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Off the back of his most recent outing at UFC 309, heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has claimed if he had not have entered a career in combat sports, he would likely have tried his arm at a career in either the military or with law enforcement. Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight champion, and a current heavyweight gold holder, most recently featured in the main event of UFC 309 last month, turning in a dominant third round spinning back-kick knockout win over former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden. Snapping a lengthy hiatus from the Octagon in…
Katie Grimes, Claire Weinstein Return From Worlds to Post Strong Swims at Sectionals Less than a week after wrapping up competition at the Short Course World Championships in Budapest, American teenagers Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein are competing again, this time in short course yards with their Sandpipers of Nevada teammates at a Sectionals meet in Walnut, Calif. Grimes, racing for the final time before she begins her college career at the University of Virginia, has picked up wins in the 1000 freestyle, 400 IM and 500 freestyle. Her time of 9:16.69 in the 1000 free was a best time by more…
You can watch Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel in cyclocross action on Monday, with the legendary rivals meeting for the first time this season at the Superprestige in Mol – here’s all the information you need on live streams, TV channels, and how to watch the cyclocross from anywhere. Cyclocross Superprestige Mol key information• Date: 23 December, 2024• Timings: Women Elite at 13:30, Men Elite at 15:10• Broadcasters: Flobikes (US) / Discovery+ (UK)• Watch anywhere: Try NordVPN, 100% risk-freeAfter Mathieu van der Poel’s cyclocross return at the Zonhoven World Cup on Sunday, it’s now time for the other…
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If the province are to get back in the winning habit soon, asking more of the opposition with ball in hand will be key.For all their possession, Ulster manufactured just one linebreak against Munster with their opponents making 293 tackles in response to an attack the head coach described as “stodgy”. But in a wider sense, with seven losses in their 10 games this season, and struggles when stepping up to the Champions Cup that have resulted in just two wins from their past 12 in Europe’s top competition, the decline over the past 25 months has been stark.When Murphy…
Teenager Joao Fonseca beat American Learner Tien to be crowned the second-youngest winner of the Next Gen ATP Finals title. The 18-year-old Brazilian, who was the youngest player in this year’s competition and lowest ranked, overcame Tien 2-4 4-3 (10-8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah. Only Jannik Sinner, in 2019, has lifted the title at a younger age than Fonseca, who won all five of his matches at the season-ending tournament for the top-ranked male players aged 21 and under. The pair also met in the group stage on Thursday, with Fonseca, ranked 145th in the world, again coming out on…
Dec 22, 2024, 12:54 PM ETORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ son hit the shot of his life for his first hole-in-one, but it was Bernhard Langer who hit the shot that mattered Sunday — an 18-foot eagle putt in a playoff to beat Woods and son Charlie in a terrific duel at the PNC Championship.Langer and 24-year-old son Jason won for the second straight year, and the 67-year-old German now has won back-to-back at the PNC Championship with two sons as his partners.They put on quite a show at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, particularly when 15-year-old Charlie hit 7-iron…
Luka Doncic MVP odds are slowly lengthening as he battles with persistent injury issues, and his eligibility window to clinch the award is rapidly shrinking. Luka Doncic Injury Report Luka Doncic missed his second straight game on Saturday night due to an ongoing heel contusion, and the Mavericks have been forced to find a way to win without their points-scorer-in-chief. That has been the story for an uncomfortable amount of their season, but Dallas have made-do with aplomb having gone 6-2 in the NBA without Doncic. Quentin Grimes was an unlikely hero in his absence against the Clippers on Saturday…
Mike Perry is already name hunting for opponents for 2025. The former UFC fighter and BKFC’s “King of Violence” champion took matchmaking into his own hands and called out former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler to a bareknuckle boxing fight. Perry did so by hopping in the ring, getting on the microphone, and calling out Lawler, who was sitting ringside at Saturday’s Bareknuckle Hollywood event in South Florida. “Who should face me next? I see Robbie Lawler in the crowd and I think he should take the gloves off, and he should step inside the square circle against ‘Platinum’ Mike…
The NCAA is one of the biggest feeder institutions for sports that peak during the Olympic Games, as athletes from around the world are developed through the American collegiate system. Some athletes even compete at the Olympics while they are still in college, achieving success on both a domestic and international level. In this article, we take a look at which collegiate athletes won NCAA team titles and were Paris Olympians in the same year. In total, there were 32 athletes who won 2024 NCAA team championships and competed at the Olympic Games. 13 of those athletes are from the…