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When Denzel Bentley lost his British title to Nathan Heaney his hopes of another world title shot sailed further away. However, his impressive win against Danny Dignum and potentially another against Derrick Ozaze not only keeps him active but in the mix for bigger fights in the middleweight division. The number two WBO contender spoke to Boxing News about keeping his feet on the ground and why he needs to earn the right to get back to where he was a couple of years ago. Interview by Shaun Brown BN: With you and Derrick Ozaze both in London have you…
The final event of England Golf Week saw history being made as Surrey’s Sylvia Kempsell became the first woman to win the England Captains’ Grand Final. The 78 qualifiers from 11 England Captains events staged in the early part of the summer gathered for the 18-hole final on the renowned Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, as Kempsell took the title. Kempsell, who is a member at Leatherhead Golf Club, accumulated a total of 42 Stableford points to win by a single point from Ian Smith (playing off 12) representing Peterborough Milton. The 71-year-old had booked her place in the final…
Ex-NBA player Gorgui Dieng is joining Hopewell 360, LLC, a Minnesota-based real estate developer, as the company’s Special Housing Advisor. Dieng, 34, is a developer of multi-tenant projects both in the Twin Cities and in his home country of Senega. “The Hopewell 360 Building System utilizes a unique assembly process that incorporates dozens of state code-required building inspections and more than 80 quality assurance reviews,” Dieng said. “As a result, buildings are constructed in half the time it takes for traditional stick frame construction. The Hopewell 360 building system is highly resilient for a wide range of climates and geographies.”…
Boxing star, Devin Haney received more barbs from former-foe, Ryan Garcia overnight on social media – after footage emerged of him engaging in a physical altercation with a civilian whilst attending a fairground attraction. Haney, the current WBC world champion in recess, has yet to return to action since his initial unanimous decision loss to arch-rival, Garcia was overturned to an official ‘No Contest’ back in April – after the latter tested positive for the banned substance, ostarine. Initially dropping a one-sided unanimous decision loss to the polarizing, Garcia, Haney was dropped on three separate occasions against the former –…
Beyond Leon Marchand, European Men Packaged Dominant Showing at Paris Games How dominant were the European men at the Olympic Games in Paris? Have a look at these numbers. European men won all but three of the individual events at La Defense Arena, and of the 42 medals on offer in solo races, 24 were claimed by representatives of European nations. The medal haul stands at 11 golds, seven silvers and six bronze medals in individual events. There was also representation on the podium in each of the three relays, making it 27 trips to the rostrum…
2024-08-17T14:05:46.545Z This Vuelta will kick off at 16:23 local time (CET) when the veteran Luís Ángel Maté of Euskaltel-Euskadi rolls down the start ramp. Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) will be the last rider down that ramp at 19:18. In between, we have stage favourites like Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) at 18:32, Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) at 19:08, and of course all the general classification men such as defending champion Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike), three-time champion Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), and many many more. 2024-08-16T07:30:22.030Z Hello there and welcome along to the Vuelta a España! The third and final Grand…
CHAMPIONS! The Yankees look triumphant after recording the final out of their last game vs. the Royals, knowing they finished their week in Long Beach with a perfect 5-0 record. Summer Baseball Eric Sorenson – August 17, 2024 LONG BEACH — The 2024 Area Code Games officially came to an end after five days of action at Blair Field, home of the Long Beach State Dirtbags. And that field saw a ton of talent grace its dirt, to say the least. The Northeast-based Yankees took the unofficial ACG championship by virtue of a 6-3 win over the Royals to finish…
Erik ten Hag has praised the ‘very important’ performance of midfielder Casemiro in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Fulham on Friday.The Red Devils made a winning start to their 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a late goal from debutant Joshua Zirkzee settling what was a difficult clash with the Cottagers.It took until the 87th minute for United to make the breakthrough and before then, Fulham missed multiple opportunities to pick up a shock victory at Old Trafford.Things could have been very different for United were it not for the performance of Casemiro.The 75-time Brazil international made four tackles, four clearances,…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size After producing the upset of the international calendar in 2024, Felipe Contepomi’s men arrived in Auckland hoping to end the All Blacks’ 30-year unbeaten record at Eden Park.By half-time, their grand plans drowned a quick death like so many before them as the All Blacks took a 35-3 lead into the main break. Just minutes into the second half it was 42-3.Nothing wakes the All Blacks up like a defeat on home shores, where the players can’t escape the national embarrassment.“We spent all week…
Alcaraz was beaten 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 by France’s Monfils in a second round match carried over from the previous day because of rain.The 21-year-old Spaniard, who has won the French Open and Wimbledon titles this year, smashed his racquet after failing to break Monfils, 37, in the third set.”I felt sometimes that I wanted to break the racquet,” said Alcaraz. “It never happened before, because I could control myself in those situations, in those feelings. “Most of the time I could control myself and it could go better in the matches or in the situation that I’ve been feeling…