Nassourdine Imavov stuns Israel Adesanya with 2nd-round TKO - ESPN
Israel Adesanya's remarkable career in combat sports has come to a major crossroads, following his fourth defeat in five appearances on Saturday.
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Sports Budget Raised By Over Rs 350 crore, Khelo India Gets Biggest Share
The government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports was hiked substantially by Rs 351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. The ambitious scheme has been allocated Rs 1,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This is Rs 200 crore more than the grant of Rs 800 crore in 2024-25. Overall, the Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports was designated Rs 3,794.30 crore, an overall jump of Rs 351.98 crore.
Forest thrash Brighton 7-0 helped by Wood hat-trick
NOTTINGHAM, England :Nottingham Forest thumped Brighton & Hove Albion 7-0 helped by a hat trick from striker Chris Wood in their Premier League clash at the City Ground on Saturday in an emphatic bounce back from last week's humbling 5-0 loss at Bournemouth.
Dortmund earn first league win this year as they down Heidenheim
HEIDENHEIM, Germany : Borussia Dortmund secured a nervous 2-1 victory over Heidenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday in interim coach Mike Tullberg's last game in charge for their first win in five league games.
UFC Fight Night: Expert picks and best bets for Adesanya vs. Imavov - ESPN
Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks to end a two-fight losing streak as he takes on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of a matinee UFC Fight Night on Saturday (noon ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 9 a.m. on ESPN+).
Sports And Youth Affairs Ministry Allocated Rs 3794.30 Crore In Budget 2025, Gets Substantial Hike
The government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports and youth affairs was hiked substantially by Rs 351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. The ambitious scheme has been allocated Rs 1,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26. This is Rs 200 crore more than the grant of Rs 800 crore in 2024-25. Overall, the Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports was designated Rs 3,794.30 crore.
Eagles' Jalen Hurts addresses infamous 'straightjacket' comment directed at coach Nick Sirianni
James Jones sounds off on Jalen Hurts' recent comments, saying that Nick Sirianni "let me out of my straitjacket a little bit."
Lions' Jared Goff part of star-studded bid to bring WNBA team back to Detroit
Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owners of the NBA's Pistons and NFL's Lions.