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Canelo Alvarez’s former promoter Oscar De La Hoya took time out to send a firey message to boxing’s biggest star for not wanting to negotiate with Turki Alalshikh. De La Hoya and Alvarez have repeatedly exchanged heated words over the years since falling out. In a social media video De La Hoya calls “Clap Back Thursdays,” the Hall of Fame boxer took aim at Canelo for not wanting to do business with Alalshikh, who has quickly become a major player when it comes to booking the best boxing matchups possible. Alalshikh recently shared he was no longer interested in trying…
Paris Olympics: Kristof Rasovszky Adds Olympic 10k Gold To World Title As Hungary Enjoy 1-3 Finish Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary added the Olympic title to his world crown with victory in the 10k at Paris 2024. Rasovszky was in the top two throughout and came home in 1:50:52.7 to upgrade Tokyo silver to gold three years on. Oliver Klemet of Germany was second, 2.1secs behind, with David Betlehem edging Domenico Acerenza in a sprint finish to make it two Hungarians on the podium. It’s the first time since marathon swimming was introduced to the Olympic programme that…
Image 1 of 10Benjamin Thomas celebrates taking gold in the men’s omnium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Iuri Leitao (Portugal), Benjamin Thomas (France) and Fabio Van Den Bossche (Belgium)(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Iuri Leitao celebrates his silver medal(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Benjamin Thomas celebrates winning the omnium(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Benjamin Thomas (France) celebrates his win(Image credit: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images)Thomas and Leitao on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Thomas fell with 24 laps to go(Image credit: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images)Thomas touched wheels and crashed down the banking but was uninjured(Image credit: Jared C Tilton/Getty Images)Benjamin Thomas of Team…
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Transfer business at Chelsea has been as brisk as ever under Todd Boehly’s watch, with a number of deals being done over the past days.Conor Gallagher has sealed a move to Atletico Madrid, Mike Penders has signed for the Blues and will join them in 12 months time, whilst Estevao Willian, Marc Guiu and Filip Jorgensen are others to have been secured this summer.In order to balance the books for the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), there still need to be outgoings at Stamford Bridge, and one of those is expected to be Trevoh Chalobah.Chelsea ace won’t be…
As everyone, including former Springboks captain Jean de Villiers, writes the Wallabies off, captain Allan Alaalatoa says they’re not listening to the outside noise and are confident they are on the right track under Joe Schmidt.Last month de Villiers poured cold water over the Wallabies’ hopes of challenging for The Rugby Championship despite their unbeaten start under Schmidt.Put to him that South African-born Irish back-rower CJ Stander thought Schmidt was the man to turn Australian rugby around, the Springboks great laughed off the prospect of any great revival.“Well, then they need to try find a woman because he’s not changing…
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CINDY NGAMBA had to settle for Olympic bronze after she was edged out by Atheyna Bylon in their 75kg semi-final on Thursday night. Ngamba dropped the first round on all five scorecards but came storming back in the second. It looked as though she might be on her way to Saturday’s final when Bylon was deducted a point for holding in the third. However, the Panamanian still did enough to secure a 4-1 split decision victory, ending Ngamba’s memorable Parisien sojourn. The 25-year-old, who was born in Cameroon but moved to the UK when she was 10, competed for the…
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88.Rodriguez’s death was announced by Carmelo Javier Ríos, a senator in Rodriguez’s native Puerto Rico. He didn’t provide a cause of death.”Chi Chi Rodriguez’s passion for charity and outreach was surpassed only by his incredible talent with a golf club in his hand,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “A vibrant, colorful personality both on and off the golf course, he will…
The Indiana Pacers have signed Enrique Freeman to a Two-Way contract. Freeman began his collegiate career as a walk-on and was named Player of the Year in the MAC in 2024. Freeman was also MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and was a four-time MAC All-Defensive Tea selection. In five Summer League games, Freeman averaged 8.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 23.8 minutes for the Pacers. Freeman is represented by Keith Kreiter and Sam Cipriano.