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New Zealand’s Mary Kate Mccarthy arrived in Abu Dhabi ahead of the World Championships with a point to prove.After winning in the second round of the Zwift World Series in early October, Mccarthy’s authenticity was brought into question. The ensuing communique from the race commissaire annulled her result for a ‘hardware malfunction.’The rules state that “Riders shall be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of their equipment, including but not limited to conducting a zeroing or other calibration or offset procedure for power meters and/or smart trainers immediately prior to an event.”In Mccarthy’s case, the malfunction led to “a material difference…
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Nic White has a clear advantage going into the Movember season and hopefully, Twickenham will be full of bobby hats and crying Poms come the night of the ninth. In fact, the start of December could see the Wallabies sitting in fifth on the World Rugby Rankings list, if they can produce a re-run of their amazing Grand Slam-winning rugby, from 40 years ago.It’s already started, after five interminable weekends in the Great Australian Rugby Emptiness. That time of year when everyone else seems to be playing rugby but we just kick back our heels and try to make sense…
JACK Catterall is on the verge of a world title opportunity after defeating Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. Manuel Oliver Palomo totalled 117-108 in favour of Catterall, joined by Bob Williams and Dave Braslow, who both handed in scores of 116-109. It was an enjoyable contest that gently cranked up in intensity as limbs loosened, gaps appeared and shots landed. The opening rounds were tight and tense, as expected. Prograis leaned over the front foot, waiting to dip in for a big shot while Catterall posed in the southpaw stance, occasionally prodding out the jab.…
Byeong Hun An overcame a challenging day to set up a thrilling final-round showdown with fellow South Korean Tom Kim at the top of the Genesis Championship leaderboard. The home favourite had birdied the most holes during the first two rounds and looked set to accelerate from the chasing pack when he picked up a shot at the first on a glorious Saturday at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea. However, he only picked up two more shots, alongside two bogeys, in his one under 71 to sit alongside Kim at 12 under par. The pair are one shot ahead of…
The Westchester Knicks selected forward Matt Ryan and guard Landry Shamet with the first two picks in the 2024 G League Draft. Already holding the first overall pick, Westchester had traded up to acquire the second pick in the draft to select Ryan and Shamet back-to-back. The New York Knicks had Shamet in training camp. The veteran shooting guard looked likely to make the regular season before a dislocated shoulder late the preseason. Now that is officially part of the organization through the G League Knicks, the team can supervise Shamet rehab from the injury. New York has also expressed…
Ahead of his return to the ring next month in a controversial pairing with Jake Paul, boxing star, Mike Tyson has been described as the “strongest” he has been since his teens by Gene Kilroy, a former manager of the late former world heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali. Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer himself, is slated to return to action next month in a professional boxing clash with Ohio native, Paul — snapping a lengthy retirement dating all the way back to 2006. Sidelined from the squared circle since he dropped a knockout loss to Danny McBride,…
2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – INCHEON After a fast weekend of racing in Incheon, the dust has finally settled on the second stop of the 2024 World Cup and several swimmers are walking away from the meet with extra money in their pockets. On the men’s side, Noe Ponti improved upon his runner-up performance in Shanghai to win the $12,000 first place bonus over Leon Marchand by .1. Marchand, who won the leaderboard in Shanghai will take home $10,000 for his effort in finishing 2nd. Both swimmers swept their events in Incheon, but Ponti ultimately got the upper-hand…
There was little surprise about the winner in the men’s UCI Cycling Esports World Championships on Saturday night. Germany’s Jason Osborne, recently retired from WorldTour outfit Alpecin Deceuninck, was on another level to his competitors and soloed to victory in Pogačar-like fashion on the final stage. But there was a surprise in 3rd place, as well as another likening to Pogačar, courtesy of 18-year-old Kasper Borremans from Finland. He told media in the post-race press conference that this was only his second-ever online race, much to the bemusement of esports veterans Osborne and Lionel Vujasin, who sat beside him. He added he…
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