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MARKING the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle, an original programme from the legendary heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, is being sold in London this month. The rare 16-page French-language paperback is estimated to sell for £2,000 – £3,000 at Chiswick Auctions’ timed sale of Autographs and Memorabilia from August 20 to September 15. On October 30, 1974, heavyweight champion George Foreman and former heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali went head-to-head in Kinshasa-Gombe, located in the Republic of Zaire (currently known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Ali won by knockout in the eighth round…
Debunking Golf Betting Myths and Misconceptions So You Can Bet Better The truth is that betting on golf isn’t as popular as betting on other sports like football, basketball, cricket, and American football. However, with sports betting (in general) continuing to rise in popularity, more and more fans are starting to try their luck with golf betting. But since we can still say, golf betting is not a popular choice, it’s easy to find opinions that are myths and misconceptions. These are things that people say about golf betting that make it less appealing to many. So, if you’re still…
Andre Roberson signed with Cholet in the French League on Thursday. Roberson joins as a medical replacement for Aaron Wheeler. The 32-year-old last played in the NBA during the 2020-21 season for the Nets.
Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann are giving it another try. The light heavyweight veterans have been rescheduled to meet at UFC 307 following the cancellation of their UFC Vegas 97 bout, sources close to the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin. Saint Preux was scratched from the original matchup on Thursday due to illness, resulting in UFC Vegas 97 proceeding forward with a 12-fight lineup. A one-time UFC interim title challenger, Saint Preux (27-17) recently rebounded from a tough career stretch to win two of his past three octagon appearances, sandwiching split decisions over Mauricio Rua and Kennedy…
With the Paris Olympic Games in the rearview mirror, Swimming Austalia has terminated coach Michael Palfrey‘s employment. Palfrey was the head coach of the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) Spartans club, where he counted among his athletes Olympians Abbey Connor and Alexandria Perkins. Swimming Australia says Palfrey was ‘found to have breached his employment contract by bringing himself into disrepute and causing serious damage to his and Swimming Australia’s reputation, and adversely affecting Swimming Australia’s interests.’ Although not specified in the statement, the breach most likely stems from the situation that we reported last month while Palfrey was on the nation’s Olympic…
It was an ambush hiding in plain sight, but nobody seemed to notice. EF Education-EasyPost slipped two riders into the 42-rider early breakaway on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España, but few paid much heed when James Shaw and Owain Doull quietly dropped out of the move and wheeled to a halt near the top of Puerto Herrera with 45km or so still to race.”We had a little tea party on the KoM,” Shaw joked when he reached the finish in Maeztu. “No, I don’t think any cameras picked it up, but we were getting our glasses cleaned in…
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Manchester United legend Roy Keane has somewhat surprisingly defended Casemiro despite his clear and obvious struggles in the last few months, most notably in last weekend’s big game against Liverpool.Casemiro was at fault for the two goals Luis Diaz scored for Liverpool in the first half at Old Trafford, leading to Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag to sub the Brazilian off at the break.Looking back to last season, Casemiro also struggled with some costly individual errors in defeats against the likes of Arsenal and Crystal Palace, but Keane clearly seems to think the former Real Madrid man will be…
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On court, Draper’s core team comprises Trotman – whose clear and concise messages offering tactics and encouragement are picked up by the microphone in the players’ box – along with physio Will Herbert, who was with Emma Raducanu when she won the US Open in 2021, and fitness coach Steve Kotze, who has transformed a body all too prone to breaking down.Until recently, former top-10 player Wayne Ferreira was also part of that coaching team. He helped him tap into a more aggressive mindset, but after four months, Draper decided he wanted to have just one voice in his ear.”He’s…