Mirabai Chanu dominated the 49kg field to defend her Commonwealth Games title and clinch India’s first gold medal of the Birmingham edition here on Saturday.
The Olympic silver medalist put on a total of 201 kg (88 kg + 113 kg) to stamp her right in the competition and achieve a Commonwealth Games record in the process.
The silver went to Mauritius’s Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa (172kg) and the bronze to Canada’s Hannah Kaminski (171kg).
In a remarkable performance, Chanu broke Commonwealth (Commonwealth Championship and Commonwealth) and Games records in the snatch. He broke sports records in clean and jerk as well as total lift.
A huge favorite in her weight category, the 27-year-old Chanu dropped her starting weight at 84kg before converting her first attempts to 80kg in the snatch and 105 in the clean and jerk. Going into the competition, his personal bests were 88kg and 119kg, world records in clean and jerk, totaling 207kg.
Her nearest rival in the field, Nigeria’s Stella Kingsley, came into the competition with a personal best of 168 kg (72 kg + 96 kg), bridging the gap between her and the rest.
The atmosphere at the NEC arena was electrifying, prompting the athletes to give their best with music while keeping the fans entertained.
As MC also pointed out, with Chanu going head and shoulders, the outing was more about competing with himself than his opponents.
The first attempt in the snatch was smooth before Chanu lifted 88kg in the second before dropping 90kg for the third and final attempt. She was not able to record a new personal best, but still went into the clean and jerk with a 12kg advantage over Ranivosoa.
The clean and jerk began in a dramatic fashion when Marija Akhtar of Bangladesh fell to the floor after a failed 70kg attempt.
With her closest rivals trying 15kg less than Chanu, the result was already a foregone conclusion.
The silver and bronze battle went to the wire with Kingsley, Kaminski and Ranivosa.
It was a heartbreaking end for Nigerian weightlifter Kingsley, whose 98kg effort was declared a no lift after a premature celebration.
Chanu lifted 109 kg comfortably in her first attempt and 113 kg in her second.
She didn’t risk equaling her world record of 119kg and went for 115kg in her final lift, but missed.
England against Germany at Wembley Stadium. A final that underscores the growing stature of women’s football in Europe and echoes decades of history.
When host nation England take on Germany in the European Championships final on Sunday, it will have a tournament-record crowd of around 90,000. Overall Euro 2022 will easily be the best attended one so far. It surpassed the previous mark of 240,000 part-way through the group stage.
“It’s going to be a big festival of football,” German coach Martina Vos-Tecklenburg said on Wednesday. “It’s a classic in soccer, England-Germany.”
England are aiming to win their first major women’s tournament title at the site where the English men’s national team defeated West Germany to win their only major title, the 1966 World Cup.
Germany has won all eight European finals it has played – and defeated England 6-2 in the 2009 final – but its momentum seemed to be slowing in recent years as other countries invested heavily in the women’s league.
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England have scored a tournament-leading 20 goals on their way to the final, more than halfway in two stormy victories over former European champions, 8–0 against Norway in the group stage and 4–0 against Sweden in the semi-finals. Is.
Beating eight-time winners Germany would be the perfect way for England to write history.
England showed it was possible in February, winning 3–1 at Wolverhampton for their first win against Germany on home soil.
Germany fans are accustomed to winning their team’s title, even if it is not a once-winning dynasty. Since Germany won Olympic gold in 2016, Euro 2022 has gone past the quarterfinals of a tournament for the first time.
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Forwards Alexandra Pope and Alessia Rousseau have made very different contributions. Captain Pope has scored in each of Germany’s five matches – a new record – and started all but the opening game against Denmark. Rousseau hasn’t started anything but the final impact option.
Having missed the 2013 and 2017 European Championships with injuries, Pope is making up for lost time as joint top scorer with Beth Mead of England on six goals. Pope has his club mate, one of five Wolfsburg players in the starting lineup for a 2–1 win over France, when he scored twice.
Pope started out as a full back at the now-defunct FCR Duisburg and won his first European club title at the age of 18. She attended a sports-focused high school, which had special permission for her to take football classes as the only girl with boys. The men’s club Schalke also has an academy, and a fully qualified zookeeper.
Russia’s explosive influence from the bench has been significant. The Manchester United forward, who plays college football at the University of North Carolina, has scored four goals as a substitute at Euro 2022, including a backheel through the goalkeeper’s legs against Sweden in the semi-finals. Equally valuable was his assist to Ella Toon’s goal to send the quarterfinals against Spain into extra time.
“I think you play your best when you’re enjoying your football. Maybe[the backhill against Sweden]shows a little bit of confidence – but I just love playing football,” Russo said.
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England’s Sarina Wigman and Germany’s Voss-Tecklenburg have already made history as players and coaches.
Vos-Tecklenburg has been a driving force in German football for decades – winning 125 games and four European titles for the national team, a UEFA Women’s Cup (now the Champions League) title in 2009, even five years as coach. Editing of Women’s Football magazine till .
He noted England’s slow start against Sweden in the semi-final, when the hosts were on the defensive. “The first 30 minutes against Sweden showed you can hurt (England), and that will be our job,” he said.
Wegmann played 99 times for the Netherlands and coached the Dutch to the 2017 European title before joining England, and is still unbeaten in 11 games as coach in the championship.
“We said that before the tournament and we still say it every time we want to inspire the nation.” “I think that’s what we’re doing and we want to make a difference, and we hope we all get so excited and proud of us that more girls and boys start playing football.”
Milan – September’s Milan Fashion Week, which runs from September 20 to 26, features a slew of 67 mostly physical shows, much-anticipated debuts and returning designer brands.
Among the creatives presenting their first collection for storied homes is Etro’s newly named Creative Director Marco di Vincenzo, who will make his debut at the helm of the storied Italian brand. For this, he chose a location on the outskirts of the city for the September 23 event, which takes place a few hours after Filippo Grazioli’s new approach to Missoni. This will be Grazioli’s first catwalk since joining the brand as creative director in March. He was already responsible for the resort and men’s spring collections that were unveiled via productions earlier this summer.
The next day, September 24, there are some additional eagerly awaited debuts: Salvatore Ferragamo, shown through a presentation last season as it prepared a change in the creative guard, a design by the newly established creative director. Co-education is back with the show. Maximilian Davis, while Bally’s, which has traditionally hosted productions, is making her runway debut with the first collection designed by Ruigi Villaseor, the Manila-born designer behind the Rude brand.
Moncler will celebrate its 70th anniversary that day with a runway event at 9 p.m. CET.
According to the provisional calendar released on Friday by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the week officially begins on 20 September with the Milano Moda Graduate Event, the body’s awards ceremony for the fashion graduate collection.
While some of the show slots from later that evening are still being assigned, fashionistas can expect the actual action to begin on September 21, when We Are Made in Italy, a collective of color designers and fashion professionals will be digitally displayed. Happening, followed by Antonio Marras, who is returning to the official calendar with a physical runway show after a few seasons of presentations, showroom appointments and a runway event held in Russia last February.
This will be followed by Diesel and Fendi. Although the latter brand is headed to New York Fashion Week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its hit baguette handbag, as WWD reported, it could include a tie-up with Marc Jacobs, its spring 2023 collection as matching as ever. is affecting. Diesel, meanwhile, is opening his show to the public, as is Enteprima, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Viveta and Stella Jean are also returning to the calendar on 23 September after a few years of absence.
As reported, Matty Bowen is decking out for Milan from London backed by Dolce & Gabbana, with a physical show on September 25, while this season’s Valentino- and Camera della Moda-approved designers, Ghalib Gasanoff and Luka Lin is from Act N.1. , will be shown on September 22.
On the final night, Camera della Moda will host the Sustainable Fashion Awards event at the La Scala Theatre, which will present 12 prizes. As reported, the soiree will be hosted by actress Rossi De Palma.
The final day will feature digital-only productions, featuring MmusoMaxwell, one of the few new names on the schedule, helmed by design duo Mamuso Potsen and Maxwell Boko and based in Johannesburg.
The presentation schedule has not yet been released, and the final version of the calendar will be released on September 7, Camera della Moda said.
Rohit Sharma was in his element while Dinesh Karthik provided the final flourish as India posted 190 for six against West Indies in the first T20 International on Friday.
The Indian captain, who has endured a barren spell in the shortest format since the IPL, has changed his game since the England T20, providing a glimpse of his old self with some breathtaking shots on the way to 64 off 44 balls. is of.
The team’s designated finisher Karthik justified his billing with Ravichandran Ashwin (13 not out) scoring 52 runs in the last four overs in the seventh-wicket stand with an unbeaten 19-ball 41.
On a track where there was slow spongy bounce, most of the top-order batsmen got out playing poor shots, even as the captain worked his way up the other end for his 27th half-century in the format.
In the process, he regained his position as the highest run-scorer in T20Is (3443 runs) from Martin Guptill (3399 runs).
His innings included seven fours and two sixes—a high shot off Jason Holder and a short-arm pull off Alazari Joseph.
There were some captivating boundaries as well – a back-cut, a cover drive and a deliberate glide at short third-man to lure a large Indian crowd present at the Brian Lara Stadium.
After being put into bat, Suryakumar Yadav’s rise in the top order showed that coach Rahul Dravid is still looking for other options as Rohit’s opening partner, while Rishabh Pant seems comfortable as an opener. .
To be fair, Sun didn’t do all that badly and he showed intent during his 16-ball 24, which included a breathtaking six – a swivel of the hips to send a rising delivery past the square – of three boundaries. Apart from
But, trying to hit left-arm spinner Akeel Hossein through mid-wicket, Suriya took a thick outside edge for short third man.
A lot of credit should go to Hossein, who was brought in well inside the powerplay and did a splendid job with figures of 1 for 14 including 14 dot balls.
It was Hossein who didn’t let Rohit get out during that phase, while Shreyas Iyer (0), Pant (14 off 12 balls) and Hardik Pandya (1) didn’t score too many runs at the other end.
It was left to the eternal “20-ball man” Karthik, who smashed four boundaries and two sixes in a 360-degree display of shot-making.
Globe-trotters, a British luggage brand more than 100 years old, is doing a little bit of globetrotting itself.
The favorite luxury label of Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary have traveled to Los Angeles to open their first US store.
Worldwide Retail is a new venture for the company, which has only two other stores in the world – one opened in London in 2014 and an outpost established in 2016 in Tokyo’s Ginza district.
Los Angeles was chosen because California is the number one market in the US for the globe-trotter’s collection of vulcanized fiberboard suitcases, and Los Angeles is the number one city for American consumers.
“Globe-trotters have been used over the years by celebrities in Hollywood and by people in the film and music industry,” Globe-Trotter CEO Vicente Castellano said in a phone call from Milan. “Obviously we thought it would be a good move to be closer to him.”
The 1,500-square-foot store at 8483 Melrose Place mixes some of the design innovations from the brand’s London store with contemporary and traditional interior features. Upon entering the store, there is a range of colorful suitcases from the brand’s Centennial, Original and Deluxe collections as well as models from collaborations with international brands including Rowing Blazers, Disney and Tyler.
The store also houses the “No Time to Die” collection, which is featured in the 2021 James Bond film alongside actor Daniel Craig.
Melrose Collection created for the opening of the new L.A. store. Courtesy globe-trotters.
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For the new L.A. store, the globe-trotters created the Melrose Luggage Capsule Collection, available only at the store. It features a range of classic globe-trotter styles with leather trim in three L.A.-inspired colors (yellow, holiday orange and moss), and with the globe-trotter North Star logo lining the interior of each piece with a multicolored palm. The shape of a tree. The globe-trotter is known for putting his logo on the inside of his carry-on pieces rather than the exterior, which appeals to those who like to be more discreet about their luggage brands.
The Melrose collection comes in four pieces: a handbag-shaped London Square, a briefcase briefcase, a carry-on case, and a large check-in model.
Most luxury brands setting up a new establishment in Los Angeles will choose Tony Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills to unveil their offerings. But Castellano said there were some factors that made the English company choose Melrose Place, another high-end shopping street.
“It was more about what was available for a reasonable rent and in a good location for us,” he said. “It’s not that one street is better than another.”
Since the store opened in late June, the globe-trotter’s CEO said the traffic hasn’t been huge, but it has been good at attracting quality customers coming through the doors. “We have a great selection of people who know about the brand, and then there are people to whom it is completely new, and they discovered it by passing it on.”
More US stores may come, especially in New York. “We wanted some time to figure it out [New York] landscape in other markets and the retail landscape before we consider additional locations,” Castellano said.
The company’s top market is in Japan, Europe is its second largest market, with the US in third place.
“Japan is recovering really well since March, but the COVID-19 cases are rising again. So we have to keep an eye on the situation. The Japanese are very cautious right now,” said Castellano, a Spanish businessman who years ago was licensee and international director. pepe jeansA Spanish denim label.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global shutdown in early 2020 had a major economic impact on globe-trotters, as business relies on the travel industry and international jet setters.
The COVID-19 shutdown also occurred after Oakley Capital, a London-based private equity firm, acquired a majority of the brand from entrepreneur Toshiyasu Takubo for an undisclosed amount. “We signed and closed the deal in mid-March” [2020], recalled Castellano, who is also an operating partner at Oakley Capital. “But we have come into this brand with a long-term vision. We think the brand isn’t about the first few years.”
Still, the globe-trotter’s revenue fell from 30 percent to 40 percent in 2020. For the fiscal year that ends March 2023, Castellano said revenue is expected to grow more than 50 percent when Oakley Capital acquired the venture.
The pandemic forced the company to close its factory in England with 150 employees for three months. But the globe-trotter launched an e-commerce site and employees began developing new products.
On top of those innovations was a four-wheeled trolley in both carry-on and checked bag sizes. This was different from the two-wheel trolley model. The company also introduced watch cases, attachments, and scaled-down vanity cases that can double as a woman’s handbag. The Luggage label also produced a range of storage cases – some produced with knitwear designer Bella Freud.
The globe-trotter has a long history. It was founded in Germany in 1897 by British businessman David Nelken, who developed a technique for making suitcases using vulcanized fiberboard. The cases were lightweight but sturdy, using 14 layers of specially crafted paper.
To show just how sturdy their products were, the globe-trotters borrowed an elephant from Hamburg’s Zoological Garden in 1912 to stand atop a cabin trunk—with a catalog showing how one The cabin trunk can withstand the weight of a one ton pachyderm.
In 1932, the company moved to England, where it has been manufacturing globe-trotter luggage ever since.
Shay Mitchell had a standout fashion moment at the Dazed and Versace party.
On Wednesday, the actress stepped out in a green and pink tweed blazer over a black miniskirt and a Versace top with bright pink pumps and a bag in a matching print as her blazer and shirt.
Michelle parted her hair in a ponytail half-up and rocked a bold makeup look, which were done by Rikke Gazda and Ivan Nunez, respectively. She was styled by Mark Aram, who also works with Nicola Peltz Beckham, Sue Joo Park and Sabrina Carpenter.
Shay Mitchell in Versace and Dazed party celebrating the launch of the Odyssey sneaker in Los Angeles.
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The event was also attended by many other stars including Normani, Jurnee Smollett, Cole Sprouse, Ricky Thompson, Katherine Newton, Taylor Page and sister duo Devon and Sidney Carlson.
The event, celebrating the launch of Versace’s new Odyssey sneaker, was held at a warehouse in Echo Park, California, which was dramatically transformed by the lighting, haze and signature Versace Medusa flagship.
Shay Mitchell in Versace and Dazed party celebrating the launch of the Odyssey sneaker in Los Angeles.
Courtesy of Sydney Jackson
The new shoe style merges elements of the basketball sneaker with futuristic punctuation marks and a three-dimensional Medusa plait that defines the silhouette. Its lines are reminiscent of the shape of an aerodynamic cycling helmet, inspired by celestial travel and the future in its architectural shape.
Versace’s new Odyssey sneakers are now available for purchase online and in-store.
India’s adored shuttlers left no stone unturned to thrash Pakistan 5-0 in the first match of their mixed team campaign at the 22nd Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
The pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Machimanda Ponnappa opened proceedings with a comfortable 21-9, 21-12 victory over Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti and Ghazala Siddiqui in their mixed doubles Group A clash at the National Exhibition Centre.
After facing the Pakistan pair in the second game, Reddy ended the match with a down-the-line smash, and then, Kidambi Srikanth picked up where his mixed doubles colleagues left off, easily getting the better of Murad Ali. Went. 21-7 21-12 in men’s singles match.
The gap in class was evident as Pakistanis struggled to match the high standards set by the Indians.
Then, it was double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu’s turn to secure a dominant victory over Mahur Shehzad in women’s singles. The champion Indian shuttler won 21-7, 21-6.
In the fourth match, which was the men’s doubles competition, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Murad Ali and Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti.
Unlike in the first three matches, Pakistan tried to take the Indians into the fight, but soon, the pair of Rankireddy and Chirag found their impact and won 21-12, 21-9.
India’s Trisa Jolly at the conclusion of the women’s doubles match
Gopichand defeated Mahur Shahzad and Ghazala Siddiqui 21-4, 21-5.
