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The sun is setting on a balmy August evening at Kineton Sports & Social Club as George Hendy sips a questionable choice in lager and discusses his impressive summer sporting achievements.’We drink Carling here,’ says Hendy, the promising Northampton back and hero of their Premiership title win last season. ‘It’s the rules.’ OK then.Thankfully, Hendy’s on-field prowess is better than his beverage selection at the bar. Not only is he one of English rugby’s brightest young talents, he is also a more-than-handy cricketer. The 21-year-old has followed up his stunning substitute cameo at Twickenham with a series of impressive performances…
The decision by the French Open to put Grigor Dimitrov’s unfinished match against Zizou Bergs on Court Philippe Chatrier before Djokovic and Musetti in the night session backfired.That match, which was rained off on Friday, was moved to Chatrier when it looked like Alexander Zverev was going to wrap up a four-set victory against Tallon Griekspoor in the final match of the day session.However, that went to five sets before Dimitrov, who restarted the match with a one-set advantage, needed four sets to beat Bergs.It meant Djokovic and Italy’s Musetti, who should have started at 8:15pm local time, did not…
QUEBEC CITY — Thomas Chabot may have been the second bout of the night, but for his fans who made the 90-minute trip from Thetford Mines, he was the feature attraction. The 24-year-old junior lightweight prospect gave his supporters something to cheer about, defeating Argentina’s Matias Ezequiel Guenemil by a unanimous decision on Saturday, August 17 at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada. Scores for the eight round bout, which was part of the Christian Mbilli-Sergiy Derevyanchenko card, were 80-72 on two cards, and 79-73 on the third, boosting Chabot’s record to 11-0 (8 KOs). Chabot, a southpaw, brought the pressure…
Aug 17, 2024, 06:39 PM ETMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama pulled away from a crowded field Saturday with a 6-under 64, giving him a five-shot lead over Nick Dunlap in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the postseason opener where the focus began to shift toward players trying to extend their season.Matsuyama quickly atoned for an early bogey by drilling a 3-wood over the water to 15 feet and making an eagle putt. He kept adding birdies the rest of the day in more steamy weather and no one could stay with him.Denny McCarthy, who was tied for the 36-hole lead…
Aleksa Avramovic was one of the breakout players for Serbia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. That’s led to NBA interest in Avramovic from the Atlanta Hawks and LA Clippers. The 6-foot-3 reportedly has an NBA out in contract with CSKA Moscow. There is a buyout, which and NBA could contribute up to $850,000 towards this season. Avramovic plans to report to Russia in the next week before beginning to ramp up for next season. Avramovic will turn 30 around the start of the NBA season in late-October. At the Olympics, he averaged 10.5 points on 53.3% shooting from the field…
MMA Fighting has UFC 305 results for the Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight card, live blogs for the main card, and more from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will put his belt on the line against former UFC champion Israel Adesanya. Flyweights Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg will clash in the co-main event. Bad Blood in Perth! DDP, Izzy finally clash – LIVE HERE – on Saturday night. Watch Live Stream Here Check out UFC 305 results below. Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET) Dricus du Plessis…
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Lisbon – Oeiras 12 km Timetrial I can’t believe it’s the third Grand Tour already. And we’re in Portugal for some reason? Anyways, Vuelta kicks off with a prologuish timetrial to wake everyone up from their summer slumber. Estimated finish time: 21:30 CEST Not singing the fado: Wout van Aert The others who have outdone him this year are missing now, I bet he’d like a GT win at this point. Official Site , Startlist , Start times TT
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Newcastle’s Dan Burn was caught losing his cool with Southampton defender Jan Bednarek in the tunnel as tensions boiled over in the Premier League clash.The Magpies recorded a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park with Joelinton scoring the only goal of the game, but the game wasn’t without controversy.The flashpoint came just before the half hour mark when Fabian Schar and Saints striker Ben Brereton Díaz squared up to one another another after the defender had been knocked to the ground.Schar received his marching orders for reportedlty head butting the Saints man and whilst he did move his head towards the striker,…