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Ospreys boss Mark Jones expects caretaker Wales coach Matt Sherratt to have the support of the nation’s regional coaches for the rest of the 2025 Six Nations. Cardiff head coach Sherratt took over for the tournament after Warren Gatland’s second reign ended following defeat by Italy in Rome last weekend.Read more: Who could replace Gatland as next Wales head coach?
British number two Cameron Norrie is through to the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open in Florida after beating French fifth seed Arthur Rinderknech.The 29-year-old came out on top in a lengthy first-set tie-break but dominated in the second to win 7-6 (11-9) 6-2.Norrie, the 2022 winner, is unseeded at the tournament having dropped to 61 in the world rankings.He needed just over two hours to beat Rinderknech in a gruelling match in the Florida heat.Norrie will face American qualifier Michael Mmoh or Alex Michelsen, seeded third, in the last eight.
By: Sean Crose Oleksandr Usyk has certainly had quite a career for himself. It’s not every day that a fighter becomes an undisputed champion of not one, but two separate weight divisions. It’s even less likely that those divisions would be the heavyweight and cruiserweight realms respectively. Yet in the past decade Usyk has found himself conquering both divisions completely. And now it appears that the undefeated Ukrainian is thinking of hanging up the gloves. First, however, he wants to fight two more times. He’s got his eye on the winner of Daniel Dubois’ title fight against Joseph Parker first.…
SAN DIEGO — As a potential deal between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia continues to loom over professional golf, Rory McIlroy said he believed it was time for all players to “get over it” and do whatever needs to be done to reunify the game.”Whether you stayed on the PGA Tour or left [for LIV Golf], we’ve all benefited from all of this,” McIlroy said Wednesday ahead of the Genesis Invitational, highlighting the $20 million purse for the event. “If people are butt-hurt or have their feelings hurt because guys went and whatever, who…
Portland Trail Blazers starting center Deandre Ayton will miss at least four weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced Wednesday. This is currently his second season with Rip City. MRI Confirms Left Calf Strain For Trail Blazers’ Deandre Ayton Ayton, 26, had an MRI after suffering the injury during Monday’s 146-117 blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets. The 7-footer was replaced by Donovan Clingan, who scored a career-high 21 points in 21 minutes of action. In 40 games (all starts) this season, Ayton is averaging 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 blocks, and 30.2 minutes per contest…
Lightweight standout Renato Moicano wants the UFC to pony up more money for its fighters. Fighter pay and the UFC’s paltry revenue share have been a sore subject for the MMA juggernaut for years, but Moicano believes he has the perfect solution that will help fighters achieve long-term financial security while ensuring the promotion continues to build and maintain top stars. “If the UFC gave TKO shares to fighters based on performance, it would benefit everyone—fighters earn long-term financial security, and the promotion strengthens loyalty and investment from its biggest stars,” Moicano wrote on X. “Reward success, build the future.”…
NIL Guidance Overturned by Trump Administration, No Longer Forced to be Title IX Compliant The Trump administration has thrown in another shakeup to the world of college sports. A week after banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, Trump’s Department of Education has repealed the guidance set forth by the Biden administration that Name, Image and Likeness compensation would be subject to Title IX compliance, according to a press release sent by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on Wednesday. “Enacted over 50 years ago, Title IX says nothing about how revenue-generating athletics programs should allocate…
The Australian summer spells opportunity for budding domestic cyclists who are trying to work their way onto the world stage, or in the case of some others, find their way back.The chances to make a mark abound, right from the local but highly-regarded races like the Tour of Bright, Melbourne to Warrnambool and Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic through to the biggest event on the national calendar, the AusCycling Road National Championships. Then there are also the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, where Australian riders vie for the much sought-after national team spots so, as the underdogs…
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Last, but not least, the final preview before the season gets underway is the side that, more than any other, comes into the season as an absolute wildcard.The 2024 season was a nightmare for the Waratahs – de-railed by poor performances, an injury crisis so bad the squad had to put the call out several times for new players from the Shute Shield, and a collapse in the structure and team culture – with players leaving in droves come season’s end.The result? A wooden spoon – only the second in their history following the one-off Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition in 2021,…