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On the fifth and final day of the 2024 UCI Track World Championships, five world titles were decided at Ballerup Super Arena outside Copenhagen, Denmark. The action began with the men’s Sprint, with other medals to follow in the women’s Points and Keirin races as well as the men’s Elimination and Madison events. In all a total of 21 gold medal events completed the week.Dutch dominance by Lavreysen in men’s SprintHarrie Lavreysen outdueled Jeffrey Hoogland in a Dutch showdown for the men’s Sprint title at the 2024 UCI Track World Championships in Norway. It was Lavreysen’s third gold medal of the…
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Saracens won away at Bristol on Saturday after being 15 points behindAlex Lozowski scored the winning penalty with the final kick of the gameThe result saw Saracens move to the top of the Gallagher Premiership tableBy Mark Stevens For The Mail On Sunday Published: 19:04 EDT, 19 October 2024 | Updated: 19:04 EDT, 19 October 2024 In a clash between the Premiership’s heavyweights, it was Alex Lozowski who delivered the knockout blow at Ashton Gate.With the clock deep into the red, the Saracens centre landed the match-winning penalty that ended the brave resistance of the Bears and put his side top…
Daria Kasatkina fought past her good friend Mirra Andreeva to win the Ningbo Open title in China.Russian fifth seed Kasatkina beat her teenage compatriot 6-0 4-6 6-4 in a scrappy encounter.Andreeva broke down in tears after the match, having squandered a 3-0 lead in the final set.However, she was quickly comforted by Kasatkina, before joking: “I really tried not to cry because I knew the pictures would be ugly but I just couldn’t help myself, I’m sorry guys.”World number 11 Kasatkina looked to be cruising after making just two unforced errors in a dominant opening set.Andreeva, 17, produced a stirring…
EMANUEL Navarrete will rematch Oscar Valdez in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 7 on top of a card that includes another return fixture between Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez. Navarrete puts his WBO super-featherweight title on the line against the man he defeated in August 2023. Espinoza, meanwhile, defends the same WBO featherweight title he took from Cuba’s Ramirez in a late 2023 thriller. The first time Navarrete faced Valdez, he won fairly wide on two of the cards. They were, however, stylistically well-matched. Since that night, things have not gone to plan for Navarrete, who drew with Robson Conceicao and…
Ireland’s Conor Purcell secured his second Challenge Tour title of the season when firing a final round 67 to win the Hangzhou Open in China by four shots on Sunday. Spaniard Angel Ayora closed with a 69 to finish in a tie for second with England’s Jack Senior and Finland’s Oliver Lindell, while Zhou Yanhan emerged as the highest-placed Chinese player after signing for a 64 to finish in a share of fifth place. Purcell entered the final round with a share of the lead and started his day with six straight pars. He then broke free from the chasing…
The Detroit Pistons are signing guard Alondes Williams and forward Cole Swider to two-way contracts. Williams had gone to training camp with the LA Clippers, while Swider attended camp with the Indiana Pacers. Williams is a two-year NBA veteran. The 6-foot-4 guard has played with the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat. Last season, in 43 games with the Sioux Fall Skyforce of the G League, Williams averaged 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Swider spent his first two NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Last season, in 21 G League games…
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 245 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $155,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 245 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 245 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Anthony Hernandez: $6,000def. Michel Pereira: $11,000 Rob Font: $16,000def. Kyler Phillips: $6,000 Charles Johnson: $6,000def. Su Mudaerji: $6,000…
2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP-SHANGHAI DAY 3 FINALS START LIST MEN’S 400 IM – FASTEST HEAT World Record: 3:54.81 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2019 World Cup Record: 3:57.25 – Daiya Seto (JPN), 2018 World Junior Record: 3:56.47 – Ilya Borodin (RUS), 2021 GOLD – Leon Marchand (FRA), 4:00.03SILVER – Alberto Razzetti (ITA), 4:01.51BRONZE – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:05.03 With LCM 400 IM World Record holder Leon Marchand of France in the water, it was a little surprising we didn’t see a sub-4:00 in this men’s final. Still, the 22-year-old 4-time gold medalist in Paris managed to get to the wall…
First and most importantly here is the You Tube link to the race, which I presume will be in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtkxMl4QA08 14 laps around this race course: I find this race to be very entertaining even with struggling to figure out the riders. (Here is the link to PCS’ startlist which you should keep handy: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/japan-cup/2024/startlist It is climby enough so the winners need to be in decent form, plus the finish line is not at the top of the climb so it is possible for someone without a great punch can win it, again if their form is good.…