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He hasn’t played a rugby match in five years, but Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii – the Wallabies’ new $1.6 million man – could be thrown straight into the international furnace by Joe Schmidt.The Roar understands Schmidt is seriously considering rolling the dice and naming the 21-year-old in the No.13 jersey in what shapes as the biggest selection call since last year’s World Cup disaster.Although there had been whispers for the past few days that Suaalii was in contention for a spot in the matchday squad, few thought it would be as a starter against England. Even less thought it would be at…
\Subriel Matias has been here before. The ex-titleholder status is a new twist to an otherwise familiar tale for the lights out Boricua knockout artist. An upset defeat to Liam Paro on June 15 ruined a Puerto Rico homecoming and ended his IBF 140-pound title reign. This weekend begins the next chapter, the next comeback story. “What had to happen, happened,” Matias told The Ring. “The one who had to win our fight won and, as a fighter, I took my lesson from it. God works in mysterious ways, and his message was well received.”Matias (20-2, 20 knockouts), The Ring’s…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy can finish the season as the European tour’s top player for the sixth time with a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week.He will attempt to do so with a new swing.The No. 3-ranked McIlroy said he has been hunkered down in a studio — first in Florida, then in New York — for three weeks, just hitting balls at a screen with a modified swing and not even looking at the flight of his shots.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedHe hasn’t liked the shape of his swing for a while, he said Wednesday,…
The NBA still has not made a decision about the future of NBA TV, according to John Ourand of Puck (h/t Sports Media Watch). NBA TV currently televises regular season and playoff games to out-of-market fans. TNT, which operates NBA TV, will stop broadcasting games after this season. The channel’s Monday night broadcasts will be taken over by Peacock. NBA TV, which was in 65 million homes a decade ago, is now available in just 35 million homes.
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! What we need…
Life as Paralympics Broadcaster a New Challenge for Medalist Michelle Konkoly Michelle Konkoly understands the emotional resonance of making a return. It’s fueled her professional journey, long before her second career in para swimming. Konkoly was a freshman swimmer at Georgetown in 2011 when she fell five stories from a dorm room window. Broken bones, a shattered vertebra and initial paralysis necessitated several surgeries and brought her to the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital for months of rehabilitation. The decade since has been marked by returns. First to Georgetown, where she swam and was a team captain. Then to…
World champion Lotte Kopecky has yet to study the route of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes but wants to see how well she can perform in a Grand Tour with fully focused training.Easily the most versatile rider in the women’s peloton, Kopecky has shown Grand Tour winning potential, despite her one-day expertise, with runner-up finishes at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d’Italia Women in the past two seasons and overall victory at the UAE Tour.Kopecky faces multiple challenges if she is to win the Tour in 2025. The route includes a tough set of nine stages and…
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OLEKSANDR Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas has named IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois as a single person of interest if and when their man defeats Tyson Fury on December 21. Of course, getting past Fury in the rematch is a sizeable task in itself, but the fizzing confidence within Team Usyk means considerations for a post-Fury period are already being made. “When Oleksandr beats Tyson for the second time, there will be no more interesting boxers left in his weight category, except for Daniel Dubois. He is the IBF title holder. Many people still remember the first fight and that controversial…