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Rafael Nadal: Retiring superstar’s career over after Spain lose to the Netherlands at Davis Cup
Nadal, who had been watching from the bench with the rest of the Spanish team, hopped on to court to console Alcaraz and Granollers.Both looked despondent as they sat with their heads bowed, listening to the victorious Dutch players celebrating reaching the semi-finals.Many stayed in the 11,500-capacity Palacio de Deportes arena, chanting “Rafa, Rafa, Rafa” for one final time as they waited for Koolhof and Van de Zandschulp to conclude a post-match interview.When the time came for Nadal to take centre stage, he was given another standing ovation and a round of applause lasting over a minute.Nadal’s family, including his…
MIKE Tyson’s display in Texas last Friday left many fearing for the heavyweight legend’s wellbeing. Once a destructive boxing force, Tyson was seen ambling around the ring en route to an eight-round defeat by Jake Paul, a YouTuber turned fighter, over 30 years younger. While the outcome might’ve been obvious to many, given Tyson’s age and deterioration, some well-qualified observers felt Mike had one last big shot left in him. Former world champion Jeff Fench was one such voice. The Australian was left feeling a little red-faced after Tyson was beaten. “I had so many people ring me and so…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaSix-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”In an interview with Golfweek, Glover said the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council and policy board were “hiding behind pace of play” to justify the radical changes.”They think we’re stupid,” Glover said.Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 U.S. Open winner, seemed to support Glover’s position in a post on his X account Monday: “He’s…
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A high-stakes middleweight rematch between number nine ranked contender, Brendan Allen and the surging number thirteen rated challenger, Anthony Hernandez is slated to feature at a UFC Fight Night Seattle event on February 22. next. Allen, who most recently featured at UFC Paris back in September, saw his impressive winning run of seven fights come to a halt in a unanimous decision loss to fellow contender, Nassourdine Imavov in France. As for Hernandez, the surging challenger racked up his sixth straight win at UFC Vegas 99 back in October, taking out Brazilian striker, Michel Pereira with an impressive eventual fifth…
Josh Liendo, Jordan Crooks Highlight Cadre of Men’s Sprinters in Action This Week During the first four college swimming seasons after Caeleb Dressel exhausted his eligibility at the University of Florida, no one seriously challenged the legendary records he left behind in the short course yards sprint events. That all changed in the spring of 2023 when new Gator Josh Liendo swam his first championship season while Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks emerged as a force. Crooks is the only man aside from Dressel to swim under 18 seconds in the 50 freestyle, with Crooks having posted a mark of 17.93 that is just…
Maxim Van Gils has reportedly unilaterally terminated his contract with Lotto Dstny, possibly to orchestrate a move to a rival team and so secure a better contract for 2025.Het Laatste Nieuws first reported that Van Gils had sent a formal letter of termination to Lotto Dstny on Tuesday. Other Belgian media also reported on the case but Lotto Dstny seem determined to make Van Gils respect his contract that runs until 2026. Het Laatste Nieuws called Van Gils’ move as a ‘Bom in de koers’ – ‘a bomb in the road’. However, in a statement late Tuesday from Lotto Dstny, the…
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Erasmus and Gatland have coached against each other for Wales and South Africa, while the two were the opposing head coaches when the Springboks defeated the British and Irish Lions in 2021.”We’ve had good discussions. I think it was in Twickenham where we last saw each other last summer,” said Erasmus.”We had a good chat there about the Lions series. Although we’ve bumped heads in the past, he’s a rugby man through and through.”Coaching can become lonely, It’s cut-throat. Whenever someone is under the pump, you don’t wish anything bad on that person.”I wouldn’t say I’d love him to beat…
Whether Britain win the trophy sometime over the course of Raducanu’s career, or not at all, remains to be seen.But the 22-year-old has again showed over the past week why Keothavong’s team need her fit and firing.Raducanu had not played for two months before the women’s team event because of a foot injury and it remained to be seen what shape she would be in.Straight-set wins against Germany’s Jule Niemeier and Canada’s Rebecca Marino were encouraging given her previous absence.Raducanu was again expected to make light work of Hruncakova, who is ranked 238th in the world and largely plays on…