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Tom Aspinall wants Stipe Miocic to take a lesson from the 46th President of the United States. Despite extensive calls for UFC to scrap Miocic’s expected title challenge against UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, UFC CEO Dana White tripled down on his promotion’s plans to proceed with the bout this past week, arguing that Jones and Miocic “both deserve it” and that he’s “showing both of these guys the respect” of rebooking the matchup after it fell through in November 2023 at UFC 295 due to a Jones shoulder injury. Aspinall instead stepped up at UFC 295 and captured the…
Paris Olympics: Chen Yiwen Keeps China 7 for 7 in Diving China continued to dominate diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics with yet another gold-medal performance. Chen Yiwen earned the gold medal on the women’s 3-meter springboard as the Chinese went 1-3 in the competition. Chang Yani took the bronze. Australia’s Maddison Keeney split up the Chinese divers with a silver-medal performance. It was China’s seventh gold medal in diving in Paris as the country is aiming for a sweep of all eight events, something that has never been done before. China has won 54 of 71…
Jack Carlin brought home the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics men’s track cycling individual sprint event on Friday, but he did so to a mix of cheers from the Union Jack-waving British fans and boos from the orange-clad Dutch supporters of his rival in the final, Jeffrey Hoogland.Carlin had faced a warning in his quarterfinal match when he defeated Japan’s Ota Kaiya in the third head-to-head, and the memory of the incident was fresh in the mind of the Dutch coach, Mehdi Kordi, when Carlin faced Hoogland for the bronze medal.Carlin won the first match sprint, while Hoogland claimed…
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Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling is among the options being considered by Juventus as they look to sign a winger according to reports in Italy.Sterling arrived at Stamford Bridge from Manchester City in a deal worth £50m in 2022 and despite some glimpses of quality his time at the club has been disappointing.The 29-year-old’s wages are believed to be in excess of £300,000 and he has three years reaming on his deal in west London.Juventus consider move for SterlingThe Blues have agreed a deal to sign Wolves winger Pedro Neto for £51.4m which could push Sterling down the pecking order.In an ideal…
A rugby player has denied sexual offence allegations against teen girls Connor Lind is accused of engaging in anal, oral and digital sex with one girl He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him By NCA NewsWire Published: 11:05 EDT, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 16:37 EDT, 7 August 2024 A promising young rugby player is alleged to have engaged in sexual acts with two underage girls, a jury has been told.Connor Lind, 23 is standing trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court where he has pleaded not guilty to a string of alleged sexual offences against two teenage girls.The Crown…
Former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas says his father Apostolos will no longer be his coach.The 25-year-old from Greece, ranked 11th in the world, was critical of his father’s coaching methods after losing to Japan’s former world number four Kei Nishikori in the second round of the Canadian Open on Thursday.Tsitsipas, announcing the end of the coaching relationship, said the decision “to let this chapter and this phase close” was taken by mutual agreement.He added his father would continue to travel with him to provide support and assistance off the court.”It is with a heavy heart that I inform you…
By: Sean Crose For a split second, it looked like the world of boxing was being turned on it’s head. There was Oleksandr Usyk, the walking, talking skill set from Ukraine, the holder of numerous heavyweight belts, the man who bested Anthony Joshua not once, but twice, writing in pain from a body shot delivered by Daniel Dubois. Indeed, the legendary Usyk had been sent to the mat. The referee ruled Dubois’s shot a body blow, and insisted Usyk take some extra time for himself to recover. It was all very odd. A few rounds later, Usyk went on to…
Phil Mickelson would step aside from competing in LIV Golf if he cannot play at the level he desires, the six-time major champion said while previewing the Saudi-backed circuit’s upcoming Illinois event.The 54-year-old Mickelson, one of the higher-profile names to join the breakaway circuit in 2022 when he signed a reported $200 million contract, is captain of the HyFlyers team, in which he also has an equity stake.Mickelson, speaking during a call ahead of LIV’s Sept. 13-15 Individual Championship at Bolingbrook Golf Club, has one top-20 finish on the rebel circuit this season and made the cut at two of…
Jalen Brunson discussed his decision to take a potential $113 million discount on his extension with the New York Knicks. Brunson signed a four-year, $156.5 million extension as opposed to a five-year, $269 million deal in the 2025 offseason. “This is literally just the beginning,” Brunson said Thursday. “I think about every decision that I make and I’m completely comfortable with what I’ve done,” Brunson said. “Obviously I’m well off, myself and my family, we’re obviously well off, so that’s first and foremost. But I want to win. I want to win here.” Brunson finished fifth in MVP voting this…