ONE Championship will return to the U.S. for a pair of shows in 2024. The Singapore-based promotion debuted stateside with a card in Broomfield, Colo., this past May, and now it has booked two shows in Denver and Atlanta. ONE Fight Night 26 takes place at the Ball Arena in Denver on Sept. 6, and ONE Fight Night 28 is scheduled for Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Nov. 8. Both cards will air live on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. “We’re thrilled to return to the U.S. to showcase the greatest world champion martial artists in the country’s best…
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College football’s active coaching fraternity feaatured a seismic change this week after Nick Saban stepped down at Alabama, reportedly citing his age and health during a closed-door meeting with players. The sport’s all-time leader in national championships (7), first-round NFL Draft selections (44) and top-ranked signing classes, Saban’s departure changes the national landscape considerably and has caused a shakeup within our 25 best coaches ranking ahead of the 2024 season.Saban was in line to retain the top spot in these rankings after beating Georgia’s Kirby Smart head to head in Atlanta for the SEC Championship before his final campaign ended…
Jan. 11, 1973, was a momentous day in baseball history. It was on that date that the American League voted to formally adopt the DH rule (Rule 5.11) for a three-year trial period. That rule would eventually become permanent in the AL, and the NL followed suit in 2022. A few months after that vote, Major League Baseball history changed forever when the Yankees’ Ron Blomberg stepped to the plate against Red Sox right-hander Luis Tiant at Fenway Park on April 6, 1973. In this landmark moment, Blomberg became the first official DH in MLB history, with Boston hosting New…
LeBron came into the league during the last year of Kobe/Shaq. The child preda, I mean Karl Malone, was still playing. First Christmas game was against prime T-Mac. He will have seen the Spurs dynasty, the Celtics Big 3, the Warriors dynasty and outlast all of ’em at an All-NBA… — Richard Staple, BSN, RN🇯🇲 (@RichStapless) January 11, 2024
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 02:20 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan.The New York Giants and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Wednesday.Martindale is free to sign elsewhere without restrictions, a source told ESPN. The Giants will keep the $3 million he was owed, according to the agreement by both parties, the source said.A source had told ESPN on Monday that Martindale was expected to resign from his job. That decision came after…
Cornish Pirates and London Scottish are among the sides competing in the Championship this seasonEnglish Championship rugby union clubs say the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has “threatened them with effective relegation” over their objections to plans for a new second tier.Under the plans clubs would have to apply for a place to play in a new-look second tier from the summer of 2025.Clubs are against “non-meritocratic entry” to a new league and have doubts over how promotion would work. “Rather than seek to discuss these objections and others, the RFU has chosen to threaten us with effective relegation to the…
Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis has signed to play in the SA20 for Durban’s Super Giants, the affiliate of his IPL club Lucknow. He is comfortable with being left out of Australia’s ODI squad to face West Indies after speaking regularly to the selectors for six months, but still hopes to be part of the T20 World Cup campaign.Stoinis had known for some time he would not be part of Australia’s first bilateral ODI squad after the World Cup but he is not retiring from ODI cricket and is still preparing himself to be part of the T20 squad in the…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff The Athletic reports that Jadon Sancho is set to travel to Dortmund ahead of his loan move from Manchester United. Jadon Sancho.Photo: Marco Verch, CC BY-SA 2.0 Jadon Sancho’s loan move back to Borussia Dortmund is apparently close to completion. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Sancho is expected to travel today, with the move expected to be completed within the next 48 hours. The report claims that the two clubs have agreed on a loan package worth around €3.5 million. Meanwhile, Dortmund are even closer to completing a deal for Ian Maatsen, with the Chelsea left-back…
Real Madrid are through to the Supercopa de Espana final for the third consecutive year after overcoming city rivals Atletico in an eight-goal thriller that went the distance in extra-time.Spanish football has temporarily relocated to Saudi Arabia this week for the annual mini-tournament, with the Madrid derby the first of the two semi-finals – Barcelona face Osasuna on Thursday.The two sides had traded four goal in a pulsating opening half hour, with Mario Hermoso putting Atletico ahead after only six minutes on the clock. Los Blancos then turned it round with two goals in the space of nine minutes from…
Manchester United have reportedly submitted an official proposal to sign Sporting CP star Morten Hjulmand, as per The Sun. The Red Devils opted to reinforce their engine room by signing Mason Mount and Sofyan Amrabat last summer. However, neither of them has managed to showcase their best at Old Trafford this season. In addition, Casemiro has also struggled to replicate his last season’s form this term before sustaining a hamstring issue. It has even been suggested that the record Premier League champions are ready to cash-in on the Brazilian to remove him from the wage bill. So, it appears Man…