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Petr Vakoč (Canyon Isadore) and Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit WNT) won a sweltering edition of the Monsterrando, this year’s second round of the UCI Gravel World Series in Italy.Arzuffi, who was taking on her very first gravel race, delivered a home-nation victory by coming over the line nearly six minutes ahead of the experienced gravel racer Karolina Migon (PAS Racing) and seven minutes ahead of compatriot and fellow road racer Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime).In the elite men’s race Vakoč crossed the line in Quattordio more than two minutes ahead of Torbjørn Andre Røed (Trek Driftless) to claim victory at the race for…

Stories Kendall Rogers – August 29, 2024 There’s no doubt that last year’s NCAA Transfer Portal had more ‘high-profile’ players enter, but there’s also no doubt this year’s portal was heavier in numbers. Overall, 2,845 players entered the NCAA Division I Transfer Portal for baseball. Ranking the best transfers out of that group is a difficult and tedious process, but we separated hitters and pitchers for this exercise. We continue our countdown of the nation’s Top 85 pitching transfers with an in-depth look at arms in the 56-65 range. You can check out my analysis on arms 76-85, here, and 66-75,…

Leicester City reportedly did not allow goalkeeper Daniel Iversen to leave the club after several Championship sides made an approach.With the window now shut after a relatively quiet summer for Premier League clubs, the English sides must now embark on the season with their current crop of players.The newly promoted Leicester City made their best efforts at bolstering their side with some key players like Odsonne Edouard who joined on loan and Oliver Skipp who arrived from Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent deal.But the Foxes were also reluctant to allow anybody to leave with the club reportedly denying a deadline…

“I’m really proud,” said Australia head coach Joe Schmidt.”We made a few things hard for ourselves, giving them a big start at home, a big crowd and difficult conditions.”We put ourselves straight back under pressure by dropping restarts, but we fought, scored tries and created some other chances that would have been great.” Juan Martinez Gonzalez scored Argentina’s only try early in the first half and penalties from Gloucester’s Santiago Carreras gave the Pumas a healthy lead going into the latter stages.Jake Gordon and Rob Valetini both crossed for Australia, with Noah Lolesio adding a penalty and two conversions. It…

It was Navarro who made the brighter start, earning a break point in the opening game of the match after two double faults by Gauff in a sign of things to come.Gauff recovered to hold, but some loose shots at 3-2 gave Navarro another break opportunity, and Gauff conceded with another double fault.As Navarro secured the set, confidently holding to love after coming out on top of a 27-shot rally, a frustrated Gauff shrugged her shoulders and exchanged words with her coaching team.Double faults continued to plague Gauff’s performance in the second set. Another at 3-3 offered Navarro a chance…

NAOYA Inoue returns to action on September 3 in the Ariake Arena, and saying his opponent is an underdog would be an understatement.  Inoue is expected, in most quarters, to win convincingly, and even in a two-horse race, where anything can happen, it might come as a surprise to see how few fight fans are giving TJ Doheny a shot at pulling off the upset.  After all, Doheny is a former IBF world champion currently on a three-fight winning streak. In 2019, he fought WBA champ Daniel Roman to a majority decision loss in a unified title effort. Despite never…

Surrey’s Annabel Dimmock completed her comeback from injury as she won her first Ladies European Tour title in five years after defeating Pauline Roussin-Bouchard in a playoff at the Women’s Irish Open. Dimmock held a two-shot lead at the 54-hole mark and produced three-under par 70 to be in the playoff alongside the Frenchwoman on the O’Meara Course at Carton House. The duo headed back down to 18 for the playoff and both made pars on the first hole, but on the second hole Roussin-Bouchard took a 3-wood off the tee, however, it went left into the deep rough and…

The NCAA Men’s Final Four is heading to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2031 after the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the city’s previous bid four years ago. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced Thursday that the Final Four will return to Atlanta for the first time since 2013, and the event will take place April 5 and 7. ATL is BACK on the clock 🚨⏰ Atlanta will host the 2031 #MFinalFour on April 5 and 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, marking their 5th time hosting. pic.twitter.com/DL5O9RzBID — NCAA Men’s Final Four (@MFinalFour) August 29, 2024 “The cancellation of the 2020…

Demetrious Johnson is all class. The ONE Championship star and former UFC flyweight champion recently competed as a black belt at the 2024 IBJJF World Masters Jiu Jitsu Championship in Las Vegas, and he shared footage of his grappling exploits on his YouTube channel. In his third match of the day, “Mighty Mouse” scored a decision win over Takuto Kako. Afterward, he went went out of his way to console his sullen opponent. Watch a clip of that interaction below. Demetrious Johnson consoles his opponent after beating him in a Jiu Jitsu tournament:”There’s next year man. This is for fun,…

Paralympic Games, Day 4: Mykhailo Serbin, Gabriel Araujo Take Down World Records The swimming portion of the Paralympic Games continued Sunday with 14 gold-medal finals held inside La Défense Arena, and the highlight of the day was Ukraine’s Mykhailo Serbin taking down his own world record in the men’s S11 100 backstroke on the way to gold. Later on, Brazil’s Gabriel Araujo broke his own global mark in the SM2 200 IM in a fourth-place finish in the SM3 final. Great Britain, which entered the day with seven gold medals, has added four more, thanks to Maisie Summers-Newton winning a second consecutive…