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Amusan broke the world record earlier on Sunday by clocking 12.12 seconds in the semi-final at Hayward Field. Nigerian Tobi Amusan has stormed to victory at the 100 metres hurdles final at the World Championships held in Eugene, United States, becoming the first athlete from her country to win gold at such an event. The 25-year-old’s 12.06-second performance on Sunday was initially announced as a world record, but was later ruled ineligible as the wind speed exceeded the legal limit. Amusan had broken the world record earlier in the day by clocking 12.12 seconds in the semi-final at Hayward Field. In the final, she recovered from a slightly slower start to put on a pristine performance over the barriers, 0.17 seconds clear of silver medallist Britany Anderson of Jamaica. ...

Sadio Mané has been crowned the Men’s African Player of the Year 2022 at the CAF Awards in Rabat, Morocco. The Bayern Munich forward beat former club teammate, Mohamed Salah and national colleague, Edouard Mendy to the win the award for the second year running after an impressive campaign which saw him impress for both club and country. Mané led Senegal to win their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in February when the competition was held in Cameroon, beating Egypt in the final. He also guided the Teranga Lions as they secured a World Cup spot ahead of Salah’s Egypt a month later. Mané scored 23 times and provided five assists for Liverpool during the 2021/22 season and won the FA Cup before joining Bayern at the end of the season. Source: Myjoyonline