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BI5MINGHAM ± Lara van Niekerk won her second gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the women’s 100m breaststroke final ahead of compatriot Tatjana 6choenmaker who won silver.
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GE5MAN< ± New Barcelona striker 5obert Lewandowski said farewell to his former Bayern Munich teammates and club staff during a brief visit to the Bundesliga champions’ headquarters yesterday, despite his rocky departure and spat with Bayern bosses.
The Poland forward, who scored 344 goals for Bayern in 375 games during his eight years at the club, joined Barca in a deal worth 45 million euros 86 46.06 million last month after forcing a move from the German club.
The 33-year-old and Bayern bosses have criticised each other over the way they handled the transfer, with Lewandowski saying there had been lot of µpolitics’ from the side of the club who were µtrying to find an argument’ to sell him.
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LI9E5P22L ± Diogo -ota has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2027.
The Portugal international has been rewarded with a new five-year deal for his fine form since originally joining from :olves back in 2020.
The 25-year-old netted 21 times in all competitions for the 5eds last season, but he will face stiff competition for a place this term following the arrival of Darwin Nunez from Benfica.
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A86T5IA ± Austrian Formula 2ne F1 team 5ed Bull said yesterday it is extending its agreement with Honda for engine development until 2025.
Honda officially left F1 at the end of last season but signed a deal running until the end of the 2022 season to continue providing technical assistance for engine development to 5ed Bull and its sister team Alpha Tauri.
The powertrains are now manufactured and developed primarily by 5ed
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86A ± There is a petition circulating to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the 86 2pen but the 6erbian appears likely to miss the entire North American hardcourt swing barring a sudden change in C29ID-1 protocols in the 8nited 6tates and Canada.
Djokovic has refused to take the C29ID-1 vaccine yet the 21-times Grand 6lam winner remains on the entry lists for the ATP 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati that serve as tune-ups for the August 2 - 6eptember 11 86 2pen in New In the case of the 86 2pen, which does not have a vaccine mandate, organisers previously said that per the Grand 6lam 5ule Book, all eligible players are entered into the main draw based on their ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event. 86 2pen organisers also said that while they do not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, they will respect the 86 government’s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-86 citizens.