Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] In the subarctic climate of Alaska, it’s easy to look out over the magnificent landscape and find people skating the frozen waters. Emily Tymick started playing hockey at an early age and it’s what formed her love for sports. Ice hockey and T-ball were at the forefront, but as she grew older, her focus shifted to running cross country in high school and forming a passion for basketball. “Sports were a huge part of my life growing up, I have four older siblings who were involved in sports, so I spent a lot of time watching them in sports,”…

[ad_1] Posted on 04/19/2024By: Sean Crose Few will likely be surprised. Ryan Garcia, who has been on a strange journey of the mind leading up to tomorrow night’s fight with Devin Haney, has missed weight by over three pounds. While Haney has weighed in at a solid 140 pounds – within the junior welterweight limit where the fight is supposed to be contested, Garcia tipped the scales at 143.2 pounds. All this after Garcia bet Haney that he would pay his opponent five hundred thousand dollars for every pound overweight he might be found at – which Garcia apparently paid.…

[ad_1] The 26-year-old is looking to break the national marathon mark in the near future It may not happen at this year’s TCS London Marathon on Sunday (April 21) but Emile Cairess has his eyes on becoming the British record-holder in the men’s marathon. After his 2:08:07 at last year’s edition, the 26-year-old not only went under the Olympic qualifying standard of 2:08:10 but also put himself fourth on the UK all-time list. The only athletes ahead of him are Phil Sesemann, who has already been selected for Team GB after his 2:08:04 in Seville a couple of months ago,…

[ad_1] The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $25,000 over violating injury reporting rules. The Clippers failed to accurately disclose the status of Paul George, Norm Powell and Russell Westbrook ahead of last Sunday’s game against the Rockets. The three players, who did not play, were not listed on the team’s injury report before the game.  [ad_2]

[ad_1] Aston Villa booked their place in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League as they beat French side Lille on penalties on Thursday night. Emi Martinez was the hero of the night with his two crucial saves from the spot to provide his teammates with an opportunity to win the shootout by scoring theirs. The Villans, who are also fourth in the Premier League and on course to secure qualification for the Champions League next season, are now in with a real shot at landing a European trophy as they advance to the last four of the competition. Despite…

[ad_1] One of the hottest rising prospects in MMA can now call a major promotion home. PFL has signed Paul Hughes, its president Ray Sefo told reporters including MMA Junkie on Friday following 2024 PFL 3 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Hughes, 26, was one of the faces of Cage Warriors in recent years and is pegged by many to be the next big star out of Europe. He formerly held the promotion’s featherweight title but vacated and moved to lightweight in 2023 where he has gone 2-0. Following his TKO win at Cage Warriors 170 in April, Hughes announced his…

[ad_1] Mike Bargeron has won a quota place for British Shooting at the Paris Olympics.The 30-year-old needed to finish above Jan Lochbihler of Switzerland or Ole Halvorsen of Norway at the ISSF Olympic Qualification Championship to secure one of two quota places for the men’s 50m three-position rifle event.Bargeron finished seventh with a score of 404.5, above Lochbihler’s 398.2.British Shooting have now won five quota places for Paris 2024 and have the chance to claim two more. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Terence Crawford celebrates with his championship belts after defeating Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) A path is cleared for Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford to eye a major title in his fourth weight division. The Ring has confirmed that talks are ongoing for Crawford to face recently crowned WBA 154-pound titlist Israil Madrimov. The fight is earmarked to take place on Aug. 3 in the greater Los Angeles area, should a deal be reached. There was initial concern when Ring 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo emailed…

[ad_1] A group of international sports federations say World Athletics’ decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics “undermines the values of Olympism and the uniqueness of the Games”.Last week World Athletics announced it will become the first federation to offer prize money at an Olympics this summer.Gold medallists in athletics events will earn $50,000 (£39,400).In a statement, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), said it was “neither informed nor consulted”, despite World Athletics being one of its members.It said that the federations it represents have “expressed several concerns”.”One cannot and should not put a price on…

[ad_1] It only took Reed Sheppard one year with the Wildcats to realize he has the potential to play in the big leagues. The freshman told the press this Thursday that he’s “going all-in” for the 2024 NBA Draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility.  “I’m going all-in,” the 19-year-old said. “The opportunity I have is great. I’ve gotten really good feedback showing where I can be in the draft. I had an unbelievable year at Kentucky. It was such a fun year. It’s not easy leaving the fans and the school I dreamed of playing at. I need to…