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The UCI has delivered a hefty penalty to Lars Forster (Thömus maxon) and Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM) for defying the regulations cutting the UCI Whoop Mountain Bike World Series elite cross-country Olympic (XCO) podiums down to three. The fourth and fifth placed duo jumped onto the elite men’s podium at Brazil’s opening round on Sunday in a move to support a widespread rider campaign to keep the long-embedded five-rider podium alive.Ahead of the start of competition more than 120 riders, including the entire men’s and women’s top 30, had put their names to a statement strongly objecting to the move to…
In Episode 449, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Craig’s endless cough and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Good: The Giants, the Mets bullpen, and Wilyer Abreu are off to very strong starts.2. The Vlad: Vladimir Guerrero, jr signs a mega-extension with the Jays. Patrick isn’t here, but ther est of us are ambivalent.3. The Ugly: The White Sox are bad again, some pitching staffs are underperforming early, and Victor Robles suffers an awful shoulder injury.4. What to Watch: An NL East showdown, two purported playof contenders off to mediocre starts, and the Keller Fellers are the…
A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Rugby players are a strange breed. They train hard, put themselves through enormous physical pain, sacrifice many comforts in life, and engage in extremely bizarre activities in full view of the general public, all in service to a game which I think we can all agree is utterly meaningless. It takes a special kind of personality to pack into a scrum knowing that what you are about to endure will serve no greater purpose. And yet they do it, and we are glad for…
Earlier, former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini battled back from a set down to knock out German top seed Alexander Zverev.Defeat for second-ranked Zverev means that Jannik Sinner is guaranteed to remain as world number one when he returns from his three-month doping ban at the Italian Open in May.Zverev twice broke Berrettini’s serve in a commanding opening set but the Italian seized his first opportunity of the match in set two to force a decider.Berrettini served for the match at 5-3 in the third, but Zverev responded with a good return game to level the set.However, Berrettini broke once again…
By: Sean Crose “I have just received a cold and impersonal notification from Dmitry Bivol lawyer, Patrick English,” Mauricio Sulaiman, head of the World Boxing Council, stated on social media Monday, “with arguments that are so ridiculous that I rather not discuss informing the WBC that Dmitry Bivol has decided to relinquish his WBC light heavyweight championship. We wish Bivol success and hereby confirm David Benavidez as WBC world light heavyweight champion” And so the undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world is undisputed no longer. Bivol was recently left with a choice – fighting arch rival Artur Beterbiev for…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau said he is getting “super close” to finding the perfect driver head to suit his powerful game at this week’s Masters, where he will look to build on his career-best finish at the tournament a year ago.The two-time major champion got off to a hot start at Augusta National last year, carding an opening round 65 to take the 18-hole lead before finishing tied for sixth.DeChambeau, a physics degree holder nicknamed “The Scientist” for his calculated approach to the game, wrote notes on the bottom of different driver heads with a red Sharpie at the…
We have news of yet another a college freshman who feels ready to taste the Draft waters in the next couple of months, but will play it safe as he maintains his college eligibility. Were are talking about Tahaad Pettiford, whose shot creation, shotmaking and scoring instincts have stood out to NBA scouts. He told ESPN on Monday that he feels ready for the challenge. “I’m looking for an NBA team that values my skill set and sees my long-term potential,” said the Auburn star. “The right fit and organization that values me. I’ll sit down with my family and…
Jean Silva is talking a big game ahead of UFC 314, and it’s certainly getting a reaction. This Saturday, Silva takes on Bryce Mitchell in the featured main card bout at UFC 314. It’s a matchup “Lord” called for after Mitchell’s heinous comments about Adolf Hitler, and one he’s done his best to promote, even bringing a globe to the UFC 314 press conference (Mitchell is also an avowed flat Earth conspiracy theorist). The controversy surrounding Mitchell and the animosity between the two has Saturday’s feature bout as one of the most anticipated of the month, and earlier this week,…
Olympic Medallist Tes Schouten To Miss 2025 World Championships As She Recovers From Health Issues Olympic 200m breaststroke bronze medallist Tes Schouten won’t compete at the World Championships in Singapore as she continues her recovery from health issues that saw her hospitalised with “nerve pain, loss of power and function on the entire left side of her body” in November last year. The Netherlands swimmer was third over four lengths at Paris 2024 behind the USA’s Kate Douglass and Tatjana Smith of South Africa. That followed gold in a Dutch record of 2:19.81 and silver over 100m behind Tang Qianting…
Just two days after her triumphant victory at Tour of Flanders in Belgium, Lotte Koepcky was back in the saddle previewing the unruly pavé sectors ahead of Paris-Roubaix, France, on Saturday.The World Champion is no stranger to these rougher cobbles over the border, having competed in all four previous editions, and she won the Monument last year, but this marks a special season where she has the chance to win the Flanders and Roubaix within the same season.”We pushed hard on the cobblestones, but because the Tour of Flanders is still fresh in our legs, we took it easy on the…