Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley was named the 2023-24 NBA Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year on Wednesday, the second time in his career he has won the award. Conley also won the award in the 2018-19 season. In addition to his latest accomplishment, the 2021 All-Star received the Sportsmanship Award in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023. Teammate of the Year recognizes the league’s “ideal teammate” and “off-court leadership.” The award is given to the teammate who demonstrates “selfless play and commitment and dedication to his team.” Mike Conley has won the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award for the second time,…

[ad_1] Ange Postecoglou insists he’s not concerned by Tottenham’s issue with defending set pieces ahead of Thursday’s London derby against Chelsea.Spurs will be looking to return to winning ways having suffered back to back defeats against Newcastle and Arsenal.Those defeats have seen increased scrutiny placed on Spurs’ ability to defend set pieces, with Postecoglou’s side conceding 14 goals from dead balls in the Premier League this season, including two against the Gunners.Postecoglou not worried about set piecesSpurs are chasing down a top four finish and Champions League football next season, but they sit seven points behind Aston Villa, albeit having…

[ad_1] Alex Pereira was ready for his frequent wrestling test from Daniel Cormier ahead of UFC 301. UFC Hall of Famer and current commentator Cormier has stated in the past that every time he encounters reigning light heavyweight champ Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in person, he likes to feel out where his grappling is at by grabbing for the legs. With Cormier on the call for Saturday’s event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), and Pereira in town to support the event in his home country, the pair crossed paths again, and it might’ve been…

[ad_1] Five-time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave has warned that paying prize money to athletics gold medallists at Paris 2024 will create “an us and them situation” between sports.World Athletics announced in April it would offer prize money at this summer’s Games – the first sport in Olympic history to do so. The winners in the 48 disciplines will each receive 50,000 US dollars (£39,400).Prize money will be paid to all three track and field medallists at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.Redgrave, who won rowing gold medals at five successive Olympic games between 1984 and 2000, said: “All those…

[ad_1] ON JUNE 15, almost five years after they first engaged in the ring, Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe will rekindle their rivalry. Meeting in London at a press conference to announce the return fixture, each boxer finds himself in a very different space. Still unbeaten, Riakporhe may be perceived as the “home fighter” in Selhurst Park, while Billam-Smith has ascended to the top level and will defend the WBO cruiserweight belt he took from Lawrence Okolie last May. While Billam-Smith’s in-ring improvements have led to world title glory, Riakporhe reckons he only sees deterioration in a champion who takes…

[ad_1] The documentary which premiered in Curzon Soho last month delves into the global water crisis On April 11 Curzon Soho hosted the premiere of ‘MAJI’, an adventurous documentary which looks at the impact of the world’s water crisis as it follows the fundraising challenges of ultra-runner Leo Gripari. Gripari takes on extreme physical challenges in five locations across the globe – Nepal, Jordan, USA, Iceland and Uganda. The entrepreneur, who is committed to raising awareness of the world’s greatest biodiversity challenges, unveils the effect that the water crisis is having on communities, leaders and wildlife. Around the world, water…

[ad_1] Mike Conley has been named the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year.  Conley has won the annual award for the second time, having previously earned the honor in the 2018-19 season.  The Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team. Conley finished first ahead of Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson. Jrue Holiday had won the award three out of the past four seasons. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund will welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Signal Iduna Park for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in just a few hours. Dortmund have reached this stage by surpassing all expectations and Edin Terzic’s side are undoubtedly going to be a banana skin for PSG, the favourites to progress. Luis Enrique’s men are coming off a nervy escape against FC Barcelona, where a red card helped them overturn a deficit away from home and put them one step away from the final. So, who wins this clash of what looks like David vs Goliath on paper?…

[ad_1] Steve Erceg has received a warm welcome in Brazil so far. He isn’t expecting the reception to be so positive on fight night. In the main event of UFC 301 this Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Erceg challenges Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. The event marks the the promotion’s first visit to Rio since UFC 283 in January 2023, a night that ended in disappointment with home country favorites Glover Teixeira and Deiveson Figueiredo both losing their titles. Figueiredo dropped his belt to longtime rival Brandon Moreno, who exited the arena with a hoard of agitated…

[ad_1] Arnold Khegai’s first fight with Top Rank could take place on a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) show. TGB Promotions won a purse bid hearing for an ordered IBF featherweight title eliminator between Khegai and Lerato Dlamani. The PBC-predominant outfit bid $71,000 to edge Top Rank ($65,000) during Tuesday’s session. South Africa’s Dlamani will earn 75 percent of the bid ($53,250) as the higher ranked contender. Khegai is due the remaining 25 percent ($17,750) as the number three contender, one place below Dlamani. TGB has 14 days to return signed contracts to the IBF and 90 days from Tuesday’s purse…