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Gael Monfils rolled back the years with a fabulous performance to oust fourth seed Taylor Fritz and reach the Australian Open fourth round.The 38-year-old Frenchman, known as a showman on the court, thrilled the crowd in a 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 win over his 27-year-old opponent.After serving an ace to see out victory – his 24th of the match – Monfils danced in celebration before pumping his chest and roaring to each stand inside the Margaret Court Arena.It continues a rich vein of form for Monfils, who became the oldest winner of an ATP Tour singles title with victory…
By: Sean Crose Those waiting for Errol Spence’s return to the ring are going to have to wait longer, for the former titlist’s long awaited match with current titlist Sebastian Fundora is no longer happening. While big fight after big fight is being made in Saudi Arabia, here in the United States, major potential bouts end up being no-go’s. Still its been stated in social media, and not incorrectly, that Spence has earned his right to take his time before getting in the ring again. His last bout was a horrible thrashing at the gloved hands of Terence Crawford, after…
Jan 17, 2025, 09:48 PM ETBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands was playing so well Friday he felt nothing could stop him in the Latin American Amateur Championship. A two-hour storm delay did, but he birdied the 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Patrick Sparks of Peru.Sparks had two late bogeys at Pilar Golf Club and shot 70.They were at 8-under 136, one shot ahead of Erich Fortlage of Paraguay (66) and Jose Antonio Safa of Mexico (68) going into the weekend.The winner receives an invitation to play in the…
The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Friday that second-year center Chet Holmgren continues to make progress in his recovery from a pelvic fracture injury and will be re-evaluated in 3-5 weeks. Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren suffered his pelvic fracture on Nov. 10 against the Golden State Warriors Holmgren sustained his injury midway through the first quarter of a 127-116 home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 10, when he took a hard fall when he went to challenge an Andrew Wiggins drive. The Thunder’s medical staff diagnosed him with a right iliac wing fracture and did not…
The UFC returns to Southern California on Saturday with a pair of titles on the line. At UFC 311, the protege of one of the best to ever do it will continue his own quest to be an all-time great. And the cousin of that same GOAT candidate will try to win a title of his own in the co-feature. The promotion has released the UFC 311 cold open video. The card features a lightweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC), a longtime Khabib Nurmagomedov training partner, and challenger Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC). Makhachev already holds a…
Torri Huske Makes Rare Appearance in 200 Breaststroke as Stanford Tops UCLA Over the past four years, Torri Huske has become one of the world’s premier 100 butterflyers, a journey which culminated in Olympic gold in Paris. Huske also excels in sprint freestyle, having won Olympic silver in the 100-meter free in Paris, and she has experienced success in the 200 IM on the national and collegiate levels. But her versatility extends further, as evidenced by Huske’s performance in the 200 breaststroke Friday as Stanford hosted UCLA. Huske clocked a time of 2:08.82, holding off a late surge by Cardinal…
Last year the Willunga stage of the Women’s Tour Down Under was the decider but this year, with the climb coming on stage 2, the ground gained on the famous ascent could be quickly forgotten after Sunday’s hot and demanding stage in Stirling.EF Education-Oatly’s Noemi Rüegg was spectacular on Willunga, matching the surges of favourites Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and Neve Bradbury (Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) before launching a searing attack in the final kilometre to steal the stage win and general classification lead.However, the Swiss champion faces five laps of an Ardennes Classics-style circuit with hardly a flat metre across 106 kilometres and…
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Growing up in Coventry, not so long ago, Asher Opoku-Fordjour would watch videos of Kobe Bryant on the eve of every rugby match; idolising the American basketball superstar who practised his shooting in the gym at Palisades High School until the sun came up.‘I would get into bed and watch clips of him on YouTube,’ explains the 20-year-old, known as ‘Ash Beast’ to his Sale team-mates. ‘I’d watch clips of him talking about what he called the Mamba Mentality. The way he was just locked in. Everything in his life was based around being the best and how to be the…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu suffered the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrated her superiority in a one-sided Australian Open third-round match.Raducanu, 22, was thrashed 6-1 6-0 in a chastening afternoon on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.The world number 61 lost serve five times in a defeat which took just one hour and 10 minutes.It was the second time in her career that she lost with only a game to her name, following a 6-0 6-1 defeat by Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in Sydney three years ago.Raducanu was unable to cope with Swiatek’s top spin-heavy groundstrokes and…