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Everyone who fought this past Saturday at UFC 305 has been given medical suspensions after their bouts, though several were just for mandatory rest periods. Of note, Li Jingliang, who suffered one of the most brutal knockouts in recent memory at the hand of Carlos Prates, will be out for 60 days. Plus, Casey O’Neill, who took a decision from Luana Santos on the prelims, has a 6-month suspension unless she gets clearance from a doctor to return sooner. The event, which took place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, was headlined by a middleweight title bout between champion Dricus Du…

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Junior Pan Pacific Champs: Luka Mijatovic Blasts 22-Year-Old NAG Record in 400 Freestyle; U.S. Delivers Big Night Already the champion of the 200-meter freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the United States’ Luka Mijatovic added a second individual title in style on Friday night in Canberra, Australia. A 15-year-old, Mijatovic raced away from the field in the 400 freestyle, clocking a time of 3:49.24. The effort not only handed Mijatovic a two-second victory over Japan’s Asaki Nishikawa (3:51.28), it broke a long-standing National Age Group record. By dipping under the 3:50 barrier for the first time, Mijatovic took down…

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2024-08-23T10:51:17.674Z Some news from the start this morning is that both Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny) and Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) won’t start in Archidona. The Dane, who this morning was confirmed to be joining Uno-X Mobility for 2025 and 2026, is out of the race on concussion protocols.  2024-08-23T10:45:37.274Z (Image credit: La Vuelta)A 180.5km-long route from Archidona, just north of Malaga and the Alboran sea, will head inland towards the city of Córdoba.The route isn’t too arduous but the aptly named ‘Alto del 14%’ climb at 25km to go, named after its 14% pinches on its upper slopes, could be the perfect…

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As the current transfer window draws to a close, Liverpool will likely be fretting about the fact that they’ve still not tied down Trent Alexander-Arnold to a new contract.The 25-year-old is out of contract next summer and should never have been allowed to get to the final year of his contract and not have an extension already signed and sealed.It’s given rise to the fact that the full-back, who has also carved out a niche as a marauding midfield ace, could well be tempted by the overtures from Real Madrid.Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid rumours won’t go awayEngland colleague, Jude…

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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size As Angus Bell brimmed with excitement about the prospect of Taniela Tupou’s return, the Wallabies could be without James Slipper – the nation’s most experienced prop – for next weekend’s clash against Los Pumas in Argentina.The Wallabies departed from Sydney International Airport on Friday but Slipper, 35, stayed behind in Australia awaiting the birth of his second child.It’s understood the 138-Test prop will leave Australian shores on Sunday.But given the arduous journey across the Pacific Ocean and Slipper’s heavy workload over the past two…

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Murray’s dry humour was already established during his junior days.”Who’s the greatest player in the history of Scotland?” a reporter probed.”Me?” he replied.Murray added: “My mum was an OK player, but we’ve got one senior guy who’s, like, 220 in the world. Apart from him, there’s not really anybody that’s been very good.”That “senior guy” was Alan Mackin, whose win-loss tour level record reached 1-15. Murray retired with a 739-262 tally.First up for Murray in the 2004 junior title run was 15-year-old Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who was walloped 6-0 6-1.Twelve years later, Murray beat Del Potro again in…

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Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce the signing of one of boxing’s biggest megastars in Shakur Stevenson. The WBC World Lightweight Champion (22-0, 10 KOs) will defend his championship against former IBF Super-Featherweight king Joe Cordina on October 12 in the upcoming Riyadh Season spectacle in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh confirmed today that the 27 year old, three-division World champion will battle Welshman Cordina on the same night Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev contest the Undisputed Light-Heavyweight championship. A future showdown with mandatory challenger William Zepeda awaits the winner – and Stevenson is confident…

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Aug 22, 2024, 07:11 PM ETCASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from a bundle of nerves waiting to see if he would advance in the PGA Tour postseason to a blissful day of birdies in mile-high air Thursday that led to a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the BMW Championship.Bradley, the newly appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain, was the last man to get in the 50-man field at Castle Pines, and he had to sweat it out Sunday. He was in his hotel room with the TV going, the FedEx Cup standings on another screen and his…

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Carlik Jones officially signed for Partizan this week following his run with South Sudan at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old added that he turned down NBA offers to join Partizan. “There were a few offers from the NBA, but not as many as reported. Many people were worried and nervous, but you shouldn’t believe everything that is written. It’s true that I received some offers, but I knew from the beginning that Partizan was the ideal club for me,” said Jones. Jones appeared in seven games for the Bulls during the 2022-23 season.

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