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Jack Draper is set to join up with the Great Britain Davis Cup squad on Tuesday and is “working hard to get fit” after picking up what he called a niggle at the US Open.Draper, 22, lost to Jannik Sinner in a physically demanding US Open semi-final in New York on Friday.”After a short turnaround following the US Open, Jack will be joining the team in Manchester on Tuesday ahead of the first match on Wednesday,” a spokesperson for Draper said.”Jack and his team are working hard to get fit and Leon [Smith] will take all this into account when…

By: Sean Crose He’s only 34, which really isn’t THAT old by contemporary boxing standards. Yet, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the man who perhaps still remains king of the sport of boxing, has been fighting professionally since the age of 15. That’s 65 fights in a career that’s pushing two decades in length. That, simply put, is a whole lot of boxing. Perhaps that’s why people are now viewing the red haired star as being a bit over the hill. Boxing, after all, has a way of taking its toll. Legends, however, even aging legends, die hard. That’s why some might…

SUNNINGDALE, England — Mimi Rhodes rallied from a 3-down deficit and holed an 18-foot par putt that secured the half-point Great Britain and Ireland needed to win the Curtis Cup against the Americans on Sunday, its first time capturing the cup in eight years.GB&I wound up with a 10½-9½ victory at Sunningdale and made Catriona Matthew the first winning captain of the Curtis Cup for amateurs and the Solheim Cup for professionals.”They really dug in every day,” Matthew said. “It didn’t look like it was going our way today, but they really toughed it out. It looked at one point…

Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Wood underwent an arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee Monday and will be reevaluated by team doctors in approximately eight weeks, the team announced. In a social media post Monday, Wood wrote, “Damn… I was just feeling like my old self again and was in peak shape. Minor setback for a Major comeback, and to my fans, don’t stop believing in me.” Damn.. I was just feeling like my old self again and was in peak shape … Minor setback for a Major comeback, and to my fans, don’t stop believing in me ..🙏🏽…

The UFC’s 10th pay-per-view event of 2024 goes down Saturday in Las Vegas. Here’s how to watch UFC 306 with the bantamweight and women’s flyweight titles on the line at the top of the card in at the Sphere. Broadcast and streaming info Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier UFC 306 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The five-fight prelim card airs on ESPNews and streams on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for more broadcast info later this week. Main event: Sean O’Malley Sean O’Malley def. Marlon Vera, UFC 299 Record:…

Katie Ledecky Leads Four 13-Timers on 2024-25 U.S. National Team Katie Ledecky is one of four swimmers named to their 13th national team on Monday by USA Swimming. On the women’s side, she’s joined by Ashley (Twichell) Wall, the duo passing Allison Schmitt and Olivia Smoliga for the most honors ever. Chase Kalisz and Ryan Murphy are on the national team for the 13th time each on the men’s side. The 2024-25 U.S. National Team, presented by Toyota, comprises 105 athletes from 33 states and 24 universities. It is based on results from Jan. 1, 2024 through…

Lauren Stephens (Cynisca Cycling) repeated a solo ride across the line in Gering, Nebraska to win a second elite women’s title at US Gravel National Championships. Lauren De Crescenzo (Factor-The Feed-Maxxis-Castelli) earned the silver and Paige Onweller (Trek Driftless) took bronze.This year Stephens completed the 131.5-mile course in western Nebraska in 6:31:44, which was a little more than 14 minutes faster than the inaugural edition in 2023.The fast, dry conditions saw De Crescenzo finish just 1:21 back, and Onweller was 2:46 off the pace. A fourth-place finisher last year, De Crescenzo crashed out of SBT GRVL three weeks ago and…

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Brazilian side Flamengo have ended talks with former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, according to reports.The 28-year-old is currently a free agent after his contract at Old Trafford expired in July.Martial left United after spending nine years at the club, arriving from Monaco in 2015. During that time, he played 317 times across all competitions, notching 90 goals and 47 assists while lifting FA Cup, EFL Cup, Europa League and Community Shield honours.However, Martial has consistently with fitness issues and according to Transfermarkt, missed 94 matches through injury during the time he was with Manchester United — and on loan…

The demise of the Melbourne Rebels and the reduction of Australian Super Rugby Pacific teams to four has seen a considerable shakeup in the player stocks for the surviving clubs.In this evolving article The Roar will track player signing and departure news as it happens before the Super Rugby squads are confirmed in early 2025. (Note the 2024 squads listed below were those with which the clubs began last season, not the squads they had at the finish. New squads will be announced early in 2025)There has been significant movement among the Australian franchises with the carve up of the…