Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] Following UFC 301, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the main event of UFC 301 at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja denied challenger Steve Erceg to maintain his position as No. 1. The co-main event produced the biggest move of the week. Former UFC champion Jose Aldo returned to action to fight on home soil, facing Jonathan Martinez. It was a vintage performance from Aldo, who won every round on the scorecards. After his removal from the rankings due to a brief retirement from MMA, Aldo reenters the top 10,…

[ad_1] Inclusivity took center stage in Seville, Spain on 25 April 2024, as Special Olympics Andalucía football players and refugees from the local Refugee Reception Center came together for an exhibition match. Joining them were over 250 local physical education students who enthusiastically cheered on the participants.This ‘Unified with Refugees’ event was made possible thanks to the support of a range of partners including the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), ESPN, the National Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migrations, the City of Sevilla, and the Sevilla Refugee Reception Center (CAR).Special Olympics Unified with Refugees…

[ad_1] Ryan Garcia has taken the first credible step in an effort to clear his name. The Ring has confirmed that Garcia has requested to have his “B” samples analyzed from samples collected surrounding his April 20 win over Devin Haney. Urine samples collected on April 19 and post-fight on April 20 showed evidence of the banned substance Ostarine [Enobosarm]. The test results cast a dark cloud of Garcia’s upset victory over Haney at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The bout was fought under the supervision of the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), who is currently investigating the…

[ad_1] A jubilant Ossama Meslek leads a quartet of milers inside four minutes in Oxford exactly 70 years after Roger Bannister’s famous feat On an afternoon that saw Iffley Road track in Oxford drenched with relentless rain, the showers finally stopped just in time for the final race of the day at 6pm. The flag on top of the nearby church stopped fluttering in the wind and went limp, just as it had 70 years earlier when Roger Bannister became the first man to break four minutes for the mile. On that occasion – May 6, 1954 – Bannister created…

[ad_1] Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey plans to retool the Sixers’ roster this offseason and build around stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, according to multiple sources. Kelly Oubre Jr., Kyle Lowry, and Nic Batum are all ending the season on an expired contract. Morey has roughly $65 million in cap space, a first-round draft pick, and a max contract to offer to Maxey this summer. “We’re not going to have continuity,” Morey said Monday at the 76ers’ headquarters. “We’ll have continuity with our stars and our head coach, but we’re going to have a lot of changes this season.” The Sixers’ first-round…

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain coach, Luis Enrique, couldn’t quite believe his side’s luck – or lack of it – against Dortmund in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final tie.After hitting the woodwork twice in the first leg in Germany, PSG managed a further four against the post or bar on Tuesday night. More Stories / Latest News Had three of those shots gone in rather than bouncing out again, then it would’ve been the French giants through to the final at Wembley and not Dortmund.“Football is so unfair sometimes,” he said after the match to…

[ad_1] Dan Hardy warns fans not to bet against a Conor McGregor comeback. McGregor makes his return to action at UFC 303 in what will be his first fight following a 35-month injury layoff. He fights Michael Chandler in the June 29 main event and seeks just his second win in nearly eight years. Hardy, a veteran analyst who currently provides commentary for PFL, is going with “The Notorious” to beat Chandler, based on how well McGregor has typically performed in big fights. “I can’t underestimate McGregor’s ability,” Hardy said on The MMA Hour. “He’s done very special things in…

[ad_1] Special Olympics Ireland football team celebrate together at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. Photo by Marvin Ibo Güngör/LOC/Marvin Ibo Güngör European Football Week (EFW) is returning for its 24th edition, promising a vibrant celebration of football as the truly universal game for players of ALL abilities.This highly anticipated annual initiative by Special Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) will engage over 35,000 athletes in 350 events across 45 countries. Every May, EFW energises the European football community at all levels and this year will be no different. Over 100 football clubs and 45 national football federations have signed up…

[ad_1] “THE sport is dying, man. There are no good fighters left, and the best never fight the best, like in the old days.” Give yourself a pound coin for every time you hear those lines. Apparently, boxing doesn’t make great fights anymore. Everyone is busy marinating in jars in the kitchen (avoids mentioning pots and pans as per Canelo vs. Oscar at last week’s press conference – if you know, you know). Flashback to July 2023. Remember when Inoue fought Fulton, and Crawford fought Spence the same week? Refusing to bask in the glow of unifying an entire division…

[ad_1] European Indoor 3000m bronze medallist reflects on the challenges she has faced after Olympic rejection, as she prepares to make return at the Night of the 10,000m PBs Verity Ockenden is back in Highgate next weekend (May 18) as she will make her fifth appearance on the track at Night of the 10,000m PBs. Since changing her set-up and moving to Italy almost two and a half years ago, the 32-year-old has had great success. Last season, she finished eighth over 5km at the World Road Running Championships and achieved a lifetime best of 15:18 in Riga, Latvia. Ockenden…