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IN RECENT weeks it has become known that Nick Ball’s next fight would take place in his home city of Liverpool and now he appears to have an opponent. The 27-year-old is the current WBA featherweight champion having won the title against Raymond Ford on June 1 with a performance full of vigour and determination. ESPN have reported that the first defence of Ball’s championship will come against the experienced Ronny Rios on October 5. An announcement is expected soon. Rios had been inactive for 22 months from June 2022 when he lost to then IBF super-bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev.…
Surrey amateur star Lottie Woad has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 2024. Farnham-based Woad, who is the first ever English winner of the women’s McCormack Medal, will receive exemptions into next year’s US Women’s Open and the AIG Women’s Open on the back of the award. Woad, 20, said: “I’m really happy to have won the McCormack Medal. It rounds off a successful year for me and I’m honoured to be named alongside the previous recipients of the medal. “It was always a goal of mine to reach…
The Utah Jazz have agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with veteran guard Patty Mills, who’s set to return for a 16th NBA season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The contract is fully guaranteed for the 2024-25 season. Patty Mills will play under Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy, who was an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs Mills, 36, will now play under Jazz head coach Will Hardy, who was an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs from 2015 to 2021 while Mills was with the team. During that span, Mills averaged 10 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists,…
Flyweights Rose Namajunas and Erin Blanchfield headline UFC’s return to Canada on Nov. 2 at the Rogers Place in Edmonton. UFC CEO Dana White announced the event to Canada’s Sportsnet on Thursday. Namajunas and Blanchfield clash in the five-round headliner as both fighters look to take a step toward title contention with a win. While both fell to Manon Fiorot in recent fights, Blanchfield was widely considered one of the top contenders in the division prior to that loss, while Namajunas has scored back-to-back wins since falling to the French flyweight in her 125-pound debut. Several more fights were also…
Klete Keller Rescues 18-Year-Old in Jet Ski Accident; Mom: ‘Gave My Son Another Chance at Life’ Five-time Olympic medalist Klete Keller can also be known as a lifesaver for his actions earlier this month in Florida earlier this month. Keller, who competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, was on a boat when he saw a young man crash his jet ski. According to 7News, Keller saw the man, 18-year-old Camden Cooper, launch into the air and slam the water. When the man did not surface, Keller knew something was wrong. Keller jumped off his boat, where he was…
In pursuit of the yellow jersey, Kasia Niewiadoma still has all eyes on Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) at the halfway point of the Tour de France Femmes, even with Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) winning the three-up sprint into Liège and ending stage 4 between her and the defending champion in the top three overall.The Polish rider wasn’t aware Pieterse had won as she dried off from a soaking wet stage, warmed down and spoke to reporters including Cyclingnews, but she was quick not to underestimate the multi-discipline star when told that she had bested Vollering in a photo finish.“Oh, she won?…
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They say that football is a funny old game, and one transfer this summer arguably proves that more than ever, with Ronaldinho’s son, Joao Mendes, signing for Burnley.The young Brazilian, who also holds a Spanish passport, has moved to the Clarets from Barcelona, where he’d been playing for the youth teams since 2023. More Stories / Latest News Whether the Championship club have signed the player as much for the publicity as for his footballing talent isn’t clear at the moment, though it’s certainly one of the more unexpected transfers. ??? Ronaldinho’s son João Mendes has…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Despite coming off a shock first-up Rugby Championship loss to Argentina, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has kept faith in his under-siege halves TJ Perenara and Damian McKenzie while making four changes for Saturday’s rematch against Los Pumas at Eden Park.The All Blacks blew a 20-15 half-time lead against Felipe Contepomi’s new-look Pumas as their composure went out the window in the final 20 minutes to go down 38-30 in Wellington.The fallout has naturally been one of raised eyebrows and scratched heads after a…
In-depth exploration of Andy Murray’s journey from Dunblane to becoming a sporting legend.