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Defending Vuelta a España champion Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) fought hard to stay in contention on the fraught finale of stage 8 of this year’s race, but the American star finally lost more than a minute to stage winner Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).The US rider has now dropped to 6:22 down on overall leader Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), and trails Roglič by 2:32.In a statement on his team’s website, Kuss described what happened when he and other riders were caught behind a crash sparked on a sharp right-hand corner onto the final climb at Sierra de Cazorla.Kuss…

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Ollie Watkins has claimed that Thiago Silva is the toughest opponent he has ever faced while also stating that he has gotten the better of Virgil van Dijk on multiple occasions.The Aston Villa striker will be licking his lips at the prospect of welcoming Arsenal to Villa Park this weekend with Unai Emery’s side beating them home and away last season.Coming off the back of an incredible season, Watkins will be eager to open his goal-scoring account after failing to make an impact in his side’s opening game against West Ham.Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the Arsenal clash, the…

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Comment: As the world gulped in surprise at the dramatic and sudden exit of Leon MacDonald, on the other side of the ditch, another coach disappeared without a trace.Indeed, on the same day MacDonald’s departure from the All Blacks caught headlines across the globe, Kevin Foote’s return to South Africa barely made a ripple.It was almost a case of ‘Kevin who?’Yet, this same person is the one who held one of the coveted five Australian Super Rugby head coaching positions and had been working…

By Dan Morley, 9-0 (2 KOs) BOXING is a sport that exposes your weaknesses and forces you to overcome them or succumb to a humbling beatdown. Under the bright lights, there are no hiding places, unlike other sports, in which off days are more forgiven. In the ring, if you are underprepared, you will pay the price.  Boxing’s brutal nature has forced over a century of pugilists to embark on gruelling training camps to prepare for battle. Relentless routines have long been in place, producing legendary champions. Yet, while all are aware of how disciplined the sweet science requires your…

Aug 23, 2024, 07:47 PM ETCASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend.Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley did his best to stay in range until making his first bogey of the week on the 18th hole at Castle Pines. He still had a 68 and was in good position.The 44-year-old Scott, who first played Castle Pines as a 20-year-old on a sponsor exemption…

Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Josh Oppenheimer will join Porter Moser’s staff at the University of Oklahoma, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Oppenheimer was known for his close working relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley expects an early night against Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends his 135-pound title against Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the UFC 306 main event Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas. Dvalishvili’s grappling has posed serious problems for his opposition. He was most recently able to take down Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo multiple times at UFC 298. However, O’Malley is certain that Dvalishvili will have a hard time grabbing a hold of him. “No, I don’t think so. I don’t think he’s going to test my wrestling,” O’Malley told ESPN.…

2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships BOYS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – TIMED FINALS World Junior Record: 3:33.19 – Russia (2019) Meet Record: 3:36.65 – USA (2022) All Comers Record: 3:29.94 – USA (2014) RESULTS: USA ‘A’ (Keogh, Polyak, Cox, Zhao) – 3:35.60 (Meet Record) Canada ‘A’ (Norman, Dawson, Duncan, Kim) – 3:36.13 Australia ‘A’ (Morrow, Stoupas, Pattison, Da Silva) – 3:39.41 Japan ‘A’ (Izumi, Ohashi, Hosonuma, Kuroda) – 3:39.52 South Korea ‘A’ (Kim, Jung, Park, Kim) – 3:43.96 Singapore ‘A’ (Cheng, Chiam, Yap, Leong) – 3:49.14 Fiji ‘A’ (Raviko, Younger, Tokona, Taylor) – 4:16.75 The United States closed out their participation…

Stage 8 Úbeda – Cazorla 158.7 km They call this “Medium mountain” in the Vuelta. You or I would probably cry if we tried. Estimated finish time:17:20-17:40 CEST Santi of the Day: Primož Roglič He’s gonna make some unlucky Lennert cry again. Official Site , Startlist Link to previous stages