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McKenna, McComb, and McCrory join Conlan-Doheny undercard on August 6
MTK Global announced the undercard lineup for the August 6 super-bantamweight showdown between Michael Conlan and former IBF champion TJ Doheny. This event is part of the Feile an Phobail (The Community’s Festival) in Belfast, Ireland. Perhaps the most interesting of the matchups (outside of the main event) is a super-lightweight contest between Tyrone McKenna…
Recovering from COVID-19 is like living an episode of Man
Lakshmipathy Balaji opened up about recovering from COVID-19 on Friday, comparing the ordeal with an episode of the adventure show “Man vs Wild”. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling coach was among the prominent non-playing staff to test positive when the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was indefinitely suspended on May 4. The tournament was suspended…
Amir needs domestic success for international return: Waqar Younis |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis feels it will be tough for paceman Mohammad Amir to make a comeback to international cricket without first impressing domestically. Amir retired from international play last December, saying he was mentally tortured by his teammates and coaches. The left-arm fast bowler played in the recent Pakistan Super League with…
Andre Ward talks Haney, Stevenson & Lomachenko ⋆ Boxing News
By Allan Fox: Andre Ward says he wasn’t bored watching super featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) outbox the overmatched Jeremiah Nakathilia recently in his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision win last month on June 12th. Although Ward would have liked to have seen Stevenson score a knockout over Nakathalia, he doesn’t fault him…
‘I still feel weak and dizzy’: KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy on
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy is still not fit for intense training after his recovery from COVID-19 as he is still feeling “weakness and dizziness”. Chakaravarthy was the first player in IPL to test COVID-19 positive and within a couple of days, the tournament was suspended because of multiple cases inside the bio-bubble across…
Sri Lanka Cricket sets July 8 deadline to resolve contracts
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket and its cricketers are heading for a further showdown with the players being offered only 36 hours from Tuesday to sign the contentious national contracts. SLC sources said the players are returning from the UK on Tuesday and they will be served with an July 8 deadline to sign the contracts.…
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero on Aug.14th on Showtime
By Jim Maltzman: WBA ‘regular’ bantamweight champion Guillermo ‘The Jackal’ Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KOs) is back in the picture to take on WBO 118-lb champion John Riel Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs) in the headliner on Showtime Boxing on August 14th at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The two-time Olympic gold medalist Rigondeaux,…
Yuzvendra Chahal says he had plans to take break from
Yuzvendra Chahal, the Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner, said on Friday that he was thinking of taking a break from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 before its suspension on May 4, following COVID-19 outbreak inside the bio-bubble. The tournament was suspended after four players — Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Wriddhiman Saha, Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra,…
Yuzvendra Chahal says he had plans to take break from
Yuzvendra Chahal, the Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner, said on Friday that he was thinking of taking a break from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 before its suspension on May 4, following COVID-19 outbreak inside the bio-bubble. The tournament was suspended after four players — Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Wriddhiman Saha, Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra,…
Anderson reaches 1,000 first-class wickets with haul for Lancashire |
England seamer James Anderson reached another milestone in a storied career as he picked up his 1,000th first-class wicket while playing for Lancashire in a County Championship match against Kent on Monday. Anderson, who turns 39 at the end of the month, reached the landmark during an impressive new-ball spell when he had Heino Kuhn…