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Idaho native Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma-Lease a Bike) is no stranger to the Tour de France. Despite being just 25 years old, he’s currently in the middle of his third appearance at the iconic race.This year, however, he’s been tasked with his biggest responsibility yet: protect and serve defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard.Vingegaard’s usual lieutenant in the mountains, fellow American Sepp Kuss, had to miss out on this year’s Tour de France due to Covid. So now Vingegaard will be relying on the young Jorgenson in the team’s quest to three-peat at the Tour. With an historic win…
The 2024 Wimbledon ladies’ singles final is set. Jasmine Paolini of Italy, the No. 7 seed, won an epic three-setter over unseeded Croatian Donna Vekic, an instant classic that makes Paolini the first Italian woman to make a Wimbledon final in the Open Era. Then Barbora Krejcikova, the No. 31 seed from Czech Republic, upset 2022 champion and 2024 favorite Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, the No. 4 seed.Krejcikova and Paolini, both in their first Wimbledon final and second Grand Slam final overall, will face off in the ultimate match on Saturday.Krejcikova knocks off former champ RybakinaRybakina was considered the favorite…
Doron Lamb is not up for La Familia’s run to a TBT championship. Neither are Marquis Teague or Reid Travis, unfortunately. After previously signing up for Kentucky‘s star-studded alumni roster in The Basketball Tournament, that trio of former Wildcats will not be able to suit up in blue and white. La Familia announced Thursday afternoon that Lamb, Teague and Travis have “unforeseen professional obligations” forcing them to miss the event in Lexington and beyond. “The rest of our roster is excited and ready to go,” La Familia wrote on social media. “We wish these guys the best!” ROSTER NEWS: Due…
Wall Street’s self-regulator and a firm challenging its enforcement authority have both flagged a recent Fifth Circuit ruling on a private horse racing group’s power as cutting in their favor in a case at the D.C. Circuit.In the wake of SEC v. Jarkesy, in which the US Supreme Court reined in a government agency’s use of in-house judges near the end of its term, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit turned its own spotlight to private industry self-regulators. Its July 5 opinion in National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Ass’n v. Black, held part of … Read More:
Manchester United are working on incoming deals for Dutch stars but have allowed Donny van de Beek to move on.Erik ten Hag is staying put as Manchester United boss and it looks like a couple of his compatriots are set to arrive.Reports from Germany suggest that Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is set for a move to Old Trafford.The centre back is understood to have told Bayern that he wants to join United immediately as talks continue over a deal.That move is progressing well but United seem even further down the line with a move to sign striker Joshua…
Jockeys in England will ride wearing black armbands at race meetings July 10-11 and observe a minute’s silence as the sport rallies around John Hunt in the wake of the tragic murder of his wife and two daughters. The appalling triple murder took place in the east of England in a crossbow attack shortly before 7 p.m. on the evening of July 9. They all died at the scene. The murders were described as “such incomprehensible evil” by Cornelius Lysaght as he led industry-wide support for his longtime BBC Radio colleague. More than 23 hours after the horrific incidents, the BBC…
While Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU doesn’t launch in the West until this Fall, the game is available throughout Asia. Those who’ve picked up that version can now access the “Miku Exercise Editor” DLC as well, where you can choose your favorite songs and set actions to create your own original “Miku Exercise.” You can get a taste of the DLC in the trailer above. Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU contains 24 classic songs, such as “Melt” and “The Vampire” with new special songs also added to the mix, like the game’s main theme, “Let’s Mikusercise!!” by cosMo@Bousou-P. Additionally, there…
News & Racing Girmay pips Van Aert and Pascal Ackermann for his third Tour stage win as Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish were relegated for dangerous sprinting. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) nabbed his third victory of the 2024 Tour de France on Thursday’s stage 12, which also saw Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) lose a significant chunk of time on his GC rivals after he was caught in a late crash. Girmay proved fastest in a hotly contested sprint in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, where both Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) and Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) were later relegated. Girmay surged to the front in the…
Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt. Rumors for the Day: Per PW Insider,…
British charities have criticised the Dutch Volleyball Association for supporting a convicted child rapist to become an Olympian.Steven van de Velde was found guilty of three counts of rape involving a 12-year-old child in 2016 and was sentenced to four years in prison.Van de Velde’s expected presence in the Paris Games, which take place from 26 July to 11 August, has prompted calls for the Dutch Volleyball Association to reconsider its support for him.The Survivors Trust, a UK-based group which supports victims of sexual violence, told Yahoo News they found support for Van de Velde disturbing. “The rape of a…