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CNN — Jon Jones has retired, ending an illustrious career in which he laid claim to being the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, UFC chief executive Dana White announced at a press conference on Saturday. “Jon Jones called us last night and retired. Jon Jones has officially retired,” White told reporters, responding to questions about the UFC heavyweight division, which has been in stasis for months, waiting for Jones to decide whether to face interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in a unification fight. “Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC,” White added. Jones, 37, later…
David Valentine Lawrence 1964-2025 Gloucestershire Cricket is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our Club President, David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, at the age of 61. In his final year, Syd faced motor neurone disease with the same courage and determination that defined his cricketing life. The cricket world rallied behind him, with fundraising efforts led by the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA), a charity endorsed by his both Syd and his family, and supported by the wider cricketing community. A statement on behalf of the family reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dave…
MLC 2025 Washington Freedom will play TSK a day after beating MINY © Sportzpics Texas Super Kings’ unbeaten run in the ongoing season of MLC came to an end on Friday against the rampaging San Francisco Unicorns. A two-day break might serve them well, but they are about to come face-to-face with Washington Freedom, a team that is picking up pace after a stuttered start to their campaign, and threatening to seriously contest for a place in the top-two. Freedom, the defending champions, are yet to field their best XI, with the New Zealand duo Glenn Philips and Lockie Ferguson,…
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club can confirm that Krish Patel will leave the Club at the end of the month to study at Brown University in the United States. The 19-year-old will head off to study Applied Mathematics and everyone at Northamptonshire County Cricket Club support Krish with his decision and would like to wish him all the best in the next chapter of his career. “While I’m looking forward to the academic challenges ahead, it’s not easy saying goodbye to the club that’s played such a big part in my life.” Patel said. “All the support and guidance has meant…
David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died at the age of 61.It was revealed almost exactly a year ago that Lawrence, who took 18 wickets in five Tests for England between 1988 and 1992, was the latest sportsperson to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease, an incurable illness which progressively damages parts of the nervous system.A statement from Lawrence’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dave Lawrence MBE following his brave battle with motor neurone disease.”‘Syd’ was an inspirational figure on and off the cricket field…
CNN — When the Mexico men’s national soccer team comes to Los Angeles, you tend to know about it. In March, when Javier Aguirre’s team beat Panama 2-1, 68,212 people packed the stands at SoFi Stadium. Before June 14, the average attendance across the three games that El Tri had played in Inglewood in the last year was 63,760. “We fill every single stadium because we want to feel closer to Mexico,” says Paco Rubén, founder and coordinator of US-based Mexico national team supporters’ group Cielito Lindo, in an interview with CNN Sports. “It doesn’t matter if you’re documented or…
CNN — Soaring temperatures throughout the United States wreaked havoc across Major League Baseball on Saturday, with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton both falling ill in their respective games. De La Cruz vomited in the outfield during the fourth inning of the Reds’ 6-5 extra-innings defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, where the temperature at first pitch was recorded at 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius). Grounds crew cleaned up the area after the Dominican, who ultimately decided to continue, was tended to by a trainer. “I actually watched…
MLC 2025 Los Angeles Knight Riders are yet to win a game in MLC 2025 © MLC A few common threads run through the beleaguered MLC campaigns of the Seattle Orcas and LA Knight Riders so far. Both teams have crashed and burned with three consecutive losses and are in urgent need of a strategic overhaul to turn their seasons around. In a six-team tournament where four progress to the next round, it’s not too late for a comeback – but if there’s ever a good time to start scripting one, it’s now. The Knight Riders will tell themselves they…
MLC 2025 Mitchell Owen smashed a blazing 60 off 26 balls in his team’s win © Sportzpics Washington Freedom held their nerve to beat MI New York by two wickets and secure their third win in a row, with Mitchell Owen’s blazing 60 off 26 balls and Mark Chapman’s steady unbeaten 45 standing out in their chase of 189. WF got off to a flying start, reaching 74 for 2 at the end of the powerplay. Owen did most of the damage, including hitting three sixes in a 22-run over from Rushil Ugarkar. But once Owen fell in the eighth…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Jasprit Bumrah picked all three wickets to fall in England’s riposte ©Getty A small ritual played out repeatedly in the early moments of the post-Tea session on the second day of the Headingley Test. Each time Jasprit Bumrah walked in from fine leg to his bowling mark at the start of an over, Karun Nair would jog up and meet him halfway to take his cap and hand it to the umpire. The game was at a delicate point, a time when superstitions can hit overdrive. England had motored off to 129 for 2, having…