January 12th, 2022 Esther Lin A UK heavyweight with twelve losses on his record and three straight defeats is getting offered to Deontay Wilder as a comeback opponent for a surefire KO. Derek Chisora, whose best days are a decade behind him, continually gets wheeled out in his home country due to his promotional company’s apparent lack of top division depth. Eddie Hearn, his promoter, has issued a challenge to Wilder to face Chisora, even though ‘WAR’ took a hell of a beating last time out. Joseph Parker beat the fighter formerly known as ‘Del Boy’ from pillar to post.…
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ADELAIDE (Australia): France’s Gael Monfils suffered an injury scare ahead of next week’s Australian Open when he was forced to withdraw from his Adelaide International Two second-round clash against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro on Wednesday. Monfils, who won the Adelaide International One tournament last week, took the first set in a tiebreak but appeared to injure his neck at the start of the second set and called for the physio to come to the court. Monteiro won the second set then broke Monfils’ serve in the first game of the third before the top-seeded Monfils decided to withdraw. The Brazilian won…
Evgeni Malkin will make his season debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday (10 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, BSW, ATTSN-PT, ESPN+, NHL LIVE).The center had knee surgery June 4. He practiced Monday on the second line between Jeff Carter and Kasperi Kapanen, and on the first power-play unit with Sidney Crosby, Evan Rodrigues, Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel.Tweet from @penguins: GENO’S BACK! @emalkin71geno will make his season debut tonight in Anaheim! pic.twitter.com/OEJShbq2T8 “He’s practiced for quite a while,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “I think he looks really strong. He’s in great shape. He’s skating really…
With 18 weeks in the books here are the NFL Power Rankings headed into the post season. 32. Indianapolis Colts (9-8) – Lost to the worst team in the NFL in front of a stadium full of clowns with the playoffs on the line. This is their punishment for the week. 31. New York Giants (4-13) – Why are the Giants ranked behind Jacksonville? One of them has a quarterback, the other does not. 30. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-14) – I don’t think Titan fans have ever been so excited about a Jacksonville victory. 29. New York Jets (4-13) – As…
Rookie Cade Cunningham set a career best with 29 points and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Utah Jazz 126-116 on Monday.Cunningham, the top pick in the draft, scored all but five of his points after halftime. He also dished out eight of Detroit’s 30 assists. Saddiq Bey matched Cunningham with 29 points, while Cory Joseph contributed 16 points off the bench. Trey Lyles added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz, who have lost three straight, with 31 points. Hassan Whiteside contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Jordan…
NASCAR has confirmed that Cup Series teams will use 510 horsepower with a 7-inch spoiler at the superspeedway races of Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta Motor Speedway this season. Officials locked in the package before the end of day one of a two-day Next Gen test at Daytona International Speedway. While most teams spent their time doing single-car runs or drafting with a teammate, NASCAR organized a 10-lap drafting session at 2 p.m. ET that 17 drivers took part in. There were no issues in the pack during that run. INSIGHT: Next Gen brings mystery and intrigue to 2022 seasonRCR adds…
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Kapalua, Hawaii — The scoreboard was filled with red numbers under par after the first round, all of them reaching double digits, the leading score at 59.Soft and gentle Kapalua?No, this was the PNC Championship. The low scores were the product of a two-player scramble.But it raised a question that only sounded futuristic. How much longer before this is what it looks like after one round of stroke play on the PGA Tour?Absurd?No more than the world’s No. 1 player tying a PGA Tour record with 32 birdies, finishing at 33-under par and explaining how he finished second.“A bittersweet moment,”…
RIYADH: Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raul Garcia has condemned the decision to play the revamped Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia saying that “football now is all about making money and finding sponsors”. “It’s a complete nonsense,” said a frustrated Garcia in a news conference in Bilbao as he prepared to travel to the Saudi capital Riyadh, where his side will face Atletico Madrid on Thursday. Real Madrid and Barcelona will play in the other semi-final on Wednesday. The final will be on Sunday at a sold-out King Fahd Stadium. “Maybe I’m old school, but soccer has changed and the fans…
SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton got Serbian businessman Dragan Solak’s reign as owner off to a flying start with a 4-1 thrashing of Brentford on Tuesday to pull further clear of the relegation zone. Another season in the top-flight looks safe for the Saints as they moved above Brentford into 11th, 13 points clear of the bottom three. Southampton’s new ownership group Sport Republic was founded by Rasmus Ankersen, who recently stepped down as Brentford co-director of football. Ankersen helped lead the Bees back to the top flight for the first time in 74 years. But it in Southampton’s first home game since…