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MORE: Nunes stuns Tate | Best UFC 200 photos The Invicta FC champion on Saturday said she isn’t willing to fight newly minted champion Amanda Nunes, but is willing to take on former champions Miesha Tate, Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey. Before tweeting her congratulations, Cyborg had some strong words for some of the most renowned female fighters in UFC. Nunes, who was bumped to the main event just one day before Saturday’s UFC 200 card, staked her claim to the rest of the 135-pound division by earning a first-round submission win to upset Tate and capture the UFC women’s bantamweight title....

And as always, there are stories which will have huge repercussions on the transfer market. After scorching through papers and sources from all over Europe, we have managed to find transfer stories that made headlines on July 5, 2018: Premier League Antonio Conte close to getting the sack Chelsea have been looking for a way to get Antonio Conte resign since mid-May. The Mirror has now revealed that the Italian will be packing his bags by the end of the week before the Chelsea players arrive for pre-season training this weekend....

The 32-year-old lined up alongside Gareth Bale at the forefront of Zinedine Zidane’s side in Germany as they look to build on their positive start to their European campaign. Ronaldo 3/1 to be CL top scorer Ronaldo scored twice as the reigning champions started with a 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia, and did the same this week with a double in the 3-1 victory over Dortmund. The Portuguese attacker has been a consistent star for the Spanish giants since joining from Manchester United for a then world record fee in 2009....

Bale said that he and the Portuguese talisman never had any problems at the Spanish club and further clarified that any reports of a rift between the duo have been hyped up by the media. In case you didn’t know… Bale started his career as a left-back, but was shifted to a more attacking position at Tottenham Hotspur. He moved to Real Madrid in the 2013 summer transfer window in a then world-record transfer fee of £85....

Speaking to World Soccer, Ronaldo spoke about his club’s ambition to lift the Champions League trophy a record 12th time and how the previous year’s experience will help them achieve the feat. He said, “I think we can win the Champions League twice in a row. When you play for Real Madrid you have to believe that you can. We have a great team and a great manager. We have the experience from last year....

Ronaldo has completed a move to the Saudi Pro League side, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal worth £173 million a year. Now, as per Marca, the 37-year-old is keen on Al-Nassr signing his longtime teammate Pepe, who he previously played alongside at Real Madrid. The FC Porto defender’s name is reported to have come up in early conversations between Cristiano Ronaldo and the Riyadh outfit. Pepe has been told by Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa that he can play for the Primeira Liga club for as long as he wants....

The 37-year-old has scored at every staging of the tournament since making his debut in the 2006 edition in Germany. And he made more personal history when he get on the scoresheet as Portugal bid for glory in Qatar. Ronaldo got his chance when he went down under defender Mohammed Salisu’s challenge just after the hour mark, and the referee pointed to the spot. And there was no mistake from Ronaldo, who smashed international goal number 118 past Lawrence Ati-Zigi to put himself in the record books....

Thomas, a transgender woman, emerged as a star swimmer for the college this year, becoming the first trans athlete to win a NCAA Division I title in March after finishing first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle championship. However, her success has sparked debate about how to fairly include transgender women on women’s athletic teams. Critics have argued Thomas, who transitioned in 2019, has an unfair advantage over her cisgender teammates and should be required to compete on the men’s team....

A search operation was launched on Thursday after police received a call from the wife of a 69-year-old man who failed to return from a trip to the Hinchinbrook Island area off the northern coast of Queensland and was not able to be reached via radio. The man went fishing at around 3 p.m. in Gayundah Creek and had been expected to come back about an hour later. He has not yet been located....

Date: August 15, 2022 Tournament: Western & Southern Open 2022 Round: First Round (Round of 64) Venue: Mason, Ohio Category: ATP 1000 Surface: Hard Prize money: $6,280,880 Matteo Berrettini vs Frances Tiafoe preview Twelfth seed Matteo Berrettini will take on American Frances Tiafoe in the first round of the Western and Southern Open on Monday. Berrettini has had a stop-start season. He reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in January before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal....

Last week, the 5th Circuit decided for the second time to block a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge blocking Texas officials from restricting abortion access. The decision, which was first made on March 31, caused panic across the state, with health practitioners and patients worried that women would be forced to travel out of state to access abortion care at a time when U.S. residents are being advised to stay home and practice social distancing....

Here is something from the GM of Russia's national team that is not a fact. From R Sport (via Puck Daddy): “Semyon’s in good form now, continuing to show that he’s one of the best goaltenders in the NHL and showing with his game that the truth is on his side,” Russian national team general manager Alexei Kasatonov said on the website of the SKA St. Petersburg KHL team....

Just imagine what the Soviets must have thought if they were watching the Clarence Thomas hearings on CNN last week. Behold! In the crucible of the Capitol, in the marbled splendor of the Senate Caucus Room, was the world’s oldest democracy in action, weighing who in the land should sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is what a free people seemed to get for their faith in their government: an evasive, overcoached nominee; a cynical, manipulative White House; a windy collection of senators....

The state 3rd District Court of Appeal decided that a lower court correctly refused to dismiss the lawsuit against Claudia Villafane. Her lawyers argued the case belonged in Argentina, but the judges disagreed. The court found that Maradona’s claims are barred in Argentina because a statute of limitations on them has expired in that country. In the U.S., however, he can still pursue the lawsuit and his attorneys have argued that the alleged improper conduct happened in Florida....

Coutinho, who joined Liverpool from Inter in January 2013, was the subject of significant interest from Barca in the previous transfer window, but a switch to Camp Nou failed to materialise as Liverpool rejected multiple bids and the playmaker’s transfer request. The leaders of LaLiga will now get their man, with the enormous fee set to make him the most expensive player in the history of Spanish football. It will also be the highest amount ever received by an English club....

Coutinho was used as a substitute in Brazil’s victories over Ecuador and Colombia in last month’s qualifiers, making an impact on both occasions after substituting Willian, reports Xinhua news agency. During Brazil’s training session here on Tuesday, Coutinho featured in coach Tite’s starting line-up, just behind forwards Neymar and Gabriel Jesus. Coutinho has been in fine form for Liverpool this season, racking up three goals, two assists and 29 shots on goal in seven English Premier League (EPL) appearances....

The Brazil international, who has been in spellbinding form - scoring 12 goals and supplying eight assists in all competitions this campaign - is resolute on furthering his career at Camp Nou after five years of service on Merseyside. La Liga’s pacesetters had three bids instantly batted away for the 25-year-old in the summer, the final one of which was a base figure of £82 million bloated by improbable clauses to reach a headline amount of up to £118m....

Barcelona have made two bids for the 25-year-old, most recently seeing an offer of €100 million rejected. Liverpool 25/1 to win Champions League Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group released a statement on Friday insisting they would not entertain offers for Coutinho, but a few hours later, the Brazil international submitted a transfer request. Coutinho missed Liverpool’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Watford on Saturday due to a back injury, after which Klopp stressed his focus is on the players at his disposal but admitted he does not have final say on the former Inter man’s future....

Biden began the event with remarks about the vaccination rollout in the U.S. While the third doses are important, Biden said that the priority for his administration is getting first and second shots in the arms of the remaining 23 percent of Americans who have not received a single dose of the vaccine. “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Biden said. “That’s why I’m moving forward with vaccination requirements wherever I can....

There has been a spike in COVID infections, which went to 126,967 new cases per day as of Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University—up from an average of over 70,000 new daily cases per day at the start of November. Here are the latest guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on quarantine and isolation periods: What Is the Difference Between Quarantine and Isolation?...