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Japanese Double Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Announces Retirement Three years after capturing double gold in the individual medley events at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japanese star Yui Ohashi competed in the final race of her career on Saturday. Ohashi announced her retirement after finishing second in the 200-meter individual medley at the National Sports Festival. “I had a dream career as I got to win Olympic gold medals,” Ohashi said, according to Kyodo News. “Japanese swimming isn’t in a good state. I hope to get involved in its comeback.” After the 2020 Olympics were delayed by…
Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson won the Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek on Saturday. The event marked the fourth race of the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda.In the women’s category, Villafane finished the race in 2:16:22 and beat Alexis Skarda and Savilia Blunk in a sprint to the line.In the men’s category, Swenson crossed the finish line after 2:00:01, beating runner-up Alex Wild and third-place Sean Fincham, both finishing just one second back.The race celebrated its 41st anniversary and offered the field a 40-mile route through the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The race started from Hayward and was…
Transfers Kendall Rogers – September 13, 2024 There’s no doubt that last year’s NCAA Transfer Portal had more ‘high-profile’ players enter, but there’s also no doubt this year’s portal was heavier in numbers.Overall, 2,845 players entered the NCAA Division I Transfer Portal for baseball. Ranking the best transfers out of that group is a difficult and tedious process, but we separated hitters and pitchers for this exercise.We continue our countdown of the nation’s Top 85 pitching transfers with an in-depth look at arms in the 16-25 range. You can check out my analysis on arms 76-85, here, 66-75, here, 56-65, here, 46-55, here, 36-45, here,…
Liverpool had a day to forget against Nottingham Forest.The Reds dropped their first points of the season after suffering a 1-0 home defeat to Nuno Espirito Santo’s Tricky Trees.Despite being the match’s clear favourites to take the win, Arne Slot’s men failed to capitalise before Callum Hudson-Odoi’s 72-minute strike sealed the result.And although none of Liverpool’s players stood out today, one star was criticised more than his teammates.Mo Salah slammed for “poor” performance against Nottingham ForestWinger Mo Salah, who enjoyed a fantastic game against Manchester United last time out, failed to replicate his last performance today. The Egyptian superstar dropped…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size On Friday Joe Schmidt kept faith with his three young playmakers for the looming Bledisloe series. One day later Tane Edmed did his best to remind the Wallabies coach that there are other options.The Waratahs playmaker finished with 33 points in North Harbour’s 57-19 momentum-building win over lowly Manawatu, scoring twice and landing a staggering ten straight goals from the kicking tee. His 33 points saw him set a new North Harbour record in a National Provincial Championship fixture. It was also just four…
Britain’s Sonay Kartal is set for a new career-high ranking after reaching her first WTA Tour semi-final.The 22-year-old beat Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 at the Jasmin Open in Tunisia to set up a meeting with Germany’s Eva Lys in the last four.Kartal was a break down in the opening set before winning on a tie-break and then took control of the match.It meant she was able to get past an opponent who had beaten her in the final round of US Open qualifying just a few weeks ago.Brighton’s Kartal, the British number four, reached the third round of…
David Nyika had everything to lose and nothing to gain. It never prevented ‘Mr Nice Guy’ from fighting like a man with everything to prove. The homecoming was completed when Nyika stopped late replacement Tommy Karpency in the third round. Two knockdowns forced the end at 1:37 of round three Saturday at Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Nyika (10-0, 9 knockouts) fought in his birth country for the first time since his Feb. 2021 pro debut. It was originally due to come versus Blake Caparello (32-4-1, 15KOs). That fight was scrapped when Caparello tested positive for a banned…
Sep 14, 2024, 11:14 AM ETGAINESVILLE, Va. — LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan took responsibility Saturday for the tour’s failure to get fans to the Solheim Cup in time to see the opening tee shots a day earlier but did not offer a full explanation of the debacle that has led to speculation about her future.Players teed off Friday morning in front of half-empty grandstands at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, muting what could have been a raucous first-tee atmosphere in the team competition between the United States against Europe. The stands were full on Saturday, but the damage had…
The New York Knicks have agreed to a one-year contract with guard Landry Shamet. New York had one open standard roster spot heading into training camp. Shamet spent last season with the Washington Wizards. The veteran guard played in 46 games for Washington. Shamet averaged 7.1 points in 15.8 minutes per game for the Wizards. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has played for the Philadelphia 76ers, LA Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns, in addition to the Wizards.
Esteban Ribovics and Daniel Zellhuber meet Saturday on the main card of UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 0-5UFC main cards, 2024: 76-66-3 Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics UFC 306 preview A pair of Dana White’s Contender Series alums trending in the right direction will get the spotlight when Ribovics and Zellhuber meet in a lightweight bout. … Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) enters on back-to-back wins after beating Kamuela Kirk and most recently Terrance McKinney by first-round head kick knockout. … Zellhuber…