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The Independent
19 minutes ago
- The Independent
Charlie Dobson shocks Matt Hudson-Smith as British stars shine at London Diamond League
Charlie Dobson shocked Matt Hudson-Smith as he edged victory in the men's 400 metres in front of a sell-out crowd at London Diamond League. Dobson won the Diamond League final last year and while all eyes were on Olympic silver medallist Hudson-Smith, it was Dobson who swooped through to claim the win in a new personal best time of 44.14 seconds. He said: "I really enjoyed that one. I kind of set the race up slightly different to how I'd done previously. I got to 200 a couple of tenths faster than I would normally, I hope, obviously I haven't seen the splits yet. "I just got to the last straight and I felt really good. I thought I'd give it everything. I thought I'd catch a few of them, I didn't think I'd catch all of them." Asked if Hudson-Smith had any words at the finish, Dobson added: "He just laughed at me. I couldn't really say much either, to be honest. I was surprised. I'll chat to him after. He's an amazing competitor. "I love being able to race against him and I'll be honest, I love beating him." Josh Kerr was another expected to be among the winners but, although he ran a season's best of 3.29.37, Kenya's Phanuel Koech had the measure of the reigning world champion. Georgia Hunter-Bell produced a decisive finishing kick in the women's 800m, running a season's best of 1.56.74 to beat America's Addison Wiley, while Jemma Reekie (sixth) and Laura Muir (10th) were down the field. Morgan Lake claimed victory in the women's high jump with a leap of 1.96m but there was disappointment for Molly Caudery in the women's pole vault as the 2024 world indoor champion cleared 4.60m, some way short of even her season's best of 4.85m, to place fifth. Dina Asher-Smith posted her best time this year in the women's 200m, running 22.25 behind Julien Alfred, with team-mate Amy Hunt third in a new PB of 22.31. The first British quartet of Asher-Smith, Hunt, Desiree Henry and Daryll Neita came out on top in their women's 4x100m relay, running 41.69 seconds to beat second-placed Jamaica, with the second GB entry coming home sixth. The first men's GB team of Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchcliffe, Romell Glave and Zharnel Hughes ran 38.08 to finish second to a dominant Jamaican team in the men's 4x100m relay, with the second British quartet taking third. National 400m finals yielded victories for Lewis Davey (44.91) and Victoria Ohuruogu (51.22), with Seamus Derbyshire (48.82) winning a domestic men's 400m hurdle final. Lawrence Okoye had to settle for third in the men's discus with a throw of 67.24m behind Mykolas Alekna's meeting record of 71.70m, while the Netherlands' Femke Bol delivered a comprehensive victory in the women's 400m hurdles, as Britain's Lina Nielsen finished sixth. Noah Lyles was defeated in first 100m since winning gold in Paris last year, running 10 seconds flat as Jamica's Oblique Seville powered home in a time of 9.86. Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new meeting record of 1.42 in the men's 800m, with Britain's Max Burgin taking third with a new personal best of 1.42.36 in a race that had been billed as a world-record attempt.
Daily Record
19 minutes ago
- Daily Record
Celtic crush Newcastle as Kenny delivers, Inamura dazzles and towering Trusty shuts critics up
The Scottish champions turned up the style in the cross-border clash with a thumping win Celtic earned their stripes as they hit four to dump Newcastle United and lift the Adidas Trophy. Brendan Rodgers' side clipped the Magpies' wings as an Arne Engels penalty, Johnny Kenny's second strike in four days and second half goals from Hjunjun Yang and Liam Scvales did the damage. Returning hero Kieran Tierney even got in on the act on a brilliant afternoon as he climbed off the bench to provide a trademark assist for Scales' clincher. Newcastle started brightly but the Hoops almost went ahead on 20 minutes when Yang's cross caught Fabian Schar in all sorts of bother and Nick Pope had to turn his own defenders clearance round the post. However they did streak ahead on 28 minutes when Engels wrong-footed Pope from 12 yards after the Belgian was clipped by Joe Willock as he shaped to slot home Maeda's cutback. Kenny - preferred to Idah from the start - missed an absolute sitter when Yang's cutback only needed touching home but somehow the striker sclaffed wide. But he made amends when Pope presented a second goal on a plate just before half time. The keeper raced out his box to meet Schmeichel's punt down the park but misjudged the bounce leaving the onrushing striker a tap in. Newcastle made eight changes at the break. But Celtic made it 3-0 seven minutes in with Maeda grabbing another assist. Last year's player of the season raced onto McCowan's ball on the left, turned inside Emil Krath and slipped in Yang to tap home from eight yards. Scales put the icing on the cake when he rose to bullet home Tierney's cross past sub keeper Martin Dubravka with 15 minutes to go. Heres five talking points from Parkhead: First silverware of the season! Okay, friendlies mean nothing - until it's a Scottish side beating Premier League opposition. Trumped up pre-season fare or not this was a proper run-out for Celtic against a Newcastle side that might not have been at full strength but were in their face from the start. Celtic were forced onto the back foot for spells but looked comfortable defending against a Champions League side - and hitting on the break. The pace of Maeda was crucial in a game plan that will again likely be rolled out in Europe when the occasion demands. The sweeping move to win the penalty for the opener was a sign this Celtic side have shaken off the summer rustiness and are close to hitting top gear. And despite changing an entire team after the break, the Hoops ended the game comfortably in control. Forward thinking Shin Yamada got a pre-match introduction to the Parkhead faithful after completing his move from Kawasaki Frontale. But Brendan Rodgers knows he still has work to do to fill the goals void left by the departed Kyogo and Nicolas Kuhn. Kenny was handed another chance to shine from the start after scoring in the midweek win over Sporting Lisbon and chased down the fortuitous second goal impressively. But his missed sitter moments earlier was symbolic of a young striker lacking that killer instinct. Kenny was full of running and has done his first team chances no harm over pre-season. He's far from the finished article but there is something here to build on. Still, Rodgers won't mind seeing two of his front three getting on the scoresheet before Adam Idah's second half introduction. KT's second coming Kieran Tierney started on the bench but the summer signing's 55th minute introduction - for his first Parkhead appearance since a 3-0 win over Aberdeen in April 2019 - brought one of the biggest roars of the day. And he followed up by producing a delicious cross for Scales to head home 20 minutes later. It's going to take something special to top the return of Tierney this summer. Yet his fellow new arrival Hayato Inamura had again impressed at the left of a back four as Celtic kept the high-flying Magpies at bay in a first half. Austin Trusty also shone at the centre of defence. With Cameron Carter-Vickers still sidelined, his fellow American stopper had to step up to the plate and his positioning was key to thwarting Newcastle's first half bursts. Newcy frown Eddie Howe couldn't get his backroom team together in time to take the Celtic job four years ago. But the Newcastle boss showed he's got quite a squad of players at his disposal at Newcastle. He rested Liverpool linked £63m hitman Alexander Isak and Brazil ace Joelinton yet still fielded a star-studded side that included skipper Bruno Guimaraes, Kieren Trippier, Harvey Barnes and Swiss ace Fabian Schar from the start - and strengthened it after the break by adding £55m summer signing Anthony Elanga for his debut, Anthony Gordon and Jamaal Lascelles. They showed flashes of quality but are clearly weeks behind Celtic in preparations. Brief encounter Parkhead wasn't at full tilt as punters voted with their feet over the ticket price for this glamour friendly. But the Toon Army weren't put off, gobbling up 10,000 tickets to turn the majority of the Lisbon Lions Stand into a sea of black and white. And the flocks of Magpies lived right up to their reputation as one of the EPL's loudest travelling supports with 90-minutes of energy and, no doubt, well oiled noise. It was a reminder of days gone by when visiting fans helped produce a crackling atmosphere.
BBC News
20 minutes ago
- BBC News
Lowry left 'gutted' by Royal Portrush return
Former champion Shane Lowry said his Open Championship at Royal Portrush had been "hard to take" after a shooting three over in his third round on world number 18, who lifted the Claret Jug when the championship was last staged at the Northern Irish links in 2019, was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his second round on Friday and returned to the course the next day suffering from a virus."To be honest, I'm gutted," said the Irishman. "I wanted to do well so badly today and this week. I put so much into this week that, yeah, it's hard to take."The annoying thing for me today is I didn't get to enjoy today as much as I would have liked - Saturday at The Open in your home country, I should enjoy it a lot more than I did, just because of how I felt."Lowry, who said he "was not too keen" to discuss the penalty incident for a second time, birdied the 13th on Saturday to get back to level par for the championship but followed that with a quadruple bogey on the next hole and dropped a further shot at the said his illness contributed to a "lack of energy" in the closing stretch of holes."Honestly, every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, I couldn't," he added."It's just such a bad feeling. I think lack of energy towards the end maybe did me in."Look, I don't want to make excuses. It is what it is. It's just really bad timing, obviously."
