McGregor's contract with the UFC was seen as one of the stumbling blocks that could prevent the historic cross-over fight from being made. "There is no way in hell I am not prepared to fight in the deepest of trenches". During an amateur career in which he is believed to have amassed 84 victories inside the square circle before turning professional later that year, Money also earnt a bronze medal for the U.S. Read More
However, the fixture will be the first major game Barcelona will have played without Neymar Jnr at the club. Madrid are overstocked with top quality, Barça looked short of their usual quality and fans hope that Philippe Coutinho will arrive from Liverpool before their first league game next Sunday against Real Betis, but first that ominous second leg in the Bernabeu. Read More
An early goal for City could really fray the nerves, but if Brighton score first then it could get very interesting. Craig Burley believes Manchester City's victory over Brighton is just the beginning for Pep Guardiola & Co. City played Manchester United in Houston, Texas last month and while United won 2-0, thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford, plenty of fans were impressed by Foden. Read More
With two trades on Friday, the Bills altered the depth charts of three teams and caused all sorts of movement in our fantasy football wide receiver rankings. The Bills' decision to trade their top receiver and top cornerback for future draft picks signals that first-year general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott view the Bills as a long-term rebuilding project. Read More
Hailing the Indian women cricket players' efforts in the World Cup, the country takes pride in the team's accomplishment. "I told the Indian women cricket team to not take their World Cup loss to heart, as the entire nation stands behind them and is proud of their feat", he said. Read More
The 20-year-old Dressel underlined his credentials as the world's fastest starter in breathtaking fashion when he broke away on the butterfly leg to give the USA gold in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay. "I have 24 hours to my next swim, so I'll give myself 30 minutes tonight to let it sink in a bit and then it's time to refocus for the next event tomorrow", said Dressel. Read More
In it, Jon Jones enjoys a pancake breakfast, Cyborg gets a mani-pedi, while Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia do interviews and sign autographs for fans. One of the most dominant and feared fighters in the sport for the better part of the last decade, Cyborg was often discussed as a possible opponent for Ronda Rousey during her reign atop the women's bantamweight division, but there were two major stumbling blocks to making the fight happen. Read More
The Blues have a little more than one week to prepare for their FA Community Shield matchup against Arsenal on August 6 at Wembley Stadium, while Inter will face Spanish sides Villarreal and Real Betis before their Serie A season gets underway on August 20 against Fiorentina. Read More
Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Friday that he expects David Price (elbow) to return this season. This expands on a previous speculation by The Boston Globe's Dan Shaugnessy about his elbow woes resurfacing. Read More
The coach noted that Jones made multiple trips to his home in Northeast Ohio for personal matters, and at one point urged him to pay attention to the hard work that Taylor and former Bills backup EJ Manuel put into their preparation. Jones was a 2016 fourth-round pick who's remembered as the No. 3 QB that helped lead Ohio State to a National Championship in 2015. Although Jones had strong support from former Bills General Manager Doug Whaley, at least one former assistant coach on the ... Read More
Undoubtedly it was very important for me being on the pitch and always winning. "You'll soon miss me!" "This is what I wanted from the very beginning". "He (Guardiola) told me I'm ready and that I can play in several positions, right-back, left-back, midfield". Manchester City have officially announced the signing of Benjamin Mendy from AS Monaco . Read More
The potential Anthony move to OKC was initially mooted via a tweet from respected National Basketball Association pundit Bill Simmons who now has his own sports and culture website, The Ringer . Oklahoma City would likely try to add a draft pick in order to get a trade done, but even that probably wouldn't be enough. The Thunder don't have much to offer in exchange for Anthony. Read More
They ( Pakistan ) have atom bomb, so have you. He was responding to reporters who asked if he desired a third party to intervene in the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. "Some solution should come out for (ending) this and the solution will come only then when we, both the countries, respect these agreements", she said. Read More
Griffin was in charge when the Cavaliers drafted Anthony Bennett first overall, and acquiesced LeBron James when the Cavs superstar wanted his team to ink Tristan Thompson and J.R. "We met with Cavs' leadership and we discussed many different scenarios in reference to Kyrie and his future with the team", Irving's agent Jeff Wechsler told cleveland.com. Read More
Martin Truex Jr . will start first on Sunday. "But looking forward to starting front and having a good pit selection". His auto failed to clear pre-qualifying inspection last week at Kentucky. "Yeah, a big penalty so it must have been something important in their eyes". Truex was awarded the Coors Light pole, his first of the season. Truex has the pole and the rest of the field moved up a spot. Read More
Blac Chyna is calling her ex Rob Kardashian a cyber bully and revenge porn perpetrator after he posted several nude photos of her on Instagram and Twitter . While Rob's attorney claims the reality star's rant was "a spontaneous reaction that he regrets", Chyna requested that he be ordered to stay 100 yards away from her at all times for her safety. Read More
Newcomer Avery Bradley is set to make roughly $8.8M this upcoming season before becoming a free agent himself, so the Pistons have a year to figure out if they see Bradley part of their long-term plans. The decision to renounce his rights frees up some money for Detroit, with Caldwell-Pope's qualifying offer being worth $4,958,374. Detroit Pistons shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) reacts after being called for a technical foul during the third quarter against the Brooklyn ... Read More
The 35-year-old Federer , seeking a 19th Grand Slam title and bidding to become the oldest champion at the All England Club, played down the tag of favourite for a trophy he last lifted in 2012. When I walked up, the chairman said, 'You guys should go and play for another set and a half.' I said, 'Yeah, let me go try to find Novak.' I found him in the locker room. Read More
Hayward , 27, has steadily developed into a franchise-caliber player since the Jazz selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2010 draft. The story of Hayward and Stevens goes back years, of course. But it's also possible Hayward just hasn't decided. This is the second straight year the Celtics have been able to acquire a marquee free agent. Read More
Portugal's captain will face tax evasion charges in a Madrid court next month but has dazzled on the pitch in Russian Federation, claiming Man-of-the-Match awards in all three games, netting two goals and providing an assist. Raphael Guerreiro is also still recovering from a left ankle blow he suffered in the 1-0 win over Russian Federation. Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi talks with Arturo Vidal during the Confederations Cup , Group B soccer match between Chile and Australia, at the ... Read More
Boston has a strong enough collection of assets to make the deal, but without Hayward in the fold will likely wait until the pieces fall into place. According to The Vertical the Boston Celtics are planning on an aggressive summer with a potential signing of Gordon Hayward and moving assets to the Pacers for Paul George . Read More
If you can get them working 100% on one lap you can easily go a lot faster, but it was not the case today. I think third was probably the maximum. "The insane thing is the hunger for another pole", Hamilton said. "That's how qualifying should be", Hamilton added. "As I said other people were doing a better job and therefore their qualified in front of us". "But the guys did excellent work". Read More
She sealed victory by winning 17 of the final 18 points. The 27-year-old fired down 13 aces and 35 winners as she comprehensively overpowered Barty in the second and final sets with the Australian unable to respond. "So I'm happy that I was able to win it anyway". Barty has a chance to win her second career title and second of the season. I played four matches already, so it's a good record and good preparation for the final. Read More
The Spanish giants have seen a transfer ban upheld following a series of illegal signings of minors - something which impacted Antoine Griezmann's departure to Manchester United - and are now unable to register any players until that ban expires in January 2018. Read More
Such a collaboration could help the neighbors resume dialogue after a period of official silence. President Donald Trump said North Korea's treatment of Warmbier "a total disgrace", and called the North Korean government "a brutal regime". Read More
Max Verstappen , a pilot of Red Bull , was in the lead during the second free practice for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. He finished the session last, 4.4s off the pace. The first practice got underway under a clear sky with track temperatures at a blistering 54 degrees C (129 degrees F). It promises to be a tricky one. Read More
Dauphin, 22, has appeared in 32 National Hockey League games over the last two seasons. Panarin will now join a team in Columbus that appears to be on the cusp of something special while Saad rejoins his old team in Chicago. "All I can say is you do your best and we gave it a real good shot". Saad won a pair of Stanley Cups with the Hawks and returns after a two-year stint with Columbus. Read More
Is Ball the next Magic Johnson? Those evaluations partly explain why the Lakers also felt comfortable trading third-year guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Ball, a Chino Hills native who excelled in his one year with the Bruins, had been widely projected by most experts as the team's likely pick with the No. Read More
Shortly after protected lists were released Sunday morning, GMs began calling McPhee to try to poach available players from other teams. There are so many potential moves on the table - trades made or not made, free agents signed or passed on - that McPhee won't have an opportunity to really look back and wonder: What if? The Vegas Golden Knights will build out their roster through the NHL's expansion draft on June 21. Read More
Only Brock Lesnar's fight against Frank Mir in 2009 is sandwiched between those two. Golovkin insists his contest is the "true boxing fight" as opposed to the "circus show" of Mayweather-McGregor. Depending on the punishment I take (in) this fight ... if I come out unmarked like I usually do, I'd be willing to fight on Floyd's undercard against Nate Diaz . Read More
Pep Guardiola's side have blown away the competition in England this season and this was the ultimate illustration of their supremacy. It's probably impossible because teams are going to try differen... Read More
Antonio Conte insists he remains "committed" to Chelsea but cryptically notes 'the club know the situation very well'. Cahill suggested Chelsea were focused on next weekend's FA Cup final agai... Read More
Harry Kane thinks guiding Tottenham to a top-four finish this season in the Premier League is coach Mauricio Pochettino's greatest achievement to date at the club. You can not create dreams th... Read More
Keep in mind this was a Sixers team coming off a 10-win season previous year , and to see them advance as far as they did in the playoffs was truly unbelievable , as Brett Brown knows the future i... Read More
The sinking Sox, now 8-9 since a 17-2 start, are in second place for the first time since March, when they were 1-1. Right fielder Aaron Judge and shortstop Didi Gregorius have paced the Yankees'... Read More
Earlier, Rishabh Pant put behind a couple of running errors that had cost Delhi Daredevils two crucial wickets to smash an unbeaten knock of 128 in 63 balls, including 15 fours and seven sixes. ... Read More
Infantino suggested that similar intercontinental mini-tournaments to the Final 8 could also be organised for the top teams in the lower divisions. 'It was made clear to both delegations that these ... Read More
Novak Djokovic certainly didn't waste time when he sailed into the professional waters, winning his first Futures title at the age of 16, the first Challenger just a day after turning 17 and the firs... Read More
They will all feature in the Champions League final. "I believe that the Argentinian national team without Lionel Messi wouldn't be a contender", the 55-year-old Portuguese added."But with him, ... Read More
When I got him out of the stall he was pulling me around. ABC News reports that she'd made winning predictions beginning with Sunday's eighth race, betting on Limousine Liberal who won the Churchill... Read More
