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‘Do I look like a porn star or do I look like a fat, retired rugby player watching daytime TV?’ says Joe Marler, lumbering onto a sofa and shuffling uncomfortably into a suggestive pose.He raises one eyebrow for the camera, pouting and scrunching up his face. Anything but the ordinary. ‘I might have more time on my hands now but that doesn’t mean I’m going to start watching Married At First Sight,’ he adds.We already know Marler is a master at working the room. He happily plays the fool, bumbling around in shorts and a Peaky Blinders-style flat cap on…
The task for British tennis is developing the next generation of talent and avoiding another 35-year wait for a Grand Slam singles champion.The performances of the British juniors this year – across singles, doubles and team events, external – have provided optimism.Mika Stojsavljevic, who turned 16 last week, won the US Open girls’ singles title, while 17-year-old Mimi Xu and 18-year-old Charlie Robertson reached the last four in New York.Henry Searle, 18, who won the Wimbledon boys’ singles in 2023, and 15-year-old Hannah Klugman, winner of the prestigious Orange Bowl junior championships last year, have continued making strides.”Success in junior…
Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ETLos Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.”As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for interference on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers. This unexpected call gave Los Angeles a unique choice: attempt a Hail Mary, take a knee or try a free kick — a seldom-seen play that allows a field goal attempt from the spot of a fair catch.With the penalty moving the ball into Dicker’s range, the Chargers opted for the rare opportunity.…
Donovan Mitchell was on a contender for several seasons with the Utah Jazz as the Cleveland Cavaliers are now, but his perspective on it has changed as he’s become a veteran. Mike Conley would tell him to appreciate the moment when he was with the Jazz as nothing in the NBA is promised. “What I’ve learned is that this isn’t forever. We are not invincible. You have to appreciate this, because this doesn’t come around too often,” Mitchell told The Athletic over the weekend. “When Mike was saying that, it wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate it then, but when you’re…
Jimmy Flick earned a stoppage victory at UFC 297 despite a -34 (3 vs. 37) significant strike differential, the largest statistical comeback finish in flyweight history. Jasmine Jasudavicius’ +300 total strike differential (326 vs. 26) at UFC 297 marked the women’s record and a new overall promotional record for a three-round fight. Rodolfo Vieira became the first in history to earn four submission victories by arm-triangle choke with his win at UFC Fight Night 236. Robelis Despaigne’s 18-second knockout at UFC 299 marked the second-fastest finish by a debuting heavyweight in history behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second win at UFC 102.…
American Coach of the Year: Todd DeSorbo Continues Leading Virginia Women on Dominant Run He has been the guiding force to the country’s most dominant college program, with the University of Virginia having already won four consecutive NCAA titles in women’s swimming and diving, and the Cavaliers are set to win a fifth in 2025, which would tie the 1990s Stanford teams for most consecutive wins all-time. He coached four athletes onto the U.S. Olympic team before leading the American women to a dominant performance in Paris, winning medals in all but three individual events. Todd DeSorbo has not been…
More than one Pidcock will be racing for Q36.5 in 2025. Tom Pidcock’s younger brother Joe was announced on December 24 as a new signing for the Swiss ProTeam, completing their roster for next season.Three years Tom Pidcock’s junior, for the last two seasons, Joe had been racing for the UK Continental squad Trinity Racing – where his elder sibling raced briefly back in 2020 – until it announced that it would fold at the end of this year. In 2024, Joe picked up one of Trinity’s highest-profile wins, the final stage of one of France’s top U-23 events, the Ronde…
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The yet-to-be appointed new coach of Wales women will report into a women’s rugby lead, a role the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) intends to establish in 2025.That new role is being created in the wake of Nigel Walker’s departure as the governing body’s executive director of rugby. Before his exit, Ioan Cunningham left his role as Wales women head coach. The governing body stated: “The high profile role will directly manage the Wales women head coach as well as set and implement strategy for the women’s and girls’ game across Wales and form an integral part of the WRU’s high-performance…
Dec 20, 2024, 12:59 PM ETDerek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years.Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New York, also becomes the first CEO to have served as PGA president. He takes over for Seth Waugh, the former Deutsche Bank Americas CEO who took over in 2018 until announcing his retirement earlier this year.”To have a leader at the helm who knows every detail of the association and what it…