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After 30th Paralympic Medal, Jessica Long Eyes L.A. 2028 ‘Farewell’ Wednesday marked Paralympic medal No. 30 in the storied career of American Jessica Long. It also offered a chance for the 32-year-old to plot an end date for that career in Los Angeles four years on. “That’s my farewell,” Long said of 2028 in Los Angeles. “That’s where I’m saying goodbye, on home soil.” Long will do that as one of the most decorated Paralympians ever. Wednesday in Paris, she won the women’s S8 400 freestyle, her 17th career Paralympic gold to go with eight silver and…
Jakob Omrzel (Adria Mobil Juniors) suffered a serious crash of the first stage of the Giro della Lunigiana, with the 18-year-old reportedly requiring resuscitation but now in stable condition in hospital in La Spezia, on Italy’s Tyrrhenian coast north of Tuscany.Omrzel is considered a future talent of Slovenian cycling, likely to follow in the footsteps of Tadej Pogačar. He was twice national road race champion and the winner of this year’s Paris-Roubaix junior.The crash occurred early on stage 1 of the prestigious Giro della Lunigiana and saw Omrzel and Italian rider Jacopo Sasso hospitalised, along with a signalman, who reportedly…
After a reasonable enough summer with the England team, Arsenal and Tottenham transfer target, Eberechi Eze, might’ve expected to leave Crystal Palace in the summer, but he remains at Selhurst Park.Former team-mate, Michael Olise, has moved on to Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich, whilst Marc Guehi was the subject of major interest from Newcastle United.Ultimately, Palace chairman, Steve Parish, was able to rebuff any bids from the Magpies, and it appears that fellow England international, Guehi, wasn’t pushing to leave the Eagles.Simple transfer situation for Tottenham target, EzeEze, for his part, seemingly didn’t have a decision to make in the end.“I…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Will Jordan has been named at fullback for the All Blacks’ match against the Springboks in Cape Town, with Beauden Barrett benched and a switch in the No.9 jersey as Scott Robertson made four changes to the starting XV beaten in Johannesburg.In a move that is a clear reaction to the All Blacks’ disappointing finish last weekend, where his team blew a 10-point lead down the stretch, Robertson has packed his bench with experience.It means rookie halfback Cortez Ratima will start ahead of TJ…
Draper received treatment from the physio during the second set while De Minaur also appeared to be hampered by an injury.The Briton said he called for the trainer after he “felt something” in his leg on set point in the first set, but he played down the issue.”I was little bit worried at the time but I played two sets on it,” he said.”I did notice his attitude was maybe a little bit subdued, he was carrying an injury of some sort, but I still felt like it was a tough match.”Despite appearing in his first major quarter-final and playing…
By: Sean Crose Erislandy Lara is known as “The American Dream” for a reason. Coming to the United States from oppressive Cuba, the lean and skilled Lara has proven himself to be one of the top practitioners in the sport for at least the last ten years. Now, at forty-one years of age, the veteran former titlist will be facing another name that was prominent a decade ago – the still popular Philly fighter Danny Garcia. Their scheduled 12 rounder will be on the undercard of this Saturday night’s Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay per view card. It’s been a while…
LIV Golf, the circuit bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will kick off its 2025 season by playing in the country’s capital city, Riyadh, for the first time. The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 6-8, will be held at Riyadh Golf Club.Currently in its third season, LIV Golf has played three events in Saudi Arabia, all at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club near Jeddah. The tour’s announcement Tuesday revealed the first four sites of the 2025 season.”As we set our sights on 2025, LIV Golf is gearing up for our most ambitious season start to date,” LIV…
Talen Horton-Tucker and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to a partially guaranteed deal. Horton-Tucker is a native of Chicago where he played at Simeon Career Academy. In 51 games last season with the Utah Jazz, Horton-Tucker averaged 10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 19.8 minutes. Horton-Tucker is represented by Rich Paul and Lucas Newton.
Reigning ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci thinks it’s insane that Gordan Ryan is only a year older than him. Since making his ONE Championship debut in May 2022, the five-time IBJJF gold medalist has taken the BJJ world by storm with wins over the likes of Masakazu Imanari, Osamah Almarwai, Jarred Brooks, Shinya Aoki, and Gabriel Sousa. Along the way, Musumeci has regularly spoken out against the rampant steroid use that continues to plague the sport he loves so much. During an appearance on MIGHTYcast with former P4P great Demetrious Johnson, Musumeci sounded off on grapplers who…
Olympic gold medalist Chris Guiliano has entered the NCAA transfer portal, signaling his intention to leave Notre Dame after swimming three seasons for the Fighting Irish. The men’s swimming team was recently suspended for a minimum of one academic year following an investigation into gambling, and is currently also under investigation for allegations of hazing and group texts involving homophobic slurs and bestiality. Updated 9/4/24 9:49pm: Since initial publishing, Guiliano has announced his entry to the transfer portal via Instagram. Read his full statement below. Guiliano specializes in sprint freestyle and would be an asset to any program. He finished…