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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…

Exclusive Golf Members Club, Mashie Golf, is delighted to announce its partnership with golf equipment manufacturer Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG), starting in 2025. The collaboration will provide Mashie Members exclusive offers from one of golf’s leading equipment manufacturers and the opportunities to attend VIP events alongside and hosted by PXG. The PXG brand will support many key Mashie Members’ Club Events throughout 2025 where members can meet the PXG team and view their products firsthand. MASHIE Founder and MD Nick Hovey said  ‘As two brands that have broken into formally traditional market spaces, we are extremely excited to be partnering…

The Philadelphia 76ers have maintained that they will continue to work towards turning around their season, but the next few weeks could lead them to shift strategy. The Sixers play against teams with a .500 or better record in 10 out of their next 11 games. They will also be without Joel Embiid for at least the next 7-10 days as he has had swelling in his knee return. The decision by the Sixers in how they approach the remainder of the season impacts whether or not they retain their draft selection as it is top-6 protected. If the Sixers…

The UFC is kicking off its 2025 pay-per-view calendar year with a huge card for UFC 311 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., but now there’s a new main event for the lightweight title as Dana White announced that Arman Tsarukyan is out, and Renato Moicano is in to face Islam Makhachev. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to the crazy turn of events with the new main event, where the division goes depending on the result, and discusses what a Makhachev win does for his and the division’s legacy against Moicano. Additionally, they’ll discuss the co-main…

2025 SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2025 South Australia State Open Championships kicked off today from SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, highlighted by a big-time swim at the hands of Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers. Back at Marion after a pre-Olympic stint at St. Andrew’s, 26-year-old Chalmers fired off a time of 22.18 in the heats followed by a final swim of 22.01 to break the South Australian state record. The former state benchmark stood at the 22.07 Chalmers put up in 2019 with his 22.01 outing representing the 2nd-best time of his career. The South Aussie’s PB remains at the…