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World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she feels “fresh and ready to go” for the new tennis season as she looks to back up her stellar year.The Belarusian defended her Australian Open title in January before winning the US Open in September – her third major singles title.She also replaced Iga Swiatek at the top of the world rankings and finished as the year-end number one.The 26-year-old will open her season at the Brisbane International, which begins on 29 December.”There is so many things to improve,” Sabalenka said.”I’m not that good with maybe my game at the net in singles.…
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler reportedly “prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline,” ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday. Although Butler has not formally requested a trade, the six-time All-Star is believed to be ready for his own departure. Heat Trade Rumors: Jimmy Butler Is Earning $48.79 Million This Season, Has A $52.41 Million Player Option For 2025-26 Sources unveiled earlier this month that Miami is willing to listen to trade offers for Butler, and that Butler is interested in playing for a win-now contender in any deal. Butler, 35, has $48.79 million on his contract…
Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald gave fans one of the greatest, if not the greatest, UFC championship fight of all time. Back in July 2015, Lawler and MacDonald met in a rematch for the UFC welterweight title. The two had fought previously in 2013 in a highly competitive non-title fight that ended in a split decision favoring Lawler. This time around, Lawler was the champion, and MacDonald entered the fight as the challenger. The fight almost went the full distance, as it lasted 24 minutes. In the end, Lawler outlasted MacDonald in a grueling war to get the TKO finish.…
2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Paris Olympic Games saw Lani Pallister become crowned an Olympic champion in the 4×200 free relay but miss the podium individually. Coming into the Budapest Short Course World Championships, Pallister wasn’t worrying about defending her world titles, but when she did, it seemed to hit her more than she thought it might.
Pascal Hervé, a former leader and stage winner of the Giro d’Italia but who was best known for his part in the scandal-struck 1998 Tour de France, has died late on December 24. He was 60.A devoted lieutenant to Festina leader Richard Virenque in the 1990s, Hervé and his teammates were expelled mid-way through the 1998 Tour as police raids and questioning of sports directors and soigneurs turned up detailed evidence of mass doping within multiple squads.While the fallout from the ‘Festina affair’ rocked professional cycling to the core, Hervé then continued racing in Italy, before a positive test in…
Fall Report Joe Healy – December 17, 2024 The 2024 season at Boston College was one of turnover and new beginnings. A number of key pieces from the 2023 team that advanced to the final of the Tuscaloosa Regional graduated or moved on to pro baseball, with head coach Mike Gambino departing to take the job at Penn State that offseason. That left a lot of roles to be filled both on the field and in the coaches’ offices, with the latter transition led by Todd Interdonato, who arrived from Wofford. That turnover contributed to the Eagles finishing last season with…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size News Corp’s pay TV and streaming company Foxtel – the broadcaster of NRL, AFL and cricket – has been sold to international sports streaming platform DAZN – a British company backed by a Russian-born billionaire and with links to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.DAZN’s majority shareholder is Access Industries, owned by Soviet-born Sir Len Blavatnik, who is a British and US citizen. The sale is worth $3.4 billion.The news comes a day after DAZN made headlines and enraged users for streaming issues at the…
Stephen Curry acknowledges he is nearing the end of his career and while he is accepting of the inevitable end, it is also creating urgency for the years he has left. “More than I probably have before,” he said during a Tuesday interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews while discussing how much he thinks about how much longer he will play. “I think, you know, it’s okay to accept and acknowledge that the end is near, whatever point. But only because it allows you to enjoy what’s happening right now. But I think the more you talk about it, the more…
The MMA world continued to churn in 2024, providing fans with countless memorable moments, so the stars of the show deserve to unwind, relax, and celebrate at the end of the year, don’t you think? From UFC champions to top contenders to lifelong veterans still on the grind to rising stars with their best days still ahead, fighters from all walks of life took a moment to spend time with their loved ones and appreciate the fruits of their labors. UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was arguably the Fighter of the Year, but at home, he rings in the…