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USA’s Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD Trek Bikes) won the men’s elite US Cyclocross Series (USCX) title with a convincing victoryat the Trek CX Cup C2 men’s race in Waterloo, Wisconsin on Sunday. He crossed the line seven seconds ahead of runner-up Kerry Werner (Groove Auto Off Road Racing), and 30 seconds ahead of third-placed Scott Funston (Cervelo Orange Living). Under sunny skies and cooler temps than Saturday’s C1 race, Caleb Swartz (ENVE/ Forward Endurance Coaching) led the charge off the line but by pit one, Ben Frederick (The Small Monsters Project) took the reins and led the bulk of the first lap. By the start…
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El-Abd has succeeded the outgoing Felix Jones as England’s defence coach He lived with head coach Steve Borthwick as a student at Bath University El-Abd believes their 26-year friendship can help provide England with stability By Nik Simon Published: 13:24 EDT, 8 October 2024 | Updated: 13:27 EDT, 8 October 2024 England’s new defence coach Joe El-Abd believes his long-standing friendship with Steve Borthwick can help re-build stability in the national team. El-Abd lived with Borthwick as a student at Bath University and has joined England’s coaching staff after Felix Jones quit during the summer. He met the players at this week’s training camp at…
British number two Cameron Norrie marked his return after three months out through injury with a straight-set win at the Roanne Challenger event in France.Norrie withdrew from several tournaments this year – including the US Open – because of an arm injury that also kept him out of the Olympics.The top seed at the Roanne Challenger, Norrie beat French world number 747 Etienne Donnet 6-1 6-2 to progress to the last 16.This is Norrie’s first event since mid-July at the Nordea Open in Bastad, where he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 in what was Nadal’s first event back from…
Thailand is riding a wave of success on the global boxing stage. Knockout CP Freshmart (25-0, 9 KO) recently defended his world title in Australia against Alex Winwood (4-1, 2 KO). Earlier, Thananchai Charunphak (25-1, 15 KO) claimed victory over Kento Hatanaka (15-1, 10 KO) in Japan, while Thanongsak Simsri (35-1, 32 KO) secured the OPBF Light Flyweight crown in March by defeating Miel Fajardo (11-2-2, 10 KO). Yet, the most significant challenge for Thai boxing looms on the horizon, as bantamweight contender Tasana Salapat (76-1, 53 KOs) prepares to cement his legacy in the sport. On October 14, the…
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn’t get out of control.Bradley and European captain Luke Donald met in Manhattan for a news conference signally (roughly) a year out from the Sept. 26-28 matches at Bethpage Black, the public course on Long Island with a reputation for rough crowds.”I have total faith in the fans of New York to cheer on their team, proudly and loudly,” Bradley said. “I…
The Denver Nuggets have waived Gabe McGlothan, Jaylin Williams and Jahmir Young. The trio were all signed to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts. Young played in both of the Nuggets preseason games against the Boston Celtics in Abu Dhabi. McGlothan got in briefly in one game, while Williams did not play in either game. Denver’s roster now stands at 15 players on standard contracts and three players on two-way contracts. The Nuggets will reportedly sign Charles Bediako in the coming days.
Michael “Venom” Page is back, but this time it’s not in the cage. On Monday, Polaris announced that Page will face former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit in a grappling match at its upcoming Polaris 30 event, which takes place on November 2. A former Bellator standout, Page signed with the UFC in 2023 and made his promotional debut earlier this year, with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Holland at UFC 299. Page then lost a decision to Ian Machado Garry in his sophomore outing at UFC 303 in June. Page was an accomplished kickboxer before making the move…
One of the top dual meets scheduled for this week, Florida vs Alabama, has been canceled due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Milton. The meet was scheduled for this Friday in Gainesville, Florida. This is the third week in which the college dual meet schedule has been affected by a hurricane. Just over a week ago, Florida State canceled its invitational and North Florida canceled its relay meet. Numerous dual meets were also canceled including Queens vs UNC, UNC-Wilmington vs Duke, and Florida vs Nova Southeastern (D2). All of those meets were scheduled for the weekend of September 27th.…
Lars Boom is leaving his role as sports director at SD Worx-Protime to join FDJ-Suez, as announced by the team on Tuesday. The transition takes effect immediately.The move has re-sparked speculation about whether Demi Vollering will follow her former sports director to the French team. Rumours have connected the Dutch star to FDJ-Suez for months, though no official statement has been made to confirm the move.Boom, the 2008 cyclocross world champion and a stage winner in both the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, moved into a sports director role after retiring in 2019, starting at Liv Racing in…