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BOXING moves fast and it’s hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the fight announcements, signings and other bits and pieces that might’ve passed you by. Bad luck for Goodman after defeating Thai on points SAM Goodman risked a potential future payoff against Naoya Inoue by taking on Thachtana Lunagphon (aka Chainoi Worawut) in Wollongong last week. Goodman, 25, won a dominant unanimous decision with scores of 119-109, 117-113, and 117-111 to stay on track. WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA – JULY 10: Sam Goodman punches Chanoi Worawut during their Super Bantamweight World Title…
Bob MacIntyre birdied the 18th hole at The Renaissance Club to claim an emotional home victory and win the Scottish Open. The home favourite produced a stunning finish 12 months ago at the same venue only to see Rory McIlroy take the title but he would not be denied again in front of his adoring fans. It needed another big finish as MacIntyre trailed by three on the back nine, but he holed a long putt on the 14th, eagled the 16th after a remarkable approach from the rough to six feet, and holed from 22 feet on the last…
Jayson Tatum has had an eventful summer to say the least. The new NBA champion is getting prepared to play for Team USA in the Olympics and recently inked a five-year, $313.9 million contract extension with the Celtics. As a result, the five-time All-Star is hoping to remain with the team for the remainder of his career. “For me just to feel wanted, and they want me to be here and want me for the long haul,” Tatum said. “I’ll spend my whole career here and have got nothing but love for the fans, the city, and the organization. You…
Conor McGregor just passed three years out of action with the anniversary of his last fight against Dustin Poirier happening back in July 2021 and there’s still no word on when he may compete again. Of course, the Irish superstar was supposed to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June but he dropped out of the fight after revealing that he suffered a broken toe in sparring. McGregor later stated that unlike the past when he fought through similar injuries, he refused to risk performing at less than 100 percent in his first fight back after suffering a horrific…
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) recently recovered the country’s first Olympic gold medal, which was originally won by swimmer Malcolm Champion at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. Champion originally won the medal as a member of the joint Australasian 4x200m freestyle relay team alongside Australians Harold Hardwick, Cecil Healy and Les Boardman. Notably, the team finished in a time of 10:11.6, which stood as a world record at the time. It was also the last time that Australia and New Zealand competed as a joint Australasian team at the Olympic Games. Though that medal was the only…
As the Tour de France hit the foot of Plateau de Beille on Sunday afternoon, a graphic appeared on the screen with the details of the climb. Viewers were informed the ascent was 15.8km long and the average gradient was 7.9%, and they were also told that the fastest time up the climb had been recorded by Thibaut Pinot.This was true only to a point. Pinot’s time of 45:08, clocked on the Tour’s last visit in 2015, was the quickest time recorded on the Strava app. In a different and more analogue age, however, the late Marco Pantani had clocked…
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When it comes to footballers and businessmen, gone are the days where the players would live hand-to-mouth after their retirement. They have become extremely business savvy, leveraging their humongous earnings during their playing career to set themselves up nicely for retirement life. Perhaps no other player symbolises that new age of the business-minded footballer more than Gerard Pique. As the head of Kosmos, not only does he have his own football club FC Andorra, which FootTheBall covered exclusively with inside access, but he also has various other business ventures thriving and potential, with his personality, a political role waiting for…
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Djokovic has only lost three of his 10 Wimbledon finals – and two of those have been to Alcaraz.He has won a major on all three surfaces and, perhaps most ominously for his rivals, the Slams seem to bring out his most tenacious qualities.He has an astonishing 12-1 record in fifth sets, having not lost one since the 2022 Australian Open when he was just starting to break through, and he came back from two sets to one down at both Wimbledon and Roland Garros.His big-hitting is suited to hard courts, he has the movement for the clay and the…