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[ad_1] Australia’s Sam Goodman has officially sworn off the drink until he wins a world title – although mum Roxanne could be excused for needing a drink or three after personally handing out over 600 tickets for her son’s hyped Wollongong headliner. While he may already be the mandatory for Japanese megastar Naoya Inoue, Goodman … 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] Australian Jack Della Maddalena has proven his championship credentials, overcoming adversity on the way to a third-round TKO win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 299. Della Maddalena, who had spoken throughout the week of his ambitions to challenge welterweight king Leon Edwards for the title, looked to be in trouble midway through the third … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena has declared himself just two fights away from UFC welterweight king Leon Edwards – and expects to get there with a blockbuster hometown eliminator against undefeated phenom Shavkat Rakhmonov. Only days out from the biggest fight of his UFC career, Maddalena has also taken aim at welterweight big guns Colby … Read more
[ad_1] Tim Tszyu is set to be sensationally stripped of the WBO super welterweight title if he loses to American superstar Keith Thurman in Las Vegas this month – yet has also just firmed, should he win, for a hyped showdown against the world’s greatest fighter. Speaking with Main Event’s Ben Damon on Friday morning, … Read more
[ad_1] Kevin Walters has made two huge selection decisions, opting to pick two rising stars over experienced veterans on the wing and on the bench. Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs are unleashing a new recruit and Josh Schuster’s return to first grade could see him play off the bench. Read on for the NRL Teams Talking Points … Read more
[ad_1] Sam Goodman is suddenly a chance of being catapulted into an Australian world title blockbuster – and his very own ‘Manny Pacquiao moment’ — as promoters No Limit launch an audacious bid to bring Japanese megastar Naoya Inoue Down Under. Seven years after Jeff Horn upset the legendary Pacquiao in front of 60,000 screaming … Read more
[ad_1] Rabbitohs superstar Cody Walker has opened up on Sam Burgess’ controversial exit from the Redfern club amid claims of ‘preferential treatment’ from coach Jason Demetriou. Burgess left his role as an assistant coach in the dying stages of the 2023 season, reportedly concerned with the favouritism handed to Walker and Latrell Mitchell within the … Read more
[ad_1] Panthers flyer Brian To’o has given a subtle sledge to the man that scored Wigan’s World Club Challenge clinching try in their 16-12 win over Penrith. The Sydney Morning Herald reported To’o believes Wigan centre Jake Wardle, who was awarded the only try of the second half, didn’t ground the ball, with the four … Read more
[ad_1] In the carnie-fuelled language of pro wrestling, it’s called getting ‘worked’. Traditionally wrestling’s attempt to fool the audience saw two possibilities – a work, when something is fake, and a shoot, when something is real. As fans smartened up to the realities of the quasi-sport in the 80s and 90s, worked shoots (fake things … Read more