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Charles Oliveira (30-8-1, eight KOs) and Michael Chandler (22-5, 10 KOs) will vie for a significant payday and supremacy in the lightweight division as its Nos. 3- and 4-ranked fighters, respectively. That’s especially impressive for Chandler, who is fighting under the UFC flag for just the second time after moving on from Bellator. He is on a current three-win streak, all via knockout, heading into his bout vs. Oliveira....

“I’m probably best known for being an influencer,” the 21-year-old said during Monday night’s premiere of the long-running dancing competition series. However, many viewers of course disagree with this statement, with Giannulli perhaps being most famous for her role in the college admissions scandal that saw her mother, Lori Laughlin, serve time in prison. Giannulli is the daughter of former Full House star Loughlin and designer Mossimo Giannulli, who both served prison sentences for their part in the college admissions scandal....

His focus is his competition with his international contemporaries and is hoping to break the current course record set by Ram Singh Yadav in 2012, 2:16.59. Returning to claim his stake is Arjun Pradhan, a runner-up at the SCMM 2015. Gopi T, who placed second at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2015, ups the ante and is gunning for a podium finish in the full marathon category at SCMM 2016....

The six-time Olympic champion, Britain’s most successful Olympic competitor, bows out at the age of 37 after a career in which he became the most decorated cyclist in the history of the Games. “I’m officially announcing my retirement from international cycling,” he told a press conference in his native Edinburgh. “It’s a decision which I didn’t take lightly. It’s something I thought about hard with the help of my family and my coaches....

It had been assumed Ruth would sign with the UFC since he prepared former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for his UFC 182 title defense against Daniel Cormier and previously worked with middleweight champion Chris Weidman. MORE: UFC Fight Night recap | Gruesome injury revealed in Ronda Rousey’s new book Ruth signed with the Viacom-owned company due to the UFC’s recent uniform deal with Reebok. With the Reebok deal, fighters will no longer be able to have sponsors on their apparel and anything UFC related starting in July....

Media members will be tested for COVID-19 twice before traveling and undergo more tests once they arrive in Japan, Muto said. Additionally, journalists will have to sign a “pledge” to abide by the health and safety guidelines put in place for them, such as a limitation on free movement during the two-week quarantine. “If any violations are found, measures such as suspension or deprivation of accreditation and deportation proceedings will be strictly applied,” Muto said....

Working against Doha are factors it cannot control, like the consensus among people who gossip about host-city horse races that 2016 is the Western Hemisphere’s “turn” after what will have been 20 years of unfriendly time zones. And with security the biggest and ever-escalating expense, it might be difficult to persuade IOC delegates to put the Games so close to Iran. (The last time the region made a push was Tehran’s campaign for the 1984 Games....

But for most United fans, the history strangely takes a pause after that final, and resumes only around decades later, with Sir Alex Ferguson (or just Alex Ferguson, as he was back then) getting hell from the Old Trafford faithful in his third season with the Red Devils (Remember Ta Ra Fergie, anyone?) Not many would have heard about Wilf Mcguiness, the man who succeeded Sir Matt. Mcguiness’ season (i....

First there was Bush’s 45-car motorcade to Ramallah, where he held hands with a beaming Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters but didn’t leave many other smiling faces in his wake. That was followed by an “aircade” of Marine choppers into Bethlehem, where townspeople were frozen in place by their own Palestinian police, who raised guns at them in alleyways, while Bush took his time touring the grotto where Jesus was allegedly born....

Bannister laid to rest the demons of Olympics heartbreak to produce a moment that would stand the test of history in 1954. Almost 40 years later, NBA legend O’Neal was receiving one of countless prizes he earned during a sensational career. Here are the best sporting moments from this day down the years… 1954 – Bannister breaks through the barrier It was described as “sport’s greatest goal” and there were warnings from physiologists that running a sub four-minute mile was impossible and dangerous to attempt....

But despite being so busy, the Thai-Japanese executive never turned his back on his first love and continued to hone his martial arts craft. Just last week, Chatri Sityodtong shared on his official Facebook account that he was awarded a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu via the Renzo Gracie Academy, proving that it’s never too late to pursue one’s passion. It has been a long and winding road for Chatri Sityodtong Chatri Sityodtong started his Muay Thai training in Bangkok as a young boy and continued to teach the sport to his friends even when he moved to the United States....

At ONE: Full Circle last Friday, February 25, “The Dutch Knight” cruised to a third-round submission finish of current welterweight champion Kiamrian Abbasov to retain the middleweight crown. After the convincing win, De Ridder not only won the coveted US $50,000 bonus, but he also demanded a spot at the ONE X super-card just a month away on March 26 against one of the best grapplers in the game, Andre Galvao:...

Over the past 22 years, Hong Kong has given support to the mainland’s development, while the mainland has contributed to Hong Kong’s rise. Hong Kong’s GDP has maintained a steady growth, hitting almost $360 billion in 2018, over twice of that of 1996. The number of visitors soared from 10.4 million in 1997 to more than 65 million in 2018. As a fully established international financial, trade and shipping center, Hong Kong ranks among the top in the world by various economic and social development indicators....

Where We Are was first released in 2014, six months before Zayn Malik left band members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson and sees the band perform their biggest hits to an audience at San Rio Stadium in Milan, Italy. The setlist of the One Direction concert film sees them perform songs from their third album Midnight Memories as well as their greatest hits from their first two albums Up All Night and Take Me Home....

Rebel outsider is an odd role for the Democratic Party’s most recent vice presidential candidate to play. Yet Edwards’s 2008 presidential campaign–still hypothetical but proceeding at high speed–is all about breaking with the established script. He’s largely opted out of the buzz primary–leaving candidates like former Virginia governor Mark Warner and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh to convince Beltway insiders and media types that they’re the best alternatives to front runner Hillary Clinton....

Xiong will once again defend her ONE women’s strawweight world title against Lee in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2 this Friday, US primetime, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Although their head-to-head matchup is at a level 1-1, Xiong bears the brunt of defending her world title against someone she’s already knocked out. The Chinese superstar already finished Lee, the reigning ONE women’s atomweight world champion, in their first match at ONE: A New Era in March 2019....

RELATED: One Piece: Every Member Of The Straw Hat Pirates, Ranked By Speed Zoan-type devil fruits are further divided into the following categories: Ancient, Mythical, and Artificial zoans. Ancient zoans are more difficult to come by than other zoans, as they allow their users to transform into pre-historic creatures such as mammoths, dinosaurs, etc. Being rarer than most, ancient zoans provide superior strength and endurance. Here are all the ancient-type zoan fruits that One Pieceviewers have seen so far....

RELATED: One Piece: The Next Arc, Explained With countless powerful fighters in the war, Oda made sure to give a great spotlight to some incredibly powerful female characters as well. As expected, they shone in the war and made a great name for themselves. While some fell, others made the climb to become the next big thing in the One Piece world. 10 Carrot Carrot has been traveling with the Straw Hat crew since the end of the Zou arc and featured heavily during the Whole Cake Island arc....

RELATED: Most Mysterious One Piece Characters At a very young age of 18, Hancock was made the captain of the Kuja Pirates. At the same time, she received an 80 million berry bounty after her very first voyage and, immediately after, she was granted the status of Shichibukai. As confirmed in the latest Reverie, Hancock is no longer one of the Warlords of the Sea and, thus, is hunted once again....