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2024 Paris Olympic Finalists Roman Mityukov and Noe Ponti highlight the roster for Switzerland at next month’s Short Course World Championships. Switzerland will send a total of six swimmers to the meet. Mityukov is coming off of a big summer that was highlighted by a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Mityukov swam to a 1:54.85 in the men’s 200 backstroke, breaking his own national record as well. In addition to holding the LCM 200 back Swiss record, Mityukov holds the SCM 100 free and 200 back National Records. Ponti is coming off of a strong fall where he notably…
Title: Bartali’s Bicycle – The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s Secret HeroAuthor: Megan Hoyt (with an afterword by Lisa Bartali)Illustrator: Iacopo BrunoPublisher: Quill Tree BooksYear: 2021Pages: 40 pagesOrder: HarperCollinsWhat it is: The legend of Gino Bartali, saviour of Italy’s Jews, as told in a kids’ picture book (ages 4-8)Strengths: The pictures?Weaknesses: Just because it’s a kids’ book doesn’t mean we should give truth a hall pass Bartali’s Bicycle fmk Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin. Once upon a time, in a golden age when everything gleamed like the sun itself, from the curtains to the wallpaper, from the…
Fall Report Patrick Ebert – November 19, 2024 Although Notre Dame head coach Shawn Stiffler has embarked on his third season with the program, he and his staff welcomed their first full recruiting class to campus this fall. They lost most of the impact players from the team’s 2023 class, since many of them opted to alter their commitment when Link Jarrett headed to Florida State, and they received a few early arrivals a year ago that mostly impacted the team’s pitching, including projected staff ace Jack Radel.Due to Notre Dame’s lofty academic standards, they don’t use the transfer portal…
Departing All Blacks legend TJ Perenara made a huge statement as he led the haka for a record 64th time against Italy on Saturday afternoon.The legendary New Zealand scrum half bowed out alongside Sam Cane, with the two World Cup winners set to head to Japan to continue their club careers.Perenara, who made his international debut for the Kiwis back in 2014, and has also made two appearances for the Maori All Blacks, led the haka ahead of New Zealand’s 29-11 win against Italy last week. But in the opening of Ka Mate, Perenara, 32, was overheard making a reference…
Watch the best shots as world number one Jannick Sinner secures back-to-back Davis Cups for Italy by beating the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 in Malaga.READ MORE: Sinner caps superb year as Italy retain Davis Cup titleAvailable to UK users only.
AN eight-round fight on November 30 for Callum Smith will lead to a “big, big fight” in 2025 his promoter Eddie Hearn has said. Speaking on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel, Hearn discussed the return of Smith, 29-2 (21 KOs), who hasn’t fought since his January loss in Canada to light-heavyweight supremo Artur Beterbiev. The defeat was Smith’s second but both have come at the highest level of the sport against the Russian and Canelo Alvarez in December 2020. “Callum’s done it all in terms of won the world championship at 168, won the RING magazine belt, fought Canelo Alvarez, moved…
Patrick Reed registered his first win on any tour in over four years when winning the Asian Tour’s Hong Kong Open by three shots. After firing an 11-under-par 59 in the third round at the Hong Kong Golf Club yesterday, the 2018 Masters champion signed off with 66 to finish on 22-under in the final round, pulling clear of New Zealand’s Ben Campbell, the defending champion. Campbell ended his defence with a 65, while Japan’s Kazuki Higa shot a 63 to claim third, another shot back. Australian Wade Ormsby, a winner here in 2017 and 2020, shared fourth with Thailand’s…
The Houston Rockets have been linked to superstars Kevin Durant and, more recently, Giannis Antetokounmpo in trade rumors. While the Rockets aren’t disinterested in either star forward, Houston isn’t looking to make a move this season. The focus for this season is on internal development for their young roster. The Rockets intend to keep that focus, instead of looking to make a major move now. As Houston moves forward, they intend to prioritize whether any acquisitions fit within the team’s timeline. The Rockets did have eyes on pursuing Donovan Mitchell, as he was seen as young enough to fit with…
Michael Chandler finally returned from a two-year layoff after it became clear that he wasn’t going to fight Conor McGregor any time soon — if ever — so he booked a rematch against Charles Oliveira with hopes that a win could vault him back into title contention. Sadly, things didn’t go Chandler’s way after he ultimately lost a lopsided decision despite a late comeback attempt in the fifth and final round. The loss dropped him to 1-4 in his past five fights but don’t expect former opponent Brent Primus to root for Chandler to turn things around. Primus’ disdain for…
Distance Freestyler/IMer Brooke Bennett Chooses Georgia For 2026 NEW COMMIT: U.S. Open qualifier Brooke Bennett of Livermore, California, has pledged her verbal commitment to the University of Georgia beginning in Fall 2026. She will join Virginia Hinds as a member of the Bulldogs’ Class of 2030. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at the University of Georgia!! I would like to thank my family, teammates and friends for their support. I would like to thank Coach Steve Morsilli and PLS for shaping me into the swimmer I…