Disaster in Glasgow as Omanyala loses Commonwealth Games title

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 28, 2026 – Ferdinand Omanyala’s hopes of a second Commonwealth Games title evaporated in smoke after finishing sixth in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m in Glasgow on Tuesday night. forestarrow.help

The immediate former defending champion clocked 10.19 seconds, withering away in the latter half of the race after starting out strongly.

Kayinsola Ajayi of Nigeria took top honour in the race, clocking 9.94 seconds in first place, ahead of Welshman Jeremiah Azu (10.00 seconds) who also secured his place in the finals.

Ghanaian Abdul-Rasheed Saminu finished third in 10.06.

Omanyala’s disastrous campaign came a few minutes after another Kenyan, Meshack Babu, had woefully kissed goodbye to his dream of making the final.

Babu finished eighth in the first semi-final, timing 10.39 across the finish line.

On 28 July 2003, South Africa’s first Test against England at Edgbaston ended in a draw after Graeme Smith delivered a record-breaking batting performance.

The 22-year-old had been handed the captaincy following the Proteas’ disappointing home World Cup campaign, becoming South Africa’s youngest men’s Test skipper. He arrived in Birmingham under pressure after struggling for runs in his first two Tests in charge.

Smith responded emphatically. Opening with Herschelle Gibbs, he helped demolish England’s attack in a 338-run stand scored in fewer than 75 overs. Gibbs made 179, while Smith powered on to 277 from 373 deliveries, hitting 35 fours.

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It was the highest Test score by a South African at the time, surpassing the previous record of 275 shared by Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten. Smith’s innings drove the Proteas to 594-5 declared.

England avoided the follow-on by reaching 408, led by Michael Vaughan’s 156 and Ashley Giles’ valuable 41. Smith then smashed 85 from 70 balls in South Africa’s second innings as the tourists declared on 134-4, setting England 321 to win.

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England reached 110-1 before rain and bad light ended South Africa’s victory push.

Smith was named player of the match and followed his Edgbaston epic with 259 at Lord’s. He finished the five-match series with 714 runs at 79.33.

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L’équipe nationale de la Côte d’Ivoire a réussi son entrée ce mardi face au Burkina Faso. C’était à l’occasion de la première journée de la CAN Féminine au stade Larbi Zaouli. Repêchés suite à l’élargissement du nombre de participants, Reynald Pedros et ses pouliches étaient clairement en mission. Il était question de faire bonne impression […]

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Figure emblématique du Bayern Munich et du football allemand, Manuel Neuer s’apprête à entamer une nouvelle saison sous les couleurs bavaroises. À 40 ans, le gardien disputera son seizième exercice avec le Rekordmeister et sa vingt et unième saison en Bundesliga, après avoir évolué cinq ans à Schalke 04.

Si son immense palmarès parle pour lui, le portier allemand sort d’une saison plus compliquée, marquée par des prestations en deçà de ses standards, aussi bien avec le Bayern que lors de la Coupe du monde 2026. Cette saison, il devrait également faire face à une concurrence plus importante avec la montée en puissance de Jonas Urbig.

Dans un entretien accordé au quotidien allemand Bild, Neuer a laissé entendre que la saison 2026-2027 pourrait être la dernière de sa carrière.

« Je n’entre pas sur le terrain en me disant que c’est peut-être mon dernier match, même si cette idée peut parfois traverser l’esprit. Mais il est probable que je mette un terme à ma carrière. À la fin de la saison dernière, j’étais proche d’arrêter. Si je continue aujourd’hui, c’est parce que je prends énormément de plaisir avec cette équipe et ce staff. Nous avons les moyens de nous battre pour tous les trophées et le niveau collectif est très élevé. C’est ce qui m’a convaincu de poursuivre une saison de plus », a expliqué le champion du monde 2014.

Toujours animé par la volonté de remporter de nouveaux titres, Neuer semble donc déterminé à profiter pleinement de ce qui pourrait être le dernier chapitre d’une carrière exceptionnelle, avant de tirer définitivement sa révérence à l’été 2027.

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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis admitted her side cannot afford any more slip-ups, following their opening Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Group B loss to Tanzania on Monday.

Banyana in need of a win

Banyana will now take on Ivory Coast on Friday, needing a victory to get their WAFCON campaign back on track. Only the top two teams in Group B will make it to the quarterfinals.

Ellis’ side need to secure a semifinal spot if they are to qualify automatically for next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup finals in Brazil.

“I felt that all three games were going to be difficult, but a good start would have given us the momentum and now the next match becomes a final before the final, it’s a must-win, and also the game after that,” Ellis told safa.net.

“We still have it in us, it wasn’t a good day at the office, we can be better than that. We cannot drop any more points and with only two teams progressing to the next round, we have to put our best foot forward.

“We knew that we had it in us to get positive results, and for that we are disappointed.

“Goals win games, we knew what Tanzania was going to do, but the two goals we conceded were poor,” she added on the 2-1 loss.

“They had two chances and they scored them and won the game. I said before the match that it was going to be a very difficult match, but we also made life difficult for ourselves.”

‘Someone you can rely on’

The loss to Tanzania was not the best way for midfielder Linda Motlhalo to mark her 100th appearance for Banyana.

“Linda came into the team back in 2015 and has been in the team ever since. She is someone you can rely on, very creative, very good on the ball and she deserves it. Hopefully she can go further and clock another 50. She has been a tremendous and an ultimate professional, and has carried herself well. I just want to say congratulations to her, and her family can be proud of how much she has given to the game,” said Ellis.