Month: August 2024

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut in October, stepping back inside the cage after a pair of high-profile paydays in boxing. Ngannou fights 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira on
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With Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the final of women’s 50 kg final at the Paris Olympics, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh has raised questions on the presence of her personal coach and support staff, wondering what they are doing in Paris. With Vinesh disqualified from participating in the final, the entire country
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BBC Sport 2 hours ago A teenage racing driver from Northern Ireland has been offered a dream opportunity to be part of Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing’s academy. Magherafelt’s Fionn McLaughlin, 16, recently came through a hugely competitive evaluation week as one one of 11 invited candidates from the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Netherlands,
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ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped their American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Chicago on Monday matched the longest losing streak since the 1988
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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 7, 2024, 02:01 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 12:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu‘s strong start turned into an early exit to her first hard-court tournament of the year, as the Canadian was beaten 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Lesia Tsurenko on Tuesday night at the National Bank Open. Andreescu won her home tournament in
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Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Championship is back. The southern hemisphere’s Test-match showpiece returns to regular programming this year, with a full 12-game calendar that will be played across August and September under the “mini tour” format. That means that each team faces two away games against one country, two home games against another, and
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Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Marc Raimondi Aug 5, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — As members of the Atlanta Falcons organization arrived at the team facility for Day 1 of the
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Aug 6, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu says he feels blessed after securing the chance to become a two-time world boxing champion. The International Boxing Federation has officially ordered super-welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his world title against the Australian son of a gun. Editor’s Picks Tszyu is the highest-ranked
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