Lamont Marcell Jacobs carved out a very special place for himself in the annals of athletics with victory in the men’s 100m final at the Olympics. An unlikely successor to Usain Bolt has been crowned. America’s Fred Kerley picked up the silver medal and Canadian Andre De Grasse took bronze.
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Xander Schauffele won gold at the Tokyo Games men’s singles golf tournament as Rory McIlroy suffered heartache in a nerve-jangling seven-man play-off for bronze. Schauffele snatched the glory after a marvellous approach to the 18th green that set up a birdie putt and breaking Rory Sabbatini’s heart.
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The British and Irish Lions will collide with South Africa in a series decider next Saturday after the Springboks emerged emphatic 27-9 winners from a tense second Test at Cape Town Stadium.
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Mercedes’ locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton coming out ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez start third and fourth and will look to get the better of the Silver Arrows off the line.
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Aidan Walsh has secured Ireland’s first Olympic medal in boxing since the London Olympics in 2012. The Belfast welterweight comfortably outpointed Merven Clair from Mauritius in their quarter-final bout meaning he will win a minimum of bronze but a win over Pat McCormack from Britain in the semi-final on Sunday will give him a chance to upgrade to silver.
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