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Sam BruceJul 23, 2025, 05:06 PM ETCloseSam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage.UFC veteran Robert Whittaker has given an insight into his mentality as he approaches the tail-end of his career, revealing the stress of fighting never changes and that he still considers himself a realistic middleweight title shot.Whittaker’s bout with Dutchman Reinier de Ridder headlines UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi, the Australian returning to…

Jul 23, 2025, 02:45 PM ETMarcus Rashford is a Barcelona player. It might seem hard to believe for a player dumped from the Manchester United squad by coach Ruben Amorim in December, but the England forward will line up alongside Lamine Yamal and Raphinha for LaLiga’s defending champions next season after completing a seasonlong loan to Hansi Flick’s team.Barcelona and United have completed a deal that could see Rashford complete a permanent transfer to Camp Nou for just €30 million if he impresses during the 2025-26 season.At 27, Rashford should be in the prime of his career, and having signed…

On Thursday, Keith Law is releasing his updated Top 60 prospects list. He’ll chat about it and more — the trade deadline is less than a week away, after all — with fans in a live Q&A at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday.

LAS VEGAS — Summer league, baby! It’s the NBA’s big convention, the place where you can see fans take selfies with Scott Foster, watch the “Ricky Davis rule” in action and get a sell-out crowd for a game that would draw 100 people in Oshkosh, Wis., this December with the same players.With so much going on in Vegas, sometimes it’s hard to remember that there was also basketball. So much of it, in fact, that teams rarely let their best prospects play the whole thing. (As a league, the NBA might want to talk about that.)So, what are we supposed…

Bundee Aki, Ollie Chessum and Andrew Porter have come in to start for the British and Irish Lions in their second Test against Australia, replacing Sione Tuipulotu, Joe McCarthy and Eliis Genge.Loosehead prop Genge is named on the replacements bench but lock McCarthy (foot injury) and centre Tuipulotu drop out of the squad entirely. There are further changes among the bench as Welsh back-row Jac Morgan, lock James Ryan, fly-half/centre Owen Farrell and full-back Blair Kinghorn are added to the squad. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the final midweek tour match of the…

A deal between the Washington Commanders and the D.C. City Council to build a new stadium at the old RFK site is gaining momentum, with a potential final Council vote next week, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the discussions.The framework of a deal is coming into focus. The Council is looking to claw back potential revenues of the stadium project from the Commanders, a key goal of D.C. Council chairman Phil Mendelson, after the team reached an initial agreement with D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser in late April on a proposed $3.7 billion development that would build a 65,000-seat…

Venus Williams became the second-oldest winner on the WTA Tour at 45 years old on Tuesday night, behind Martina Navratilova.Williams defeated 23-year-old Peyton Stearns in the first round of the D.C. Open.The tennis odds are now against Williams in her second-round match against Magdelena Frech on Wednesday.Venus Williams is now the second-oldest player to win a match on the WTA Tour ever, after Martina Navratilova. The 45-year-old upset Peyton Stearns in the first round of the D.C. Open.Williams will next face Magdelena Frech in the second round, and to no surprise, the legendary player enters the match as an underdog.Williams…

“I didn’t have this will to train, this will to compete, with jiu jitsu anymore because I accomplished pretty much everything in my career,” began Buchecha, who has earned first-round stoppages — four by submission — in each of his five career wins. “So I have this will, this desire to train again; to go there and test myself, and that is what I’m doing. I test myself in the gi, I test myself in no-gi, and now I’m testing my jiu jitsu in the cage, in the UFC. “It’s a new sport: the jiu jitsu is totally different for MMA…

FULHAM are interested in Chelsea’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.The Cottagers are preparing an approach to take the midfielder on loan with a view to a permanent move.3Fulham are interested in signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from ChelseaCredit: GettyDewsbury-Hall struggled for minutes in the league last seasonDewsbury-Hall, 26, has struggled for Premier League minutes following a £30million move from Leicester last summer.Fulham also remain in talks with Arsenal over a move for Reiss Nelson, who came off the bench against AC Milan in the Gunners’ Singapore friendly.Dewsbury-Hall is not the only Chelsea man attracting interest.Atletico Madrid are closing in on a deal to take Renato…

After 17 starts for the San Francisco Giants, Justin Verlander is finally in the win column.Verlander pitched five shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday while allowing just one hit. He walked five, including three in the first inning to load the bases. But he got out of the jam and eventually left the game after five innings with a 3-0 lead.AdvertisementThe Giants held on for a 9-3 win to secure Verlander’s first win of the season. Rafael Devers hit two home runs to help lead the Giants to victory.[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the…