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The UFC is abuzz following the recent bombshell announcement of Conor McGregor that he will no longer be a participant. McGegor was one of the top attractions for the UFC, so his retirement sent shockwaves through the ranks. Many of the sport’s supporters were flabbergasted that any Irishman, usually more than willing to fight for…

Running seems like such a simple thing to do, something possible for anyone. After all, it is simply walking conducted at a much higher speed, right? According to Jarryd Hayne, however, he has had to spend considerable effort on altering the running style he used so effectively as the NRL’s top player to a lower,…

In our era of instant gratification, tied games in major sporting competitions are becoming less tolerable all the time. We want winners and we want them now. The term Sudden Death is so appealing. The AFL is the most recent league to fiddle with its system for dealing with ties in the Grand Final. Rather…

Patty Mills did a full game’s work in less than half a game in the San Antonio Spurs dismantling of The Memphis Grizzlies in the first game of the playoff series between the teams. Mills was nearly a point-a-minute man, scoring 15 whilst playing for only 19 minutes. He wasted no time making his defensive…

As if trying to secure a spot on the 53-man game day roster were not enough to occupy the complete attention of rugby-player-turned-NFL-er Jarryd Hayne, there are already grumblings of trouble in paradise caused by speculation that new coach Chip Kelly and General Manager Trent Baalke are not meshing well from a perspective of personality…

Chips-in Canterbury this week. The Warriors have done absolutely nothing this year and how they have opened favourites – even with this match in Wellington – is perplexing. Canterbury were outstanding against Melbourne and the quick backup is no issue. There is no bigger myth in the NRL than the negative impact of a quick…

Turnabout is fair play, or so it would seem, as the Magpies get ready to debut an American recruit named Mason Cox when the Pies play the Demons in Round 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cox graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in engineering, so he is obviously no dummy and realised…

As Stephan Curry and Andrew Bogut prepare to go into their final regular season game with the opportunity to break the 20-year-old record for the most regular season wins, and praise is being heaped on LeBron James for his record setting 12 seasons of scoring an average of 25 points per game, one slightly overlooked…

Unlike the Sacramento, California version of the Warriors, the struggling NRL Warriors of New Zealand are doing anything but coasting through the league on their way to a title. After six rounds, the Kiwis, who as everyone knows currently have the international rugby crown, have won only two games, prompting Coach Andrew McFadden to rethink…

Channeling Greg Norman’s epic 1996 Masters collapse, young Texan Jordan Spieth surrendered a five-stroke lead with nine holes remaining in the final round of the 2016 Masters. Norman’s lead was six strokes, if anyone wants to quibble about the comparison. Another similarity betwixt the two events was that Danny Willet became the first Englishman to…