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Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak to 15 matches to reach the China Open quarter-finals with a straight-sets victory against Madison Keys.World number two Sabalenka, 26, needed just 65 minutes to come through the tie 6-4 6-3.The top seed will face either Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic or Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in the last eight in Beijing.Sabalenka’s last defeat came on 10 August in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open.The three-time Grand Slam champion has won 46 of her 57 singles matches in 2024.Sabalenka claimed the Cincinnati Open and the US Open during her current unbeaten run.The Belarusian can…
Dubois takes it to Joshua. Photo by Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing. [Editor’s note: This update does not include results from the week of September 22-28. The Ring Ratings Update with those rankings changes will be posted later this week.] Daniel Dubois leapt from No. 6 to No. 2 in The Ring’s heavyweight rankings with a dominant and shocking fifth-round stoppage of Anthony Joshua on September 21 in London. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) scored four knockdowns before Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), a former two-time unified titleholder, was blasted sideways to the canvas and counted out.Dubois, a 27-year-old London native, has…
Three weeks after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with Saudi Arabia’s financial backer of LIV Golf, they will be together again this week in Scotland, this time inside the ropes.Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund that supports the PGA Tour’s rival league, are playing together in the Dunhill Links Championship on the European tour. The tournament starts Thursday.Monahan is paired with Billy Horschel, while Al-Rumayyan is playing with Dean Burmester of South Africa, one of 14 players from LIV Golf in the field.In the group directly behind them Thursday at Carnoustie will be Rory…
LeBron James said that it’d be unfair to put expectations on the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming season. “I don’t have any expectations. And that’s unfair to put any expectations on us right now. The only thing that we can count on each other is how we come to practice and come to work every day,” said James on Tuesday. James said on Monday that he feels refreshed both mentally and physically after competing in the Olympics over the summer. JJ Redick said that he planned to use a nine-player rotation for the upcoming season. James singled out Max…
LAS VEGAS – Dana White like many viewers was wowed by Renato Moicano’s win and toughness at UFC Fight Night 243 in Paris on Saturday. Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) defeated Benoit Saint Denis by doctor stoppage and later revealed he competed in the bout with a significant shoulder injury. White was complimentary of Moicano’s performance, but also said he thinks in a sense the Brazilian fighter may have lucked out. “It was incredible what he was able to do with that injury, and sitting in the corner was never even a concern,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters…
2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the US traveled to Washington DC this week to visit the White House. This marked the second time that Biden hosted the athletes as he hosted the 2020 Tokyo athletes in 2022 as well. Swimmer Torri Huske highlighted the event as she was selected to speak in front of the crowd after her performance in Paris. Huske won five medals, including three gold medals, in Paris. She also helped the US set two World Records in relays. @anna_peplowski Long day but at least the Hoosiers are 5-0 #washingtondc #teamusa #indianauniversity ♬ original sound…
Famous lyrics to start this post: It’s my birthday and I’ll post if I want to Post if I want to Post if I want to You’d post to if it happened to you. LOL The race calendar is racing to the finish line now that Wolds is done. We had our last Belgian race yesterday. Today, 10/.2, is the last Dutch race, the 1.1 Betcity Elfestedenrace. 10/3 finds our last German race, the .Pro Sparkassen Munsterland Giro. At the same time the last Euro stage race is happening, the 2.1 Cro Race finishes up on 10/6. Let’s follow these…
In part two of Episode 412, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five more mostly baseball topics. 1. Like Confetti how it falls, let ‘em leave with it all: Game 163 was really game 161 and 162, but even more chaotic than that sounds.2. Pete Rose died.3. Mets/Brewers Wild Card Preview4. Braves/Padres Wild Card Preview5. Some very brief Giants front office chat, we’re all so tired. Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com. Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You…
Nicky Robinson sits down with WalesOnline to talk through his new life and his hopes for Welsh rugby
By Ruth Raper OVER the last weekend, we saw three shows headlined by female main events. A few years ago, if you had told me this would be happening, I’m not sure I would have believed you. In New York, Mikaela Mayer took on WBO welterweight champion Sandy Ryan in a clash that will undoubtedly be in the running for Fight of the Year. Although the Brit showed a bucket of grit and tenacity, Mayer’s experience and overall skill won her the bout. The judges scored the fight 95-95, 97-93, 96-94, and 96-94 in favour of the American. Both fighters…