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Who is DiJonai Carrington? WNBA star who smacked Sophie Cunningham, got ejected and blamed ‘White privilege’
DiJonai Carrington, a Chicago Sky guard, was ejected from a WNBA game on Saturday after striking Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham in the head and neck during a fast-break play. The incident has escalated into a wider row after Carrington took to social media and appeared to invoke “White privilege” in response to the backlash,…
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WNBA’s lack of clarity on gender eligibility policy is ‘herald of the times culturally,’ ex-NBA player says
Former NBA player Royce White criticised the WNBA’s handling of the transgender athlete debate, telling Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend” that the league’s lack of a clear gender eligibility policy reflects a broader cultural shift in the United States. He argued the WNBA exemplifies what he called the country “losing a lot of…
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‘World’s Most Beautiful Soccer Player’ puts a successful beach day in the books after taking talents back home
Croatian footballer Ana Maria Marković, nicknamed the “World’s Most Beautiful Soccer Player” by some media, has returned home to Croatia after leaving American side Brooklyn FC, where she spent a single season. She has now joined Hajduk Split, marking her fifth club move since 2024, and shared images of herself enjoying a beach day back…
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Email ‘hoax’ nearly ended Falconer’s Hundred hopes
Middlesex all-rounder Caleb Falconer almost missed out on entering The Hundred auction because an email from his father, acting as his unofficial representative, was initially mistaken for a phishing attempt by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Falconer, then away with England’s Under-19 side in Zimbabwe and Namibia and without an agent, had asked his…
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Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson dead at 86
Don Nelson, a Basketball Hall of Fame player and coach, has died at the age of 86, his family announced. He was one of the most significant figures in NBA history, spending decades on the court and sidelines and helping shape the modern game during a coaching career that stretched into the 21st century. Nelson…
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What Finally Made Rafael Nadal Quit? Netflix’s ‘Rafa’ Has the Answer
A new four-part Netflix documentary series titled “Rafa,” directed by Zach Heinzerling, examines Rafael Nadal’s decision to retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2024 season. The film explores the physical and mental toll of Nadal’s more than two-decade career, which brought him 22 Grand Slam titles alongside persistent injuries and a chronic…
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Vollering wins final stage to clinch second Tour title
Demi Vollering won the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes to become the race’s first-ever two-time champion. The Dutch FDJ-Suez rider had already seized the overall lead from Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney on the penultimate stage, and she confirmed her dominance on the closing day with a decisive solo attack near the summit of the…
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Como sign defender Chalobah from Chelsea
Como have signed Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah in a deal worth more than £30m, ending the 27-year-old’s near two-decade association with the west London club, which he joined as a child. The move gives Cesc Fabregas’s side, who qualified for the Champions League by finishing fourth in Serie A last season, a well-established England international…
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Iraola says Liverpool have work to do as familiar frailties in defence prove costly
Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool tenure at Anfield began with a warning sign, as his side squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Monaco in a pre-season friendly, exposing defensive issues that dogged the club last season. It was Liverpool’s second consecutive friendly defeat following a loss to Leeds, and comes amid frustration over slow transfer…