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The last few months of his career: Tennis legend officially announced his retirement
One of India’s greatest tennis players – Leander Paes has achieved almost everything he wished for. At 43, Paes has participated in 7 Olympics, won 18 Grand Slams and has become an icon globally. Featuring at the 2017 Chennai Open, he finally seemed to be giving signs of calling it a day in the near future when he...
Crash and Burn review – ugly side of Formula One
This documentary about the rise and fall of Tommy Byrne, a talented but troubled also-ran on the motor racing circuit, is most interesting for the insight it gives into the ugly, elitist attitudes in Formula One. But unlike Asif Kapadia’s Senna, there’s not much here to recommend the film to non-fans of the...
UFC 207 Fighter Salaries: See Rousey and Nunes! It’s funny
The disclosed basic salaries from Friday night’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas have been revealed, and show that Ronda Rousey was by far the biggest earner on the night. Rousey banked a whopping $3,000,000 despite losing in just 48 seconds, the second highest basic salary in UFC history. Dominick Cruz was up next with a more...
Who Is Edmond Tarverdyan & Why Do People Keep Paying Him?
Following the main event finish at UFC 207, many questions have again been raised about Ronda Rousey. Primarily, the big question is regarding her future in the sport. As that remains to be seen, another very pertinent point has been debated. Similar to the aftermath of UFC 193, Edmond Tarverdyan has been a hot topic on the...
Shocker: McGregor odds clearly don’t justify a Mayweather PPV
UFC champion Conor McGregor would have virtually no chance of defeating Floyd Mayweather Jr. should the pair finally face each other in a cross-codes contest in the future. The outspoken Irishman has long been looking to challenge boxing’s best fighter of a generation in a bid to take Mayweather's undefeated record,...
Amanda Nunes on Ronda Rousey: ‘That’s it for her, she’s going to retire’
LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes dished out a savage beating to Ronda Rousey at UFC 207 and the bantamweight champion now believes that loss will signify the end of her career. There were already questions about Rousey’s future after she said prior to the fight that her bout with Nunes was one of the last times she would...
Ronda Rousey retires after UFC 207
Here today, gone tomorrow. Literally. This may be the last time mixed martial arts (MMA) fans get to see former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight titleholder Ronda Rousey, who is likely to hang up the gloves in the wake of a successful Octagon return. The means to that end is a victory over...
Woods whats wrong with You? A lot of people started to hate Golf Legend through new girl
Golf legend Tiger Woods and selfie queen Kylie Jenner may not seem to have a whole lot in common, but they both serve as living reminders of a very important lesson: Never date a guy named after a large predatory cat. As you probably know, Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren was one of the messiest splits in recent history....
The staggering sum of Michael Schumacher’s medical bill has emerged: My heart stopped
Three years ago today, Formula 1 fans across the world waited with bated breath for news of hero Michael Schumacher's condition. The seven-time world champion was critically injured in a horrific ski accident in the French Alps, and was put in a medically induced coma. Now reports have emerged stating that the bill for the...
Dana White Gives Worrying Update On Ronda Rousey’s Future Ufc Plans
Dana White has admitted he is not sure if Ronda Rousey would continue in the UFC were she to lose her comeback fight against Amanda Nunes this Friday. Rousey returns to the octagon for the first time in over a year the final UFC event of 2016 in what promises to be an epic night in Las Vegas. The UFC is at fever pitch as they...
Serena Williams arrives with big news: I can’t stop crying
Serena Williams has arrived in New Zealand — and promptly announced she is engaged. The world's highest paid sportswoman will marry Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. She broke the news on Reddit in the form of a poem which emerged within hours of her arriving in Auckland this morning for next week's ASB Classic...
Boyfriend: Ronda Rousey’s current mental state ‘a little scary’ ahead of UFC 207
Ronda Rousey’s return to the Octagon, though highly-anticipated, has been questioned by many in the mixed martial arts (MMA) circle. Though a year away from the fight game seems to be plenty of time to get your mind right after a brutally devastating loss, like the one she suffered at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193,...