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Forbes
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Noah Lyles Wins First 200M Back, Defeats Olympic Champion Letsile Tebogo At Monaco Diamond League
MONACO, MONACO - JULY 11: Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after winning in the Men's 200m ... More during the Herculis EBS, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Stade Louis II on July 11, 2025 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by) After taking three months off from competition due to injury, 100-meter dash Olympic champion Noah Lyles returned to the track for the Monaco Diamond League. Lyles was scheduled to race in the 200-meter dash against the reigning Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo. Despite Lyles' setback, he was able to pull off his first win of the season ahead of the USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships scheduled for later this month. How Noah Lyles And Letsile Tebogo Are Working Their Way Back To The Top MONACO, MONACO - JULY 11: Noah Lyles of the United States looks on after winning in the Men's 200m ... More during the Herculis EBS, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Stade Louis II on July 11, 2025 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by) Yesterday at the Monaco Diamond League, Olympic champions Lyles and Tebogo went head-to-head in the 200-meter dash. Tebogo controlled the race from the start, setting the tone that he was confident after his win at the Prefontaine Classic last weekend. Although Lyles did not have the quickest start, he was able to develop momentum around the curve and challenge Tebogo as they powered into the homestretch. Lyles stayed calm under Tebogo's pressure and was able to secure the victory in 19.88. Tebogo was not far behind in 19.97. After the meet, Tebogo expressed he didn't have ample time to warm up, which contributed to his performance not living up to his expectations. 'First of all, I am disappointed in my performance,' said Tebogo. '…back in the call room where they called us in earlier than expected, so I did not do my whole warm-up.' Producing a sub-20-second performance without full preparation is another sign that Tebogo is fit and will continue to run faster when all of his accommodations are properly met. Both Olympic champions have dealt with unfavorable circumstances this post-Olympic season. As mentioned before, Lyles took three months off from competition to nurse an injury. The last time he competed this outdoor season was back in April, where he ran the 400-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay at Tom Jones. Following the meet in Florida, Lyles was scheduled to run at the Atlanta City Games, where he equaled the American record in the 150-meter dash last year. Lyles released a statement the day before the meet began and stated that he wouldn't be competing due to ankle tightness. The race in Monaco was heavily anticipated by fans since the last time spectators watched Lyles and Tebogo on the start line together was at the Paris Olympics last August. Lyles, who is typically more vocal on social media about his expectations and self-confidence, had been silent over the past several weeks. No one knew what to expect of his fitness going into this weekend's competition. Last week at the Prefontaine Classic, Tebogo ran 19.76 in the 200-meter dash to establish a new world lead. Tebogo, similar to Lyles, took time off from competition before winning his first Diamond League race back. EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 5: Letsile Tebogo of Botswana competes in the Men's 200m during the ... More Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on July 5, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by) Six weeks before the Prefontaine Classic, Tebogo placed last in the 100-meter dash at the Rabat Diamond League. The Olympic champion has taken longer than usual to find his rhythm this season. Tebogo didn't have the best season opening times in his main events and was inconsistent during the early portions of the year. In an interview with Citius Mag, Tebogo expressed that his rough start was due to a recurring knee injury. The injury flared up in May, which was the cause of his performance in Rabat. His six-week break proved to be necessary as he looked to be back to his old self last weekend in Eugene, Oregon. Although Lyles and Tebogo are slowly working their way back to the top after injury, they both proved they're ready for what's to come later this season. As both athletes begin to find their race pattern, they will have to prepare for two-time Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek. This season, Bednarek was named Racer of the Year in the Grand Slam Track league for winning each short sprint Slam title. So far, he has run a 19.84 in the 200-meter dash and a wind-aided 9.79 in the 100-meter dash. Bednarek is currently undefeated this season. The likelihood of the Paris Olympic podium consisting of the same three men is high based on their performances this year and their unwavering determination. Fans looking to watch Lyles race again before the USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships can catch him on the track at the London Diamond League on July 19th, where he will contest the 100-meter dash.
France 24
11-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Lyles scorches to comeback win, Alfred conquers 100m
Lyles delivered a near-faultless run to clock 19.88 seconds to edge Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo into second with 19.97sec. And Alfred timed a very comfortable looking 10.79sec to win the women's event-ending blue riband race ahead of American Jacious Sears (11.02). But Lyles was the star of the show at a packed Stade Louis II in perfect balmy conditions. Tebogo had even said that when the American's face appears on meet posters, people want to come and see him perform. And so it proved, Lyles coasting to a morale-boosting victory after successfully coming back from a tendon injury. "I pray for times like this to be out here and do what I love. I come out here and I give my best," said Lyles. The 10th competition on the 15-meet Diamond League circuit was loaded with a raft of top track and field stars, none less so in the electric men's 800m. There was a late change in the wavelight technology that informs racers of record pacing in the two-lap race, with an unexpected tilt at Kenyan David Rudisha's world record from when he won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. His compatriot and current Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi looked liked he might break the now mythical mark of 1:40.91, but he just faded at the line to win in a meet record and world lead of 1:41.44. American Josh Hoey, the world indoor champion, was second in 1:42.01, with Algerian Djamel Sedjati rounding out the podium (1:42.20). "I came to run a season's best and a meeting record," Wanyonyi said. "I came prepared. I gave my best today so I am happy with the result." Bol on top form There was another world-leading meet record in the women's 400m hurdles as world champion Femke Bol shot out a warning to the imperious Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone with a maiden victory in Monaco in 51.95sec. The win took Bol's incredible streak of consecutive victories in the Diamond League since 2021 to 26, including four final wins. The Dutchwoman easily saw off competition from Dalilah Muhammad and fellow American Anna Cockrell, Olympic silver medallist in Paris, who finished second and third. "Running 51 is always very special, I don't do that every day," Bol said. "I am feeling good so far this season, I had a great start to it. I also did two 400m flats but I could see my shape getting better." Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis again dominated the pole vault, the US-born Swede breaking the meet record with a successful vault of 6.05m on just his third effort of the competition, with only Greece's Emmanouil Karalis left to push him. Once the two-time Olympic champion had cleared that height, he skipped 6.10m, forcing Karalis into a third failure, and second place. Pundits might have reckoned that there would be no world record attempt, Duplantis happy to call it a day ahead of a month off competition with an eye on peaking at Tokyo in September. But, ever the competitor, the bar was raised to 6.29m, 1cm higher than the record mark he set in Eugene last week. But it was not to be and three failures at the new height brought the Swede's evening to an end. Dominican Marileidy Paulino edged American Aaliyah Butler by three-hundredths for victory in the 400m flat in 49.06sec. The men and women's short hurdles were won by American Trey Cunningham (13.09sec) and Jamaica's Megan Tapper (12.34) respectively. Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha won the men's 5,000m in 12:49.46 and Morocco's two-time Olympics champion Soufiane El Bakkali claimed victory in the 3,000m steeplechase in 8:03.18.
The Independent
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Diamond League 2025: Monaco schedule, start times and TV channel tonight
The Diamond League season continues tonight with the Monaco meet at the iconic Stade Louis II. There are plenty of interesting storylines to look out, not least Mondo Duplantis looking to clock yet another world record in the men's pole vault. In the men's 200m, Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo are set to face off, having triumphed in the quickest races in Paris last summer. Femke Bol will attempt to continue her undefeated record in the women's 400m hurdles, while Chase Jackson will try to break new ground in the shot put. How to watch Live coverage is available on the BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins with the peak session at around 7pm BST. Friday 11 July – Monaco Diamond League schedule (all times in BST) 11:55 am Women's Shot Put 12:00 pm Men's Pole Vault 12:47 pm Men's 200 m U23 12:55 pm Men's High Jump 1:04 pm Women's 400 m Hurdles 1:15 pm Women's 400 m 1:23 pm Men's 800 m 1:33 pm Men's 110 m Hurdles 1:35 pm Men's Triple Jump 1:43 pm Women's 1,000 m 1:58 pm Women's 100 m Hurdles 2:05 pm Men's 5,000 m 2:27 pm Men's 200 m 2:34 pm Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase 2:52 pm Women's 100 m
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Paul Pogba completes sensational return to European football
Paul Pogba has completed a sensational return to football, officially joining French side Monaco on a two-year deal. Pogba last played a competitive game for Juventus in September 2023 before receiving a four-year suspension after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Advertisement Pogba appealed against the length of his ban, which was reduced to 18 months, and has been free to play since March. Despite links with Saudi Arabia and the MLS, the France international has returned to his home country to play Champions League football with the Stade Louis II side. Monaco finished last season in third place in Ligue 1, 24 points behind runaway winners Paris Saint-Germain. 📸 MARCO BERTORELLO - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The ex-Arsenal man scoring goals for fun at Monaco
Mika Biereth's 13 goals in 15 games have helped Monaco qualify for the Champions League next season [Getty Images] As Arsenal approach the end of the season without a trophy or a recognised striker, there is a player who was on the Gunners' books 12 months ago who is now one of Europe's most prolific goalscorers. Mika Biereth has scored 13 goals in 15 Ligue 1 games since arriving at Monaco in January, having initially left north London to join Sturm Graz for about £4m including add-ons last summer. Advertisement The 22-year-old scored three hat-tricks in February alone, registering 10 goals in his first 10 games for Monaco and earning a first senior cap for Denmark. Only Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, with 18, has scored more goals in Europe's top five leagues since Biereth arrived at Stade Louis II. Arsenal's top league goalscorer in that period is makeshift forward Mikel Merino, with five. "I'm happy to find myself at Monaco and enjoying myself in life and in football and everything is working really well," Biereth, who never made a first-team appearance for the Gunners, tells BBC Sport. Advertisement "I wouldn't say that my career path has been the most linear or most easy to predict. I think that there has been a lot of moving around and a lot of different places and a lot of different cultures. "That helps when you do make it and a move to Monaco - you can adapt really quickly and things go really well." Biereth's journey to Monaco Biereth was scoring goals for Fulham at youth level when he grabbed the attention of scouts at Arsenal. The Gunners have changed their academy recruitment in recent years, adopting a more targeted approach when signing young players, with Biereth and goalkeeper Tommy Setford, who joined from Ajax, examples of this. Advertisement The highly rated Setford may be an academy signing but the 19-year-old has been training with the first team since he arrived and made his debut in the Carabao Cup earlier this season, while Biereth was one of the early changes to the club's recruitment at that level when he signed in 2021. What Arsenal really liked about Biereth, who was born in London but in addition to Denmark also qualifies for England, Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina, was his personality and characteristics alongside his goal-scoring ability. But Biereth joined when boss Mikel Arteta had established Arsenal's possession-based style, and the pathway to the first team was tough for a young forward who describes himself as an "old-fashioned" striker. That wasn't to say that Biereth would never have had a chance, particularly with the recent injury crisis Arsenal have suffered, but it would have just been more difficult for him. Advertisement He went on loan to Dutch top-flight club RKC Waalwijk in 2022, scoring two goals in 13 games in a spell he says "wasn't the most ideal", before moving to Scotland with Motherwell the next season, where he scored six goals and supplied five assists in 11 league starts. Another loan spell at what he calls the "next level" arrived with Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga before Biereth joined permanently last summer, scoring 14 goals in 25 games including two in the Champions League.. His goalscoring exploits since arriving at Monaco saw him make his debut for Denmark in the Nations League in March. "I'm quite a simple striker, a bit old fashioned in terms of not too bothered about build-up play and looking pretty and appearing in too many YouTube highlights," he explains. Advertisement "I stick to my job and try and do it as efficiently as possible, and that is score goals. "A lot of my goals are not the prettiest ones, probably rebounds within the five-yard line and really close to the goal. That's just how I play." Arsenal not the 'be all and end all' Mika Biereth never made a senior appearance for Arsenal [Getty Images] Biereth is happy he took those decisions to test himself on loan at senior level while at Arsenal and says he was always in conversation with the club with the idea being for him to "get loaned out and get experience and then come back into the building and see how it goes". "I think every time I got loaned out and came back into the building, there was a feeling there that there was no real opportunity," he adds. Advertisement "I'm not one of those who is just going to hang around and kick a ball around with the under-21s and hope for a little chance in training." While Biereth might not have found the chance to break through at first-team level with Arsenal, it is felt the deal for him to leave is one that has worked out for everyone. Arsenal feel Biereth received a good footballing education and built a good profile, with the move allowing an academy player to succeed in senior football, which is another example of success for young players - even if they don't make it at Arsenal. For Biereth it showed that he can excel at the top level and his time at Sturm Graz showed he can score in the Champions League, something which made him an attractive prospect for Monaco. Advertisement "When you are at Arsenal, you think that playing for Arsenal is the be all and end all," he says. "But I think once you grow up a little bit and experience some stuff in football you can see that there are many other good clubs to play at, at a top level." Could he have helped Arsenal this season? Biereth made his Denmark debut against Portugal in March [Getty Images] The obvious question for Biereth is that if he had stayed at Arsenal, would he have got the chance to play under Arteta and, ultimately, been able to score the goals to keep them in the Premier League title race for longer? "Yeah, I think not only am I thinking that - maybe a few other people are thinking that. I think that is just how football works," says Biereth. Advertisement "When I was there, I was not really getting a feeling that there was an opportunity for me. I didn't want to wait around and hope for something lucky. I'd rather go out and prove myself and I think I have done that to a certain extent so far. "Football is a weird sport, you can always think 'what if I didn't do this or what if I didn't do that?' "The way I think about stuff is that I can't keep thinking about 'what if I stayed?' I'm really happy here at Monaco and playing really well and we have just secured Champions League football for next season." Since losing starting forward Kai Havertz to injury following a 5-1 win over Manchester City in February, and with Gabriel Jesus already out for the season, Arsenal have won just four of their 12 Premier League games. Advertisement Biereth has both outscored any Arsenal player and outperformed his expected goals to a larger extent than any of his former team-mates in that period. He may have got an opportunity at Emirates Stadium through circumstance, but Arsenal would have gone into the transfer market regardless this summer looking for a new striker. "It's crazy to think that just two seasons ago I couldn't get a kick in the Dutch league for not one of the bigger teams," says Biereth. "But football changes really quickly." Now he is set to play in the Champions League with Monaco next season, while attempting to help Denmark to the World Cup next summer. Advertisement "I'm really proud to first get a move to a team in a top five league and then to start playing well here," Biereth says. "With the international recognition, it was not only a proud moment for me but my family as well. "That's the pinnacle of everything, representing my family's country and my country and to do it really proudly."
