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Paralympic Games: Former Lifesaving Ironman Tom Gallagher’s Remarkable Return To The Podium After Near Death Experience In Tokyo Standing on the Paralympic gold medal podium in Paris today has been three painful, determined years in the making for former WA lifesaving ironman Tom Gallagher who revealed he almost died after being rushed to hospital after winning his 400m bronze on debut in Tokyo. GOLDEN RETURN: Australia’s Tom Gallagher proudly displays his 2024 gold medal after missing his presentation in Tokyo. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia). Gallagher’s painful experience forcing him to miss his Tokyo Games medal presentation in 2021…
Even behind sunglasses and a face mask, Richard Carapaz’s dismay was self-evident when he arrived in the mixed zone in Ourense ahead of stage 12 of the Vuelta a España. The day would end with a summit finish at Manzaneda, but that looming appointment was overshadowed entirely by unfinished business from the previous afternoon.Carapaz’s attempted attack with 90km left in stage 11 had been blocked by members of Ben O’Connor’s Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale squad, and the Ecuadorian crashed after clashing with Geoffroy Bouchard. The commissaires doled out yellow cards and fines to four members of Decathlon at the end…
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West Ham have entered the race to sign Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso. The Copa America winner has been linked with a move away all summer after being informed by Ange Postecoglou that he is not in his plans for the season.Real Betis are one club that have been strongly linked with a move to bring him back to the club all summer. However, the deal has not materialised as yet.Aston Villa are another club who have been linked with the Argentine. In fact, Tottenham even offered him as part of a player-plus-cash deal to sign Jacob Ramsey earlier in the…
Vermeulen has impressed with the Chiefs since joining them back in 2019 The 29-year-old was born in South Africa but will qualify to play for England He is yet to have contact with Borthwick but has ruled out a South Africa call-upBy Alex Bywater Published: 12:00 EDT, 28 August 2024 | Updated: 12:08 EDT, 28 August 2024 Exeter’s South African-born forward Jacques Vermeulen has targeted an England call this season after returning to Exeter in tip-top shape to try and impress Steve Borthwick.Vermeulen joined the Sandy Park outfit in 2019 after leaving his homeland. Since then, he has impressed with the Chiefs,…
British number one Katie Boulter was knocked out of the US Open second round in a “horrendous” straight-set defeat by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.Boulter, the 31st seed, started strongly in the opening set, breaking first before Bouzas Maneiro found her footing.The world number 74 stormed into the lead in the second set and held off a late surge to close out a 7-5 7-5 victory.Boulter was heard saying “everything was horrendous” to her team at the side of the court.The 28-year-old has leapt up the rankings after a strong 18 months, but she has yet to reach the second week…
The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at. Here are this week’s most relevant fights: Friday, August 30 – Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta Elijah Pierce vs. Jose Sanmartin – junior featherweight – 10 roundsBrandon Adams vs. Francisco Daniel Veron – junior middleweight – 10 rounds…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 11:55 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that there is no deadline for the tour to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund but that negotiations to bring the fractured sport of golf back together have been “enhanced” and are “stronger.”The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF, which has financed the rival LIV Golf League the past three years, signed a framework agreement on June 6, 2023, to form an…
Stephen Curry has agreed to sign a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension that will tie him to the Golden State Warriors through the 26-27 season. Curry had $115.3 million remaining over the next two seasons on his contract. The Warriors have privately and publicly maintained the position that they will offer Curry the $62.6 million year onto his contract if he wants it. Curry will be playing in his age-38 season on that extension. Curry is represented by Jeff Austin. Curry previously signed extensions with the Warriors in 2012 and 2021, as well as a free agent contract in 2017. …
Don’t hop the fence, UFC fighters … or Nevada will come for a portion of your paycheck. Mayra Bueno Silva’s decision to scale the fence and speak to Dana White immediately following the stoppage in her UFC 303 bout has cost her. On Thursday, the Nevada Athletic Commission fined Bueno Silva $2,500, plus $157.04 in prosecution fees, for leaping the cage after her June 29 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ended in a doctor’s stoppage. The commission said Bueno Silva “against previous instruction exited the octagon by jumping over the fence.” The fine is the second time this…