Schoenmaker, Van Niekerk set for epic showdown as SA swimmers shine in Birmingham
South African stars Lara van Niekerk and Tatjana Schoenmaker are on course for a blockbuster showdown in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games.
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Jeremiah Azu eyes ‘big opportunity’ to chase down Wales medal in 100 metres
British champion Jeremiah Azu insists his Commonwealth Games target is to win a medal and not prove a point after missing out on 100 metres selection at the World Championships.
England 2-1 Germany (AET): Lionesses emerge as ruthless champions with Euro 2022 success - The Warm-Up
MONDAY'S BIG STORIES The Art Of Winning Ad/> Throughout her eleven months in charge of England, Sarina Wiegman has returned time and again to one word in her press conferences and her post-match interviews: ruthlessness. Generally, in football, this means taking scoring chances when they come along, and England lived up to that yesterday, with Ella Toone's spectacular running chip and Chloe Kelly's less spectacular, but really quite clever, rolling of the defender in the six-yard box. Euro 2022Wright calls on Premier League to invest in WSL and capitalise on England's Euro 2022 success2 HOURS AGO But there's another kind of ruthlessness that marks out the teams that win from the teams that nearly win.
Commonwealth Games 2022 live: All the action from day 4 in Birmingham
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Former athlete Steve Cram reveals his Commonwealth Games 2022 predictions
Athletics legend Steve Cram, 61, on cool curling, running around canals in Birmingham and talking politics with Sebastian Coe.
CWG 2022: Track and field action begins Tuesday, India expected to win medal in women's discus throw
Chopra will not be defending the javelin throw title he had won in the last edition in Gold Coast due to a groin strain he suffered during his silver-winning feat at the World Championships in USA last month. In his absence, the likes of long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, veteran discus thrower Seema Punia and javelin thrower Annu Rani are expected to step up and try to achieve glory in the multi-sporting spectacle.
MLB roundup: Austin Riley hands Braves 1-0 walk-off win
Austin Riley sliced a double to right- centrefield to drive in Matt Olson in the ninth inning and give the Atlanta Braves a 1-0 walk-off victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.