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Asher-Smith Lands First Global Title With 200m Gold In Doha

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Asher-Smith Lands First Global Title With 200m Gold In Doha

After winning silver in the 100m final, Dina Asher-Smith was in unstoppable form in the 200m final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships, becoming the first British woman to land a global sprint title.

The best performance by a Brit in the 200m prior tonight was Kathy Cook’s bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki 1983 but Asher-Smith improved by two places with a scintillating piece of sprinting which was also rewarded with a British record of 21.88 – eclipsing her previous mark which she set at the European Championships last summer by 0.01.

Asher-Smith won three gold medals at the European Championships in Berlin last summer and she is now one medal away from leaving her second successive major championships with medals from all three events. The British relay team has won medals at the last two global championships as well as titles at the 2016 and 2018 European Championships.

The prospective favourite for the 200m title ahead of these championships, Asher-Smith – who was competing in her fourth World Championships at the age of 23 – never looked daunted by this mantle through the rounds or the final, rocketing around the bend in lane seven and slingshotting into the home straight with a clear lead.

The 23-year-old never once looked like faltering, using all of her pace and power to open up one of the most consequential winning margins in World Championships history of 0.34 – a performance which defied the fact Asher-Smith was running on weary legs after a challenging schedule with the 100m and 200m condensed into five days.

“I know I was tired and I woke up today knowing this was the last individual chance and this was the moment I did all my work for. This is what we knew we could achieve if the season went well and the tiredness just disappeared when I needed it to,” said Asher-Smith after her sixth races in five days, the first time she has contested multiple individual events in a major event.

“I think I have been categorised as a 200m sprinter because people are more used to seeing me over this distance at the World Championships but I think that has tended to be because I have been injured and I have gone for the event I am more confident in. It has always been my aim to be someone who can double up in the 100m and 200m and I’m glad I did that at the championships,” she added.

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Chelsea activate clause to recall 25-year-old to join Maresca’s team

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Chelsea have activated clause to recall Trevoh Chalobah from Crystal Palace with immediate effect.

This was disclosed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a tweet on X on Wednesday.

Chalobah had to leave Chelsea to join Crystal Palace last summer on loan after he was not included in manager Enzo Maresca’s plan for this season.


However, both Chelsea and Maresca have now decided to bring the 25-year-old back to Stamford Bridge this January transfer window.

Chalobah was not included in Crystal Palace’s squad to face Leicester City tonight.

“Chelsea have activated clause to recall Trevoh Chalobah from Crystal Palace with immediate effect,” Romano tweeted.

“Decision made by Enzo Maresca and the club’s management after many injuries with some defenders also set to leave.

“Chalobah leaves immediately, as David_Ornstein reports.”

Chelsea are keen to bolster their defense with defender Wesley Fofana currently injured.

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Mbappe not robot – Thierry Henry fumes at critics

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Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker, Thierry Henry, has hit out at critics of Kylian Mbappe, insisting that the Real Madrid star is not a robot.

Mbappe has come under serious scrutiny since he arrived at the Bernabeu from Paris Saint-Germain.

The forward had been expected to take La Liga by storm but so far, he has failed to show his very best form consistently.


The France captain has, however, scored 10 goals in 17 league fixtures for Los Blancos.

Mbappe has also had to get used to a different set-up in Madrid, playing in a more central role, rather than out wide, due to the presence of Vinicius Jr in Madrid’s starting XI.

Henry, speaking with RMC, feels Mbappe has been judged unfairly during his time in Spain.

“Human beings, from time to time, yes, they can be affected and that’s completely normal,” Henry said.

“And that, for me, is completely normal. At one point, everyone thought he was a robot.

“He’s not a robot, he’s a human being who has emotions like everyone else. And from time to time, he’s going to get angry and throw up his arms.”

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Kolo Muani snubs two EPL clubs for Juventus

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Paris Saint-Germain forward, Randal Kolo Muani has turned down interest from two Premier League clubs, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur for Juventus.

Both Man United and Tottenham have expressed an interest in signing the 26-year-old this January transfer window.

However, according to RMC Sport, Kolo Muani has agreed to join Juventus on loan after the Italian Serie A club reached an agreement with PSG on Tuesday.


The France international failed to secure a regular role under manager Luis Enrique at PSG.

Kolo Muani joined the French Ligue 1 champions from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023.

He started just two games in the Ligue 1 this season for Enrique’s side

But he will now join the Old Lady for the remainder of the season.

Juventus have no option to buy Kolo Muani in the summer of this year.

Kolo Muani is scheduled to undergo a medical with Juventus on Wednesday.

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