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Paulo Costa says he wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev ‘badly’ Paulo Costa calling Khamzat Chimaev after his win wasn’t a surprise, as he called him out at media day. Costa says he wants to fight Chimaev and hurt him for everything he has done. “I want to fight him very badly,” Costa said at the UFC 318 media day. “I want to hurt him. It doesn’t matter if he won the fight or not; it doesn’t matter. We need to fight. He talked very bad things about me to my girl on Instagram DM’s. This is totally personal. I feel…

Things got spicy between Daryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price as Gurney copied his rival’s celebrations during the World Matchplay, with the pair clashing at the end of the contest.

With 10 days before the MLB Trade Deadline, it's not a matter of if the Mets will be buyers, it's a matter of who they'll bring in.At 56-44 entering Monday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels, New York is firmly in the market to acquire players it thinks can help the team. Speaking to reporters pregame, president of baseball operations David Stearns added a little more clarity as to who those players might be.Like most contending teams, the Mets are not without their faults.After starting the season as one of MLB's best teams, they've had ups and downs since…

After weeks of speculation, the LA Clippers reached an agreement with point guard Chris Paul on a one-year veteran’s minimum contract, the team announced Monday, returning the 20-year veteran to the franchise with which he starred from 2011 to 2017.Paul’s previous arrival started a run of 14 consecutive winning seasons for the Clippers, the NBA’s longest current active streak. Now, he has returned to help the Clippers win a championship as part of that streak. Paul is a 12-time All-Star, an 11-time All-NBA selection, a nine-time All-Defense selection and a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary team. He will be…

Scotland’s Josh Taylor has been forced to call time on his storied career.Taylor, 34, announced his retirement from professional boxing on Monday morning due to a recurring eye injury. “The Tartan Tornado” says he was advised by doctors to hang up his gloves or risk losing his eyesight.AdvertisementTaylor (19-3, 13 KOs) was the first four-belt undisputed champion from Britain. He won the World Boxing Super Series in 2019, which included wins over IBF super lightweight champion Ivan Baranchyk and WBA titleist Regis Prograis.After emerging out of the WBSS with two belts, Taylor chased the other two titles — held by…

Buffalo Bills – Keon ColemanThe Bills are going to be one of the best offenses in the NFL and yet, they have just one pass-catcher who goes inside the top-100 fantasy draft picks in Khalil Shakir. On paper, there’s room for someone to ascend in this aerial attack. The most likely candidates would be Dalton Kincaid or Coleman. Kincaid may end up being a post-hype sleeper who breaks out deeper into his NFL career. I think Coleman can be a Year 2 leap candidate at wide receiver but he needs to move around the formation more than he did as…

Former NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned from his role at The Carlyle Group, a spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. The spokesperson did not give details as to when or why Howell resigned. ESPN first reported the news.On Thursday, Howell resigned from his role with the NFLPA amid rising criticism over the union’s leadership and concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving Howell and his involvement with The Carlyle Group.As reported by ESPN on July 10, Howell began working as a paid, part-time consultant to The Carlyle Group in March 2023, three months before…

Recently retired UFC legend Dustin Poirier wishes he would’ve scrapped with three distinct names before hanging up the gloves.Dustin Poirier‘s last UFC hurrah was a historic event at UFC 318 last Saturday in his native Louisiana. Poirier and Max Holloway completed their trilogy with an instant classic at UFC 318, with Holloway retaining his BMF title by unanimous decision.Poirier didn’t walk back his decision to retire after UFC 318, ceremoniously leaving his gloves in the center of the Octagon as the New Orleans crowd paid respect to the all-time great. Just days removed from UFC 318, Poirier now has time…

The Premier League title race has turned into a spending spree that could top £1 billion before a ball has even been kicked in the 2025-26 season, with the clubs who claimed the top four positions last season refreshing their squads at an unprecedented rate.Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea will attempt to wrestle the crown from champions Liverpool, and the financial outlay from this quartet so far has been huge. But the teams attempting to bridge the gap, such as Newcastle and Aston Villa, and the fallen giants of Manchester United and Tottenham, risk falling even further behind.Arsenal will hit…

Jul 20, 2025, 06:08 PM ETThe Philadelphia Phillies have signed free agent reliever David Robertson, it was announced Monday.Robertson, who was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, will receive more than $5 million for the rest of the season on his deal, which is for a prorated $16 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.”I fielded enough offers that I had to make a decision quickly to come back to Philly,” Robertson said Monday. “It worked out. This place feels like home to me.”Editor’s PicksThe Phillies, in the midst of a division race with the Mets in the NL East, are in…