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Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images. Arsenal are looking to extend their unbeaten run when they host Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.After falling to a late 2-2 draw against defending champions Manchester City last weekend, the Gunners sit fourth in the Premier League table.And keen to bounce back to winning ways, Mikel Arteta will be determined to ensure his side can take all the points when they welcome winless Leicester City to the Emirates tomorrow.The Spaniard does have some injury concerns though.Mikel Arteta provides update on Arsenal injuriesGoalkeeper David Raya was a doubt for this weekend’s game after the 29-year-old suffered…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Zach Fittler will have to get used to the limelight quickly, with Australia’s U18 coach Shannon Fraser including the bombarding centre in his squad for their upcoming two-match tour to New Zealand. The announcement of his signature at the Waratahs has been warmly welcomed by both Tahs fans and the Australian rugby public at large – with his father, rugby league legend Brad – revealing he turned down offers from the NRL, Queensland and overseas to sign with the Tahs because he “just likes…
Following a surprise first-round US Open defeat by Mexico’s Renata Zarazua in August, Garcia called out the “damaging” abuse tennis players suffer online.World number one Iga Swiatek criticised the tour schedule in August, saying players’ mental and physical health is ignored.Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka withdrew from the 2021 French Open after suffering with depression and went on to take a break from the sport.American 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff also previously spoke about struggling with depression because of the “pressure that she needed to do well”.Despite winning 11 WTA titles and two doubles Grand Slam titles in…
RHIANNON Dixon continues her world-class journey by making a maiden WBO lightweight title defence against Terri Harper in Sheffield’s Park Community Arena. Dixon is a strong favourite at 1/4 to get the job done. At 10-0 (1 KO), Dixon is more boxer than banger, with the one stoppage coming against Vicky Wilkinson in 2023. Harper is 3/1 despite her former championship pedigree and a strong list of stellar names on the record. However, the better names have managed to get on top of Harper. A 2020 draw with Natasha Jonas sent out the warning signs before Alycia Baumgardner stopped her…
Sep 26, 2024, 08:32 PM ETMONTREAL — Scottie Scheffler showed his trash-talking side that is legendary in Dallas circles and illustrates the ultracompetitive nature of golf’s No. 1 player.Tom Kim expected no less.The Presidents Cup turned spicy Thursday when the 22-year-old Kim took his celebrations to another level after he buried a birdie putt from just inside 30 feet on the par-3 seventh hole. He did a pirouette and shouted, “Let’s go!”Scheffler responded by matching his birdie with a putt from about the same length, turning toward Kim and shouting with equal passion, “What was that?”And it was feisty over…
For years, the Washington Wizards avoided leaning fully into a rebuild. The team would tinker with their roster year over year, in an attempt to continue to compete for playoff spots. Now, under their new front office leadership, the Wizards are fully in rebuilding mode. “If we’re really to think about it, the phases of the rebuild,” Wizards GM Will Dawkins said. “There’s the deconstruction phase. There’s the laying-the-foundation phase. There’s the building it back up, and then there’s fortifying what you build. We’re still focused on deconstructing and laying that foundation. And I think that’s important to remind everyone,…
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. MMA is supposed to be fun! That’s been my personal mantra for years and though there are times (days, weeks, months even) where the combat sports cycle can be a bit of a drag, in the end, I like to think we all hang on to this crazy business because we love it. That said, sometimes, MMA can be a little…
After an unstable week in the Mountain West conference, the league announced Thursday that the seven remaining schools all signed memorandums of understanding to remain in the league. ESPN reports the agreement extends through the 2031-32 school year. “Our immediate priority was solidifying the membership of the Mountain West. Now our focus turns to our collective future on behalf of our student-athletes,” said Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez in a statement. “The agreements announced today mark a historic moment for the Mountain West and provide much-needed stability and clarity as the world of intercollegiate athletics continues to evolve rapidly. We…
The UCI has announced that it will offer financial incentives in a bid to encourage whistleblowers to provide information on the use of motors in cycling.The governing body outlined the details of its ‘rewards programme’ for information on technological fraud on Friday after the scheme was ratified by the UCI Management Committee at the Road World Championships in Zürich this week.“The aim of the programme will be to encourage people with information on this subject to share it – confidentially – with the UCI in exchange for a financial reward,” the UCI said.A whistleblowing programme with possible financial rewards was…