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The novel push by the California State Athletic Commission to boost the state fighter pension by accepting advertising on the backs of referee shirts has been denied by a bureaucratic maneuver to squelch the effort to make it law.Despite the support of the commission, fighters including Ronda Rousey and the unanimous passage through two policy committees, California Assembly Bill 2130 was parked in the Suspense File and will not be voted upon this year.BoxingScene has learned officials are currently plotting alternative methods that will allow corporate donations to California’s fighter pension fund, which has distributed several payments to veteran fighters…
Three wins and three defeats to finish third in their qualifying group may not look like much, but there is plenty for Republic of Ireland to be proud of in how they navigated what many said was the ‘group of death’ in League A.The bottom seeds, who had only won promotion to League A with a last-gasp goal against Belgium in a promotion/relegation play-off last year, were tipped to go straight back down to League B when they were drawn against France, Netherlands and Poland.Manager Carla Ward always said they wanted to aim as high as possible, and while they…
In March this year, Craig Gordon travelled to London to see a man called Usamah Jannoun, a spine doctor who didn’t sugarcoat the risks involved in the treatment the 43-year-old needed to fix a neck injury.”You’ve read the information leaflet,” Jannoun told the injured Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper.”You could get paralysis, you could die…”From there to here – in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago.Behind-the-scenes footage of Gordon talking to Jannoun features in Icons of Football, a BBC Scotland documentary on Gordon’s life…
Estevao has not spoken much since his brutal, season ending injury, but we’re finally hearing him out in public more often. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. It’s been a painful couple of months for Estevao Willian as he digests the news that he’s missing the World Cup thanks to a bad hamstring injury he’s still rehabbing from. Still, he’s come through the worst of it now, and can start thinking about next season.…
“I should be top 10. I should be top 10 for sure. If you look at my last five, six fights, and you look at any of these other guys that’s top 10, you can see my resume, it’s just crazy,” said Foster to Boxingscene. “From the different caliber fighters, I went from Rey Vargas, which was a six-foot guy, undefeated, two-division champion. I beat him. “Then I went to Rocky [Eduardo Hernandez], small, power puncher, straight forward. I knocked him out. [Abraham] Nova, [Robson] Conceicao, I was robbed the first fight [won the rematch]. Then Stephen Fulton and then…
Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up game between New Zealand and South Africa in Loughborough. TOSS: NZ wins toss The New Zealand captain says the idea is to get used to conditions. Wolvaardt hoped to bowl because South Africa already batted first in their warm-up earlier. Wolvaardt will still open with Sune Luus in this game. SQUADSNew Zealand: Melie Kerr (c), Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Flora Devonshire, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Georgia Plimmer, Izzy Sharp, Lea Tahuhu.South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin…
In the past, World Cup hosts have tended to give Fifa what they want – and that includes easy access for officials and supporters.It has been the case with two of the most divisive World Cups, in Russia and Qatar.Indeed, Russia positively rolled out the red carpet in 2018, removing any need for a visa.All supporters required was a valid passport and personalised card known as a ‘Fan ID’ to prove they were travelling for the football.In Qatar, fans needed a Hayya card – serving a dual purpose as a pre-screened travel entry document and an entry pass to games.That…
South Shields have a replacement ‘lined up’ according to reports as Rochdale appoint Ian Watson and Carl Magnay. On Sunday, Geoff Thompson confirmed South Shields, who lost in the National League North playoff final to Kidderminster, have received an approach from an EFL club for manager Ian Watson and Magnay, with there plenty of interest from clubs in the duo. Two days later, they both have been confirmed by League Two new boys Rochdale, coming in a replacement for Jimmy McNulty who left for League One side Stockport, who parted company with Dave Challinor following a playoff final defeat. Mark…
23 years on from Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno’s famous ‘Battle of Britain’, the sport of boxing finds itself on the verge of a similar yet larger event, with domestic heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua set to collide. Looking ahead to the proposed fight, Bruno has doubled down on his forecast for how the contest may play out. Back in 1993, Frank Bruno came up short against Lewis, halted in round seven of what was a third unsuccessful challenge for the heavyweight crown. That Millennium Stadium event marked a first all-British scrap for the coveted throne, kickstarting an…
The bout marks Berlanga’s first appearance since suffering a fifth-round knockout loss to Hamzah Sheeraz last July in Queens, New York. Before the defeat, the Brooklyn native had rebounded from his unanimous decision loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with a victory over Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz. Butler enters the fight riding momentum after moving up to the super middleweight division. The Canadian has recorded four consecutive knockout victories at 168 pounds, defeating Fernando Farias, Jose Macias, Stephane Fondjo and Ramadan Hiseni. EOTTM president Camille Estephan believes Butler is arriving in New York at the right time in his career. “I can’t compare…