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TORONTO — The UFC has its first champion from South Africa.
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Du Plessis outpoints Strickland to take UFC middleweight title
TORONTO : Dricus du Plessis outpointed Sean Strickland to claim a split-decision win and the UFC middleweight title at UFC 297 at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, becoming South Africa's first world champion in the promotion.
Tunisia draw with Mali to pick up first Cup of Nations point
KORHOGO, Ivory Coast : Tunisia picked up their first point at the Africa Cup of Nations, coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Mali on Saturday in their second Group E game.
'We have to win': Bafana ready to extinguish Namibia's fire in crucial Afcon tie
When Namibia's Deon Hotto nailed in an 88th-minute winner against Tunisia, one of the Africa Cup of Nations heavy hitters, it all of a sudden made Group E look a lot more interesting than at face value.
Bulls shrug off concerted Bordeaux challenge to seal playoff berth
TSHWANE. - What initially looked to be a romp for the Bulls ended up being a squeaky bum affair when they nearly frittered away a massive lead in their 46-40 win over Union Bordeaux-Begles in their final Pool 1 Champions Cup game at Loftus Versfeld.
Tyson Fury picks Chatham’s Moses Itauma to help prepare for undisputed heavyweight championship fight against Oleksandr Usyk, sparring together in Morecambe and Saudi Arabia – Itauma on undercard at the the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh on February 17
Chatham’s Moses Itauma is playing his part in preparing Tyson Fury to take on Oleksandr Usyk in next month’s highly-anticipated world heavyweight unification bout.
'Not Ready' At First, Sachin Tendulkar Dismissed By Muttiah Muralitharan On Next Ball. Watch
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar returned to the cricket field once again. The cricketing great featured in the One World One Family Cup -- a charity match -- held at Bengaluru on Thursday. The game also had former star players like Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Yusuf Pathan. Sri Lanka's bowling great Mutthiah Muralitharan was also a part of the contest that had legendary players from other countries too. The 'One World' side was led by Tendulkar while Yuvraj captained the 'One Family' team.
Tata Group bags five-year IPL sponsorship rights for $300 million
NEW DELHI : Indian conglomerate Tata Group has bagged the title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 2024-28 for a "record-breaking" $300 million, the league organisers said on Saturday.