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Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira will throw down in a crucial lightweight encounter in the co-headliner of this Saturday’s UFC 256 pay-per-view, which is set to take place at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas. Once on an unbelievable 12-fight win streak, Ferguson was handed a tough loss in his last fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Sections of the MMA community have even claimed that El Cucuy might not be the same fighter anymore....

The 32-year-old’s treble at Santiago Bernabeu earned a 3-0 Champions League semi-final lead for Madrid, who are claiming Ronaldo has reached 400 goals for Los Blancos even though official records state he is on 399. The controversy relates to a deflected 2010 goal against Real Sociedad that Madrid credit to Ronaldo, even though the referee’s report gave it to defender Pepe. ‘Ronaldo had doping test after hat-trick’ Nonetheless, Madrid president Florentino Perez presented Ronaldo with a shirt to mark the accomplishment, one which has delighted the Portugal international, who is seemingly in no doubt he has reached the 400 mark....

Djokovic, 35, won his 21st Major title at Wimbledon this year - his seventh triumph at the Championships. That moved him to within one title of men’s all-time leader Rafael Nadal. However, the Serb will not have the opportunity to move level with Nadal at the US Open due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. Under the current rules of entering the country, all incoming foreign arrivals to the US must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination - which Djokovic doesn’t have or intends to have....

Certainly, you might have noticed the large red circles on the body of American star Michael Phelps. Those are cup marks, a process that Dana Vollmer, who won a silver in the 4x100 relay, and a bronze in the butterfly, described as, “negative massage.” The results, a series of circular bruises, however, she described a little less technically: “It looks like we got attacked by an octopus.” MORE: Full medal count | Why do swimmers wear two caps?...

Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, was so moved during a recent trip to New York City, that he donated $3 million on the spot to help with relief efforts. The latest tally of donations now exceeds $850 million, and the figure is widely expected to top $1 billion by year’s end. Attracting the money was easy. But experts say getting the funds to the people who need them will be anything but....

Business incubators have been around for decades, helping new entrepreneurs learn the ropes. But a new kind of incubator has become hot, focused on dot-com start-ups. More than 100 Internet incubators have launched in the United States in recent months, and dozens more in Europe, seeking to rush new Web companies toward maturity–and stock-market rewards. London’s Antfactory has incubators in Milan, Madrid and Amsterdam, while Frankfurt’s VentureLab is setting up shop in Shanghai and Singapore....

The ex-Liverpool and Newcastle midfielder says the Portuguese coach made life “all about him” during his second spell in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat. ‘Mourinho lacks Arsenal style’ He was removed from his post in December 2015 after seeing a side that had lifted the Premier League title a few months earlier capitulate to languish in the bottom half of the table. Guus Hiddink was brought in to steady the ship, before handing the reins to Antonio Conte over the summer....

Sanchez: Future in agent’s hands The Lyon star reacted angrily after being overlooked by Robben during a counter-attack, with the Bayern Munich man in turn not happy with his team-mate’s response. Robben reportedly confronted Depay regarding his behaviour in front of the rest of the squad after the final whistle, but the former Manchester United attacker has downplayed the significance of the incident. “It was just a bit of miscommunication on the pitch,” the 23-year-old told De Telegraaf....

The 25-year-old made his move to Anfield on January 30th on an initial £37 million deal, with the fee potentially rising to £49 million from Portuguese giants FC Porto. The 25-year-old finally traveled to Merseyside on Friday following his international duty with Colombia and met Jurgen Klopp as well as his new team-mates. Following an individual session with the coaching staff of the Reds, the new number 23 sat down with the club’s official website for his first interview as a Liverpool player and underwent a photo session....

A statement from Napoli described the claims as “fake news”. De Laurentiis may need to take the matter up with his Getafe counterpart Angel Torres, who told Radio Marca he was taking calls “every three days” from the Napoli chief. Former Barcelona youth-team and reserve Cucurella joined Getafe last July, initially on loan, with the deal to be made permanent at the end of the season. Napoli issued a statement in response to the claims from Spain, that read: “On the subject of fake news (we will never tire of fighting the manipulation of information), we read that Napoli would be strongly interested in Cucurella and that even president De Laurentiis would call the president of Getafe ’every three days'....

That is largely because in the “salt in the soup” fixtures against the club’s fierce adversaries, as the German described it, his side have turned in performances deserving of celebrations at the final whistle which haven’t yet materialised. Klopp’s first sampling of the rivalry was on January 17, 2016, when Louis van Gaal was still at the helm of the Old Trafford club and Wayne Rooney’s strike in the 78th minute secured victory along with a goalkeeping masterclass from David de Gea....

A featherweight title fight between Volkanovski and Ortega will headline the UFC 266 pay-per-view this weekend. While Schaub agrees that both fighters are big draws, he doesn’t believe their stint as TUF coaches will have generated any extra pay-per-view buys. Brendan Schaub, a former TUF contestant, claims to have tried watching the latest season of the show but found it unbearable. According to Schaub, The Ultimate Fighter lost its “rawness” after the 14th season of the show....

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was already executing a search warrant in the building on July 10, investigating a smuggling operation that was using domestic and international flights. Apparently frightened by the presence of law enforcement, 37-year-old Kelvin James Dark reportedly threw the drugs off the balcony of the room where he was staying. Dark was arrested, along with 33-year-old Tiffany Peterson. While searching the apartment, the GBI also found 13 pounds of marijuana, a “substantial” amount of cash, two semi-automatic rifles and a Glock handgun....

Stephen Curry was asked about his backcourt partner’s rehabilitation after the win against the Portland Trail Blazers. He shared positive news and claimed, “nobody will understand what he has been through”. He said: Stephen Curry added that he is extremely proud of how Klay Thompson has approached his rehabilitation process. As reported by The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, we know that the two-time MVP shed tears last summer when he learned about Thompson’s Achilles tear....

Kante rifled home a long-distance effort to see off 10-man United, who had Ander Herrera dismissed in the first half. The goal secured another miserable Stamford bridge return for Jose Mourinho, with Kante scoring his maiden Chelsea goal in a 4-0 Premier League romp this season. Chelsea extend hoodoo over Man Utd “I’m happy to score again,” Kante told BBC Sport. “I’m happy for the win and for the fans it was a very beautiful win....

Griezmann’s brother excited Man Utd fans Guardiola caused an early season stir by exiling Etihad Stadium fans’ favourite Hart in Serie A and bringing in Claudio Bravo from Barcelona. Chile international Bravo has struggled to settle in English football and a string of unconvincing displays led to him being replaced as first choice at the start of this month by Willy Caballero - Hart’s understudy for the previous two seasons....

After four seasons, the Texas Rangers have decided Chris Woodward is not the manager the team needs. He ends his tenure with a 211-287 record. It’s always difficult to justify retaining a manager who has a sub .500 record, but not all fans agree with this move. Evan Grant of the “Dallas Morning News” was the first to report the news. The Rangers have fallen far behind the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros in the AL West, so a move like this felt inevitable....

He said, “You have to look at the quality first and when you have high expectation levels you can’t turn down a world-class player.There was no special emptiness in that position but the quality was so big it was too difficult to say no.” “I believe what is important is what you see when a team plays, the rest you have to cope with. “Look at Bayern [Munich] the other night, they have Martinez and Goetze on the bench....

Rashford, back covering for defender Kyle Walker, gave the ball away in the build-up to Stanislav Lobotka’s third-minute opener in the World Cup qualifying match at Wembley on Monday. Man Utd 13/10 to be top northwest club The 19-year-old responded in fine style, though, supplying the assist for Dier’s first-half equaliser before netting the decisive goal with a strike from outside the area in the 59th minute. The result saw England close in on qualification for the tournament in Russia next year and, asked by ITV about his young team-mate’s contribution, Dier jokingly replied: “It wasn’t so good to begin with but it got better!...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was featured on Wednesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!” New England fans were not happy to see the answer, however. MORE: Brady’s career in photos | Union would take NFL to court over Brady suspension | Pats lineman Dan Connolly retires The answer was of the classic “Before and After” variety: “A creepy man who looks through windows at night QBs the Patriots.” The question: “Who is peeping Tom Brady?...