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Olympic Men’s Water Polo: Dominant First Quarter Sets Tone for Serbia Gold Medal Milos Cuk and Nikola Jaksic scored twice each in the first quarter as Serbia built a three-goal lead and controlled the Olympic final throughout on the way to a 13-11 win over Croatia for its third straight gold medal. Serbia is atop the Olympic podium for the third straight time. It’s the second time that it’s come at the expense of Croatia, beating them in the 2016 Rio final when Croatia was the reigning gold medalist. Serbia has, in its various incarnations, medaled at seven straight games,…

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Jon Barrenetxea (Movistar) took a decisive victory at the 79th edition Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Hermanos Otxoa with an impressive attack on the savage uphill finish of the Basque race.Amongst the contenders in the final climb were Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) and Clement Champoussin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), but Simmons faded on the final ascent while Champoussin managed to sprint for second place. Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) rounded out the podium. The day was marked by exceptionally high temperatures, frequently over 40°C, as a breakaway group formed early in the race but was reeled in with 50km left.The peloton became fragmented, though, within…

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Wolves are ready to sell Portuguese forward Fabio Silva this summer, with clubs from Spain, Germany and Italy reportedly interested.Silva joined Wolves from Porto in 2020 as an 18-year-old for what was at the time a club record £35.6m fee (per BBC Sport).However, Silva has failed to adjust to English football, notching just five goals and six assists in 72 appearances for Wolves across all competitions. Instead, the Portugal youth international has enjoyed more success out on loan at the likes of Anderlecht, PSV and, most recently, Rangers.Wolves have already strengthened their striker options this summer with the signing of…

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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Joe Schmidt’s hopes of turning around the Wallabies’ equal biggest loss to the Springboks on home soil in time for next Saturday’s rematch have suffered a giant blow, with a trio of players, including winger Filipo Daugunu, to miss The Rugby Championship clash in Perth.Following their 26-point loss in front of 52,019 fans at Suncorp Stadium, Schmidt has lost winger Daugunu (fractured fibula) and locks Nick Frost and Jeremy Williams (both concussion).While Frost and Williams will likely be fit for the upcoming two-Test tour…

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By: Sean Crose The ending had the whiff of Mike McCallum’s brilliant single punch knockout victory over Donald Curry back in 1987. In the midst of a close, high level fight, McCallum fired a left hook seemingly out of the blue that sent the popular Curry down and out in front of HBO cameras. This time around it was Angelo Leo who fired the left hook, and it was Luis Lopez who ended up on his back with the referee counting over him while ESPN cameras filmed it all. It was a picture perfect knockout, one which might give Leo…

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Aug 10, 2024, 07:42 PM ETTULSA, Okla. — Asterisk Talley led Rianne Malixi 1 up halfway through the U.S. Women’s Amateur championship match Saturday, three weeks after Malixi routed Talley in the U.S. Girls’ Junior final.”I’m feeling a lot better than last time I played Rianne,” said Talley, the 15-year-old from Chowchilla, California,Last month in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Malixi beat Talley 8 and 7 at El Caballero in Tarzana, California, the largest championship-match blowout in tournament history.”It’s amazing. I love Asterisk,” said the 17-year-old Malixi, from the Philippines. “She is such a good player and good person as well.…

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Jayson Tatum admitted that he was disappointed about his role with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, Tatum said that won’t impact any decisions about playing for the United States in the future. “It was a tough personal experience on the court, but I’m not going to make any decision off emotions,” Tatum said. “If you asked me right now if I was going to play in 2028 — it is four years from now and I [would have] to take time and think about that. So, I’m not going to make any decision based off how this…

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When is Israel Adesanya Next Fight? Who is Israel Adesanya fighting? The Nigerian-Kiwi athlete will next be competing to recapture the UFC middleweight world title at UFC 305 against the current division champion. Israel Adesanya Next Fight Israel Adesanya’s next fight is set to take place against Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight title. This highly anticipated bout is scheduled for August 17, 2024, at UFC 305, which will be held at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Who is Israel Adesanya Fighting Next? Israel Adesanya will next be fighting the UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, of South…

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