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Man U set for clearout

MANCHESTER - Sevilla are negotiatin­g a loan move for Telles and have also registered an interest in Bailly, along with Serie A side Roma. Sources have told ESPN that Axel Tuanzebe, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Phil Jones and Brandon Williams are also available for transfer - either permanent or loans with an obligation to sign on a permanent deal - if suitable offers are received. Telles is surplus to requiremen­ts at Old Trafford after Erik ten Hag made left-back Tyrell Malacia his first summer signing.

Schmeichel joins Nice

LONDON - Kasper Schmeichel has completed a move to French club Nice to end his 11-year stay at Leicester City, the clubs announced yesterday. The 35-year-old leaves the King Power Stadium as a club legend after being one of the best players in Leicester’s shock Premier League title win in the 2015-16 season. Schmeichel played a key role in Leicester’s successful journey after helping them gain promotion to the top-flight in 2014. After winning the league, Schmeichel also won the FA Cup in 2020 and the Community Shield the following campaign.

Wijnaldum for Roma

ROME – Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma are said to have now reached an agreement to sign a Paris Saint-Germain star. In the 2022/23 campaign, the Italian outfit will compete in the UEFA Europa League after qualifying for it by winning the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League last season. Yet another big name now looks set to arrive in the capital of Italy, with journalist Fabrizio Romano reporting that PSG and Roma have reached an agreement over a loan move for midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. It is said the Serie A side will pay €5 million (R85 million) as part of the Dutch star’s salary during his season-long stay in Rome

Gold, bronze for Nigeria

BIRMINGHAM - It was a big night for Nigeria, with gold and bronze in the women’s discus in the Commonweal­th Games. Chioma Onyekwere took the top step on the podium with a throw of 61.70m ahead of England’s Jade Lally and team mate Obiageri Amaechi. After taking world championsh­ip pole vault bronze in Eugene, Australia’s Nina Kennedy upgraded to gold in Birmingham with a winning height of 4.60m. Elsewhere, Molly Caudery grabbed silver for England and New Zealand’s Imogen

BIRMINGHAM - Jacob Kiplimo used a devastatin­g late kick to win the Commonweal­th Games men’s 10 000 metres gold on Tuesday, stepping up in the absence of world champion Joshua Cheptegei to maintain Uganda’s domination of the event.

Opening night at Alexander Stadium was meant to be highlighte­d by Cheptegei defending his Commonweal­th crown but the Ugandan world record holder opted out to better prepare for the remaining Diamond League races.

That left Kiplimo, the Olympic and world bronze medallist, alone to face the three man Kenyan threat of Kibiwott Kandie, Daniel Ebenyo and Edward Zakayo Pingua.

The Kenyans controlled the pace at Cali’s Pascual Guerrero Stadium and through much of the race until Kiplimo and Ebenyo broke free of the pack to reduce the battle for gold to a two-man fight with two laps to run.

Shoulder-to-shoulder entering the final bend, Kiplimo found another gear rocketing away down the last 100 metres, hands raised with enough energy to dance in delight as he crossed the line in a Games record time of 27 minutes, 9.19 seconds.

“I think for me winning this Commonweal­th Games title was everything, the most important thing for me this season,” Kiplimo said.

Kenyans occupied the other two spots on the podium with Ebenyo securing silver and Kandie bronze.

With Kiplimo’s superb victory Uganda have now won the men’s 10 000m at every Commonweal­th Games since 2006.

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