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Save the date. Be it a giant oyster-farming raft in Galicia or a dug-out side of a man-made salt ‘mountain’ in Alicante, the interior of an aircraft carrier in Cadiz or a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, a whisky distillery in Segovia or a meat processing factory in Murcia, the Vuelta a España has always had a longstanding tradition of unconventional and eye-catching starts. The latest frontier in the Vuelta’s predilection for wacky salidas is set to be crossed this August 22, when the 2024 race peloton will start what will – presumably – be a neutralised section of stage 6 along…
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Son Heung-min is ‘very excited’ to welcome Yang Min-hyeok to Tottenham Hotspur but has urged the youngster to remain focused on his commitments for Gangwon FC for now.Spurs agreed a deal on Sunday that will see the 18-year-old arrive in north London in January 2025, remaining with South Korean side Gangwon until then.The teenager is highly rated in South Korea, notching two goals and two assists in 23 caps for the nation’s U16 and U17 teams combined, while he’s already registered eight goals and four assists in 25 K League appearances for Gangwon.Alongside current club captain Son Heung-min and Lee Young-pyo, Yang…
The blockbuster tour fixture would be held between first and second Tests By Chris Foy Published: 14:10 EDT, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 17:14 EDT, 25 July 2024 The Lions are in talks about facing a combined Pacific Island XV in Melbourne next year, in a potentially blockbuster tour fixture between the first and second Tests against Australia.Following the collapse of the Rebels franchise, which had been based in the state capital of Victoria, officials from Rugby Australia and the Lions have been contingency planning to establish alternative opposition options for the game on July 22, 2025 at Marvel Stadium. Initially,…
British men’s number one Jack Draper faded in the sweltering Paris heat as the nation’s interest in the Olympics singles ended in the second round.Draper, 22, lost 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6 to American seventh seed Taylor Fritz on the Roland Garros clay.”It was brutal out there,” Draper said.After a strong and aggressive start which led to the first set, Draper was unable to take any of six break points in the third game of the second set.Fritz, 26, hanging on proved to be pivotal.The energy seemed to be sapped out of Draper, who has struggled in the early part of…
By: Sean Crose Andy Ruiz was unquestionably the toast of boxing back in 2019. In fact, after shocking Anthony Joshua in Joshua’s American debut in June of that year, Ruiz became a legitimate fan favorite. It was hard not to admire a man who agreed to take on a heavyweight champion of the world on short notice before beating that champion, after all. For Joshua had been scheduled to face Jarrell Miller that June evening, but Miller had to drop out due to a positive drug test. Ruiz subsequently took his chance and stunned the world. The man was literally…
Jul 27, 2024, 07:48 PM ETAndy Ogletree tallied six birdies across a bogey-free second round Saturday to seize a two-shot lead at LIV United Kingdom.All six of Ogletree’s birdies came amid a 12-hole stretch that began with consecutive ones on Nos. 4 and 5 at JCB Golf & Country Club.”Got off to a little bit of a slow start, made a couple good lag putts on 1 and 3 and then the putter warmed up and played some super solid golf,” Ogletree said. “Bogey-free around this golf course is always a good day, and [I’ll] try and keep that momentum…
Zach LaVine has felt singled out by Billy Donovan during Chicago Bulls film sessions, sources told Jamal Collier of ESPN. LaVine has also felt like he’s taken too much blame for the team’s lack of success over the years. LaVine’s decision to have season-ending ankle surgery in February also reportedly annoyed the Bulls. Donovan flew out to meet with LaVine earlier in July, which was seen as a success for the relationship. With no trade market for LaVine, the guard is expected to stay with the Bulls next season.
Valentina Shevchenko has her first finalist on The Ultimate Fighter 32. In the opening bout of this season’s middleweight semifinals, Ryan Loder (6-1) used old-fashioned American wrestling to grind out a win over Finland’s Omran Chaaban (6-1). It was a hard-fought win for the Team Bullet fighter who advances to the finals with a shot to win a six-figure UFC contract. He awaits the winner of the second middleweight semifinal bout between Team Alexa Grasso’s Paddy McCorry and Robert Valentin. Loder stuck to the gameplan to secure his victory, waiting for the right chance to use his wrestling and ground…
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES It’s been a wacky Olympics so far. Several big favorites have missed out on medals or the Olympic final. But there was a familiar sight to close out day four at these Games as James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards, and Duncan Scott held hands and stepped onto the top of the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay podium together. The quartet defended their Olympic gold medal from the Tokyo Games, which was Great Britain’s first in the event since 1908. We’ve seen countries defend their Olympic relay golds, but until tonight we’d never seen a country do it with…