Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] Daniel Cormier wants to raise the stakes for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler. After more than a year of false starts, McGregor’s octagon return against Chandler is finally on the books for June 29 at UFC 303. The fight will be McGregor’s first in more than two years — the former two-division UFC champion has not competed since breaking his leg in a July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier — and Cormier believes such a long-awaited moment warrants the introduction of a long-debated new UFC title. “Here’s my thought process, right? When it comes down to championship opportunities, I…

[ad_1] Kosovo is one of 17 Government Coalition members who have so far ratified its commitment to the Global Coalition Kosovo has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing inclusivity in education and sports by formally becoming a member of the Special Olympics Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion during a signing ceremony held in Pristina on 22 April 2024.This pledge is aimed at expanding inclusive sports and educational opportunities for young people with and without intellectual disabilities across schools throughout the country. “In joining the Special Olympics Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion, Kosovo proudly reaffirms its commitment to promoting sports as a…

[ad_1] 1) Assume nothing This being boxing, we should know by now not to claim to be experts, but still it is humbling, and somehow surprising, when we realise all we thought we knew before a fight turns out to be wrong. 2) Weight matters It may have only been three pounds, but the difference between Garcia and Haney at the pre-fight weigh-in was more about the expenditure of energy than anything else. In coming in overweight, Garcia seemingly avoided the weight cut endured by Haney and this difference may have proved key on the night. 3) One special punch…

[ad_1] Olympic champion comes out on top in brilliant battle and puts herself in pole position for Paris, while Mhairi Maclennan finishes as the best of British on 26.2-mile debut Peres Jepchirchir won the waiting game that developed in the elite women’s race at the London Marathon, sprinting away in the very final stages to break the women’s-only world record in the process. The Olympic champion’s victory, in a time of 2:16:16, also strengthened her hand in the fight to be selected for the Kenyan team headed for Paris this summer, where she hopes to defend her title. An assured…

[ad_1] What a season it has been so far in the British Basketball League! The Championship campaign drew to a close on Sunday and now it’s full steam ahead towards the Playoffs – which we’ve ALL been waiting for! With the Championship firmly in the rear-view mirror, however, we took the time to sit down with two legends of the League – Ant Rowe and Drew Lasker – to review the eight Playoff contenders and the season’s they’ve had so far. Keep reading to find out more as Ant and Drew reveal their end-of-season report cards! London Lions – Drew…

[ad_1] West Ham suffered an embarrassing 5-2 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace this past weekend as their disappointing season continues. Despite having a number of talented players in the team, David Moyes has failed to inspire them, with suggestions that his old school tactics have held the players back from expressing themselves.The pressure has been on piling up on David Moyes with strong suggestions that this is his last season at the club.In fact, pundits, Ally McCoist and Jeff Stelling believe it is only a matter of time before Moyes leaves after the recent result.Speaking on talkSport, McCoist said…

[ad_1] When he’s not stacking bodies inside the Octagon, reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira keeps himself busy with an assortment of hobbies such as cooking, archery, and… …Playing the accordion? Days removed from decimating former titleholder Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 main event, ‘Poatan’ was spotted on stage showing off his squeezebox skills. Is there anything Alex Pereira can’t do? Well, besides getting a fight with Tom Aspinall. Is Alex Pereira vs. Tom Aspinall the fight to make? Immediately following his first defense of the 205-pound crown in ‘Sin City,’ Pereira lobbied for a heavyweight fight with…

[ad_1] Kipchoge will turn 40 in November and he would not be drawn when asked if he could race at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.”In Kenya we say you don’t chase two rabbits at a time, you will miss all of them. You chase one,” he said.”So the rabbit of the Olympic Games is what I’m chasing now. After that I go back to the drawing board, see what’s in my bucket list and start again to chase the next.”In the meantime, as questions persist over when he plans to retire, he has reiterated his commitment to inspire people…

[ad_1] Posted on 04/20/2024By: Sean Crose The 29-0 junior welterweight Arnold Barboza squared off against the 18-1 Sean McComb in the co-main event of Saturday’s Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia card at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The Barboza-McComb match was scheduled for 10 rounds. Southpaw McComb pushed the action in the first. Barboza, on the other hand, remained patient. It became apparent in the second that Barboza was dealing with an awkward, fairly high volume puncher. What’s more, Barboza had clearly decided that the winning strategy would be to wear his man down. Yet the lanky McComb continued to throw off Barboza’s timing…

[ad_1] The field for the women’s race was considered one of the best ever assembled with three of the four fastest women in history competing.They were on track for women’s only record – a record for a marathon run on a course without any male athletes in the race – throughout with the leading pack immediately putting distance between themselves and the rest of the field.When the lead group began to thin it was Jepchirchir, Assefa, Jepkosgei and Alemu left standing.They stayed together until Jepchirchir kicked for home in the last few hundred metres and the 30-year-old Kenyan was able…