Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] Ivana Habazin ended a ten-year drought between major title wins. A hard-fought victory over Hungary’s Kinga Magyar saw the 14-year pro become a two-time welterweight titlist. Habazin sweated out a decision to claim the vacant WBC 147-pound title Saturday at KC Drazen Petrovic in Zagreb, Croatia. An interim version of the WBA welterweight title was also on the line in their ten-round main event. Habazin, The Ring’s No. 5-rated welterweight, relied on defense and straight punching to control the action in the early rounds. Magyar provided an inviting target, as she walked straight inside and fought behind a leaky…

[ad_1] Reigning Olympic and world pole vault champion puts on impressive show of strength at Xiamen Diamond League, while Gudaf Tsegay also gets off to a brilliant start Until this weekend Mondo Duplantis had never been to China. He made sure his first visit was unforgettable, though, after breaking the men’s pole vault world record with a clearance of 6.24m at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen on Saturday (April 20). In his opening outdoor competition of the season, the Swede added one centimetre to the mark he set at the Diamond League final in Eugene last September. Even though…

[ad_1] There is increased doubt that LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will be available at the start of the first-round against the Dallas Mavericks. Leonard has been out since the beginning of April with inflammation in his right knee. That’s the knee Leonard has had surgically repaired in the past. LA head coach Ty Lue said his star forward has been doing shooting drills and will shoot more today. However, Leonard has yet to go through a contact practice since the knee issue flared up. The Clippers open the first round on Sunday afternoon. LA will host Dallas in a…

[ad_1] The UEFA Champions League, commonly known as the Champions League, is one of the most esteemed football tournaments in the world. It features Europe’s top football clubs and captivates audiences worldwide with its high-quality play and intense matches. Started in 1955 and renamed in 1992, this yearly competition highlights the best talent and team rivalries, greatly influencing football culture across the globe. This article aims to explore some of the most unforgettable and exciting matches in the tournament’s history, looking at legendary games that have not only shaped players’ careers but also deeply impacted fans everywhere. If you are…

[ad_1] MMA Fighting has Haney vs. Garcia results live for the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night. When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Haney vs. Garcia live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Devin Haney will try to hand Ryan Garcia his second career loss. It was for Haney’s WBC super lightweight title, but Garcia missed weight by three pounds Friday. Check out the Haney vs. Garcia results below: Prelims (MMA Fighting at 4:30 p.m. ET) Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Vaughn Alexander…

[ad_1] Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were cleared to compete after the country’s anti-doping agency found the results were caused by contamination.The swimmers all tested positive for heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) at a training camp seven months before the delayed Games.China Anti-Doping Agency (Chinada) determined they had unintentionally ingested the substance and would not face any punishment.China’s 30-member swimming team won six medals at the Tokyo Olympics, including three golds.Details of the case were revealed by the New York Times,, external who shared reporting with German broadcaster ARD.United States…

[ad_1] By Elliot Worsell THE great thing about writing previews before the advent of social media and the push for boxers to inform you of their every thought and move was this: one’s focus and frame of reference tended to be narrow, specific. You focused not on what a boxer had posted online when bored, crying for help, or craving validation, but instead their fighting style and what they did in the ring. You treated them, to some extent, as outlines, rather than, say, flawed human beings; flawed human beings whose flaws are made all the more obvious by a…

[ad_1] Elsewhere, Australian teenager Torrie Lewis shocked world 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 200m. American Richardson, who took 200m bronze at the World Championships in Budapest last year, thought she had done enough to edge it in a blanket finish. But 19-year-old Lewis ghosted through in lane nine to clinch victory by three hundredths of second, winning in 22.96 seconds. America’s Tamara Clark was third in 23.01.Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay, the reigning Olympic women’s 10,000m champion, produced the third-fastest time ever in the 1500m, clocking 3:50.30 to win, with compatriots Birke Haylom and Worknesh Mesele finishing well back in…

[ad_1] Bad news arrived at the South Beach camp when Jimmy Butler‘s results came in. Not only is the guard out for what could potentially be their final game of the season against Chicago this Friday, but he is set to miss several weeks due to a right knee injury he suffered in their Play-in contest against the Sixers this Wednesday.  Yesterday’s MRI exam showed that the player sprained this MCL ligament, an injury that commonly needs at least a full month to recover. In other words, if Miami was to qualify for the playoffs, it is very probable that…

[ad_1] Arsenal are reportedly on the verge of signing Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the upcoming summer transfer window.The Gunners have had a disastrous past week which saw them fall behind Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title and then get knocked out of the Champions League.With their dream of winning their first-ever Champions League now gone for this campaign, all eyes will turn to their domestic fixtures although many expect the defending champions to walk the rest of the competition.Despite the recent disappointment, Arsenal fans will be well aware that their side will only grow stronger…