Norwich relegated from the Premier League
A seventh successive league defeat left Daniel Farke's side anchored at the foot of the table, 13 points from safety with only three games to play.
Having struggled to adapt since winning the Championship last season, Norwich's third relegation in seven seasons was sealed by Antonio's superb performance in front of goal.
The forward volleyed the first from inside the six-yard area after Issa Diop's flick from a corner before using his head to guide Mark Noble's free-kick beyond Tim Krul.
Hammers skipper Noble also provided the ball over the top for Antonio's hat-trick. Krul saved his initial shot but it fell invitingly for the West Ham player to head over the line. His fourth was a tap-in from Ryan Fredericks' pass.
West Ham's first Premier League away win under David Moyes lifts them six points above the relegation zone, with two of their remaining three matches at home to fellow strugglers Watford and Aston Villa.
Norwich's dreadful form since the Premier League resumed after being suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic meant it was a matter of when - not if - they would be relegated.
Their 24th league defeat came after an abject performance, the Canaries failing to score for a league-high 17th game this season.
Manchester City to learn result of appeal on Monday
City appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) after Uefa's Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) issued the ban in February.
The CFCB ruled the club had committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations between 2012 and 2016. They were also fined 30m euros (£25m).
City immediately signalled their intention to appeal to Cas. They believe the CFCB was not independent and ended up being distrustful of it, partly due to the amount of secretive information the club felt was leaked to the media.
They are adamant that what they consider an independent judiciary will clear them.
"We are ready," said manager Pep Guardiola on Friday.
"I have a lot of confidence and trust with the people that we will be allowed to play the Champions League because we want to be on the field during these years."Their appeal began in June and has been heard by three Cas lawyers in private video conferences.
Unless the club are successful, they will not be able to participate in Europe's flagship competition next season and will be prevented from playing in the annual Uefa Super Cup if they win this season's delayed Champions League.
Lewis Hamilton takes Styrian GP pole position in heavy rain
The Mercedes driver was a remarkable 1.216 seconds clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who spun as he tried to beat Hamilton's time.
Carlos Sainz took an excellent third place for McLaren as first-race winner Valtteri Bottas was fourth.
Renault's Esteban Ocon was fifth, ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris.
It was Hamilton's 89th career pole position - and one of his best.
The start of qualifying was delayed by 46 minutes as a storm front hit the Styrian mountains, but Hamilton was the man to beat once the cars took to a streaming wet track.
In the wettest conditions seen in a Formula 1 qualifying session for some time, Hamilton was fastest in all three sessions, underlining the wet-weather skills he has shown through out his career.
Verstappen threw everything at Hamilton on his final lap, having moments at Turn Five and Turn Seven before losing control completely with a spin at Turn Nine.
Hamilton was already 0.787secs clear of the field as he headed into the final lap of the session but he pulled out another huge performance on his final lap to take another half-second off his own best time.
"I love these days" a jubilant Hamilton said, after grabbing the pole position in a tricky conditions.
Rafael Nadal casts more doubt on his defense of his US Open title
The 34-year-old Spaniard won his 19th major title in New York last year.
The tournament will be played from 31 August to 13 September this year as part of a revised ATP calendar.
"Rafa has confirmed his participation in Madrid," said tournament director Feliciano Lopez.Nadal responded to the Twitter post from his long-time Davis Cup team-mate by replying: "See you in Madrid in September."
Last month, the world number two said he had little desire to travel to Flushing Meadows at that time.
Nadal's exhilarating five-set win over Russia's Daniil Medvedev in last year's US Open final put him within one of Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam titles.
Nadal has won 12 of his 19 majors at the French Open, which is set to take place at Roland Garros on 27 September.
Swiss Federer, 38, will miss the rest of the 2020 season after knee surgery earlier this year.
Serbia's 17-time major champion Novak Djokovic, who had toned down initial scepticism about the US Open before testing positive for coronavirus, has not yet committed.
from Bola Esho's Blog
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