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Despite laying out plans for his return to the lightweight ranks in the coming future, former interim titleholder, Justin Gaethje has confirmed he will call time on his storied career if he suffers a similar knockout loss to his UFC 300 defeat against Max Holloway. Gaethje, a former interim lightweight gold holder and symbolic BMF championship winner, has been out of action since he suffered a staggering fifth round buzzer-beating knockout defeat to Hawaiian veteran, Holloway back in April. Justin Gaethje reveals plans to retire from MMA in the future And plotting his way back to action ahead of an…

European Short-Course Champion Luc Kroon Announces Retirement Luc Kroon, winner of the 400 free at the 2021 European Short-Course Championships, has announced his retirement. The Netherlands athlete made the decision after sustaining an injury last week which would keep him out of the water until January 2025. That followed two years marked by knee surgery, burst eardrums and sickness. The 23-year-old enjoyed a fine 2021, claiming silver as a prelims swimmer with the mixed 4×100 free at the European Championships in Budapest before a successful campaign for Toronto Titans in the International Swimming League (ISL). Kroon won…

British Cycling has backed the return of the Tour de France to the United Kingdom for a future Grand Départ, with the organisation signalling it’s interest in bringing back the Tour for 2027.The race last visited British shores for a trio of stages in Yorkshire and London back in 2014, while in 2007 the capital hosted the prologue and stage 1.Grand Départs in Lille and Barcelona have already been confirmed for the next two editions of the race, meaning that a British bid could be successful in 2027.British Cycling CEO John Dutton gave his backing to the idea in an…

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Arsenal have begun their 2024/25 Premier League campaign as expected, and though they trail Manchester City by two points after four games, at this early stage that won’t be anything to worry about for Mikel Arteta.He’ll know that at some point in the season Pep Guardiola’s side will have a wobble, and the only thing that’s likely to be on his mind is that his team are well placed to take advantage of any slip-ups.To that end, the next league match – when City host the Gunners – is clearly vital for Arteta and his squad.Arsenal at risk of losing…

As Geoff Parling moved to allay fears next year’s British and Irish Lions series will be a whitewash, the former England international turned Wallabies assistant admits his coaching group is still finding out what makes Taniela Tupou tick.In many ways, Tupou’s struggles are synonymous with where Australian rugby currently sits.The 27-year-old has long promised to be one of the most damaging tight-head props in the world, but his brief cameos match the ‘40-minute Wallabies’ the national side has become.Tupou put his hand up after 35 minutes in Santa Fe and called to be replaced. His early departure raised eyebrows, particularly…

Draper reflected on his performances at Flushing Meadows with a deep sense of pride and vowed to use the experience to continue improving.”I think I just need to keep on learning, keep growing, keep having situations like today and how am I going to do it different next time,” Draper said.”I think it is, honestly, just a matter of time. “It’s experiences, doing all the right things, training consistently, and over time you progress and you get stronger and better.”Reigning Australian Open champion Sinner, who will play Taylor Fritz in Sunday’s final, backed his good friend to challenge for the…

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Oleksander Usyk during their fighter workout ahead of this weekends fight In Jeddah. 16 August 2022 Picture By Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing Not even the sport’s heavyweight king is safe from the long arm of the law. Thankfully, Oleksandr Usyk is free and clear after he was briefly detained by customs police at Kraków John Paul II International Airport in Krakow, Poland. A specific reason was never offered for the incident, but his entire team confirmed it was a mix-up. “[Thank] God it’s all fine,” Yekaterina Usyk, Oleksandr’s wife, informed her social media followers. “No one was arrested.…

Sep 17, 2024, 01:50 PM ETJordan Spieth said he is progressing well following wrist surgery and expects to be ready for the start of the 2025 PGA Tour season.”I think that by 2025, by Jan. 1, it’s my goal to be tournament-ready,” Spieth told Golfweek in a Q&A published Monday. “And for me, that would be not just going out and seeing how it feels, you know, but expecting to play at my ceiling.”Sporting a cast on his left wrist in his first public appearance since his surgery, Spieth appeared at a fundraiser at Brookhaven Country Club just outside Dallas.Spieth,…

Tom Thibodeau is considering playing Julius Randle more minutes at center this season as the New York Knicks deal with the loss of Isaiah Hartenstein to the Oklahoma City Thunder. “We’ll probably have to do it by committee,” said Thiobdeau of replacing Hartenstein’s minutes. “We’ll look at some different things, because we have versatility — we could see Julius more at the 5. I don’t want to do that for long stretches, it would take its toll, but to have him do it for 10 or 15 minutes, I think he can do it well. He also would create a…