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In the UFC Macau main event two former champions, Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo, were looking to make a significant impact in the bantamweight division with their five-round showdown. Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Results The former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is seeking redemption after a series of setbacks. He lost his title due to an illegal knee against Aljamain Sterling and has gone 2-3 in his last five fights. For Yan, this was an opportunity to silence critics and prove he still belongs among the bantamweight elite. The Siberian-Russian is highly skilled with a background in Muay Thai.…
Passages: Two-Time Olympian Susan Pitt Anderson Dies at 76; Impact Felt In and Out of Pool The swimming world is in mourning at the news that Susan Pitt Anderson, a two-time Olympian, passed away on Saturday, November 23. Pitt Anderson had an impact on the sport first as an elite athlete and later in coaching and administrative roles. A native of New Jersey, Pitt Anderson was highly influential on swimming in the Garden State, including as the founder of Scarlet Aquatics. As a standout for the Summit YMCA, Pitt Anderson emerged as a national and international standout in the early…
Eli Iserbyt claimed a third career Eact Cross Kortrijk title on Saturday, combining well with his Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal teammate Michael Vanthourenhout to claim the victory.The two riders attacked in tandem on several occasions during the first half of the race, seeking to work over the Alpecin-Deceuninck pair of Niels Vandeputte and Jente Michels. Iserbyt made his winning move on the sith of the race’s nine laps, countering an attack from Vanthourenhout just after Michels had brought him back. Opening an immediate gap as Michels hesitated to respond, Iserbyt committed fully to the move, and soloed the rest of the race to…
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Eddie Jones split opinion unlike any of England’s previous head coaches.The Australian, who now leads Japan, had seven years in charge of England and led them to a Six Nations Grand Slam and the 2019 World Cup final. England face Jones’ Japan in their final Autumn Nations Series match, so how much do you remember of his tenure at Twickenham?
Former US Open champion Raducanu enjoyed a strong week personally in Malaga, winning all three of her matches without dropping a set.The 22-year-old said it was a “strange feeling” to go from the high of winning her semi-final to watching the team fall agonisingly short, though added she would “take positives” from her performances after a two-month layoff because of a foot injury.”I couldn’t be more proud of Katie or how she fought,” Raducanu said.”I think it makes me really believe we can win this tournament. “We were close. We have a great team and it makes me want to…
BY DECLAN TAYLOR IT WAS the summer of 2018, on a drive back from a hard day’s sparring, when Jai Opetaia and his father-trainer Tapu talked about leaving boxing behind for good. The talented Olympian, who had surged to 15-0 in his first three years as a professional, was so broke that he could barely afford the fuel for the journey home and wondered if the sport he had dedicated his life to would ever pay him back. As Opetaia reflects on that day, he stops. “F***, now you’re making me emotional,” he says, wiping tears from his eyes and…
Nov 23, 2024, 02:56 AM ETBRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes Saturday for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland.Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course Friday forced the second round to be abandoned and made the joint Australasian PGA and European Tour event a 54-hole tournament scheduled to end Sunday.Smith, the 2022 British Open winner at St. Andrews, had a 36-hole total of 10-under 132, level with first-round leader Elvis Smylie, who shot 67. Smylie is the…
On Thursday night, the Lakers were at home to face the Magic. Los Angeles came into the matchup on a six-game win streak. LeBron James and Anthony Davis delivered strong performances vs. the Magic. James had 31 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Davis had 39 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks. However, the big man missed two massive free throws that would have essentially iced the game for Los Angeles. Orlando had no timeouts with less than 20 seconds left in the game and Davis missed two free throws that would have given the Lakers a four-point advantage. Instead,…
Xiao Long woke up the crowd at UFC Fight Night 248 with a brutal knockout of Quang Le. After a back-and-forth bantamweight bout over more than two rounds, Long (27-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC) closed the show in the final frame when he connected with a clean 1-2 punch combination that dropped Le (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to his back. He followed up with a pair of shots to turn the lights out, and referee Mike Beltran stopped it at the 1:28 mark of Round 3. It was a strong performance from Long for his first octagon triumph, and you can…