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Adriano Moraes and Yuya Wakamatsu will meet for a second time to crown a new flyweight champion at ONE Championship 172. The event will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on March 23. A five-round kickboxing showdown between Takeru Segawa and Rodtang Jitmuangnon will serve as the main event. Moraes (21-5) was the flyweight champion when he beat Wakamatsu back in March 2022, tapping out the Japanese talent in the third round. That was the last title defense of “Mikinho”, who would go on to lose twice to now-retired Demetrious Johnson. Wakamatsu (18-6) earned another shot…
Queensland Championships, Night 4: Shayna Jack and brother Jamie Set Their Sights on LA28 After Impressive 50m Freestyle Double Act Paris golden girl Shayna Jack and her exciting little brother Jamie Jack have taken their first steps towards delivering a “sister-brother” act for the LA28 Olympic Games. Team Jack created a little slice of family history tonight at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre winning the men’s and women’s 50m freestyle titles at the Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championships – a rare feat in the premier swimming State’s proud history. INSPIRATIOIN: Shayna Jack at the 2024 QLD Championships ships.s Photo Courtesy Wade Brennan…
Heading into the 10th year of the Women’s WorldTour, the 2025 season in women’s cycling looks to be one of the biggest yet, with more WWT events than ever, and a full complement of 15 WWT teams with top talent spread across the peloton.After a period of SD Worx-Protime domination, a raft of big-name transfers this off-season have seen several stars change team, and likely the most even distribution of talent the sport has seen for a long time. The days of one dominant outfit appear to be over, with various teams now boasting riders who can win Grand Tours…
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Ulster have a long list of injury doubts for Friday night’s United Rugby Championship encounter against Irish rivals Munster at Kingspan Stadium.Iain Henderson, Cormac Izuchukwu, Nick Timoney, Werner Kok, Nathan Doak and Aidan Morgan all picked up injuries in the Investec Champions Cup defeat by Bordeaux on Saturday.Ulster said on Monday that the six players will be “monitored through training this week to ascertain their fitness to play in Friday’s fixture”.Ben Carson and Stewart Moore, who were injured in Ulster’s opening Champions Cup game against Toulouse, are “ongoing doubts” for the inter-provincial showdown. However, there was some good news for…
Dec 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ETAmericans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a PGA of America program that gives each player a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity.The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and the captain is an increase from the $200,000 — strictly for charity — that began when the pay-for-play issue first arose in 1999 ahead of the Brookline matches.The PGA of America board met in person last week and approved the payment scheme, announcing it on their social channels Monday morning.Editor’s Picks1 Related”We added…
The NBA season is in full swing, and trade chatter is beginning to heat up. Basketball Insiders caught up with former New York Knicks GM Scott Perry to talk about Mikal Bridges, LeBron James’ decline, Victor Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, the surprising Magic, his professional future and much more in an exclusive Q&A. Key interview topics Jimmy Butler’s ideal landing spot Why Victor Wembanyama is poised for superstardom How much LeBron has left in the tank Why Kevin Durant may age better than LeBron The pressure of the New York market on Mikal Bridges Perry, a longtime NBA exec, on his…
If anyone is looking to bolster their super heavyweight roster, we’ve got just the guy. Weighing in at a whopping 320lbs, Australian boxer Alex ‘Godly Strong’ Simon has been generating a ton of buzz on social media after showing off his impressive agility during a recent training session caught on film. “Any promotion out there who wants to organise a super heavyweight fight? DM ME @godlystrong is ready! 160kg of pure power,” Simon wrote on Instagram. The video clip has already amassed more than 10 million views with fight leaves leaving a variety of comments, all of them marveling at the…
2024 Riley Eaton Holiday Invitational At the 2024 RMSC Riley Eaton Holiday Invitational, the host team Rockville-Montgomery’s 10 and under Boys broke the National Age Group Record in the 200 Free Relay this weekend. The RMSC Quartet of Jason Xu, Alexander Romero-Zermeno, Wes Begin and Marcus Li dipped under the previous NAG record of 1:47.92, set in 2014 by fellow Potomac Valley club the FISH, by posting a time of 1:47.71. Split Comparison FISH – 2014 Rockville Montgomery Swim Club – 2024 Johnny Bradshaw – 25.42 Jason Xu 26.90 JT Ewing 27.26 Alexander Romero-Zermeno 27.10 Nick Arndt 28.08 Wes Begin…
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team manager Ralph Denk has claimed there are marked differences between the mid-contract transfers of Cian Uijtdebroeks and Maxim Van Gils, with the loss of Uijtdebroeks to Visma-Lease a Bike coming after a bitter divorce, while Lotto agreed a deal to let Van Gils go. Uijtdebroeks departed Denk’s team in December of 2023 after a messy transfer saga. At the time, there were reports of bullying, which both parties then denounced, alongside public criticisms from the Belgian of his time trial setup and the team’s tactics at the Vuelta. In contrast, Denk claimed that Van Gils’ decision to depart Lotto…