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The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at. Here are this week’s most relevant fights: Thursday, September 5 – Montreal Casino, Montreal Arthur Biyarslanov vs. Tamas Kiliti – junior welterweight – 10 rounds Biyarslanov is a former Olympian born in Dagestan and relocated to Canada,…

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Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, who is No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will have arthroscopic surgery this week to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, Golf Channel reported Monday.Aberg finished 16th in the Tour Championship on Sunday in Atlanta. He withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship in May, citing knee pain, and he played the PGA Championship the following week wearing a brace.Editor’s PicksAberg, 24, will be able to start hitting golf balls again about three to four weeks after the procedure and likely will play a limited schedule this fall, according to the report.He is the…

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On the same day Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suddenly fired four staff members, the university confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter alleging serious NCAA violations within the Tigers’ program. Letter alleges Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s personal involvement in potential recruiting, academic violations According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the letter alleges Hardaway’s personal involvement in potential recruiting and academic violations. Sports Illustrated first reported on the letter’s existence. “The University of Memphis is aware of the anonymous letter, and it has been shared with the NCAA,” university spokesperson Michele Ehrhart said in a statement to ESPN.…

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Veteran UFC color-commentator, Joe Rogan has claimed if former promotional heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou were to take on former WBC heavyweight boxing champion, Tyson Fury in a ‘real’ fight — the former would “destroy” the punching star. Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight UFC champion, made his long-anticipated professional boxing debut against the previously mentioned Morecambe native, Fury last summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — forcing him the distance in his first-ever venture to the ring. And even scoring a jaw-dropping knockdown early in the bout, Batie native, Ngannou would find himself on the wrong side of a huge controversial split…

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Paralympic Games, Day 8: Australia’s Tim Hodge Turns Mission Impossible To Possible With A Golden Finish In Paris For the past three years Tim Hodge has been a man on a mission and today in Paris, the boy from Blacktown in Western Sydney (NSW) achieved his lifelong dream – Paralympic gold – Australia’s fourth in what has been a hard-fought campaign. After two previous Games, Hodge had won two silver and a bronze in Tokyo in 2021, and now he is a dual Paralympic gold medallist – his first as a member of the victorious. 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay in…

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Colby Simmons is winding down a third season with the Visma-Lease a Bike Development team, still in pursuit of an elusive first victory as a U23 rider. The Durango, Colorado native has been in the winner’s circle before, earning the stars-and-stripes jersey as the men’s junior road champion in 2021 and winning a stage that same year at Grand Prix Rüebliland in Switzerland. That difficult-to-catch top result might just be found in a non-traditional way, like the US Gravel National Championships. Simmons will compete Sunday in the men’s elite field in Gering, Nebraska, where he’ll line up against defending champion Keegan…

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Summer Baseball David Seifert – September 5, 2024 The Kettleers’ everyday lineup was considered the best in the Cape. Besides top talent, it also had continuity with the least turnover of any other club in the Cape. Cotuit used just 25 position players over the 39 game regular season, with six playing in 29 or more games.Offensively during the regular season, Jarren Advincula (Cal) led both Cotuit and the Cape Cod League in batting average (.392) with Matt Klein (Louisville) second on the club at .375. Tanner Thach (UNC Wilmington) led in home runs with eight, Brandon Compton (Arizona State)…

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You might not know much about San Marino as a football team or a country at all, but you’re bound to know that they’re not very good.In fact, they’re currently ranked 210th by FIFA, officially making them the worst team in the world, but they have at least just won a game, beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in their Nations League clash on Thursday night.Watch below for the celebrations afterwards as San Marino won for just the second time in their entire history, and the first time in a competitive game…yes you’re reading that right! ?? SAN MARINO WIN A GAME FOR…

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The Exeter and England star wants to be available for upcoming November TestsHenry Slade has revealed he is battling to shorten his return from injuryThe 31-year-old was expected to initially be out of action for up to four monthsBy Alex Bywater Published: 14:53 EDT, 5 September 2024 | Updated: 15:33 EDT, 5 September 2024 England centre Henry Slade has handed national head coach Steve Borthwick a huge boost after revealing he plans to return to full fitness ahead of the country’s four blockbuster November Tests. Last month, Slade’s club Exeter confirmed he had undergone shoulder surgery and would definitely miss the…

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Draper, born and raised in Surrey, comes from strong tennis stock.His mother Nicky – who the player credits as one of his biggest influences – is a coach and former junior champion, while father Roger was the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association.Older brother Ben was a former college player in the United States and now looks after his sibling’s interests as his agent.Thumping a tennis ball against the garage door at the age of one, which his mother says happened because he was copying his brother, was the first sign that Draper possessed the talent.A few years later,…

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