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Oleksandr Usyk: Fabio Wardley on the ‘mental battle’ of sparring the unified world heavyweight champ | Boxing News
Autumn 2018. A 23-year-old Fabio Wardley has just stepped off a plane in Kyiv after being summoned to spar a then-cruiserweight by the name of Oleksandr Usyk ahead of his upcoming undisputed world title showdown with Tony Bellew that November. From there, he will be picked up by Usyk’s friend and ferried to his hotel,…
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A world champ in vault, Yulo goes after Paris Olympics glory
Carlos Yulo hopes to turn his Olympic fortunes around in Paris. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ (Second of a series) Aside from the floor exercise, Carlos Yulo will also seek glory in the vault. The Filipino star gymnast, however, isn’t singling this discipline out on a whim. After winning the floor exercise in the 2019 world championships…
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‘Don’t stop dreaming,’ says world champ Carlo Biado
Carlo Biado during his semifinal match against Francisco Sanchez Ruiz of Spain at the US Open Pool Championship in Atlantic City. Photo from Matchroom Pool Moments after hitting pay dirt in the 2024 WPA Predator World 10-Ball Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, Carlo Biado pulled wife Niecky close to the billiard table and hung his…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksand Usyk: Who wins? Will Anthony Joshua be champ again? Delicious Orie’s heavyweight predictions | Boxing News
Sky Sports asks Great Britain Olympic hope and European Games gold medallist Delicious Orie for his heavyweight predictions as he looks at the year ahead for the division. Who will become the undisputed champion when Tyson Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk? Delicious Orie said: “I think Tyson Fury just about edges it. I’m not taking anything…
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The learning never stops, even for a champ like Topex
Topex Robinson hasn’t taken it easy since winning the UAAP title. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ A month removed from steering La Salle to the UAAP men’s basketball crown, Topex Robinson is all over the place. He has been serving as a color commentator in the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, and just recently, has been…
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Australian Open 2024 draw: No. 1 Iga Swiatek opens against former champ
FILE–Poland’s Iga Swiatek. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland will face former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin as part of an intriguing first-round slate in Melbourne. The draw was announced on Thursday for the season’s first grand slam, with action getting underway on Sunday. Swiatek has four major…
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Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle: Champ set to take on Paisley Park again in Saturday’s feature | Racing News
Champ and Paisley Park are set to renew their rivalry in Ascot’s Howden Long Walk Hurdle on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Racing. The pair have dominated the 3m 0.5f Grade One contest in recent years, winning four of the last five runnings, with Paisley Park claiming his third victory in the race last year…
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Tyson Fury should use me for Oleksandr Usyk sparring, says Richard Torrez | ‘He’s made himself the people’s champ’ | Boxing News
Richard Torrez believes Tyson Fury should spar with him to prepare for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Torrez is small for a heavyweight like Usyk, and like the Ukrainian is a top-class southpaw. Torrez won a super-heavyweight silver medal at the last Olympic Games. Now a professional prospect, he’ll box Curtis Harper…
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Natasha Jonas wants to box the winner of the Chantelle Cameron vs Katie Taylor rematch to become three-weight champ | Boxing News
Natasha Jonas won a world title in a second weight class this year, but she hopes to become a three-division champion in 2024. Jonas has a high-profile IBF welterweight title bout with Mikaela Mayer on January 20, live on Sky Sports. Afterwards she would welcome a showdown with the winner of the Chantelle Cameron vs…
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NU routs defending champ FEU; Kieffer Alas dominates in UAAP juniors
De La Salle-Zobel’s Kieffer Alas shoots a jumper against UE in the UAAP Season 86 high school boys basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–National University Nazareth School opened its redemption tour with a 70-56 win over titleholder Far Eastern University-Diliman in the UAAP Season 86 high school boys basketball tournament Tuesday at the Amoranto Arena. Debuting…
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