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Wiffen Brothers Film Entertaining Recruiting Visit to Cal-Berkeley; Could Olympic Champ Daniel Join Nathan as a Golden Bear Last fall, Irish distance standout Nathan Wiffen revealed that he will attend Cal-Berkeley and pursue a college career in the NCAA ranks. Could his twin brother, Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen be joining him? The possibility seems real. In the most recent episode of the brothers’ podcast, “The Wiffen Twins,” video cameras followed Nathan and Daniel on a visit to Berkeley, where they took in the Golden Bears’ dual meet against the University of Southern California. The title of the episode is playful,…
Belgian national road team manager Serge Pauwels has insisted that despite Tadej Pogačar’s crushing domination in the 2024 World Championships Elite Men’s Road Race, the Slovenian could have been beaten.Last year in Zurich, Pogačar delivered one of the most impressive World Championships breakaways ever, taking off 100 kilometres from the finish and soloing to the finish.But despite his superiority, in a lengthy interview with Nieuwsblad, Pauwels argued that towards the end of an extremely demanding race, Pogačar was beginning to flag and had teams raced differently, there might yet have been time to turn things around. Pauwels was selected as the…
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According to the negativity-inducing RFU, coverage of rugby in this country is far too down-beat, so here is a concerted attempt to see the glass half-full. There are reasons to believe that England’s slump could be over soon.In fact, there are many reasons to believe that Steve Borthwick’s national team could emerge from the rubble of their horror year to become contenders to win the Six Nations. Seriously. Some of the scorelines inflicted on Premiership clubs over the weekend, in both the Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, may mean that any English optimism requires a leap of faith, but…
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, 25, said she would need “magic” to progress in Melbourne after needing treatment on her back during her third-round win over Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska.She had won her previous two matches against Keys, but dropped the first set with the American neutralising her big serve and taking control of the rallies.Rybakina, a finalist in Melbourne in 2023, fought back midway through the encounter to win four straight games and secure the second set, but Keys would triumph in the decider.At 3-3 she took control before eventually sealing her spot in the last eight with a searing cross-court winner on…
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Jan 19, 2025, 08:07 PM ETLA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70.Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago, comfortably marched to victory after taking a four-shot lead into the final round at the Coachella Valley tournament. He didn’t have a bogey in the four-day event until making two in the final three holes, but his competitors couldn’t mount a charge to make it uncomfortable.The 31-year-old Straka looked cool and collected…
The NBA announced that with their victory on Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched some honors for their coaching staff. Head coach Mark Daigneault will coach one of the four All-Star Teams. A Thunder assistant coach will also coach one of the four teams. The NBA is trying a new All-Star Game format this year. The two 12-player rosters for each of the Eastern and Western Conference will be divided into three rosters of eight players each. The fourth team will be comprised of whichever team is victorious during the Rising Stars Challenge. The other two teams will be coached…
Overnight, disclosed fight purses for UFC 311 were revealed by the California State Athletic (CSAC) — with fans furious regarding a $200,000 flat fight purse for undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. Headlining last night’s return to Inglewood, undisputed champion, Makhachev became the first fighter in weight class antiquity to land four consecutive title defenses successfully, stopping short-notice replacement, Renato Moicano with a timely D’Arce choke in the opening round. Initially scheduled to take the headliner with former-foe, Arman Tsarukyan, pound-for-pound number one, Makhachev, however, withdrew from the slated rematch clash after suffering an unspecified back injury whilst cutting weight in…
Australian superstar swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan is recovering after dislocating her left knee last Saturday, she told SwimSwam. The injury was suffered by the opposite knee from the one she dislocated in 2023 while stretching ahead of the World Championships. O’Callaghan, who confirmed the injury to SwimSwam, says that she’s taking it “step by step and focusing on healing.” “I’ll be out of the water for a bit and sticking to modified training for now,” she said. “Luckily, my team and I have experience from my last injury, so we should have a good rehab plan set in place.” O’Callaghan says that…