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Lewis Hamilton has been dealt a huge blow in his bid to win the Bahrain grand prix after being handed a five-place grid penalty. The FIA confirmed on Friday evening that Hamilton's gearbox had been replaced ahead of Saturday's final practice session, breaking the cycle of six consecutive races a gearbox is required to last under the regulations. As a result Hamilton will be issued with a five-place grid penalty on top of his qualifying position.

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Favour Agboro missed the chance to clinch Nigeria’s first medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia in the men’s weightlifting event on Thursday.

In the 62kg final standings, Agboro finished fifth in a field of 14 contestants after a total lift of 268kg.

Nigeria's paralympic head coach, Prince Are Feyisetan, has predicted his team's total dominance of the para powerlifting is set to continue and world records will be broken at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games when the competition is underway on Tuesday 10 April.

"We have three world record-holders here (Paul Kehinde, Esther Oyema and Lucy Ejike) and they're all in good shape," said Feyisetan.

The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, were defeated on Friday by New Zealand in their first men’s preliminary round match at the on-going Commonwealth Games holding in Gold Coast, Australia. D’Tigers, who are in Pool A alongside hosts Australia, New Zealand and Canada, were dominated throughout the proceedings by the Tall Blacks, as the New Zealand basketball team are referred to.

Nigeria’s head coach, Feyisetan Are has predicted that Nigeria’s total dominance of the para powerlifting is set to continue and world records will be broken at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games when the competition is underway on April 10. “We have three world record-holders here (Paul Kehinde, Esther Oyema and Lucy Ejike) and they’re all in good shape.

More than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will compete for 275 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, which begin on Wednesday.

There will be the same number of men's and women's medal events for the first time at a major multi-sport event.

Gold Coast 2018 also includes the largest ever programme of disability sport at a Commonwealth Games.