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Olympic Medalist Bruno Fratus Announces Retirement Brazilian Olympic medalist Bruno Fratus announced his retirement from competitive swimming this week. Fratus made the announcement on social media, with posting confirmation of his formal withdrawal from the International Testing Agency’s list of active athletes. The 35-year-old is calling time on a distinguished career as one of South American’s greatest ever sprinters. Fratus swam at three Olympics, though he didn’t take part in last year’s Paris Games. His most notable international accolade came at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 when he won bronze in the 50 freestyle. He was the oldest pool swimmer…
The Lotto team have extended the contract of Belgian super talent Jarno Widar, fighting off, at last for now, possible predatory offers from major WorldTour teams.Widar won the Alpes Isère Tour, the Giro Next Gen and the Tour of Valle d’Aosta-Mont Blan in 2024, his first season as an under-23 rider. As a junior he won the 2023 Giro della Lunigiana and other races, earning him the moniker of ‘super talent’ and the ‘next Remco Evenepoel.’ His results and potential reportedly sparked interest from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Lidl-Trek, Ineos Grenadiers, Visma-Lease a Bike, UAE Team Emirates and Soudal Quick-Step. Widar was reportedly…
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Williams’ fine form has been primarily due to being injury free after being beset by niggling issues over the past few years.”The big thing is staying fit,” said Williams.”I’ve had some nasty injuries in the past and I’ve been in and out of squads because of that.”I’m happy I’ve got a bit of consistency under my belt and a run of games, that’s the big thing.”The former Newcastle player has had several lengthy spells on the sidelines since joining Scarlets in 2020.”I’ve had frustrating ones,” said Williams.”I was out for six months with my calf, I should have been out…
Draper has risen to number 15 in the world after winning ATP titles in Stuttgart and Vienna and reaching the semi-finals of the US Open in a breakout 2024 season.He will now spend Christmas in the UK before flying to Melbourne at the end of the month. He is not expected to play any events leading into the Australian Open.”Together with [captain] Leon [Smith], we have also made the difficult decision for me to sit out the upcoming Davis Cup match in Japan in order to give me the opportunity post-Australian Open to complete the rehab and strengthening of my…
Dec 17, 2024, 11:11 PM ETNORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV stars together for the first time outside the majors.Chalk one up for the PGA Tour, although it was hard to take this seriously because it was more about the show, under the lights at Shadow Creek in temperatures that got so chilly DeChambeau had an oversized puffer jacket even before the…
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has agreed to a lifetime contract extension with Adidas, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday. Lillard, 34, is now just the fourth active player in the NBA to have a lifetime shoe endorsement deal. Damian Lillard joins LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry as active NBA players with lifetime shoe endorsement deals Lillard joins LeBron James and Kevin Durant (Nike) and Stephen Curry (Under Armour/Curry Brand) as active NBA players with lifetime shoe endorsement contracts. Although Lillard’s deal with Adidas expired during last offseason, his representative, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management, had been…
Karate Combat’s final event of 2024 takes place Thursday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where a new bantamweight champion will be crowned. Here’s how to watch Karate Combat 51, with lineups, fight info, and much more. Broadcast and streaming info Karate Combat 51 takes place Thursday at Airport Hangat at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The preliminary card streams live on YouTube at 7 p.m. ET. The main card also streams live on YouTube, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET, topped by a vacant bantamweight championship bout between Arturo Vergara and Eoghan Chelmiah. Bantamweight championship: Arturo Vergara vs. Eoghan…
The 11-12 Age Group Swimmer of the Year Awards were relatively easy to hand out. Lauren Lonsdale from Sacramento Aquatics Club took the girl’s award with her top-10 swims in all but one event. The boy’s award went to Jude Burkhart of North Baltimore Aquatic Club who broke two NAG records over the course of the year. 11-12 Girls Lauren Lonsdale, Sacramento Aquatics Club Lauren Lonsdale currently holds the top time in eight events in the girls’ 11-12 age group for the 2024-2025 short course season, and she finished the long course season with six top times. Her 500-yard freestyle…
When it comes to being a young, aspiring GC contender and you’re in the same team as Tadej Pogačar, it can’t be straightforward. But according to Juan Ayuso, Pogačar’s teammate at UAE, who makes no secret of his own Grand Tour ambitions, that’s exactly why he likes it.As Ayuso sees it, Pogačar is the best racer in the world, and that makes the Slovenian what the 22-year-old calls ‘the one who sets the bar, and we try to reach it’ – even if such a mission is actually borderline impossible and Pogačar is operating in a league of his own.”My…