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THE influence of Turki Alalshikh continues to grow with news released today that two of the biggest promotional companies in America will work alongside Riyadh Season. Having forged working relationships with Matchroom and Queensberry Promotions which has seen the likes of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight in Saudi Arabia there is now a fresh appetite for Alalshikh to expand his plans Stateside. In the February 8 issue of Boxing News Alalshikh topped our list of the 50 Most Influential In Boxing. We wrote: “At the time of writing, there is no one man more influential in this sport than…

Jul 22, 2024, 03:27 PM ETBLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills.Charlie Woods birdied both of the par-5s on the Oakland Hills North Course and struggled on the par-3s and par-4s, carding five double bogeys and four bogeys.Woods will have to have quite a turnaround Tuesday on the South Course, which Ben Hogan called “The Monster,” to be among the low 64 scorers from a field that started with 264 players from 40 states and 35 countries.At an event that usually…

Where is South Sudan? You might ask. Well, after testing the all-mighty Team USA this weekend, you probably won’t forget them now. In fact, the U.S. men’s national team should have nightmares when thinking about how the African country almost upset them during Saturday night’s exhibition match before the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. If it wasn’t for LeBron James’ last-second heroics, the American squad might have not been able to escape with a 101-100 win at the O2 Arena. This is why South Sudan, who at one point lead the scoreboard by 16 points, are called the ‘Bright Stars.’ The…

Leon Edwards has much bigger fish to fry. This Saturday night, July 27, ‘Rocky’ will return to the Octagon in his home country seeking a successful third defense of his welterweight world title. Standing in his way will be streaking division standout and the top-ranked contender at 170, Belal Muhammad. Recently, Edwards found himself at the center of a callout from former foe and UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz after the TUF alumnus scored a majority decision victory over Jorge Masvidal in Anaheim. “My main objective is to be the best fighter in the world so I wanna go back…

Boston College has continued to revamp its swimming & diving coaching staff for the 2024-2025 season with the addition of a pair of volunteer assistants. Former University of Florida swimmer Taylor McKnight and former Harvard and Stanford assistant Chris Morgan will both join the team as volunteer assistants. Morgan will work as a full-time volunteer, while McKnight will work in a part time role. They will coach under new head coach Dara Torres, who was a surprise hire this offseason after the last head coach, Joe Brinkman, was let go amid a hazing inquiry. Torres is a 12-time Olympic medalist, five-time U.S. Olympian,…

Blanka Vas has extended her contract with SD Worx-Protime and will stay with the Dutch team until the end of 2027. The reigning under-23 road race world champion believes that the team offers her the best opportunity to develop while racing on the WorldTour. “I feel good here and get a lot of freedom here. I am convinced that Team SD Worx-Protime is the team where I can continue to develop further,’ said the Hungarian champion.Vas joined the SD Worx-Protime team partway through the 2021 season. She is in her third full season with the team has has already accomplished stage victory at…

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Although the football rivalry between Belgium and Serbia is not as extensive as other European matchups, it has developed its own storyline over the course of their few meetings. So without further ado, here is Belgium National Football Team Vs Serbia National Football Team Timeline. The teams first met in a friendly in 1932, which ended in a 1-1 draw and set the stage for the closely contested matches that would follow. Belgium leads with one win in their five meetings, with the remaining games ending in draws, including the most recent 2018 friendly, which ended 1-1. This matchup may…

Former England scrum-half Ben Youngs says he had heart surgery this year after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers.The 34-year-old, who is England’s most-capped men’s player, has been diagnosed with an irregular, external and abnormally fast, external heartbeat.Youngs had surgery after the incident at Welford Road but says he expects to be fully fit for the start of the new Premiership season in September.Speaking on his For The Love Of Rugby podcast, which he co-hosts with Tigers team-mate Dan Cole, Youngs said: “You know when we joked around on the pod quite a while back, and we…

Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Games due to a hand injury.The Czech, 25, made the decision following her first-round exit during the defence of her Wimbledon title earlier this month.She became the first Wimbledon ladies singles champion since Steffi Graf lost to Lori McNeil in 1994 to go out in the first round, after defeat by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.Vondrousova won silver at Tokyo 2020 but posting on her Instagram, external, she said she would not play at this summer’s Games and would focus on preparing for the US Open, which begins on 26…