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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou wants to sign a central midfielder this summer.Spurs have already signed Archie Gray from Leeds United in the transfer window but they are determined to add more players to the squad, particularly a midfielder.Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has left the club to join Marseille and Spurs feel midfield is a position they need to address this summer.According to a new report, Tottenham have joined Fulham in the race to sign Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay.Sunday Times journalist Duncan Castles has reported that Spurs are interested in a deal to sign the Man United midfielder, who scored seven Premier…
As John Wayne said in Stagecoach, ”A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do”. Post Olympics, as part of the grieving process, (for Australian fans), here are a few words to hopefully provide possibly a bit of closure and acceptance.It was a great six days of rugby watching. Cliché time: rugby was the winner. (Except for us Aussie fans at the pointy end of the tournament.) Lots of terrific tries, try saving tackles, big tackles, close games, excitement and a stadium chock full of fans.For the Aussie men it was disappointing, but it was still pretty good. For the…
Andy Murray cried. Dan Evans cried. Even BBC television presenter Clare Balding cried.In the moments after Murray’s illustrious career came to an end at the Paris 2024 Olympics, there was an outpouring of emotion.It was felt at Roland Garros by Murray, by his British team-mates, by the thousands of adoring fans chanting his name. It was also felt across a nation which will never see one of its sporting icons play professionally again – and Balding’s reaction probably summed up the feelings of many who have watched this British hero over the years. “Obviously, it was emotional because it’s the…
By: Sean Crose The Olympic Games in Paris have another major controversy on their hands – and this time the controversy comes courtesy the sport of boxing. While competing in the women’s boxing category Thursday, Italy’s Angele Carini quit her fight against Imane Khelif just 46 seconds into the first round. After getting hit clean, Carini put an end to the entire bout. The reason? The fighter said she had never been hit so hard in her life. It all would simply be seen as an impressive performance from Khalif if not for the fact that, “Khalif’s gender identity,” as NBC…
PITTSBURGH — JoAnne Carner shot her age with a 14-over 85 on Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel.Carner has won eight U.S. Golf Association titles, the most by a female player. She won the U.S. Women’s Open in 1971 and 1976 and has six U.S. Women’s Amateur titles and one U.S. Girls’ Junior championship.The Hall of Famer birdied the par-3 11th hole Thursday. She was tied for 110th in the 120-player field.Kaori Yamamoto of Japan was the leader after a 4-under 67. Christa Johnson and Lisa Grimes were a stroke back, Leta…
Ex-Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke agreed to a contract with the New York Knicks on Thursday, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Okeke, who will turn 26 on Aug. 18, was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of Auburn. He spent his first four NBA seasons with Orlando. The Magic made Okeke an unrestricted free agent in June when they declined to give him a qualifying offer. Through 189 career regular-season games (55 starts), he has averaged 6.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 20.3 minutes per game while shooting 38.3% from the floor, 31.8%…
At the UFC Abu Dhabi official weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s fight card step on the scale early Friday morning in Manchester, England. A live stream of the official weigh-ins will be made available to watch above as soon as possible. In the main event, top bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov face off. Sandhagen is currently No. 4 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, while Nurmagomedov sits at No. 8. The headliners can weigh no more than 136 pounds, the maximum limit for a non-title bantamweight bout. In the co-main event, middleweights Shara Magomedov…
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Through six days of competition, we’ve seen a lot of Olympic firsts. Today, Greece got its first Olympic medal in pool swimming since 1896 with Apostolos Christou‘s 200 backstroke silver medal. Leon Marchand became the first since 1976 to win two gold medals in the same session. Summer McIntosh is the first Canadian woman to win two individual gold medals. Along with individual achievements, swimmers have been stepping up on the relays; this week, several countries have done their best relay performances, setting national records or making finals for the first time. This morning, the New…
The men and women due to compete in the Paris Olympic Games road races at the weekend got a chance to see the 18.4km finishing circuit, which passes the Moulin Rouge, Montmartre, and the Sacré Coeur church. They also got a taste of the city centre Parisian cobbles, which could play a factor in deciding the medal winners in the men’s road race on August 3 and the women’s road race on August 4. The cobbled climb from the Moulin Rouge to Montmartre and then the fast descent below Sacré Coeur are considered to be the decisive points in the race,…