: Gabriel Jesus didn’t take long to make an impression at Emirates Stadium. The Brazil striker marked his home debut for Arsenal with two goals and two assists in a 4-2 win against Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday. But apparently it wasn’t enough for Jesus himself.