After reaching the final with some tiebreak heroics in the semi-final win over Malaysia, it seemed only fitting that the final would go the same way.

McKeown and Kelly were out of the traps fast in the first set as they took four shots in the third end on route to a 6-2 win.

The English pair fought back in a tight second set to build a 3-0 lead, and they held on to win 4-2 and send the final to a one-end shootout.

It was Kelly who came closest to the jack and Walker was unable to respond with his final bowl, which started the celebrations for a well-deserved gold medal.

“We wish it wasn’t always an extra end but we played really well,” added McKeown.

“We got a huge four shots early on and kicked on from there in the first set.

“In the second set we lost a three early on in probably the worst end of the game, and then clawed our way back into it.

“Gary had a chance to win the game with his last bowl and unfortunately just missed, but he played an absolute bomb on the tiebreak end to secure the win.”

Kelly said he had to grab the chance “with both hands” with the decisive bowl of the match.

“Obviously there’s nerves and there’s pressure, but you’ve just got to have belief and trust.

“I’ve been lucky enough n my career that I’ve done it before, so you’ve just got to reach into those moments and believe.

“You have to enjoy and embrace those moments as well, and thankfully I delivered.”

England missed out on a netball medal after suffering a second crushing defeat to Australia on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Roses fell away after a promising first quarter to lose 68-50, emulating their earlier 66-47 defeat to the Diamonds in the group phase.

Australia, who had been forced to quickly regroup after Saturday’s stunning last-gasp semi-final loss to Jamaica, dominated the second half of the contest to secure the bronze medal.

It is the first time Australia have not contested a netball final since the sport was introduced to the Games in 1998. Jamaica are set to face New Zealand in the gold medal match later on Sunday.

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Temitope Adeshina has produced one of the most historic performances of Team Nigeria’s campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, winning bronze in the women’s high jump to end a 72-year wait for a Nigerian medal in the event.

Kola Daniel, Special Adviser on Media to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.

Daniel said Adeshina cleared 1.90 metres to finish third behind Australia’s Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers.

“Adeshina cleared 1.90 metres to secure third place behind Australia’s Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, becoming the first Nigerian high jumper to stand on a Commonwealth Games podium.

“This was after Emmanuel Ifeajuna won gold at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.

“Her achievement also made her the first Nigerian woman ever to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the high jump, adding a new chapter to Nigeria’s rich athletics history,” he said.

Daniel described Adeshina’s bronze as a remarkable rise for the Nigerian athlete, who finished 10th on her Commonwealth Games debut four years ago.

“Her return to the games was marked by composure, consistency and determination, as she successfully navigated the competition to claim a place on the podium against a world-class field.

“Adeshina’s medal carries significance far beyond the podium. Before her performance in Glasgow, only two Nigerians had ever won Commonwealth Games medals in the high jump,” he said.

Adeshina’s achievement adds another memorable moment to Nigeria’s strong athletics campaign in Glasgow and marks a historic milestone for the country’s women’s high jump.

Fatal Influence may have picked up a huge win in a six-woman tag team match against Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Page at SummerSlam on Saturday night, but the real stunning moment came moments after the match was finished.

Jacy Jayne hit Paige with a Rolling Encore and pinned her for the victory. Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid celebrated as they walked back up the ramp at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Brie Bella, Paige and Nikki Bella look on during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

Paige, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella were back in the ring and taking in the applause of the crowd. Paige turned back around to find Nikki Bella hitting her with a clothesline. She laid the beatdown on Paige, taking out all of her frustrations on her. Brie Bella looked on, grabbing her shoulder and doing nothing to help her former tag team partner.

The Bellas walked up the ramp, leaving Paige in the dust.

“Oh you f—-d up,” Paige wrote on X after SummerSlam was finished.

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Nikki Bella faces Paige during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

Paige made her return to WWE at WrestleMania 42 when she stepped in for an injured Nikki Bella to vie for the women’s tag team championship. Paige and Brie Bella won the match and held the tag titles for several weeks before losing them to Reid and Henley at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

The joyous moment of WrestleMania appeared to be a thing of the past.

Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne and Lainey Reid celebrate their win during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

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For Fatal Influence, they have emerged as one of the top groups on SmackDown – let alone WWE itself. Reid and Henley already have gold and Jayne’s opportunities at a singles title has to be coming in the near future.

Ukraine’s forward #07 Mykhailo Mudryk controls the ball during the UEFA Nations League football match between Georgia and Ukraine in Batumi on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)

Mykhailo Mudryk will be welcomed with open arms when he rejoins Chelsea this week in Hong Kong, manager Xabi Alonso said, but the Ukrainian will not be rushed back after winning his appeal against a doping ban.

The Ukraine international winger was suspended for four years after failing a 2024 drug test that revealed the presence of a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance.

He was cleared on Friday to resume his career after the Football Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency “resolved his appeal.”

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“We are happy, especially for him, because we are not able to understand what he has been through in this time and how he feels at the moment,” Alonso said in Sydney.

“We want that he feels part of the team, because he has not had this for a long time, and that he has the support from everyone: from the club, from the teammates, from the staff.

“To be honest, we were not expecting to have this great news at this moment, so we are very happy learning that he will be here with us.”

Mudryk will join Chelsea for the next leg of their pre-season tour in Hong Kong where they face Juventus on Wednesday, Alonso said, after a 2-1 defeat to London rivals Tottenham in Sydney on Saturday.

But the Spaniard cautioned that Mudryk’s reintegration would be a slow process.

The 25-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for £62 million ($83 million) in 2023, has not played since November 2024.

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“It will take time,” Alonso said. “But once there’s a change, things will start moving, and for him, it’s a massive change (from) training on his own every day.

“I think that had to be really, really hard because he wanted to play football, he wanted to be part of the team, and he was not allowed to do that for such a long time.

“So once this meeting has happened, now we can move on and after we will see if he makes progress quicker or slower. But we need to do the work.”

Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi managed Mudryk at Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and was also happy to see him back.

“He’s my son, he’s a cool guy, a top player, hopefully he can show what he suffered the last two seasons in this coming season, maybe not against Tottenham, but he’s a lovely guy,” said the Italian.

Mudryk filed his appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and changes to WADA procedures in the interim meant that had his failed test produced the same result now, charges would not have been brought.

Following her sprint victory on the first stage of the Tour de France, Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes took the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. Defending champion and favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt finished eighth. Today, the peloton will compete in a new stage between Aigle and Geneva, Switzerland.

In swimming, Léon Marchand has allayed concerns about his participation in the ongoing European Championships in Paris. Despite his adductor injury, the French swimmer believes he has a chance in the butterfly and freestyle events, but has ruled out the breaststroke.

The beast has been slayed. The next big thing is in the past. The future is now.

Oba Femi ruled the ring and defeated Brock Lesnar in an epic Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It was a car crash from the start.

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Brock Lesnar raises Oba Femi’s hand during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

The two major stars of WWE were locked inside the monstrous structure and nearly ripped the ring apart. Lesnar did as much as he could. He took Femi to Suplex City, but it didn’t have much effect on “The Ruler.” Lesnar crushed Femi with the steel steps and hit him with multiple F5s but still couldn’t keep him down.

For his last act, Lesnar ripped the canvas to expose the wood blocks underneath. He hit Femi with a tombstone piledriver in an apparent nod to The Undertaker. He came within a millisecond of beating Femi.

But Femi kicked out and delivered a Fall from Grace. He finally was able to pin Lesnar and conquer someone who was deemed to be unconquerable. Femi celebrated the victory in the ring as Lesnar and Paul Heyman watched.

Oba Femi faces Brock Lesnar during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

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Lesnar got the last word.

“This is the future, ladies and gentlemen,” Lesnar said, referencing Femi. “This is the past. This is the future.”

Lesnar seemingly retired after losing to Femi the first time at WrestleMania 42. He left his boots in the ring and waved goodbye to the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. While Lesnar looked teary-eyed, he raised Femi’s hand as the premium live event went off the air.

Brock Lesnar faces Oba Femi during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1, 2026. (WWE via Getty Images)

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Femi is clearly the next person in line to get a title shot and his eyes will certainly be on the outcome of the World Heavyweight Championship match between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins on Night 2 of SummerSlam.

Former champion jockey Jim Crowley has retired 10 months after sustaining serious injuries in a fall, saying it was “the most difficult decision” of his life.

Crowley, 48, announced his retirement on Saturday at Goodwood, 20 years after he rode his first Group-race winner.

He was injured at York in September when his mount Almeraq was brought down after clipping heels with a rival and then rolled over Crowley.

The jockey was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and has since had multiple operations on his pelvis and legs.

“It’s been a great career, it’s just unfortunate that after my accident at York my body couldn’t get back to the level I want to be to race ride again,” said Crowley.

“To come from jumping and do as well as I did on the Flat was amazing. I partnered some great horses and it gave me days I could only dream of…

“It’s nice to announce the retirement at Goodwood. It’s my home track and I’ve had so many good days here.”

Crowley, who secured 29 Group One wins, began his time in the saddle as a National Hunt jockey before switching to the Flat.

He rode his first Group-race winner on Hawridge Prince in the 2006 Jockey Club Cup and became champion jockey in 2016.

He was subsequently appointed as the retained rider for Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stud.

Alex Eala of the Philippines shakes hands with Naomi Osaka of Japan after a women’s singles match on day six of the Mubadala DC Open 2026 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala grew up watching four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka.

On Sunday, the Filipino knocked off the former World No. 1 to advance to her first career WTA 500 final at the Mubadala DC Open.

Shortly after stunning the third-seeded Osaka, 6-4, 6-2, in their first-ever meeting, Eala couldn’t help but be in awe of the Japanese star.

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“She definitely has aura, and she definitely has power, I can tell you,” Eala said in an interview with the Tennis Channel.

The Filipino tennis ace even recalled the time watching the Grand Slam finals of Osaka, who won twice both in the Australian Open (2019 and 2021) and US Open (2018 and 2020).

“I remember watching her finals in the Australian Open and also in the US Open. Really a great experience to share the court with her and I’m really happy that I was able to produce that level against her,” Eala said.

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The 28-year-old Osaka won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 and ruled the US Open courts in 2018 and 2020.

Facing a proven winner in Osaka, Eala knew she needed to be at her best to prevail.

“I’m super proud of my performance. I think I played really well and I had a great mentality and I stayed locked in till the end,” she said.

Her return game was also key in beating Osaka.

“It really depends on the moment because there are so many factors when it comes to returning. What’s the situation? What are you looking for in the ball? And at the end of the day, you don’t know what serve is going to come at you. So you kind of have to be ready for anything. But I think whatever I try to do best, what I can control. So whatever I can control, I try to do my 100 percent,” Eala said.

Eala battles World No. 3 Jessica Pegula on Monday at 12 a.m., hoping to clinch her maiden WTA 500 title.

The 21-year-old Eala has been on a tear since reaching the round of 16 at Wimbledon.

She opened her DC campaign by rallying past Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, before ousting defending champion Leylah Fernandez, and sweeping second seed Elina Svitolina and Osaka to make the final.