UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski has become the latest man to seek a lucrative showdown with notorious Irishman Conor McGregor, with the Aussie calling out his rival for a contest on the fabled ‘Fight Island’. Volkanovski, who was crowned featherweight champ in December after unseating longtime ruler Max Holloway, said […]
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Fresh from making history in Las Vegas on Saturday night, UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern says she wants to “become the mom champ” as the jiu-jitsu queen and new mother sets her sights on even greater targets. Dern, 27, became the first woman in UFC history ever to win by leg […]
The Sunday Night with Matty Johns show on Fox Sports has apologized after they aired a skit depicting Adolf Hitler as a virtual fan at an Australian NRL match, admitting the joke was “poor taste and completely unacceptable”. READ MORE: ‘Definitely WHITE PEOPLE’: Rioters ransack Chicago Blackhawks store, social media […]
England international Jadon Sancho was booked during Borussia Dortmund’s game on Sunday after removing his shirt to reveal a tribute to George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked widespread protests. Sancho joined in the chorus of international sports figures to have paid tribute to Floyd, whose death in […]
Romanian tennis player Alexandra Cadantu says her first meeting with Serena Williams left a lasting impression as she saw the Grand Slam legend naked in the locker room and was stunned at “how big she is.” Cadantu, 30, said the encounter had come at her first appearance a Major, which […]
French giants Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Argentine hitman Mauro Icardi on a permanent deal from Inter Milan as the player and his wife and agent Wanda Nara finally cut ties with the Italian club. PSG announced they have taken up the option to sign the 27-year-old forward, […]
UFC strawweight became the first woman ever in the promotion to win with a leg submission as she defeated fellow American Hannah Cifers in the first round of their Las Vegas fight on Saturday night. Dern, 27, was forced to weather an early storm as Cifers came out swinging but […]
South Korean star Song Ka-yeon is eyeing a return to MMA six years after her first professional fights – and says ideals of beauty and the discrimination she suffered as a ring girl have fueled her relentless training. Song was forced to train alone and spend time as an MMA […]
Women’s world number three Karolina Pliskova says any male stars complaining over demands for equal pay for their female counterparts are “super weak” – but insisted she is not pushing for parity between the sexes. Recent weeks have seen renewed calls from the likes of men’s icon Roger Federer for […]
Tyson Fury is boxing’s ‘Gypsy King’ but he’s also now the cash king of the combat sports world, heading up the list of fighters to make the 2020 Forbes highest-earning athletes list. The US finance magazine revealed its annual list of sporting money-spinners on Friday, with Swiss tennis ace Roger […]
The head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Brechalov has contracted the coronavirus, it’s been confirmed. The regional governor had recently met with Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova. The official, who reportedly has mild symptoms of COVID-19, self-isolated in his residence immediately after learning of his diagnosis. READ MORE: Style queen: Russian […]
Barcelona fans are being given the chance to recreate the look of their heroes by buying replicas of masks that the club’s squad and coaching staff are wearing to training – but fans say the products are capitalizing on COVID-19. While some of Barcelona’s European rivals have charged around a quarter […]
French Tennis Federation (FFT) head Jean-Francois Vilotte has spoken out against the idea of staging the 2020 French Open without spectators, stressing that he can promise the implementation of all necessary protective measures. Vilotte fumed over the French government approving the re-opening of shops and cafes but banning major sporting […]
Audi have confirmed that they have taken measures against German driver Daniel Abt after he used a ringer in a virtual race last weekend, in a scandal which has gripped the Formula E Championship. The team have suspended Abt for the remainder of the season after releasing an official statement […]
Former Roma player Joseph Bouasse Perfection, who played with the Italian giants’ academy side in 2016, has died from cardiac arrest at the age of just 21, reports from Italian media have confirmed. The Cameroonian player never represented Roma’s first team, but trained with the likes of Francesco Totti and […]
Russian figure skating trailblazer Alexandra Trusova has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female skater to successfully land a quadruple flip jump at an international competition. “The first quadruple flip jump in a figure skating competition by a female was achieved by Alexandra Trusova […]
The father of Russian quad-jumping prodigy Anna Shcherbakova said he would be upset if his daughter is forced to retire at an early age, after spending just a few seasons at senior level. Stanislav Shcherbakov outlined that along with executing incredible technical content his daughter also produces stunning artistic impressions, […]
Javier Tebas, CEO of Spanish football’s top flight, La Liga, has stated that players in his league have a duty to act responsibly after four Sevilla players flouted the Spanish government’s lockdown rules. Argentinian players Ever Banega, Lucas Ocampos and Franco Vazquez, plus Dutch striker Luuk de Jong, were photographed […]
If mixed martial arts has a few too many rules for your tastes, perhaps it is time to cast a glance towards the new Polish fight league Wotore – a bizarre, violent hybrid of MMA, bareknuckle boxing and, yes, sumo wrestling. Wotore bouts couldn’t be much more different when compared […]
Russian Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova picked up a title of a different kind after she won an online vote on the Games’ favorite style icon. Zagitova – who was crowned ladies’ champ at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang – is building a budding reputation as a style […]
A study into data from the UK’s National Health Service has speculated that the Champions League fixture between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield on March 11 is linked to more than 40 additional deaths from coronavirus. Defending European champions Liverpool were eliminated from this season’s Champions League when they […]
The NBA is holding discussions with The Walt Disney Company about resuming its season as the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida as the league looks to rebound from its self-imposed coronavirus hiatus. NBA officials announced that the league was to be suspended in March due to the […]
Brit rocker Liam Gallagher has called for the designer of the ‘leaked’ new Manchester City third strip – widely ridiculed by fans for depicting ‘cells under a microscope’ – to be sent to Covid-19 origin city Wuhan. Not known for mixing his words, 47-year-old former Oasis star Gallagher was quick […]
You might want to make sure you follow social distancing rules when former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski is around – or risk being on the wrong end of a flamethrower. Belarusian MMA veteran Arlovski demonstrated his novel approach to tackling Covid-19 as well as maintaining social distancing, sharing a […]