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Israel Adesanya will make his second defense of his title against the hulking Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253. It’s a battle between two fighters who have been on a collision course for the past 18 months as verbal jabs have been exchanged while climbing the ranks. But somebody’s ‘0’ has got to go on Sept. 26. Will it be the unstoppable force of Costa, who aims to steamroll his opponents with his savage power?...

The 103rd-ranked American, a college star at UCLA not that long ago, played in a Grand Slam tournament’s third round for the first time and won, beating Guido Pella of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6). “I’m in disbelief, to be honest. Just pretty crazy,” said McDonald, who grew up in California, and now is based at the U.S. Tennis Association’s main training facility in Florida. “I mean, if you told me I’d be in the second week of Wimbledon before the tournament, I wouldn’t believe you....

One Nations League semifinal will be a rematch of a thrilling Euro 2021 semifinal played last July (Italy vs. Spain), while the other will pit two teams that met in the semifinal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup (France vs. Belgium). The winners will face off in the Nations League final on Sunday, Oct. 10, while the semifinal losers play for third place on the same day. LIVE BLOG: Italy vs....

European football’s governing body on Wednesday outlined tough new sanctions against racism both on and off the pitch, as part of efforts to rid the game of the scourge of discrimination and abuse. UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino warned that players found guilty of racial abuse would face a minimum 10-match ban while clubs could expect to play behind closed doors in the event of proven racism by fans....

Historically, Ultimate Fighter Finale cards have given us some fantastic fights – from Griffin vs. Bonnar and Sanchez vs. Diaz back in 2005 all the way through to Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha and Johnson vs. Elliott in 2016 – so hopefully this card will be no different. Here are the predicted outcomes for the Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. #1 Kamaru Usman vs. Rafael Dos Anjos Simply put, this is a huge fight worthy of any pay-per-view card right now....

Instantly fans wanted to see a rematch between Bisping and Henderson since the latter knocked out the champion at UFC 100 in 2009. UFC president Dana White didn’t seem too interested in making the rematch. Bisping wanted the fight and fans took to social media to pressure White to make it happen. MORE: Bisping vs Henderson: Fight time, streaming White listened and made the rematch for the main event of UFC 204, to be staged Saturday in Manchester, England....

Well, after Saturday’s night showdown, Woodley wasn’t even close to his own assessment, beating Thompson by majority decision (47-47, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 209 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sporting News scored the fight 48-47 for Thompson. The Ferguson, Mis. native wasn’t too sure he did enough to retain the belt. “I was extremely nervous,” Woodley told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview....

The main event features a rematch for the light heavyweight title as Daniel Cormier defends against Anthony Johnson. And in the co-main event, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman goes up against former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. There plenty of questions heading into UFC 210, here are four: 1. Is Cormier overlooking Johnson? Normally, you would say a champion and a two-time Olympic wrestler wouldn’t have that mindset. But Cormier has been talking a lot about former champion Jon Jones who will be in the arena for the fight....

In the main event, Robert Whittaker will face Kelvin Gastelum. Finally set to defend his UFC Middleweight Championship, Whittaker has never looked better than he does now. Taking him on will be Kelvin Gastelum, a fighter who has won numerous accolades, and looking for his own big break. In the co-main event, Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon to face off against one of the up and coming stars who has made his name in the Octagon, Israel Adesanya....

Poirier claimed a unanimous decision victory over Holloway to claim the interim lightweight title at UFC 236 and earn a shot at Khabib, who will make his return to the octagon after his suspension for his part in the brawl that followed his triumph over Conor McGregor in October 2018. The formidable Nurmagomedov is undefeated in 27 mixed martial arts bouts, but Bisping, the former UFC middleweight champion, feels Poirier could pull off an upset Saturday in Abu Dhabi if he is able to keep the fight off the canvas....

Dawodu and Burgos are up-and-coming fighters who are looking to ascend to the upper echelons of the UFC’s talent-rich 145-pound weight class. Both Dawodu and Burgos are 29 years of age and have a decent amount of experience under their belt. They are known to possess well-rounded MMA skill-sets, and that has led many to laud this fight booking as it makes for a great stylistic clash between two talented featherweights....

While Sam Fisher may have had a few cameo appearances in recent years including Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and even an Easter Egg in Far Cry: New Dawn, the Splinter Cell franchise has been dormant for quite some time. When the original Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell released in 2002, taking inspiration from big-name franchises such as Thief, Deus Ex, and most notably Metal Gear Solid, critics praised its approach to third-person stealth gameplay, as well as its lighting, audio, and focus on suspense....

“A Fresh Coat of Paint” Project lead Martin Wimpress announced the beta in a post on the official Ubunti Mate blog. Wimpress included emoji of a happy face, a roll of toilet paper, a knife, and a paintbrush to illustrate the sentence. Ubuntu MATE is a variant of Ubuntu that uses the MATE desktop environment instead of the mainline Ubuntu that uses the GNOME desktop. MATE is an offshoot of the old GNOME 2 codebase....

The Line: UCLA -7, Total: 74 Line movement: The Wynn opened UCLA -7 on Sunday, was bet up to -7.5 within an hour, but moved back to the key number on Monday. As of Wednesday, 7 is the consensus line, although it opened as high as 8. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Both schools are coming in cold....

Gianni Infantino, Ceferin’s counterpart at world football’s governing body, is reportedly keen on a 24-team event played every four years, involving the biggest clubs in an attempt to maximise revenue opportunities. But Ceferin, who was elected UEFA chief in 2016, feels FIFA’s plans will only serve the top sides, with little thought given to the remainder. “About the so-called Club World Cup. The players are at the limit. FIFA is behaving strangely here too,” he told Kicker....

Sixteen finals since the inaugural Champions League/European Cup tournaments have gone to extra time to decide who is the best team in Europe - with 11 of those matches still deadlocked at 120 minutes and subsequently went to a penalty shootout. MORE: UEFA Champions League 2022-23 fixtures List of Champions League finals that went to penalties Real Madrid played in the most recent Champions League final that went to a penalty shootout, shading city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2015-16....

“I should be fighting a higher ranked guy,” Lombard told Sporting News. “I do what the UFC tells me to do. I need to fight and to prove to the fans and the fighters that when Hector Lombard fights, you pay attention.” Trash talk is all apart of the sport to hype up a fight. Lombard feels that Burkman has talked a lot heading into Saturday’s welterweight tilt and plans on doing something about it....

The main event features a rematch for the bantamweight title, as champion T.J. Dillashaw battles Cody Garbrandt. The co-main event is also a rematch, when Demetrious Johnson defends the flyweight championship against Henry Cejudo. Dillashaw (16-3) and Garbrandt first met at UFC 217. Garbrandt (11-1) looked like he was well on his way to his first successful title defense when he rocked Dillashaw with a right hand. But, Dillashaw rebounded quickly and went on to knock Garbrandt out in the second round....

It was Maxim’s first loss in 10 fights and in his UFC debut. The 34-year-old Tybura was unable to take down the usual light heavyweight, except for twice. The second of which sealed the win for him. Between rounds, while Grishin paced back and forth, it seemed as if Marcin was breathing heavily. It came with 2:55 left in the fight, almost in the center of the octagon. He was able to pass guard, go into side control, into mount....