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Tom Daley Retires After Olympic Career Spanning 16 Years & A Full Set Of Medals Tom Daley has retired from diving after a senior international career that spanned 16 years and brought Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles. The 30-year-old has been winning national titles since 2007 and in March 2008, Daley became the youngest person to win gold at the European Championships in Eindhoven when he claimed the 10m platform title aged 13. He made his Olympic debut later that year before becoming world champion aged 15 in Rome in July 2009. Tom Daley: Photo Courtesy:…
Tashkent City Women have responded to criticism after several of their riders got dropped and abandoned during the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes, stating that their presence here alone is a “victory” for cycling. While the Uzbek team made history as the first central Asian team to start a Tour de France, men’s or women’s, their debut was overshadowed by a dismal display in the Netherlands heat, with more than half their team not being able to live with the WorldTour peloton’s pace on stage 1 into The Hague and leaving the race.“First stage, the team are not…
Chatham righthander Tanner Franklin is transferring from Kennesaw State to Tennessee (Aaron Fitt) Summer Baseball Aaron Fitt – August 12, 2024 After enduring a rough 2023 campaign, the Chatham Anglers bounced back with a strong showing in 2024, going 20-20 to finish second in the East Division. Like every team in the Cape League, Chatham churned through arms, using 37 different pitchers in the regular season — but just 15 of them threw 10 or more innings. Obviously it would have been impossible for our staff to see all of those arms in person, but here are some notes on…
Bournemouth have added Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah to their shortlist of replacements for Dominic Solanke according to Fabrizio Romano.Solanke’s spell with the Cherries came to an end as he completed his move to Tottenham last week in a deal worth £65m.Bournemouth are now faced with the tough task of replacing the 26-year-old who scored 19 Premier League goals for them last season.Bournemouth add Nketiah to their shortlist to replace SolankeHowever, Romano has provided an update on their search for a new striker and reported they have now added Nkteiah to their shortlist after having a bid for Evanilson rejected by Porto.He…
Last month Joe Schmidt said that unless the Wallabies’ young contingent of playmakers were backed, “it’ll be difficult for them.”“If you put them in and out, they don’t get continuity. They don’t build confidence,” said Schmidt in the minutes after Ben Donaldson’s struggles and Noah Lolesio’s gritted teeth cameo off the bench against Georgia.Now, it’s time for Schmidt’s actions to back up his words.After Donaldson was cast aside for Saturday’s opening TRC clash to finetune his detail, Lolesio struggled behind a badly beaten-up pack during the Wallabies’ 33-7 loss to the Springboks in front of 52,019 fans at Suncorp Stadium.Unsurprisingly,…
Sue Barker surprises the Centre Court crowd by coming out to interview Andy Murray about his career after defeat in the men’s doubles first round.
GOLD medal winner Imane Khelif has reportedly filed a formal legal complaint following the Olympic boxing gender row. The participation of Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, who also won gold in Paris, became a worldwide story due to their 2023 expulsion by IBA for failing ‘gender eligibilty tests’. The likes of Elon Musk and JK Rowling were among those who reacted to the news on social media and now it has been reported that Khelif has taken legal action for what has been described as online abuse. Attorney Nabil Boudi, who claims to be Khelif’s attorney, confirmed via a statement that…
Aug 12, 2024, 10:53 AM ETScottie Scheffler earned an $8 million bonus by finishing No. 1 on the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 for the 2024 PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season.It’s the second No. 1 finish in three years for the 28-year-old World No. 1, who won six times on tour this season before capturing the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.”It’s been an incredible year for me both on and off the course, so to finish up the regular season by earning the top spot in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 is an honor,” Scheffler said. “Every…
Aleksej Pokusevski is set to join Partizan in Serbia for the upcoming season. Pokusevski split last season between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Charlotte Hornets. In 150 games over three-plus seasons with the Thunder, Pokusevski averaged 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. The 7-foot big man was waived in late-February and signed with the Hornets to finish last season. The Hornets waived Pokusevski from a non-guaranteed deal earlier this offseason. Pokusevski now returns to his native Serbia for the stop in his career. Partizan also added former NBA players Frank Ntilikina, Carlik Jones, Iffe Lundberg and Duane Washington…
Former ONE Championship flyweight champion Adriano Moraes has booked his first fight in over a year when he returns for a rematch against Danny Kingad at the upcoming ONE 169 scheduled in Atlanta on Nov. 8 ONE Championship officials confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Thursday. The matchup against Kingad serves as Moraes’ return to action after he suffered back-to-back losses to Demetrious Johnson as they completed a trilogy of fights. Moraes pulled off a stunning knockout to beat Johnson back in 2021 to defend his ONE flyweight title. Johnson then got revenge with a knockout of his own…