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United States Men’s Basketball director Grant Hill joined Rachel Nichols on All The Smoke to talk about all things Team USA. One of the topics involved Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics star not being asked to play in this summer’s Olympics. When asked about Brown, Hill said he hopes to talk to the Celtics wing to hash things out. “I’m confident he and I will sit down at some point and talk about it and get to some level of understanding,” Hill said. “Look, he’ll be a candidate if he wants in ’28.” Brown believes that his past criticism…
This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. UFC on ESPN 61 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and features a heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competingAug. 9-10. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last week’s results Rashad Coulter: July 31…
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES The 2024 Olympic Games are officially over (in the pool) so let’s talk about it. We dissect the best of’s from the men’s swimming competition in Paris. 0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction 1:37 Top 3 Swims in Paris 19:09 Race of the Meet 25:44 Surprise of the Meet 32:47 Heartbreak of the Meet 39:02 Narrative of the Meet 51:18 Swimmer of the Meet
Alberto Bettiol is expected to switch from EF Education-EasyPost to Astana Qazaqstan during the August transfer window, as Astana apparently use their new funding from China to immediately strengthen their roster and so pursue UCI ranking points and a place in the 2026 WorldTour. Mid-season transfers are rare in professional cycling but are allowed between August 1-15 under UCI rules. The rider and the two teams involved must strike a deal with the UCI then giving final approval. Cyclingnews understands that the two teams have reached a deal, with the UCI expected to give the green light for the deal…
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Man United are reportedly looking to further bolster their attack despite already bringing in a new striker.The Red Devils made Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee their first summer signing after agreeing to a £36.5 million deal with Bologna.The Netherlands international is set to provide cover and competition for Rasmus Hojlund after the 21-year-old led United’s attack alone last season.Now with Zirkzee as part of the squad and handed the team’s iconic number 11 shirt, the 23-year-old is primed to make his club debut during Saturday’s Community Shield against rivals Manchester City.Man United looking to sign another strikerDespite having Zirkzee and Hojlund…
The RFU had been looking for additional investment and, in a document seen by the BBC, was considering selling their base in Twickenham and buying a 50% share in Wembley.Those plans were shelved in favour of redeveloping the stadium, which had been quoted at a cost of £663m by the Twickenham Stadium Masterplan Programme (TSMP).Woodward said Twickenham should be considered in the same breath as other iconic sporting venues such as Lord’s, Wimbledon and Wembley whose names are untouched by commercialism.”They haven’t sold the naming rights to The Championships or Centre Court, they understand the brand value,” said the 68-year-old,…
British number one Katie Boulter reached the second round of the Canadian Open as compatriot Harriet Dart was knocked out.Boulter won 6-4 3-6 6-1 against American Bernarda Pera, who is ranked 80 in the world, at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.On Thursday she will meet Brazilian world number 22 Beatriz Haddad Maia, whom she beat on the way to winning the San Diego Open in March.British number three Dart went down 3-6 6-3 6-7 (2-7) to Russia’s world number 24 Diana Shnaider.Dart earned a place in the main draw as a lucky loser, having been taken off in a wheelchair when…
By Daniele D’Alessio Martin Bakole broke American hearts with his five-round demolition job of Jared Anderson on August 3. The Congolese heavyweight was finally given the opportunity to fight a highly-rated opponent and produced an emphatic performance. A showing that not only caught the attention of the rest of the division but made fans question whether all those sparring stories with Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois were true. Professional boxing is filled with smoke and mirrors. It is a sport driven by perception and opinion. Going into the contest, Anderson was touted as the next American heavyweight champion…
Gambling is flourishing in the UK, with the total gross gambling yield (GGY) reaching £15.1 billion. Millions of people are involved in gambling, and the latest Gambling Commission figures show that approximately 1.3 million adults suffer from problems. No wonder the annual number of GamStop registered users reached 92,000 in 2023, with a reported annual increase of 9.5%. At the same time, a large percentage of self-excluded players continued their gambling experience thanks to the publicly available list of non-GamStop betting sites, so there are multiple variants for GamStop-registered players to enjoy casino games in spite of this restriction. What…