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[ad_1] He’s been dubbed ‘Pizza Boy’ and likened to The Office’s Michael Scott – and now breakout Australian UFC fighter Steve Erceg is on the cusp of earning one of the fastest title shots in company history. Despite being only three appearances into his UFC career – and ranked at No.10 among flyweights — Erceg … Read more
[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton’s maiden world championship in 2008 will come under legal scrutiny when title runner-up Felipe Massa takes the FIA, Formula 1 and former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone to court over their handling of that year’s controversial Singapore Grand Prix. Massa, who believes he is the rightful 2008 title winner, is reportedly seeking between … Read more
[ad_1] Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has been found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. The 40-year-old former footballer has been sentenced to four and a half years behind bars, as The Sun reports. In a trial held in Barcelona earlier this month, the footballer denied the allegations and said the encounter had … Read more
[ad_1] A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international winger Quincy Promes to six years in prison Wednesday, convicting him of smuggling more than one thousand kilogrammes of cocaine. The 32-year-old, now playing for Spartak Moscow, was not in court to hear the sentence, a spokesperson told AFP. Stream Over 50 Sports Live & On-Demand … Read more
[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski was stood, completely baffled, inside a Wollongong gym last October as he tried to pass one of those regulation NRL concussion tests. Problem was, he couldn’t. Or at least not this morning. Which was no small thing given it had already been six days, and counting, since the UFC champ had been … Read more
[ad_1] On Monday, the host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final was finally locked in. And on Monday, the football world truly started to realise how utterly bonkers the 2026 FIFA World Cup is going to be. New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, home to the NFL’s New York Jets and Giants, will host the tournament’s … Read more
[ad_1] Arsenal blew the Premier League title race wide open as Gabriel Martinelli punished a howler from Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker to inspire a crucial 3-1 win over the leaders. Martinelli fired home after Alisson completely missed his clearance in the second half to the delight of the Arsenal fans packed into the raucous Emirates … Read more
[ad_1] Australian Olympic champion Mack Horton has announced his retirement from swimming six months out from the Paris Games. The 28-year-old, who won the 400m freestyle in the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced the surprise decision on Sunday with a video tribute on Instagram. “Grateful for all I’ve experienced, and even more so for those who’ve … Read more
[ad_1] The Olympics are just over six months away but a major blunder could cost Nick Kyrgios the chance to represent Australia in Paris. Kyrgios has never competed at the Olympics, having chosen not to compete in Tokyo due to the strict Covid-19 ‘bubble’ and the lack of fans. And in 2016, Kyrgios – then … Read more
[ad_1] Lauren Jackson, Australia’s greatest ever basketballer, has moved one step closer to a remarkable Olympic comeback after being included in the Opals’ final squad for a crucial tournament. Basketball Australia on Wednesday confirmed the 12-player squad that will fly to South America to play three games against Brazil, Germany and Serbia at next month’s … Read more