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West Ham have entered the race to sign Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso. The Copa America winner has been linked with a move away all summer after being informed by Ange Postecoglou that he is not in his plans for the season.Real Betis are one club that have been strongly linked with a move to bring him back to the club all summer. However, the deal has not materialised as yet.Aston Villa are another club who have been linked with the Argentine. In fact, Tottenham even offered him as part of a player-plus-cash deal to sign Jacob Ramsey earlier in the…
Vermeulen has impressed with the Chiefs since joining them back in 2019 The 29-year-old was born in South Africa but will qualify to play for England He is yet to have contact with Borthwick but has ruled out a South Africa call-upBy Alex Bywater Published: 12:00 EDT, 28 August 2024 | Updated: 12:08 EDT, 28 August 2024 Exeter’s South African-born forward Jacques Vermeulen has targeted an England call this season after returning to Exeter in tip-top shape to try and impress Steve Borthwick.Vermeulen joined the Sandy Park outfit in 2019 after leaving his homeland. Since then, he has impressed with the Chiefs,…
British number one Katie Boulter was knocked out of the US Open second round in a “horrendous” straight-set defeat by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.Boulter, the 31st seed, started strongly in the opening set, breaking first before Bouzas Maneiro found her footing.The world number 74 stormed into the lead in the second set and held off a late surge to close out a 7-5 7-5 victory.Boulter was heard saying “everything was horrendous” to her team at the side of the court.The 28-year-old has leapt up the rankings after a strong 18 months, but she has yet to reach the second week…
The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at. Here are this week’s most relevant fights: Friday, August 30 – Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta Elijah Pierce vs. Jose Sanmartin – junior featherweight – 10 roundsBrandon Adams vs. Francisco Daniel Veron – junior middleweight – 10 rounds…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 11:55 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that there is no deadline for the tour to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund but that negotiations to bring the fractured sport of golf back together have been “enhanced” and are “stronger.”The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF, which has financed the rival LIV Golf League the past three years, signed a framework agreement on June 6, 2023, to form an…
Stephen Curry has agreed to sign a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension that will tie him to the Golden State Warriors through the 26-27 season. Curry had $115.3 million remaining over the next two seasons on his contract. The Warriors have privately and publicly maintained the position that they will offer Curry the $62.6 million year onto his contract if he wants it. Curry will be playing in his age-38 season on that extension. Curry is represented by Jeff Austin. Curry previously signed extensions with the Warriors in 2012 and 2021, as well as a free agent contract in 2017. …
Don’t hop the fence, UFC fighters … or Nevada will come for a portion of your paycheck. Mayra Bueno Silva’s decision to scale the fence and speak to Dana White immediately following the stoppage in her UFC 303 bout has cost her. On Thursday, the Nevada Athletic Commission fined Bueno Silva $2,500, plus $157.04 in prosecution fees, for leaping the cage after her June 29 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ended in a doctor’s stoppage. The commission said Bueno Silva “against previous instruction exited the octagon by jumping over the fence.” The fine is the second time this…
Tim Hinchey is expected to be out as the President and CEO of USA Swimming, sources tell SwimSwam. Additionally, Lindsay Mintenko has is reportedly planning to resign from her role as National Team Managing Director. Several sources have told SwimSwam that the organization will undergo these significant leadership changes, and Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated also reported the news on Thursday. The news comes one week after letters from the USA Swimming’s Coaches Advisory Council and the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) demanding changes from USA Swimming’s leadership were leaked to SwimSwam. USA Swimming responded to the letters with a letter…
Riders and management at Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have categorically insisted that there was no wrongdoing on their part in the stage 11 incidents that saw Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) crash and four members of Decathlon – one director and three riders – receive penalties and, in some cases, fines.Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale currently lead the Vuelta a España with Ben O’Connor. The Australian had an uneventful stage 12 on Thursday, but he spent a significant part of the build-up defending his team’s actions to the media.The fallout from the Carapaz crash and a near-simultaneous road-blocking movement by Decathlon saw…
Ryan Kraft (Kalamazoo Growlers) Summer Baseball Patrick Ebert – August 29, 2024 See also: Home state summer tune-up for UK’s Hindle For the second time in three years the Kalamazoo Growlers won the Northwoods League championship, defeating the La Crosse Loggers by a score of 8-7 in a contest that took 14 innings to complete and included a two-hour rain delay. The Growlers’ strength was their pitching staff boasting the second-best cumulative ERA (4.15) of any Northwoods League team during the regular season. The crown jewel of their staff was the league’s Pitcher of the Year, Indiana lefthander Ryan Kraft,…