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The Prince of Wales was jokingly tackled by a group of young rugby players in South Africa today after his former Springbok opponent Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira told them to ‘tackle the prince’
Cameron Norrie secured his first win on the ATP Tour since July as he came from behind to beat Roberto Carballes Baena at the Moselle Open in Metz.British number two Norrie fought back from a set and a break down to win 3-6 6-4 6-3 in a rollercoaster match against the Spaniard.It marks his first Tour victory since beating Jozef Kovalik in the first round of the Swedish Open nearly four months ago.A forearm injury led to Norrie missing several tournaments over the summer, including the Olympics and US Open, before he returned last month.”I was happy with the way…
by Francisco Salazar | Alejandro Paulino continues to climb the ladder towards contender status at lightweight. Paulino remained unbeaten this past Saturday night, defeating former featherweight contender Toka Kahn by majority decision at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. One judge scored the bout 95-95, while the other two judges submitted scorecards of 96-94 and 97-93 for Paulino, who improved to 19-0, 14 knockouts. In a clash between fighters who reside in the New England area, an almost sell-out crowd witnessed solid exchanges between the two, but Paulino was the more effective fighter. Kahn did well in spots, connecting with…
Smaller, higher quality fields look set to be part of a major overhaul of the PGA Tour’s schedule as the US circuit bids to make its tournaments more attractive to players, TV viewers. tour venues and sponsors. A recent meeting of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council (PAC) has laid out a raft of changes to the status quo that, if implemented, would result in the tour becoming more competitive, with reduced sized fields, fewer exemptions and fewer players being promoted from the lower tier tours. This analysis follows extensive feedback from PGA Tour members about tournament field sizes and…
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has confirmed the team are aware of the NBA’s domestic disturbance investigation into Jaxson Hayes. The league’s investigation into Hayes surrounds a video from 2021 that has surfaced, showing an altercation between him and his former girlfriend. The victim, Sofia Jamora, appears to be handled by Hayes before saying, “I’m not going to let you hit me anymore, what the fuck do I look like? A punching bag?” Hayes, 24, spits on Jamora before the police were called to their location – where the player struggled with officers and was tased twice as…
The only thing more impressive than what Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev accomplished at UFC 308 is seeing it in slo-mo. This past weekend, the UFC released their newest Fight Motion video from the promotion’s latest pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, Topuria became the first fighter to knock out Max Holloway to retain his featherweight championship. Portions of the stunning result in the headliner are featured in the UFC’s latest slow motion highlight video. In the co-main event, Chimaev submitted Robert Whittaker in the first round to make a tremendous case for a shot at Dricus…
Tuesday, Nov. 5 is Election Day in the United States and the country’s next president will be chosen. In honor of the event, let’s take a walk down memory lane and examine the history of swimming and the U.S. presidency. The White House has many amenities, including an outdoor swimming pool. But before the outdoor pool was built during Gerald Ford’s presidency, there was an indoor swimming pool installed in 1933. The pool was built for Franklin D. Roosevelt and was installed in 1933. 11 years earlier, Roosevelt had been diagnosed with polio, and The Daily News established the Roosevelt Swimming…
Image 1 of 2Ian Ackert of Canada defended his U23 men’s title at Pan-American Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Montana Cyclocross)USA’s Lauren Zoerner defended her U23 women’s title at 2024 Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships(Image credit: Montana Cyclocross)Lauren Zoerner (USA) and Ian Ackert (Canada) powered away from their respective fields to defend U23 titles at the 2024 Pan-American Cyclocross Championships in Missoula, Montana on Sunday.Zoerner grabbed the U23 women’s lead on the first of the six laps and maintained a steady pace without major mistakes to score her fourth medal at the Pan-Ams in the U23 division. The North Carolina rider celebrated her 22nd…
Fall Report Patrick Ebert – November 4, 2024 Last year marked the first time since 2019 that Minnesota finished with an overall record above .500 (25-23). It also marked the second year in a row that they finished the season strong, winning three of their final four series to compile an 11-13 record in Big Ten Conference play. That is still a far cry from the success the Golden Gophers baseball team has enjoyed for decades, but it is a significant turnaround after reaching a program low during the 2021 season.The 2024 season was also the last year John Anderson…
By CHRIS FOY Published: 15:28 EST, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 04:37 EST, 4 November 2024 Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby – insisting it is ‘the real one this time’ – at the age of 34, after earning 95 Test caps for his country.The veteran Harlequins prop previously stepped down from England duty in 2018, only to have a change of heart.Now, he has decided it is the right time to end his long period of national service, which began way back in June, 2012, against South Africa in Durban. On Sunday night, he was replaced…