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British number one Katie Boulter reached the second round of the Canadian Open as compatriot Harriet Dart was knocked out.Boulter won 6-4 3-6 6-1 against American Bernarda Pera, who is ranked 80 in the world, at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.On Thursday she will meet Brazilian world number 22 Beatriz Haddad Maia, whom she beat on the way to winning the San Diego Open in March.British number three Dart went down 3-6 6-3 6-7 (2-7) to Russia’s world number 24 Diana Shnaider.Dart earned a place in the main draw as a lucky loser, having been taken off in a wheelchair when…
By Daniele D’Alessio Martin Bakole broke American hearts with his five-round demolition job of Jared Anderson on August 3. The Congolese heavyweight was finally given the opportunity to fight a highly-rated opponent and produced an emphatic performance. A showing that not only caught the attention of the rest of the division but made fans question whether all those sparring stories with Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois were true. Professional boxing is filled with smoke and mirrors. It is a sport driven by perception and opinion. Going into the contest, Anderson was touted as the next American heavyweight champion…
Gambling is flourishing in the UK, with the total gross gambling yield (GGY) reaching £15.1 billion. Millions of people are involved in gambling, and the latest Gambling Commission figures show that approximately 1.3 million adults suffer from problems. No wonder the annual number of GamStop registered users reached 92,000 in 2023, with a reported annual increase of 9.5%. At the same time, a large percentage of self-excluded players continued their gambling experience thanks to the publicly available list of non-GamStop betting sites, so there are multiple variants for GamStop-registered players to enjoy casino games in spite of this restriction. What…
It is no secret that the Portland Trail Blazers are looking to pick up the pieces in the post-Damian Lillard era. However, one key player currently on their roster is looking to stick it out for the long run. That would be forward, Jerami Grant. A big factor in Grant wanting to remain in Portland is wanting family stability. Portland also happens to be his hometown. Yahoo! Sports insider, Jake Fischer, first reported this sentiment from the veteran forward. Few players want to face the general uncertainty of moving midseason, especially those who have enjoyed newfound stability for the first…
Abus Magomedov is the latest Russian addition to UFC 308 after agreeing to face Brunno Ferreira at the Oct. 26 card, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report from Laerte Viana. UFC 308 is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway for the featherweight championship, with former middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker taking on Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event. The event takes place at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena. Ferreira (12-1) was initially set to face Roman Kopylov on Aug. 24, but the Russian withdrew due to illness. “Hulk” scored a pair of first-round…
Artistic Swimming: US Claims Silver With Viral Moonwalk; China Repeats Gold While China repeated as gold medalists in the artistic swimming, the U.S. made history with its first medal in the sport since 2004 – and used an underwater moonwalk that went viral to get there. China won the gold medal with 996.1389 points, which was more than 81 points ahead of the U.S., which scored 914.3421 to earn the silver medal. Spain took the bronze medal with 900.7319 points in the competition, which spans three rounds – a technical routine, free routine and acrobatic routine. The scores are added…
The excitement at the Paris Olympics velodrome rose to a huge crescendo in the closing laps of the men’s team pursuit gold medal round as Great Britain’s fans tried to cheer them on to chase down a small gap to their Australian rivals. With two laps to go, they were within two-tenths of a second and accelerating behind powerhouse rider Ethan Hayter when he nearly crashed after sliding off the front of his saddle.Dan Bigham, the team’s aerodynamics specialist, ‘randomer’, and a quarter of its engine on Wednesday, explained that the mistake was the result of the team pushing Hayter…
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Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is expected to be named as one of the club’s vice captains according to reports. Fernandez upset a number of his team-mates earlier this summer when he went live on Instagram chanting a racist and homophobic song about French footballers with his Argentina team-mates after their Copa America success.Chelsea have subsequently dealt with the matter and consider it closed internally, although FIFA are thought to still be investigating the video and Fernandez could still end up with a possible ban.Fernandez expected to be named one of Chelsea’s vice captainsThe World Cup winner was handed the captains armband…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size As Scott Robertson welcomed back Will Jordan via the bench, the first-year All Blacks coach has tweaked his backline for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Wellington.After his fine performance in San Diego against Fiji, Anton Lienert-Brown has kept his spot in the midfield ahead of Rieko Ioane.The vastly experienced Leinert-Brown will partner Jordie Barrett in the midfield, with David Havili not selected and Ioane selected on the bench.Hurricanes great TJ Perenara has also been returned to the No.9 jersey and will partner…