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Andrey Amador (EF Education-EasyPost) announced on Instagram that he has decided to retire from professional cycling before his contract with the team expires in 2025.The 38-year-old has not competed since he was hit by a truck driver while training outside Barcelona in May. Amador reportedly had his bike and foot run over by the truck and suffered fractures to his ankle and foot.In a video posted to Instagram, Amador said he had not planned to retire.”It was not an easy decision. It wasn’t planned, but in life and cycling, there are times when you have to listen to your body…
Fall Report Joe Healy – November 20, 2024 CHARLESTON, S.C. — College of Charleston head coach Chad Holbrook still bristles when the topic turns to his team being snubbed for an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, and who can blame him?The Cougars were 41-14 overall and 21-5 in the CAA, winning their second regular-season conference title in three years along the way. In short, it was a throwback to some of the vintage College of Charleston teams from years past, including teams that made super regional appearances in 2006 under John Pawlowski, the architect of the program in many respects,…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi has had his red card upheld and will miss the rest of the Wallabies’ Autumn Series.Kerevi was yellow carded and placed on review early in the second half of the 52-20 win over Wales on Monday AEDT and the card was upgraded to a red.Kerevi’s evening came unstuck in the 42nd minute as he lined up Morgan after a lineout.Although Kerevi was bent at the knees, the Japan-based midfielder, who was playing just his second match in six months, drove…
Carlos Alcaraz discusses the legacy Spain team-mate Rafael Nadal will leave after his retirement.
FORMER world super-featherweight title challenger Zelfa Barrett has an opinion why none of the current champions are choosing to fight him. The 31-year-old is back on VIP Boxing’s November 30 card in Bolton, to be shown live on the Boxing News YouTube channel, seven months after stopping Jordan Gill in 10 rounds. Barrett fought for the vacant IBF 130lb belt two years and made a great start dropping Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in the third session. The Mancunian couldn’t maintain his success, however, and saw his first world title tilt waved off in round nine after being on the floor twice. The…
Author: Kevin Roberts From time past, golf has always been considered a game for men. However, it has continued to evolve, allowing women to participate. The first golf event took place in Scotland. It was in 1857 when a group of women from the then St. Andrews Ladies’ Club came together to set up an exclusive women’s golf club. Pic: standrews.com Despite this achievement at the time, women are yet to take center stage, as men dominate golf to date. However, there is no doubt that the foundations laid by the early pioneers have continued to yield fruits, although not…
Russell Westbrook put up his first triple-double with the Denver Nuggets in the team’s victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. It was a milestone for Westbrook, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 career triple-doubles. Westbrook has averaged a triple-double in three different seasons in his career. He pulled off the feat twice with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including during his MVP season in 2016-17. Westbrook then averaged a triple-double in his lone season with the Washington Wizards in 2020-21.
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/11/pfl-news-usman-nurmagomedov-vs-paul-hughes-bellator-title-set-dubai November 20, 2024 9:30 am ET PFL will debut in the United Arab Emirates with a big lightweight headliner. Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0) meets Paul Hughes (13-1) in the Road to Dubai: Champions Series main event Jan. 25 at Coca-Cola Arena, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning. The matchup is being labeled Dagestan vs. Ireland 2 – a reference to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s historic rivalry with Conor McGregor. After coming up big as an underdog against A.J. McKee this past…
Backstroker Vera Conic Verbally Commits To NC State For 2026 NEW COMMIT: NC State University has scored a new verbal commitment to its growing Class of 2026 recruiting cohort, this time from Olympic Trials qualifier Vera Conic of Rolling Meadows, Illinois. She will join Maya Schweikert, Emerson Callis and Taylor Schwenk in Raleigh as a member of the Wolfpack’s Class of 2030. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to North Carolina State University where I will continue my academic and athletic career! I would like to thank my family, coaches, and teammates for their…
Marta Cavalli will return to racing in 2025, with the talented Italian climber leaving FDJ-Suez for DSM-Firmenich PostNL.The Italian won the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne in 2022 and was fourth overall in the Giro Donne. However, she was hit from behind and crashed hard in the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, suffered a concussion and took time out to recover in the spring of 2023 and much of 2024 due to lingering issues.That run of bad luck continued in February when she crashed at a training camp and in July she was hit by a car. She…