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By Dan Morley The left hook is my favourite shot in boxing. Once a fighter learns how to deliver the lead hook you realise how powerful your perceived weak hand can truly be. Requiring tight delivery, whipping speed, along with a compact, well timed – yet loose swing to maximise damage – a left hook can quickly turn the tide of a fight, career, and, in some cases, the course of boxing history. Angelo Leo’s spectacular left hook, Knockout of the Year Contender, which dethroned highly rated champion Luis Alberto Lopez last weekend, reminded me of boxing’s most clinical, consistent,…
Charley Hull fired a five-under par 67 to obtain the outright lead after the first round of the Women’s Open at St Andrews. The English star went out to tackle the Old Course in the afternoon wave alongside world number one Nelly Korda and defending champion Lilia Vu. Hull rolled in her first birdie of the day on the fifth, which was cancelled out with a bogey on the par-3 eighth, however she was soon under par again with a birdie on the ninth. The three-time LET winner then had a great back nine as she made birdies on 10,…
A civil lawsuit against former NBA player Dwight Howard alleging sexual assault and battery has been dropped, according to a court filing obtained by ESPN. The dismissal came Monday in Gwinnett County Court in Georgia and was filed by Stephen Harper, who initially filed the lawsuit against Howard in July 2023. In Monday’s filing, Harper dismissed all the claims he had asserted against Howard with prejudice. In legal terms, this means he cannot refile a lawsuit on those claims. Justin Bailey, one of Howard’s attorneys, told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes that no money was paid to Harper in exchange for him…
Despite both fighters sharing immense skills in their respective Judo and Sambo practices, fans are sure to be surprised to learn that a United States Olympic coach had previously picked now UFC bantamweight contender, Kayla Harrison to beat former lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov in a grappling showdown. Harrison, a former two-time Olympic gold medal winner in Judo, as well as a two-time PFL lightweight tournament winner, is set to make his sophomore outing under the banner of the UFC in October, taking on perennial Brazilian contender, Ketlen Vieira in a title eliminator in Salt Lake City, Utah. Making his long-anticipated…
Flynn Crisci Joins Former Coach Sam Pitter on Miami Ohio Staff Miami of Ohio on Wednesday added former Pitt swimmer Flynn Crisci to the coaching staff, reuniting with his former Panthers coach, Sam Pitter. Crisci swam at William & Mary before transferring to Pitt and finishing his eligibility with a fifth year at the University of Tennessee. He was a team captain who achieved three NCAA B cuts as a junior and reached the NCAA Championships on relays as a senior. “I’m very excited to join Coach Sam in coaching and developing the Miami University Swim &…
Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost) won’t be ending his professional cycling career with a bang but with a whimper. The 37-year-old, who planned to retire at the end of the season, crashed during stage 6 at the Vuelta a España and broke a bone in his hip, his team announced.The Colombian fell during Thursday’s 181-kilometre stage from the Carrefour at Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera and did not finish the stage.After he was assessed by the medical staff, the team announced Urán’s misfortune.”X-rays found a fracture in the greater trochanter of his left hip,” the team posted on social media.…
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Former Leeds United defender Liam Cooper has ‘several offers on the table’ following his departure from Elland Road, according to Sky Sports journalist Tim Thornton.The 32-year-old was a very popular figure among supporters, making 284 appearances across all competitions following his 2014 arrival — helping the club win the Championship title and return to the Premier League in 2020 along the way.Cooper remained with the Whites following their relegation back to the Championship at the end of the 2022/23 season and played 19 times across all competitions last campaign.However, the 19-time Scotland international didn’t have his contract renewed and became…
Veteran prop Joe Marler will be out until October after suffering a foot injuryThe 34-year-old came off during England’s defeat by the All Blacks last monthBy Alex Bywater Published: 15:39 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 16:44 EDT, 21 August 2024 Veteran prop Joe Marler faces a race against time to be fit for England’s autumn internationals and will miss the start of the new Gallagher Premiership with the foot injury he suffered in New Zealand. Marler, 34, came off 17 minutes into the national side’s 16-15 defeat by the All Blacks in Dunedin on July 6 and then flew home…
Novak Djokovic begins his title defence – and hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam – against a qualifier, while women’s champion Coco Gauff opens against France’s Varvara Gracheva.Elsewhere in the men’s draw, world number one Jannik Sinner, French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz and former US Open winner Daniil Medvedev are all in the same half.Australian Open champion Sinner could meet last year’s runner-up Medvedev in the quarter-finals before facing Alcaraz for a place in the final.Alcaraz and Sinner have been touted as the new rivalry to watch on the ATP Tour and played a five-hour quarter-final epic in…