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Reuters Federer playing French Open with eye on Wimbledon – McEnroe Roger Federer’s decision to make his long-awaited Grand Slam return on his least favourite surface at next month’s French Open is part of a grand plan to peak in time for his beloved Wimbledon, according to ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe. Federer, who due to

Patchy Mix has a new fight night foe for Bellator 258. A former Bellator bantamweight title challenger, Mix (13-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) now meets UFC alumnus Albert Morales (10-6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in a 135-pound preliminary card bout May 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims

Former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes takes on surging contender Jiri Prochazka on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka in Las Vegas. The clash of ranked sluggers tops the MMA showcase from the Apex facility in Las Vegas, with the main UFC fight card slated for 10 p.m.

7:00 AM ET Former All-Pro NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has joined the PFL as an investor and brand ambassador, the promotion announced Thursday. Lynch, whose fandom of MMA is well known, is the latest celebrity to partner with the league. He joins a list that includes comedian Kevin Hart and music artist Wiz Khalifa.

Reuters Wimbledon to become 14-day tournament from 2022 with play on Middle Sunday The Wimbledon Championships will become a 14-day tournament from 2022, with matches set to be played on Middle Sunday, traditionally a day off at the grasscourt Grand Slam, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Tuesday. The first Sunday of

8:32 PM ET The UFC has pulled a welterweight matchup between Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez from its event on May 8 and is seeking a new matchup for Cerrone on the same date, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Sanchez (30-13) is off the UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, sources said. The

The matchup between former teammates Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone won’t go down at UFC on ESPN 24. Sanchez (30-13 MMA, 19-13 UFC) won’t be competing against Cerrone (36-15-1 MMA, 23-12-1 UFC) in next month’s welterweight co-main event, a person close to the situation verified with MMA Junkie on Wednesday following an initial report from

National Review Iran’s Growing Drone Threat Earlier this month, pro-Iranian groups used a drone to strike against U.S. forces in Iraq for the first time. It was just the latest in a series of attacks carried out against American troops in the country, many of which have involved volleys of small rockets. And it highlighted

LAS VEGAS — Jiri Prochazka waited a long time to finally make the UFC roster. And when he did, he wasn’t too thrilled with his performance in his first five minutes as a UFC fighter. Prochazka went toe-to-toe with Volkan Oezdemir in the first round of a bout in July that drew praise from announcers

8:43 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Rory MacDonald‘s 2015 challenge of UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler was an absolute classic. A year and a half after Lawler had edged out MacDonald by split decision in a nontitle bout, they went at each other relentlessly for the belt for 21 bloody, bruising minutes. MacDonald wobbled Lawler with

The Telegraph Peter Sagan sprints to stage win as Rohan Dennis retains Tour de Romandie lead and Chris Froome makes further time losses Wednesday April 28 — Aigle to Martigny, 168.1km Peter Sagan claimed his first Tour de Romandie stage since his last appearance at the race in 2010 when the Bora-Hansgrohe rider won a

Getty Images It takes an incredible amount of confidence and guts to be a professional fighter, let alone a fighter who is able to compete at the world championship level. What fans rarely hear about are the moments where that confidence falters and self-doubt creeps in. On “Morning Kombat’s Storytime With Suga,” Rashad Evans told

Conor McGregor just got even richer. The UFC star and his business partners sold their majority stake in Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey to Proximo Spirits in a deal that is worth up to $600 million. Proximo Spirits, which also owns Jose Cuervo and Bushmills, in addition to other brands, already had a 49 percent

8:30 AM ET Kamaru Usman has risen to the top of the game, taking over the No. 1 spot in the ESPN pound-for-pound men’s MMA rankings. Usman (19-1) retained his UFC welterweight championship with a dazzling knockout of Jorge Masvidal on Saturday, his 18th consecutive victory and fourth title defense. He takes over the top

4:54 PM ET Following an inactive year in 2020, UFC featherweight Yair Rodriguez says he is looking to return to competition as soon as possible — against the highest-ranked opponent he can get. Rodriguez (13-2) has not fought since he defeated Jeremy Stephens in October 2019. He was scheduled to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov last August,

Rodolfo Vieira will look to rebound from his first-career loss. Vieira meets Dustin Stoltzfus on July 17 at UFC Fight Night, which doesn’t currently have a publicly known location or venue. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from MMA Fighting. After submitting his first

Getty Images If there was a common thread in the title victories at UFC 261 that had an effect on the sport’s top 10 pound-for-pound rankings, it was the fact that both fighters benefitted from the same mastermind in the corner.  Heaping praise upon Trevor Wittman as quite possibly the best coach in mixed martial

7:55 PM ET UFC middleweight Chris Weidman posted X-rays of his broken leg — pre- and post-surgery — on Tuesday as he made his way home following a gruesome injury at UFC 261 on Saturday. Weidman posted the images to his social media accounts, along with a video of him and his family flying from