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CTA rider opens up about recent attack, Chicago Duck Derby returns and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hockeyroos reach Commonwealth Games final with penalty shootout win over India; Aussies get two medals in decathlon

After an upset loss to India in the quarter-finals at the Olympics last year, the Hockeyroos get revenge in the Birmingham semi, winning a penalty shootout 3-0 to reach the final against England.

ABC News

Commonwealth Games finale brings prospect of a new Super Saturday

The finale in Birmingham sees Hodgkinson, Muir, Wightman, Kerr and Hughes in action plus women’s hockey, netball and cricket finals

The Guardian - UK

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Birmingham could host Olympics having ‘totally embraced’ Commonwealth Games

Over 1.4 million tickets have so far been sold for the Games

The Independent UK

Denise Lewis sends Paris Olympics message to Katarina Johnson-Thompson following Commonwealth gold

Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed her first heptathlon title for three years after successfully defending her Commonwealth Games crown on Wednesday

Liverpool Echo

It's a small step towards my big goal in Paris Olympics, says Sreeshankar

The lanky youngster's road to silver, however, was not that smooth as he slipped to the sixth spot after his 7.84m jump in the third attempt.

The Hindu

Katarina Johnson-Thompson told Commonwealth gold is sign not to quit before Paris Olympics

Denise Lewis presented Katarina Johnson-Thompson with a bottle of bubbly after winning heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games, on the same day that the Liverpudlian's boyfriend Andy Pozzi won bronze in the 110m hurdles

Daily Mirror

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75,000 rubber ducks make a splash in Chicago River for this year’s ducky derby

Special Olympics Illinois raised more than $450,000 for their programs.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Angry’ Adam Peaty to use rare defeat as fuel on road to Paris Olympics

Peaty suffered his first defeat in the 100 metres breaststroke for eight years at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Indian wrestlers girded to continue supremacy

India had won 12 medals, including five golds, covering all categories in Gold Coast

The Hindu

Hill Planning to Put the Pressure on Santos 'Until He Breaks'

Hill headlines Saturday's UFC Fight Night card with his eyes set on a massive victory to move up the light heavyweight division rankings.

Sports Illustrated

Triple treat for Newcastle diver at Commonwealth Games

Fresh from debuts at the World Championships and last year's Olympics, Fricker arrives in Birmingham full of confidence and comfortable with his busy program.

Newcastle Herald

Laura Kenny reveals why latest Commonwealth gold medal ranks as her proudest ever achievement

The 30-year-old lifted the roof off London’s velodrome with scratch race victory, a magical moment that she felt stacked up against five Olympic titles

Wales Online

IOC to take a decision in 2023 on cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games

ICC has been invited to make a case for inclusion of cricket in Olympics and is likely to take a call on it in its Mumbai session in 2023

The Hindu

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The Guardian - AU

Australian swimmers throw down gauntlet for Paris after Games pool dominance

Tokyo Olympics stars hoovered up Commonwealth Games medals as a new, even younger crop of athletes progress through the ranks

The Guardian - UK

Eilish McColgan’s epic 10,000m triumph lights up Commonwealth Games

Eilish McColgan was inspired by surely the loudest roar heard since the London 2012 Olympics as she took a thrilling gold medal in the 10,000m

Sports Illustrated

Olympic Speedskater Maame Biney Is Slowing Down to Enjoy Life

After a pressure-packed introduction to the Olympics in 2018, the U.S. speedskater taught herself how to quiet the noise and reclaim her strength.

Reuters

Exclusive-Coach Hammon, once a star in Russia, urges Putin to free Brittney Griner

A top coach for U.S. women's pro basketball who once represented Russia at the Olympics has made a plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release American star player Brittney Griner

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The New Daily

Cody Simpson’s journey from pop stardom to Commonwealth Games glory

With over four million Instagram followers and a web of high-profile Hollywood connections, Cody Simpson is anything but your typical swimming champion.

Evening Standard

Olympics on the horizon for Adam Peaty after Commonwealth Games redemption: ‘Partying? I feel like working’

In the immediate aftermath of a gold medal that looked unlikely just a few days ago, Adam Peaty was asked how he would celebrate.

Birmingham Post

Wales to host Skills Olympics

Wales will be one of 15 countries hosting the WorldSkills event from September to November

The National (Scotland)

Scotland gave Sevens to the world... so why are we changing to Team GB? - Martin Hannan

In an excellent Commonwealth Games Sevens tournament, I thought Scotland’s men and women made a fine contribution, both finishing sixth. I suspect…

ABC News

Cyclist Amber Pate joins Team BikeExchange-Jayco World Tour women's team

A freshly signed pro cyclist says she knew as a child the Tour de France existed on TV but it was never something she wanted to win. But that has all changed.

Newsroom.co.nz

How to lead a 'hybrid' working team

After more than two years of the pandemic, many can't see themselves ever working full-time in an office again. Stewart Forsyth shows how managers can best adapt to managing a split workforce

Newsroom.co.nz

Are the Commonwealth Games still relevant?

The Games are cringy, insular, and they've got a colonial hangover - but we still celebrate an opportunity to show off our athletes on the world stage.

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