Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] 2023-24 NBA regular season games averaged 1.09 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. That number is up 1% from last year’s average of 1.08 million viewers. Viewership on NBA TV was up 15% from last year, averaging 330,000 viewers for the season. Viewership across ABC, ESPN, and TNT was down 1% from last year at 1.59 million viewers. This season also recorded a 30% decrease in Christmas Day viewership.  [ad_2]

[ad_1] It’s anyone’s game in Bavaria on Wednesday as Bayern Munich welcome Arsenal to the Allianz Arena for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Some within Bayern quarters feared the worst when Thomas Tuchel’s side rocked up to the Emirates Stadium last week, but the cautious visitors impressed and forced the Gunners to play from behind in the second half after Bukayo Saka had given the hosts an early lead. Bayern will take a 2-2 draw into the return fixture and face an Arsenal side that suffered its first Premier League defeat of 2024 at the weekend.…

[ad_1] Justin Gaethje’s parents were in the crowd when he suffered what many are calling the most brutal knockout in UFC history. Stepping into the Octagon at UFC 300 to defend his BMF belt against former featherweight world champion Max Holloway, Gaethje suffered some early adversity after his nose was broken courtesy of a brilliantly-timed spinning back kick from Holloway. Despite the early injury, Gaethje put his best foot forward and hung with one of the greatest strikers in MM history. With 10 seconds to go in the contest, Holloway called for the two men to stand in the center…

[ad_1] Signing ceremony took place in Brussels on 15 April Building on a successful three-year partnership, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Special Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) have agreed to extend their collaboration for another two years at a signing ceremony held in Brussels, Belgium, on 15 April.Toyota first became a global partner in 2018 and further solidified its support for inclusivity through sport and mobility through an expanded regional partnership between TME and SOEE in 2020. “We are thrilled to announce the renewal of our partnership with Toyota Motor Europe, making social inclusion a reality throughout Europe Eurasia. This collaboration…

[ad_1] Posted on 04/16/2024By: Sean Crose “I had my first sparring session yesterday,” said super welterweight Justin Figueroa at the start of our phone interview. The 8-0 New Jersey native was already preparing for his next ring battle, which will go down May 11th in Atlantic City as part of Boxing Insider’s card, hosted by the Tropicana. “We’re still working on an opponent,” the fighter admitted, although that didn’t appear to bother him. Indeed, the affable Figueroa wanted to be ready just the same. The fight business is important to the 25 year old, which is why he looks to…

[ad_1] East African athletes dominate elite races as Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s wheelchair crown Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma enjoyed victories in the Boston Marathon on Monday (April 15) although they achieved their success with very different tactics. Lemma of Ethiopia built up a huge lead before hanging on to win the men’s race in 2:06:07, whereas Obiri successfully defended her title by surging clear of her rivals in the latter stages to clock 2:22:37. A large group of women were together at halfway reached in 72:33 but the leaders were whittled down to fellow Kenyans Sharon Lokedi and veteran…

[ad_1] Six-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday after a 15-year career. Griffin, 35, was selected No. 1 overall by the Los Angeles Clippers out of the University of Oklahoma in the 2009 draft. During the 2009-10 preseason, Griffin suffered a season-ending left knee injury. Griffin came back the following season and won the 2010-11 Rookie of the Year Award and made the first of five straight All-Star appearances. According to a few NBA betting sites, the Clippers hold third-best odds to win the championship. Sportsbooks are showing better odds for the Boston Celtics and…

[ad_1] by Joseph Santoliquito |  PHILADELPHIA, PA — Lou DiBella knows the history of Philadelphia boxing, and the Hall of Famer has no problem bringing a taste of New York, with his fabled Broadway Boxing series, to Philadelphia’s Broad Street, in a way, this Thursday at the 2300 Arena with a stacked six-fight card, featuring a pair of eight-round heavyweight attractions. One of the feature fights will be pit “Gentleman” George Arias (18-1, 7 knockouts), of Bronx, New York, against Skylar Lacy (8-0-1, 6 KOs), of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cleveland’s Roney Hines (13-0-1, 8 KOs) against Robert Hall Jr. (14-2, 11…

[ad_1] FILIP HRGOVIC expects to face Daniel Dubois for the vacant IBF heavyweight title on June 1 – with a Wembley superfight against Anthony Joshua also awaiting the winner. Hrgovic is part of Team Matchroom for the 5 vs 5 event against Queensberry, with Frank Warren’s heavyweight hope Dubois the man selected to face the Croatian. The showdown will take place a fortnight after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk collide to decide the undisputed heavyweight champion in Riyadh on May 18. However, the IBF are expected to strip the winner of their title almost immediately. It had been suggested that…

[ad_1] The Olympic torch has begun its mega journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of a high priestess, lit the flame in a dramatic ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece, where the first Olympic games were held in 776 BC. The flame was meant to be lit by the sun’s rays – as is tradition – but cloudy skies meant a back-up flame was used.She handed the torch to Greece’s Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos, who started the relay which will see it travel across Greece and over the Mediterranean on a ship. It…