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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Defending champion Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon second round on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kazakh Alexander Bublik. Murray next faces Dustin Brown, the man who knocked out Rafael Nadal two years ago. German world number 97 Brown came back from a set and a break down to beat Portugal’s Joao Sousa 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4.
World Boxing Organization (WBO) new welterweight champion, Australian boxer Jeff Horn talks about his style in fighting Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao in a press conference after the fight. “I just felt like he couldn’t get ahold of my gap and I was fainting a lot, trying to upset his rhythm and I think that was working throughout the majority of that fight,” he said. Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, meanwhile felt that it was […]
Proudly holding up his title belt and flanked by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australia’s Jeff Horn brushed aside the outcry against his shock victory over Manny Pacquiao on Monday (July 3), saying there will always be “naysayers” saying he didn’t deserve to win. The 29-year-old former schoolteacher was awarded a unanimous 12-round decision over the eight-division world champion after a bloody battle in front of more than 51,000 fans at Brisbane’s Lang Park on Sunday […]
Jeff Horn “looks like a pumpkin” after fight, noted a former Australian heavyweight champ (Eagle News) — International sports celebrities including basketball star Kobe Bryant, football quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and two former boxing heavyweight champs hit the score of boxing judges after Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao lost his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title in a controversial unanimous decision to Australia’s Jeff Horn on Sunday, July 2. Bryant posted a tweet with the […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao landed more punches, including power punches and jabs, than the declared winner by unanimous decision Australia’s Jeff Horn in the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight match on Sunday, July 2, in Brisbane, Australia. According to the punch statistics recorded by Compubox, Pacquiao landed a total of 182 punches compared to Horn’s 92. The Filipino boxer also landed more power punches at 123 compared to Horn’s 73. He […]
By: Alex Tejada, EBC Sports International, Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News) — Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao took on to center stage once again to square off with Australia’s own Jeff Horn. Throughout the early rounds leading to the ninth, Horn proved to be somewhat the aggressor, coming forward to the clench and mixing in some shots to the back of the head and even connected with the occasional head butt. In […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The family of a man who died in a car crash involving Venus Williams plan to sue the tennis superstar, a lawyer said Friday. Attorney Michael Steinger told ABC television’s “Good Morning America” that the family of Jerome Barson would file a wrongful death suit against Williams following the June 9 crash in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Barson, who suffered head injuries in the accident, died two weeks later on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has clinched a new five-year deal worth $201 million, the richest contract in NBA history, ESPN reported on Friday. Curry, who recently helped the Warriors to their second NBA Finals crown in three years, is the first player to break the $200-million barrier, ESPN said, citing the player’s agent Jeff Austin. News of the agreement wipes away any uncertainty concerning the future of […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian challenger Jeff Horn weighed in slightly heavier than Filipino great Manny Pacquiao on Saturday ahead of their World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight in Brisbane. Pacquiao tipped the scales at 66.1 kg (146 pounds) and Horn came in at 66.3 kg (146 pounds) at the official weigh-in. Unbeaten Horn, a former schoolteacher, said he was ready for the biggest moment of his boxing life. “Game face is on. School’s out,” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Indiana Pacers star Paul George is set to join the Oklahoma City Thunder in a deal that will see Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis head in the opposite direction, reports said Friday. ESPN reported that four-time All-Star forward George heads to the Thunder despite pledging to remain with the Pacers for the 2017-2018 season. No further details of the proposed deal were immediately available, but the move would enable […]
MUJU, South Korea (AFP) — International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach and South Korean President Moon Jae-In will next week discuss the possibility of joint Korean teams competing at next year’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the German said Friday. Seoul’s new president — who backs engagement with the nuclear-armed North — made the suggestion at the World Taekwondo Federation championships in Muju last weekend. In South Korea’s Pyeongchang next year, Moon said he would like to […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao faces unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn in Sunday’s world welterweight title fight in Brisbane in pursuit of a dream rematch with Floyd Mayweather. The Pacquiao camp says it is anticipating a “short and sweet” win over the unbeaten Horn, a former school teacher and 2012 Australian Olympian, before an expected 50,000 crowd at Suncorp Stadium. The eight-weight world champion, 38, one of the greatest fighters of his […]
