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Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan lifted the lid on the lowest point of his boxing career in a revealing chat with Gary Neville. Khan, speaking during a recent episode of The Overlap on Sky Sports, named his stoppage defeat to Danny Garcia in 2012 as the worst moment of his stint in the paid ranks and shared his deepest regrets surrounding the contest.The pair met at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in a light-welterweight unification contest for the WBA (super), WBC, and Ring Magazine belts. At the time, Khan had just been reinstated as WBA champion…

Italian wildcard Matilde Paoletti reached the semi-finals of the Open delle Puglie by winning against Dutch qualifier Eva Vedder 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Friday. Matilde Paoletti will play the winner of the match between Italian qualifier Nuria Brancaccio and German Tatjana Maria, the No 3 seed, next. Ahead of her victory, the Italian beat Frenchwoman Harmony Tan, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-0) and Argentinian qualifier Paula Ormaechea (6-4, 6-4). Vedder, ranked No 287, won against Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2) and Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the second seed (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament. This news is republished from…

Eddie Olczyk is getting ready for his new surroundings.The 56-year-old joined the Seattle Kraken broadcast team after being color analyst for the Chicago Blackhawks the past 16 seasons. So, how does it feel making such a big move? Weird? Different? Exciting?”To answer your question, yes, yes and yes,” Olczyk said with a laugh. “I know quite a few of the players there, but a lot of guys I don’t have a relationship with. When you’re in one place as I was here forever, you build a relationship and you have a track record. Players come, players go and players talk…

On this day, San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers booted a 63-yard field goal to tie an NFL record.Akers’ kick came just before halftime at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. It hit the crossbar and bounced through the uprights to stake the 49ers to a 16-7 halftime advantage. San Francisco went on to beat the Packers 30-22. Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater broke Akers mark in 2013 when he kicked a 64-yard field goal. Akers played in San Francisco during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He topped the NFL in scoring in 2011 with 166 points. This news is republished from…

Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Chicago Sky 72-63 on Thursday night in the decisive fifth game of the semi-final series and advancing to the WNBA Finals.Connecticut scored the final 18 points of the game to overcome a 63-54 deficit with 4:46 remaining.All the Sun starters scored in double figures and Connecticut advanced to the Finals for the third time overall and first time since 2019.Connecticut will face the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA title. The first game of the series is…

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Sept. 8, 2022) – Job seekers take note! Talladega Superspeedway will be hosting hiring events within the next week – beginning this Saturday – for those interested in being a part of one of the most exciting event fall weekends in all of sports, featuring the Oct. 2 YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race, part of a NASCAR Playoffs Tripleheader weekend. The YellaWood 500 will be the second race in the premier series Round of 12 in the championship battle while Saturday, Oct. 1, will see a doubleheader with the Chevy Silverado 250 for the Camping World Truck…

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Goldschmidt, St. Louis, .328; Freeman, Los Angeles, .324; McNeil, New York, .318; T.Turner, Los Angeles, .304; Arenado, St.… NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Goldschmidt, St. Louis, .328; Freeman, Los Angeles, .324; McNeil, New York, .318; T.Turner, Los Angeles, .304; Arenado, St. Louis, .300; J.Iglesias, Colorado, .300; M.Machado, San Diego, .297; Bohm, Philadelphia, .294; S.Marte, New York, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .285; Riley, Atlanta, .285. RUNS_Betts, Los Angeles, 105; Freeman, Los Angeles, 100; Goldschmidt, St. Louis, 99; Swanson, Atlanta, 89; Edman, St. Louis, 87; Yelich, Milwaukee, 87; M.Machado, San Diego, 85; T.Turner, Los Angeles, 85; Nimmo, New York, 83; Lindor, New York, 82;…

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Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane on Friday denied allegations that he raped a 17-year-old girl and said he would go home to fight his case. A Nepali court has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old, who is playing in the Caribbean Premier League, and he has been suspended from his leadership position. The teenage girl, along with her guardian, filed a complaint against the player earlier this week, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu last month after they met and went out.In a statement on his social media channels, Lamichhane wrote: “I am INNOCENT…