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West Ham United are closing in on the double signing of Niclas Fullkrug and Guido Rodriguez, with both players undergoing medicals. The Hammers have been in desperate need of a new striker this summer and finally appear to have got their man in Fullkrug, who scored 15 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions to help Dortmund finish fifth in the Bundesliga and reach the Champions League final.In Rodriguez, meanwhile, West Ham are signing a player with two Copa America medals and a World Cup crown under his belt with Argentina, now a free agent after his Real Betis contract expired.Fullkrug and…

As Joe Schmidt declared Max Jorgensen fit and ready for a possible Test call-up against the Springboks on Saturday, the Wallabies coach revealed Will Skelton could still feature in 2024 despite not coming Down Under for the start of The Rugby Championship.Skelton led the Wallabies to last year’s World Cup but only managed to feature in their first-up win against Georgia after suffering an injury in training ahead of their crucial two-game block against Fiji and Portugal.In the end, the 32-year-old didn’t play another second in the World Cup but remained on French soil given he features prominently for La…

Murray’s retirement leaves a vacuum in British tennis and the global game.But, with his love for the sport remaining undiminished, it is hard not see him reappearing in the coming years.When he will re-emerge, he does not know. What role he will be doing is also unclear.Coaching has been regularly mentioned by those who have worked with him, with Murray known as someone always willing to offer advice and mentorship.Last month, he mentioned young Britons Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper as players he would like to coach.”It’s not something I want to do immediately; it might be something I want…

By: Sean Crose Terence Crawford returned to the ring for the first time in a year Saturday when he squared off against WBA junior middleweight titlist Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles. The bout, which was scheduled for twelve rounds, was the main event of a DAZN pay per view card broadcast live from LA’s BMO Stadium. Crawford was jumping up from welterweight where he was last seen dominating Errol Spence, a fighter who was widely regarded as his equal, in a legitimate superfight in 2023. The first round was basically a feeling out process – not uncommon in Crawford fights.…

PITTSBURGH — Kaori Yamamoto of Japan shot a 1-over 72 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open.Yamamoto had a 7-under 206 total at Fox Chapel. Afternoon play was delayed for three hours because of rain.Annika Sorenstam (71) was tied for second with fellow Hall of Famer Juli Inkster (71), Leta Lindley (71) and Mikino Kubo (70). Sorenstam won the 2021 event.JoAnne Carner missed the weekend cut after matching her age Thursday with an opening 85 and shattering it Friday with an 80. The Hall of Famer has shot her age…

Team USA finished off Olympic pool play 3-0 with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico to clinch the top overall seed in the medal round of the Paris Olympics. The U.S. will now face Brazil in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at Bercy Arena. Team USA defeats Puerto Rico by 21 points to advance to the quarterfinals on Tuesday at Bercy Arena Team USA entered the matchup as a 36.5-point favorite. Despite failing to cover the spread, winning by double digits at Pierre Mauroy Stadium was still an expected outcome. The U.S. shot 40-of-81 (49.4%) from the floor and 9-of-32 (28.1%)…

Terence Crawford looked to add to his legacy on Saturday night as he stepped inside the ring with reigning WBA jr. middleweight world champion Israil Madrimov. Crawford, who carries with him a perfect 40-0 record and 22 wins by KO, has already captured world titles at lightweight, super lightweight, and welterweight. Securing a win over Madrimov at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles would make him a world champion in four different weight classes, further solidifying his position as arguably the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer on the planet. Things were fairly slow in the opening rounds with Madrimov content to dance around…

Day 9 of the Paris Olympics will feature competition in 22 sports. Medals will be awarded in 12 sports on the day for 20 events. SPORTS AWARDING MEDALS ON DAY 9 Swimming Archery Athletics Badminton Road Cycling Dressage Equestrian Fencing Golf Artistic Gymnastics Shooting Table Tennis Tennis Italy’s Marcell Jacobs Searching To Defend Men’s 100 Meter Title Jacobs won the men’s 100 meter dash in Tokyo and will look to win gold again in the final. Only two other men, Carl Lewis (USA) and Usain Bolt (Jamaica) have won the event in multiple Olympics. Jacobs will be challenged by Noah…

Half an hour after Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) celebrated his historic victory in the Paris Olympic Games road race, Charles Kagimu lit up the arena at the Trocadéro in Paris, rolling in as the last finisher of the 273km race. The crowd were genuinely appreciative of the 25-year-old’s scrappy ride in the day’s early breakaway and his fight to write his name into history as the first Ugandan Olympic cyclist in 40 years.Kagimu is no stranger to epic racing, having completed a brutal edition of the Unbound Gravel 200 last year with Team Amani, but the Olympics were another level of…