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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has partnered with the government of Singapore and a Macau casino operator to fund a $5 billion basketball competition to compete with the NBA. The plan is to create an international basketball circuit with six men’s teams and six women’s teams competing in eight host cities. Maverick Carter, business partner to LeBron James, is also involved in the venture. Those behind the new competition describe it as basketball’s answer to Formula One. One of the goals is to combine Europe’s deep pool of playing talent with the many millions of basketball fans in Asia. The…
The Fighting Nerds took the UFC by storm in 2024 with 12 wins and $400,000 worth of post-fight bonuses in 13 octagon appearances, and they aim to establish themselves as a force in the sport in 2025. Bruna Brasil is the first longtime member of the team to enter the UFC cage this year, moving up a weight class to take on Wang Cong this Saturday at Sydney’s UFC 312. Brasil is looking to keep the momentum going after a decision win over Molly McCann. A natural strawweight, Brasil went 1-1 last year in the UFC. Her fellow Fighting Nerds…
2024 Cavalier Invitational February 6-8, 2025 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals Day 1 Results Sisters Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh battled to the wire in the 100 breaststroke final on Friday at the Cavalier Invite, and it was the older sister Alex who came out at the touch. Both swimmers will walk away with a feather in their caps – Alex swam a best time in 56.85, and Gretchen landed .01 back in 56.86 in an event that I don’t think most of us knew she had in her (but in hindsight, of course she did).…
Paul Wright (Factor Racing) has claimed New Zealand’s men’s elite road race title after launching a well-timed attack from the leading group on four on Saturday in Timaru. The cross-discipline rider Ben Oliver (MitoQ – NZ Cycling Project) claimed second, crossing the hill top finish line nine seconds back in the 191.1km combined elite and under 23 men’s race. Then it was 2021 winner George Bennett (Israel-Premier Tech) in third at 25 seconds.“This means a lot. I needed the win,” said Wright in a statement from Cycling New Zealand. “Halfway through last year I switched up my training, started coaching…
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Belinda Bencic reached her first WTA Tour final since returning from maternity leave with a surprise victory over Elena Rybakina at the Abu Dhabi Open.The Swiss former Olympic champion clinched a 3-6 6-3 6-4 triumph over world number five Rybakina in two hours and six minutes.Bencic welcomed her daughter, Bella, in April 2024, and returned from a 13-month break from the tour six months later.The 27-year-old’s win over Kazakhstan’s Rybakina was her first against a top-five opponent since she became a mother, and she will face American Ashlyn Krueger in Sunday’s final.Bencic, who won the Abu Dhabi title in 2023,…
TaylorMade Golf have introduced an all-new Tour Response golf balls. Featuring new Tour-proven technologies and brighter hi-vis designs, Tour Response and Tour Response Stripe golf balls deliver Tour-level performance and soft feel to golfers of all abilities.Tour Response golf balls will be available for £37.99 per dozen and Tour Response Stripe for £39.99 per dozen starting Feb. 7 at TaylorMadeGolf.com and in retail locations on Feb. 13.Tour Response golf balls will continue to be available in white and yellow, and Tour Response Stripe golf balls will now come in neon orange, neon pink, neon yellow, neon blue and navy colour-ways.Multipacks of…
The San Antonio Spurs (22-26, 23-25 ATS) are visiting the Charlotte Hornets (12-36, 25-21-2 ATS) on Friday night; watch the free live stream for the game here. NBA betting sites show the Spurs as heavy 10.5-point favorites on the road, according to the latest BetOnline odds. How To Watch Spurs vs. Hornets Free Live Stream Click the Jazz Sports link below to watch the free live stream. 🏀 2024-25 NBA Regular Season Matchup: San Antonio Spurs @ Charlotte Hornets 📅 Spurs vs. Hornets Game Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 🕙 Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET 🏟 Venue: Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina 📺 TV Channel(s): NBA League Pass…
After battling it out on the streets of Gotham for 85 years, Batman and The Joker will go toe-to-toe inside the Octagon at UFC 312. Ahead of their clash this Saturday inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, flyweight standouts Wang Cong and Bruno Brasil engaged in one of the best staredowns in recent memory during the ceremonial weigh-ins during the early morning hours of Friday. In the clip, which you can see below, Cong dawned the makeup of the famous Batman villain The Joker while Brasil wore a mask depicting The Dark Knight. The moment even got a…