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British pair Katie Boulter and Heather Watson’s hopes of an Olympic medal were ended by Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the women’s doubles quarter-finals.Boulter and Watson lost 6-3 6-1 to the third seeds in a tough match where they had few opportunities.The Britons have gelled together superbly this week, beating some notable opponents to reach the last eight.But Errani and Paolini, who were French Open runners-up on the same Roland Garros clay little over seven weeks ago, proved a different proposition.Asked what makes the Italians so good, Watson, 32, said: “They don’t miss. They make barely any…
SANTA MONICA — Terence Crawford returns to the ring Saturday for the first time since the all-time great beating he inflicted on his long-time rival Errol Spence Jr., last year. Crawford unified all of the major welterweight world championships with his ninth-round knockout win over Spence, and appeared on top of the world. After one brilliant night in Las Vegas, he punched his way into the pantheon of modern day 147-pound greats which includes prizefighting luminaries Oscar de la Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and Sugar ‘Ray’ Leonard. Arguably the No.1-ranked fighter in the entire sport regardless of weight class, Crawford then…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2024, 10:32 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaKeegan Bradley has been named the fourth captain’s assistant for the U.S. team at the upcoming Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday.Bradley, who was named captain of the U.S. team at next year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York, will join Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as assistant captains to Jim Furyk.The U.S. team will battle the International team at the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada…
The Golden State Warriors have went through many changes this offseason. Most notably losing KlayThompson to the Dallas Mavericks. However, they are hoping the newly-added, Buddy Hield, canreplace some of his shooting. As for Hield, he is excited for the opportunity and recently admitted he’s always dreamed of eventually playing for the Golden State Warriors. “I’d just known for years that the Warriors was a team I’d always wanted to play for,” Hield said. “Theway they move the ball, they’re always in championship-caliber mode. And just to learn from guys likeSteph, and Draymond, and Steve, and Andrew, because I admire…
Tim Johnson isn’t even supposed to be in the PFL heavyweight semifinals, but here he is one win away from fighting for $1 million. “At this moment, I’m just happy to be fighting with a major organization,” Johnson told MMA Junkie Radio. Johnson had been out of a job after parting ways with Bellator shortly before the merge with PFL, which reached out to bring him back a short-notice replacement against Danilo Marques on June 13. In one of the most unusual sequences to happen in a cage, Johnson absorbed a hard groin shot at the same time he dropped…
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Welcome to day 6 of the Paris Olympics swimming schedule. We have another light prelims session this morning, which is scheduled to last a little over an hour. This morning will feature heats of the women’s 200 back, men’s 50 free, men’s 200 IM, and women’s 4×200 free relay. DAY 6 PRELIMS SCHEDULE Women’s 200 Backstroke – Prelims Men’s 50 Freestyle – Prelims Men’s 200 IM – Prelims Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay – Prelims The women’s 200 back will mark the 2nd showdown between Australian Kaylee McKeown and American Regan Smith. McKeown won the first…
Jhonatan Narváez will leave Ineos at the end of this season to join UAE Team Emirates, where he has signed a two-year contract.The Ecuadorian has enjoyed a sparkling 2024 campaign, capped by his victory in Turin on the opening day of the Giro d’Italia when he outsprinted his future teammate Tadej Pogačar to claim the first pink jersey of the race.Narváez arrives at UAE Team Emirates after spending five seasons at Ineos, and he follows Adam Yates and Pavel Sivakov in moving to UAE from the British team.“Since the beginning of my career, I’ve always wanted to be involved at…
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Tottenham Hotspur remain keen on Victor Osimhen as the Napoli striker continues to be linked with a move to the Premier League.According to Football Insider, Chelsea are looking to sign the 25-year-old as well and they are currently in negotiations to get the deal done.Tottenham are keeping track of the situation and it will be interesting to see if they come forward with an official proposal to sign the Nigerian striker. The 25-year-old has established himself as one of the best strikers in European football and he scored 17 goals in all competitions last season.It will be interesting to see…
Mulder trained with Cardiff when they played in South Africa last season.He said: “There is a lot of strong competition at scrum-half, which is great for everyone as it will push us all to improve.”Sherratt added: “He impressed us when he helped us out in Durban.”From initially looking at his footage, I could see straight away that he was a Cardiff-type player. “He has an attacking mind-set and is good in unstructured play, while he is similar to [Cardiff’s South African fly-half] Tinus de Beer defensively.”