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Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Paris Masters, potentially ending his 2024 season.The 37-year-old, who is the defending champion in Paris, has won a record 40 Masters titles in his career along with his 24 Grand Slam titles.Djokovic is still in contention to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, but is currently sixth in the race for the eight-man field event with a number of players still able to overtake him.”Unfortunately I won’t be playing the Paris Masters this year,” Djokovic posted on social media.”I have a lot of great memories, winning seven titles and…
by Keith Idec Regis Prograis prefaced his assessment of Ryan Garcia’s performance-enhancing drug ordeal by stressing he understands that the besmirched star “cheated” and that using ostarine is “illegal.” The former WBA/WBC 140-pound doesn’t think, though, that Garcia’s use of a banned substance had nearly as much impact on the outcome of his overturned victory versus Devin Haney as Haney has stated. Haney, the former undisputed lightweight champ, even sued Garcia late last month because his rival tested positive for ostarine after their 12-round welterweight fight April 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Haney, of Henderson, Nevada, sought damages for…
Stapleford Park, a historic Grade I listed country house hotel near Melton Mowbray, ceased operations on October 16, 2024, after its owners, DreamR Group, called in liquidators due to ongoing financial challenges. The owners of the prestigious four-star hotel and country retreat cited “adverse trading conditions” as the reason for the immediate closure. DreamR Group, which acquired the property two years ago, has now enlisted specialist insolvency practitioners, Leonard Curtis, to handle the company’s entry into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. In a statement sent to members last week, the hotel announced its closure and the termination of all club memberships, effective…
The NBA is expected to open an investigation whether the Philadelphia 76ers are violating the player participation policy with the absence of Joel Embiid. The Sixers have already ruled out Embiid for all three of their games this week with what they are terming left knee injury management. The 76ers said Embiid is “responding well to his individualized plan” and will ramp up his return-to-play activities this week, including going through scrimmages. Both Embiid and Paul George are expected to miss back-to-back games this season. Embiid has lost 25 to 30 pounds, with the hope to lose more, and will…
Dustin Poirier is one of the most prolific knockout artists in UFC history. And if he couldn’t shut Max Holloway’s light off, he struggles to see Ilia Topuria doing so at UFC 308. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has been nothing short of adamant he will be the first to stop Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) with strikes in MMA competition when they meet in Saturday’s featherweight title headliner at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN+). He has promise to turn the lights of on “Blessed” at every turn, which is a bold statement given Holloway…
Indiana vs. Notre Dame October 23, 2024 SCY Results PDF Indiana 167- Notre Dame 134 The Indiana women hosted Notre Dame to open their season on Wednesday night. Highlighting the meet was sophomore Miranda Grana who won three individual events on the day. Neither team suited up for the meet. Grana made her debut for the Hoosiers after she transferred to the program this summer. She spent her freshman season at Texas A&M and made the NCAA ‘A’ final of both the 100 and 200 backstrokes. Today, Grana won the 100 back in a 51.62, faster than her 51.65 from…
Belgian Cycling has decided to eliminate bonuses for cyclists who win medals at major events such as the UCI Road World Championships, saying the outstanding performances in the past five years have made the practice ‘unsustainable’.The country won five road world titles in the past three years, with Lotte Kopecky winning back-to-back road race titles and Remco Evenepoel doing the same in the individual time trial after winning the road race in 2022.According to a report in Sporza, the Belgian federation made the decision because the number of medals and their associated bonuses tripled between 2019 and 2023 and threatened…
Fall Report Joe Healy – October 23, 2024 Team cohesion and togetherness has never been a guarantee from year to year in college baseball. It’s just not that simple, even with a lot of returning players. But achieving that in today’s college baseball is tougher than it has ever been. Players transfer in, players transfer out, and more so than ever, every single roster feels like its own entity totally separate from any roster that has come before it. So when you get the team chemistry and cohesiveness you’re looking for, you have to celebrate it, and that’s why Pittsburgh head coach…
Confirmation of Doris’ captaincy is the latest development in the 26-year-old’s stunning rise to the highest echelons of rugby. It does not come as the greatest surprise given that, in Farrell, Doris has always had an important fan. Indeed, one of Farrell’s first moves as Ireland head coach was to install Doris in the back row for the 2020 Six Nations. He has rarely been out of the team since. Doris has, however, repaid Farrell’s faith with a string of assured performances in the Irish back row.Indeed, when a calf niggle ruled O’Mahony of the Six Nations match against Italy…
Seniesa Estrada has decided that ending her career on top isn’t a “super bad” idea at all. The undisputed strawweight champion announced Wednesday that she is hanging up her gloves after 13 years as a pro, just seven month after unifying all four major belts in a unanimous decision win over Yokasta Valle. The 32-year-old from East Los Angeles, Calif. says in an Instagram post that she is ready for life after boxing after dedicating 23 years to the sport. “Only God knows how long I’ve been contemplating this decision. Physically and mentally, I can’t continue anymore,” said Estrada (26-0,…