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When Anna Henderson broke her collarbone for the second time this season on April 28, it was the thought of the Paris 2024 Olympics that kept her motivated, with the Brit paying back everyone who helped her return to form with a stunning silver medal performance in Saturday’s time trial.It was at the Vuelta España Femenina where Henderson crashed in the finale 3km of stage 1 and broke her collarbone again, after suffering the same injury on February 15 on her first race day of the year in Valenciana.But after missing much of the spring Classics where she’s performed well…

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West Ham United have reportedly made a £15million bid to try to hijack Leicester City’s move to sign Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson.The 24-year-old has not been a regular in Mikel Arteta’s side and it makes sense for him to look for a move in order to play more regularly.Leicester had looked to be leading the race for Nelson’s signature, but now the Mirror are reporting that West Ham are entering the running.West Ham have tried a £15m offer for Nelson, while Fulham have also been named as a team to watch for the former England youth international.Fulham could also sign…

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size He might be hanging up the All Blacks jersey at year’s end, but Scott Robertson has called up former captain Sam Cane for The Rugby Championship as his new skipper Scott Barrett attempts to make a speedy recovery from surgery.Barrett had surgery on a finger following the All Blacks’ comfortable win over Fiji in San Diego and is in doubt for the home Tests against Argentina on August 10 and August 17.With that in mind, Robertson has named Sam Darry, who made his debut…

Heavy rain meant there was no play on the outside courts on Saturday.Earlier on Chatrier – which has a roof – Novak Djokovic’s bid for a much-wanted Olympic gold medal began in style with a 6-0 6-1 demolition of Matt Ebden.Serbia’s Djokovic has won almost everything there is in tennis but has never bettered his Olympic bronze from Beijing 2008.He needed just 53 minutes to beat Australia’s Ebden, who was playing his first singles match for two years.Ebden, primarily a doubles player, knew he was facing one of the toughest tasks in tennis – as his social media post on…

Claressa Shields entered the ring at her heaviest fighting weight and left with the quickest win of her career. The self-proclaimed GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time) won her fourth divisional with a second-round, technical knockout of Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse. Three knockdowns forced a stoppage at 1:09 of round two Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. With the win, Shields claimed the WBC heavyweight (though technically light heavyweight) and WBO 175-pound titles in the DAZN main event. She is now a four-division champ after a stellar amateur career where she won back-to-back Olympic Gold medals. “I shocked myself, I’m…

Jul 27, 2024, 09:40 PM ETCALGARY, Alberta — Mao Saigo emerged from the wildfire-fed smoky haze Saturday at Earl Grey Golf Club with the lowest round in CPKC Women’s Open history. Five hours later, Haeran Ryu and Lauren Coughlin found themselves well clear of the rest of the field.Taking advantage of calmer conditions after two windy days, Saigo shot an 11-under 61 to jump from a tie for 46th to a tie for third — five strokes behind Ryu and four back of Coughlin on the tree-lined course with thick rough and small greens.”I’m very proud of myself because that…

It is looking more and more likely that Evan Mobley will sign a contract extension sometime soon. Brian Windhorst first reported that a rookie scale extension could be in the works for the promising power forward. Mobley would join Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, and Cade Cunningham in the latest list of young up-and-coming players who have received extensions this summer. There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers coming into this offseason. However, things have worked out for them as they signed Donovan Mitchell to an extension and have retained their “core four,” so far this summer. The…

14 months removed from his last appearance inside the Octagon, top-ranked contender Belal Muhammad stepped into the main event spotlight at UFC 304 looking to land a massive upset over reigning welterweight world champion Leon Edwards. Muhammad got his ground game going right out the gate, securing a solid takedown against the fence. Before long, Edwards was able to muscle his way back up and went to work on the feet, lighting up Muhammad with a series of solid strikes. With less than a minute to go in the first, Muhammad appeared to clip Edwards, forcing the champ back and…

2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS Luka Mijatovic became the fastest 15-year-old American in the 800-meter freestyle during the final session of the 2024 Speedo Summer Championships on Saturday night, placing 5th in Irvine with a personal-best 7:57.94. The Pleasanton Seahawks phenom reached the wall almost two seconds faster than his previous-best 7:59.64 from last August, snapping an uncharacteristic 11-month plateau in the event. Mijatovic now ranks 5th in the U.S. boys 15-16 national age group (NAG) rankings behind only Luke Ellis (7:56.40), Evan Pinion (7:55.92), Bobby Finke (7:55.16), and Larsen Jensen (7:52.05). Pinion was previously the fastest 15-year-old American in the history of this event with his 7:58.93…