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The 2025 edition of the Tour de France will mark the nineteenth time that the peloton will go head-on with Mont Ventoux. It’s a mountain with seemingly endless slopes that weave across the barren and lifeless landscape, setting Ventoux apart from other iconic climbs to feature in the Tour. When Ventoux appeared in 2021 with a spectacular double ascent, it culminated in Wout van Aert claiming a solo victory in the nearby town of Malaucène. This stage also marked the first battle between two of the sport’s titans as Jonas Vingegaard locked horns with Tadej Pogačar – briefly distancing the Slovenian near the…
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The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has banned players from drinking alcohol during national team gatherings to help improve off-field discipline.In July, France full-back Melvyn Jaminet was suspended for 34 weeks and fined 30,000 euros (£25,335) by the FFR after he posted a racist video on social media during the summer tour of Argentina.His team-mates Hugo Auradou, and Oscar Jegou, both 21, were also charged with the aggravated rape of a 39-year-old woman during the same tour, which both deny.”These are places where the players are there to try and develop their physical and tactical abilities to the best of their…
British number one Katie Boulter is into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open after a straight-sets win over China’s Wang Xiyu.The 28-year-old, searching for her third title of the year, beat Wang 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in two hours 15 minutes.Second seed Boulter needed a tie-break to win a hard-fought first set before securing the win with a much more comfortable second set against the world number 100.”That was quite the match. Wang is an incredible opponent and she never lets up. She is so talented and full credit to her,” said Boulter after the win.”She made me work very…
The latest installment of Queensberry Promotions’ ‘Magnificent 7’ series will land in London. Circuit regulars Brad Pauls and Denzel Bentley will meet in the Dec. 7 TNT Sports headliner from OVO Arena Wembley. Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren confirmed the bout on Thursday along with the show’s full lineup. Also on the show is the Queensberry debut of Lawrence Okolie (20-1, 15 KOs). The 2016 Olympian and former two-division titlist makes his heavyweight debut versus Hussein Muhammed (18-1, 14 KOs). “This is yet another thrilling card, fully in keeping with our Magnificent Seven series, ” stated Warren. “Once again…
Oct 27, 2024, 06:10 AM ETINZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas.Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two of the final three holes, including the 18th, to add to the title he won last year at the Puerto Rico Open.He finished at 20-under 260 at the Narashino Country Club, located about 50 miles from central Tokyo to set the course record, topping the 261 Tiger Woods shot in winning in…
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has called for the NBA to allow a return to fighting amongst players. Mazzulla is well known across the league for his terrific one-liners, outside the box thought process and being a general basketball sicko, so it was no surprise to see him come out with something like this. The 36-year-old is the youngest coach in the NBA and his fresh ideas, coupled with a witty delivery, have made him a fan favourite both in Boston and throughout the country. Mazzulla told Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub that his dream rule change would be…
Ben Askren knows what Francis Ngannou is going through. Earlier this month, Ngannou made his PFL debut, knocking out Renan Ferreira at PFL Superfights: Battle of the Giants in his first MMA fight since leaving the UFC last year. Ngannou’s return reignited discussion about his UFC exit, which in turn led UFC CEO Dana White to repeatedly bash his former heavyweight champion, saying Ngannou is “full of shit,” that left because he didn’t want to fight Jon Jones, and questioning Ngannou’s character. It was a full blown attack on Ngannou, one that Askren knows all too well. “Dana spent years…
Erika Pelaez, Leah Shackley Launch Into College Careers at NC State The 2024-25 college season began with the NC State women saying goodbye to two of their three most valuable swimmers from last season. Katharine Berkoff, the winner of three NCAA titles in the 100 backstroke, completed her fifth year of eligibility before winning individual bronze and relay gold medals at the Paris Olympics, while Abby Arens chose to transfer to Texas for her fifth year of eligibility. This season, the only returning individual NCAA scorers for the Wolfpack woman are Kennedy Noble, the runnerup in the 200-yard event at…
USA Cycling will launch a five-race Junior Gravel National Series in 2025 in partnership with Life Time, SBT GRVL presented by Wahoo, and Valley of Tears, exclusively for riders ages 15 to 18.Riders must start in three of the five events for series scoring in four categories – men and women competing separately in 15-16 and 17-18 age groups. Four riders will then be crowned as overall winners, in their respective age category, and receive invitations to a USA Cycling Junior Talent Identification Camp in October 2025.”We are working closely with event organizers and industry partners to build a foundation…