UFC 313: The toughest assignment yet for Alex Pereira
UFC Light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira faces his toughest title defence yet against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313.
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Local favorite Mansour ‘Tarzan’ Barnaoui to face American Archie Colgan at PFL Europe in Paris
LONDON: The Professional Fighters League has announced that Paris’s own Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (22-6) will face the undefeated Archie “King” Colgan (11-0) in a clash of the top lightweight contenders looking to stake their claim for title opportunities.
NBA and FIBA explore new European professional basketball league
UAE: The National Basketball Association and International Basketball Federation have announced they will jointly explore a new professional men’s basketball league in Europe.
Jessica Pegula ends Alexandra Eala’s fairytale run, sets up final with Aryna Sabalenka
MIAMI GARDENS, United States: Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala’s remarkable run at the Miami Open came to a brave end with a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula in the semifinals on Thursday. In an enthralling battle over 2hrs 24mins, fourth-seeded American Pegula emerged with a 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3 win to seal a place in Saturday’s final against world number one Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka blasted her way into the final with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. The 19-year-old Eala, ranked 140th in the world, had only two WTA main draw victories to her name before arriving in Miami. She proceeded to beat three Grand Slam winners in Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and world number two Iga Swiatek. The lowest-ranked semifinalist in the tournament’s history, Eala seriously threatened to go one step further with another accomplished and effervescent display. The tide looked to have turned against her when Pegula broke to go 3-1 up in the second set, but Eala broke back and her fist pump and look of determination was a sign of things to come. Eala broke Pegula three times in the set and was broken twice herself but crucially was able to hold when serving for the set at 6-5. Both players protected their serve better in the deciding set but Eala’s forehand let her down when the American broke to go 5-3 up and she served out for a victory that brought her visible relief. “Of course there is disappointment right after the match,” said Eala. “But there are just so many times in tennis where you have to dig through the dirt to look for the positive and I’m just enjoying because there is so much positive around me and I don’t know how many times that happens,” she added. Playing with a strapped thigh from the outset,
Thunder set team record with 61st win as Giddey lifts Bulls over Lakers
LOS ANGELES: NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory.
'Coalition of the Willing' meets in Paris to strengthen support for Ukraine
“Europe knows how to defend itself. We must prove it,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as European allies gathered in Paris on Thursday to discuss how to strengthen Kyiv’s hand as it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia.
Emmanuel Macron announces €2 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged an additional €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
Ovechkin scores No. 889, now six goals away from NHL record - ESPN
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his career Tuesday night, and is now six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.
The Netherlands confirms it wants to more than double its military personnel by 2030
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has confirmed it aims to more than double its military personnel, from 70,000 to 200,000 by 2030.