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British number one Katie Boulter has announced her engagement to Australian world number nine Alex de Minaur.The couple, who met on the tennis circuit, have been dating for almost five years. Announcing the news on Instagram, external with a photo of the ring, world number 24 Boulter wrote: “We’ve been keeping a small secret.”Great Britain face Australia in the United Cup, external in Sydney on 1 January, with Boulter, 28, and 25-year-old De Minaur named in their respective teams.With two singles matches and a mixed doubles tie in every fixture, Boulter and De Minaur could play against each other if…
Dec 23, 2024, 09:18 AM ETLOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company.The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James.”I’m very honored,” Ohtani said through interpreter Matt Hidaka in an exclusive interview with the AP. “Obviously all the hard work has paid off. Maybe next year, I’ll get the award again.”In balloting by 74 sports journalists from the AP and its members, Ohtani received 48 points. He previously won…
Jayson Tatum once again found himself in scintillating form, posting a monumental triple-double on Saturday night – and in doing so, joined James Harden on a rare NBA milestone. Jayson Tatum Makes History With Colossal Triple-Double The Boston Celtics stretched their season record to 22-6 after an impressive blowout on the road in Chicago, sweeping aside the Bulls with a 25-point winning margin. It leaves them in a cushty position just behind the Cavaliers heading into the Christmas slate, which sees them up against the 76ers and a mouth-watering clash with the Magic. It was – once again – the…
To say Jiri Prochazka is locked in on his UFC 311 matchup with Jamahal Hill would be an understatement — especially when it comes to the trash talk. “He’s an opponent who I wanted before and he had a lot of things to [say] about me and my my style, my everything, whatever,” Prochazka told MMA Fighting. “So right now, time to fight, that’s all. And I’m ready to show my best, and that’s all.” The two former light heavyweight champions battle in a three-round main card bout on the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2025 in Los Angeles on Jan.…
2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS At the short course world championships in Budapest, Noe Ponti accomplished what many, including himself, had once thought was unthinkable: breaking a Caeleb Dressel world record. In the 100 fly final, Ponti dipped under Dressel’s 4-year-old mark of 47.77, touching for gold in 47.71.
Eight-time cyclocross world champion Marianne Vos will make her long-awaited return to the off-road discipline after nearly two years out, at the World Cup in Besançon on December 29.The Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU) announced Vos’ return on Monday and confirmed her performance would determine whether she’ll ride at the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Liévin, France later in the season.Her last cyclocross appearance was at the Benidorm World Cup in January 2023 as she skipped the entire subsequent 2023-24 ‘cross season to recover from iliac artery surgery undergone in August of that year. It was the first full cyclocross campaign…
The D1Baseball Podcast D1Baseball Staff – December 20, 2024 On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney and Aaron Fitt are joined by prospects guru and director of credibility David Seifert to discuss our recent Top 150 College Prospects list. After a big-picture discussion about the 2025 draft class, the boys identify a host of players with riser potential and some personal favorites in the class.04:08 Comparing Current and Past Draft Classes04:44 Concerns and Potential of Top Prospects16:17 Potential Risers Outside the Top 1520:11 Pitchers to Watch in the Draft23:13 Tennessee’s National Title and Key Players23:23 Spotlight on Kade…
Steve Borthwick could inadvertently benefit from the civil war which has broken out at the RFU – as financial and governance chaos impacts on the hiring-and-firing culture in professional rugby.England’s head coach has been under fierce scrutiny and pressure after presiding over just five wins from 12 Tests during a calendar year of profound under-achievement. Autumn defeats at home against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa led to speculation about potential regime change – but now that is taking place within the governing body rather than the national management team.In theory, there is supposed to be an official performance review…
The former Arsenal, Juventus and Republic of Ireland legend reveals his favourite places to play and stay. When did you first pick up a golf club? That would have been when I was at Arsenal as a 17 year old. The club had playing rights at South Herts Golf Club. it’s a very nice club and Dai Rees was the professional there. He captained the Ryder Cup five times and played in the event nine times. Dai was a big Arsenal supporter, and we even had our pre-match meals there before we played at Highbury. Liam in action at Hanbury…
The Golden State Warriors are getting NBA trade season going by trading for Dennis Schroder of the Brooklyn Nets. However, the Warriors are still thinking bigger on the trade market. Golden State is still interested in pursuing a trade for a star player. Because of the timing of acquiring Schroder before December 16, the Warriors would be able to aggregate the veteran guard’s $13 million contract in a subsequent deal. General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has been on the hunt for a star to put with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. The Warriors are looking to make the most of…