Usyk ends Dubois' dream with ninth round knockout
Oleksandr Usyk ended Daniel Dubois' world heavyweight title dream with a ninth-round knockout in Wroclaw.
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Daniel Dubois aiming to ‘bully and shake up’ Oleksandr Usyk in title showdown
Daniel Dubois knows he will have to “bully” Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night if he is to stand any chance of becoming Britain’s 10th world heavyweight champion.
UAE dominate Jiu-Jitsu Youth World Championships
UAE were crowned champions of the Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) Youth World Championships for the fourth consecutive year after a remarkable final day in which they won seven golds.
Medvedev on a mission to play disruptor at US Open
NEW YORK : Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed the budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic like everyone else, but said he hopes to crash their party at the U.S. Open and play the role of disruptor this fortnight.
Record crowd for World Cup start in Philippines
MANILA: The FIBA Basketball World Cup got underway in three Asian countries on Friday (Aug 25), with co-hosts the Philippines losing to Dominican Republic 87-81 in a game that shattered the tournament's 29-year-old attendance record.
As Praggnanandhaa And Gukesh Shine, Is India The New Talent-Churning Machine In Chess?
For a long time, Viswanathan Anand was the lone flag-bearer of Indian chess, taking the world by storm with his exploits. Things have changed in the last decade or so, with numerous talented players emerging on the Indian chess scene, making the country a formidable force in the world. With the country producing Grandmasters almost on demand, Anand went so far as to say that the current lot happens to be the golden generation in Indian chess. Four Indian players -- R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi -- reached the quarterfinal of the FIDE World Cup at Baku in a first for the country in a sport dominated for long by erstwhile Soviet Union and later Russia at various points.
Vice President celebrates Aces' WNBA title in White House visit - ESPN
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris led a White House celebration Friday for the 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, praising the team for its «grit and determination» on the court and «ferocious» advocacy in support of colleague Brittney Griner during her detention in Russia last year.
Djokovic savouring the moment after past US Open disappointment
NEW YORK : Novak Djokovic is bringing new appreciation to his latest Grand Slam campaign, chasing a men's record-extending 24th title in New York where he has collected the trophy three times but also suffered bitter disappointment.