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RNZ News
2 hours ago
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- RNZ News
Early Sports Chat for 6 June 2025
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ABC News
10 hours ago
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- ABC News
Lachlan Kennedy – Australia's new sprint sensation
Twenty-one-year-old sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has become just the second Australian to break the 10 second barrier in the men's 100 metres without wind assistance. Lachlan Kennedy speaks to 7.30's Sarah Ferguson about the record-breaking race.
ABC News
5 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Lachlan Kennedy becomes second Australian to run 100m inside 10 seconds
Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has become the first Australian in 22 years to legally break the 10-second barrier in the men's 100 metres. Competing at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Nairobi, Kenya, Kennedy stormed to victory in 9.98 seconds. The 21-year-old is the first to achieve the feat since Patrick Johnson's 9.93 Australian record in 2003. There was a false start delay to the race, but that did not phase Kennedy as he refocused to deliver his best performance. "It's so good. I can finally say I run 9! I haven't wanted to rush it or put the pressure on myself," he said after the race. "I take every race as it comes and I knew it would come eventually. "I was there to win today and bring it home, and I am super stoked to get the win and the time." Kennedy added that he "didn't think a 9 was realistic until a couple of years ago" but says he is "getting better with every race". "I'm looking forward to seeing what I can achieve later in the year as we get closer to the World Championships," he added. On the track, Kennedy gave a big thanks to his coaching team and training partners. "I've got a good coach [Andrew Iselin], good training partners — shout out to Calab Law, and a good S&C and team around me. It's been about trusting the process." Up next for Kennedy is the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic on June 24 where he will be joined by fellow Aussie sprint sensation Gout Gout in the 200m. ABC
News.com.au
6 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Niance returns with dominant win in Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield after recovering from mystery skull fracture
Aspiring top class sprinter Niance picked up where she left off last spring – albeit without infected bone fragments in her skull – for a dominant Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1200m) victory at Caulfield. The Grahame Begg -trained flyer comfortably accounted for race-fit Cleo Cat and Aviatress in her first start back from a mystery cracked skull. Niance was being rested for an Oakleigh Plate campaign when staff discovered the significant injury. 'She cracked her skull and had fragments taken out,' Begg said. 'The problem was we didn't know how she injured herself. She was in the paddock and they found her, she had swelling to her skull. 'There wasn't any sign of any head trauma or anything, we were a bit miffed what happened to her. 'We had to do surgery on her to remove the (infected bone) fragments, once we got all that cleaned up and looked after he very well … she's bounced through it and onwards and upwards.' Niance is back in a big way taking out the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes giving the Begg stable a Caulfield double! @Grahame_Begg @daniel_moor @AceBloodstock â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) May 31, 2025 • Niance powered to victory on Saturday, cruised wide in the run and took over quickly in the straight. 'She's a gun,' Begg said after favourite Niance sealed a Caulfield double for the stable. 'Never knows how to run a bad race. 'She was in a good rhythm all the way through, I just said to (jockey) Daniel (Moor) keep it smooth, it doesn't matter if you're wide because … she's got a great will to win this mare. 'I'm sure there's better things in store for her.' Begg has a Group 2 option in Queensland to consider but indicated the Group 3 The Heath 1100 at Caulfield in August could parlay better into the spring with ultimate Group 1 aspirations. Niance has won seven of 11 starts including the past three in stakes' company. • Big Swinger's stunning burst bails out favourite backers 'To be able to bounce back and come through that (injury) … she hasn't missed a beat,' Begg said. 'She gave us all the indication she prepped up really well for today, it was the ideal race for her. 'She's done a good job to come back and do what she has done today.' Moor appreciated the pick-up ride on Niance and nailed the brief. 'She's not a huge horse but she's got a great length of stride,' Moor said. 'In a matter of two strides we'd gone from being two lengths off them to right at them and I just wanted her to harness that in the right way … wanted to give her that balanced up set up to let rip.' Begg's first winner on Saturday's card, Splash Back, was equally impressive, charging to victory in the 1200m Fillies and Mares Benchmark 78.
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Huge update emerges on Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley after arrest for allegedly punching ex-girlfriend in face
Olympic medalist sprinter Fred Kerley has reportedly pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge after being a ccused of punching ex-girlfriend Alaysha Johnson earlier this month. The 30-year-old, who is one of only three men to have run sub-10 seconds in the 100m sprint, was arrested back on May 2 over the alleged incident at a hotel in Dania Beach, Florida. According to the arrest report, Johnson told an officer she was struck once in the face by Kerley with a closed fist, causing her nose to bleed, after he had become aggressive and continued to approach her. The report also said her injuries were 'consistent with her statements' and that the athlete was charged with one count of 'battery-touch or strike.' Yet according to TMZ Sports, Kerley's lawyer, Richard Cooper, notified the court in Broward County last week that he intends to fight the charge of misdemeanor battery in front of a jury of his peers. At a court appearance on Friday May 3 he was granted a $1,000 bond and told not to get in contact with Johnson or return to the place of arrest. In a statement just after his arrest the Olympian, who won a bronze medal in Paris last year, said: 'While there was a physical altercation, my arrest was not due to any criminal act. Rather, it resulted from my decision to remain silent until my legal counsel was present. 'I chose not to speak to law enforcement without my attorney present, and for that reason alone, I was booked.' Cooper also said in a statement that his client was 'attacked' during his interaction with Johnson. 'We ask Fred's sponsors, fans, and the public for patience and respect as we let the State Attorney conduct his investigation,' the attorney said. 'We are confident that this case will be summarily dismissed shortly.' Kerley dated Johnson, who is also a 100m runner, for about six months before they broke up last October, according to the arrest report. It comes after the track star was also tased and arrested by police during a night out in Miami Beach in January with his new lover. Days later his estranged wife, Angelica, relived the horrifying moment she thought she would 'die at his hands' in an emotional interview with Angelica, the mother of their three young children, said that she had to fight for air as Kerley choked her during an alleged early morning attack back in May 2024 in the bedroom of their home just south of Miami. Former college heptathlete Angelica claimed Fred only stopped and fled after their 9-year-old daughter Mia bravely tackled her super fit six-feet three-inches father from behind, and began desperately clawing at his eyes. Speaking exclusively to about what she said was the inside story of her turbulent 10-year relationship with the track icon – Angelica claimed he's a serial cheater who leads a 'double life'. Kerley's attorney labeled her account 'fabrications,' pointing out they were not sufficient for cops to arrest him at the time. 'The only ones being hurt by these imaginative claims are their three young children who will remember how their mother sacrificed their privacy and their father's reputation for fleeting fame,' said Cooper.
