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By: Sean Crose “After next year I’m out of it,” lightweight king Gervonta “Tank” Davis said at a Tuesday press conference to promote his March 1st fight against Lamont Roach. The 30-0 Davis is one of the most well known fighters in the sport of boxing. Still, fans have been waiting a long time for Davis to square off against the likes of Shakur Stevenson, who is seen as more or less Davis’ equal. While the 25-1-1 Roach is far from a no hoper, he doesn’t have the accolades or reputation of a Stevenson. It seems, however, like Davis may…
SUN CITY, South Africa — Defending champion Max Homa birdied his last two holes to shoot a 6-under 66 and take a one-shot lead over South African Ockie Strydom in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday.Homa started his round with three straight birdies and had two more on the front nine. He dropped two shots with bogeys on the back nine.Strydom’s opening round of 67 included four birdies, an eagle and a bogey.After missing out on qualifying for the Tour Championship in August, Homa had made just two tour-level starts. Last year, he became the fifth…
Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar will miss eight weeks after having a scope done on his left knee. Cancar hasn’t played since getting injured on November 19. Cancar previously missed the entire 2023-24 season after tearing his ACL in the same knee during the summer of 2023. Prior to that injury, Cancar had looked to be carving out a rotation role with Nuggets. This season, Cancar has played only 34 minutes over four games.
Rico Verhoeven is almost universally recognized as the top pound-for-pound kickboxer on the planet but he would love to add to his accolades with a crossover fight against a former UFC champion. Following Francis Ngannou’s dominant win over Renan Ferreira in his PFL debut, there were immediately questions about who he might fight next and what sport would interest him most. While MMA has been Ngannou’s primary focus, his passion for boxing led to a pair of fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua and he’s already stated that he wants to return to that sport in the future. It…
Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh Set for Historic Worlds 100 IM Tilt The short-course season has plenty to recommend it as an engrossing supplement to the long-course campaign. Nothing may be as exciting as the chance to see the 100-meter individual medley raced internationally, an opportunity to test all kinds of assertions as to how speed and stroke proficiency collide over 50-some testing seconds. With all the recent defections from this month’s World Short-Course Championships in Budapest, the women’s 100 IM shapes up as perhaps the meet’s most intriguing matchup, with the titanic collision of one-time Virginia teammates Kate Douglass and…
Tom Pidcock has confirmed he is leaving Ineos Grenadiers, signing off with a brief message and a gallery of personal and racing images on an Instagram post. Pidcock had been at loggerheads with the British team for months and their relationship worsened when he was suddenly “deselected” from Il Lombardia despite being their strongest rider for the race.Ineos Grenadiers confirmed on Wednesday that Pidcock would leave at the end of the year after apparently reaching an agreement to terminate his contract that was due to run until 2027.A trusted source told Cyclingnews that Pidcock is expected to sign a contract…
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Bristol visit 2022 and 2023 European champions La Rochelle on 14 December, followed by a home game against Italian team Benetton on 12 January and a trip to Clermont Auvergne six days later.Prop Ellis Genge and scrum-half Harry Randall are in contention against Leinster after being rested, while Lam has been impressed by his young players who have “stepped up and performed” on their way to 29 points from their first seven league games.”This is what rugby is about – the team,” said Lam. “Despite the challenge, we’ll have a good chance.”I’ve been blessed to win the Premiership [with Newcastle…
TURKI ALALSHIKH has spoken of some plans for more Riyadh Season events in 2025 including a potentially historic world heavyweight title fight. The Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority has already signed off on a huge seven-fight card on February 22 headlined by the undisputed light heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. During his chat on DAZN’s Ariel & Ade Show – with co-hosts Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo – he touched on another possible 5v5 event in May pitting Queensberry against Matchroom. The alternative could be a 6v6 with the two British promotional powerhouses against American…
Transgender women who have gone through male puberty will not be allowed to compete on any of the leading women’s professional golf tours from next year. The updated rules on gender policy, which were announced by the LPGA on December 4, will apply to the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour (which operates a tier below the LPGA Tour in the US), the Ladies European Tour, and all other elite LPGA events, including the US Women’s Open. Previously, the LPGA allowed players to compete if they had undergone gender-affirming surgery after puberty and met hormone therapy requirements. But these rules have…