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Martinsville Speedway will soon be owned by NASCAR
The deal was worth at $2 billion, the announcement specified. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year, gives the USA stock auto racing series control of a total of all ISC venues that stage events on its schedule, which as well as Daytona includes Talladega Superspeedway, Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. [Full Article...]
Jay Z gets sued by a boxer
Apparently, the 27-year-old missed three weeks of training for a big fight after coming down with the flu. Franco claims Roc Nation never took the steps to make sure he was medically fit to take that third fight, which almost killed him. Franco says the doctors diagnosed him with a brain hemorrhage and became comatose. Franco underwent two surgeries, including one in which a piece of his skull w... [Full Article...]
Keith Thurman Vows: This Will Be Manny Pacquaio's Last Fight
This is a big fight. It is going to be exciting and I like it. Let us take a closer look as to why Pacquiao will not be facing Mayweather ever again. Beverly Hills-Keith Thurman vowed to retire Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday as the two fighters traded verbal jabs ahead of the World Boxing Association battle for welterweight supremacy. [Full Article...]
International Olympic Committee suspend AIBA but boxing stays at Tokyo 2020
The chief executive of Credit Suisse bank, Tidjane Thiam, is also among the nominees to be confirmed by current International Olympic Committee members on June 26 in Lausanne. authorities, is the driving force for any suspension inflicted on the AIBA, despite his resignation in March, reports Xinhua news agency. A key factor proved to be the continued influence of Gafur Rakhimov , AIBA's pr... [Full Article...]
Rusty but pain-free, S Africa's Rabada ready for England challenge
The unfamiliar feeling of lifting the World Cup Trophy has eluded the Proteas at every world cup event since the national team's readmission to the global cricket scene in 1991. This will likely be their last chance to win it. Champion quick Steyn, 35, would also hope to stay fit and break the jinx to lift the World Cup and possibly end his glittering career on a high. [Full Article...]
Virat Kohli Meets England Football Skipper Harry Kane
The 25-year old forward tweeted a picture with the Indian skipper. In fact, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachhan, a fan of Tottenham Hotspur's London rivals Chelsea, came up with a reply to Kane's tweet with a picture of Kohli holding a Chelsea jersey. [Full Article...]
Afghanistan defeats Pakistan by 3 wickets in ICC World Cup Warm up
Pakistan come into the match having been thumped 4-0 in their recent ODI series against tournament favourites England, and while it might have been a useful bedding-in period which could help them acclimatise to the host nation's conditions, their bowling performances in particular were not up to par. [Full Article...]
Flying Eagles in great start, spank Qatar 4-0
Maxwell Effiom got the first goal for the Paul Aigbogun's side on 12 minutes before Sweden based Henry Offia doubled the lead on 24 minutes with both assists from Captain Ikouwem Utin. The second half continued in much a similar vein to the first. In another match played at the competition, New Zealand produced the nation's biggest win in Federation Internationale de Football Association U-20 Wo... [Full Article...]