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CHRISTIAN MBILLI (ranked top three by each of the governing bodies) collected a commanding unanimous decision win against Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 10 round super middleweight bout, as the two headlined a nine fight card at Centre Videotron in Quebec, Canada. Both fighters came out on their toes in the first round, quickly looking to engage with one another, though Mbilli rapidly established his stiff jab, which he would follow up with strong straight rights and pressing power hooks. Mbilli was frequently sending shots with his head off the line to avoid Derevyanchenko’s outpouring of formidable headshots, and targeted the…
Aug 18, 2024, 07:10 PM ETWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole.Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at the Olympics two weeks ago, started the third and final round with a two-shot lead and closed with a 65. He birdied two of his last three holes to match Koepka at 19-under 191 and force a playoff.In the playoff at the par-3 18th, Rahm went…
Rumors broke last season of blockbuster trade talks that would have seen LeBron James traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Golden State Warriors. It was reported at the time that talks were serious enough that Lakers and Warriors ownership were involved in the discussion. In the end, the Lakers would have moved James only had he requested a deal got done to send him to the Warriors. Ultimately, no agreement was reached and James stayed in Los Angeles. That may have been in part because James’ agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports was against the idea of a…
PERTH, Australia – Dricus Du Plessis is not looking to be friends with Israel Adesanya after UFC 305, but admits a new level of respect has been formed. After a heated and at times uncomfortable build to Saturday’s middleweight title fight at RAC Arena, Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) went into the octagon and scored a fourth-round submission win over Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) to achieve his first title defense. Immediately after the fight, the pair spent a good amount of time embracing inside the octagon, with Adesanya raising Du Plessis’ hand for the world to see. Then when…
TAC Titans Summer Sizzler August 2-4, 2024 Triangle Aquatic Center, Cary, North Carolina Short Course Yards (25 yards) Full Meet Results The TAC Titans Summer Sizzler didn’t have some of the same star power that it has had in past years, but a couple of new names to watch out of the 2024 edition of the late-summer short course meet. This included 15-year-old Davis Jackson, who won the 100 back in 48.53 and the 200 IM in 1:49.49. That time in the 100 back knocked eight-tenths of a second off his best, and the 200 IM was almost three seconds…
When Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) made her unsuccessful charge for overall glory at the Tour de France Femmes up the Col du Glandon, it wasn’t yellow jersey clad Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) that was able to respond to her pivotal attack, or any of the other pre-race GC favourites, but Pauliena Rooijakkers. Rooijakkers snapped onto her compatriot’s wheel 2.4km from the crest of the hors categorie climb, and held onto it for nearly all of the final 60km, taking an incredible second place up Alpe d’Huez behind Vollering that moved her into third overall and completed a ‘dream’ week for Fenix-Deceuninck.The result…
Auburn’s Ike Irish starred at Chatham (Aaron Fitt) Summer Baseball Aaron Fitt – August 15, 2024 After enduring a rough 2023 campaign, the Chatham Anglers bounced back with a strong showing in 2024, going 20-20 to finish second in the East Division. Three Chatham position players earned all-star honors: Ike Irish (Auburn), Aiva Arquette (Washington/Oregon State) and Ashton Larson (LSU), a trio that headlines our breakdown of the Angler position player prospects. Aiva Arquette, SS, Washington/Oregon State (2025) — Arquette had a breakout sophomore year at Washington this spring, hitting .325/.384/.574 with 12 homers, but he entered the transfer portal…
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso reportedly wants to leave the North London club before the summer transfer window closes.Ange Postecoglou’s side are preparing for their opening contest of the new Premier League season as they face newly promoted Leicester City on Monday night.Spurs fans will be quietly confident about the upcoming campaign after the arrival of Archie Gray and Dominic Solanke over the past few weeks who can hopefully plug some holes in their squad.But the Australian manager has also opted to get some names off the books with several players departing the club with Oliver Skipp looking set…
Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins will miss the start of the 2024-25 Premiership season for Exeter Chiefs after having surgery on his knee and shoulder. The 21-year-old Exeter captain picked up the knee injury while on international duty with Wales this summer in Australia and has been suffering from a sore shoulder rotator cuff injury. Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter said the timescale for his skipper’s return is “a little bit fluid”.”We’ve got to see in the early initial period of his rehab where he’ll get to,” Baxter said.”Both the club and Wales feel now is the right time to…
Aryna Sabalenka defeated world number one Iga Swiatek for the first time this season to reach the Cincinnati Open final.The pair had met twice before in 2024, in the finals of the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, but Sabalenka had lost both. On Sunday, after failing to convert nine match points, Belarusian Sabalenka, who will become the world number two on Monday, finally got the better of her rival 6-3 6-3. The match was also the first time Sabalenka, 26, had beaten Swiatek, 23, in straight sets. “It sounds like I broke the wall finally,” Sabalenka, who is now…