10 h. ago Inside Andy Murray's life after tennis and how he fooled kids he's gone pro in new sport

Sir Andy Murray has thrown himself into a new hobby since hanging up his tennis racket, leading his kids to believe he had turned pro in a new sport, given his obsession

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32 h. ago Tennis pro gets boob job despite "you're not going to be able to play" warning

A French tennis player took nine months away from the sport this year and used that time to have a boob job, despite being warned she would not be able to play again

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3 d. ago From cage to screen: The Smashing Machine and Mark Kerr’s second act with The Rock

Mark Kerr’s rise and fall was captured in a cult MMA documentary. Now Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has brought his story to Hollywood with A24’s The Smashing MachineIt started with an affirming nod of heads between two tough guys at a Santa Monica Gold’s Gym in the summer of 1997. One-time Olympic wrestling contender Mark Kerr was training for his first Ultimate Fighting Championship fight, having dominated in a three-fight, one-night tournament in Brazil two months earlier. Dwayne “Rocky Maivia” Johnson, a former NFL prospect sidelined with a knee injury suffered during his second year with the WWE, approached him.“Can I take you to lunch?” Johnson asked Kerr, who obliged him at the Firehouse restaurant in Santa Monica. The conversation inevitably drifted to mixed martial arts, as Johnson peppered the 1992 NCAA champion with pointed questions about the unregulated sport. MMA was gaining popularity in Japan, where multiple promotions hired pro wrestlers for “crossover” fights. Continue...

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4 d. ago Cycling union president suggests cutting short top races to deter protesters

Adam Hansen, the president of riders’ union CPA, said that shortening races - despite the huge financial and logistical nightmare that poses - would deny protesters a platform

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9 d. ago Bruno Fernandes and Harry Kane ‘lead Saudi Pro League’s transfer wishlist’ with Cristiano Ronaldo likely to depart

BRUNO FERNANDES and Harry Kane are top of the Saudi Pro League’s wish list as officials prepare for life after Cristiano Ronaldo. With Ronaldo’s blockbuster contract at Al Nassr set to end in 2027, Saudi chiefs are already planning a new wave of big-name signings to carry the league into the next era and both...

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1 week ago Saudi Pro League team 'paying fake fans to make noise' as embarrassing crowds reach new low

An ambitious Saudi Pro League club containing former Arsenal and Everton stars has resorted paying supporters to crank up the atmosphere at home matches

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3 w. ago Ivan Toney: ‘The Saudi Pro League is on par with the Premier League’

Toney was not called up to the England squad for the September internationals

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4 w. ago Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal wins shortened Vuelta stage 16 after protests

The Colombian took his first stage victory since 2022 as the finish line was brought forward by 8km due to disruption

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4 w. ago BMW PGA Championship confirms celebrities and reveals handicaps for pro

A raft of famous faces will take to the course at Wentworth alongside the professional golfers

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