It was, Muhammad Ali would later say, the closest thing to death he had ever known. He and Joe Frazier had gone 14 brutal rounds in stifling heat of a Philippines morning before Frazier’s trainer Eddie Futch mercifully signaled things to an end, his fighter blind and battered and feeling pretty close to death himself. […]
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South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer pulled off a surprise in naming scrum-half Fourie du Preez as captain for its key World Cup game against Scotland on Saturday. Du Preez, 33, takes the role vacated by center Jean de Villiers, who retired from international rugby after leading his side to defeat against Japan and then suffering […]
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Zheng Zhi scored the winning goal as Guangzhou Evergrande beat Gamba Osaka 2-1 in the first leg of the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. Gamba welcomed the return of the J. League’s top scorer Takashi Usami, who missed his team’s 3-2 win over Jeonbuk Motors due to suspension The visitors took a 1-0 lead […]
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The All Blacks will have another go at unleashing their latest superstar wing against Georgia at the Rugby World Cup on Friday. They’ll hope it goes better than their first attempt. Super Rugby’s top try-scorer this year, Waisake Naholo made his international debut for New Zealand amid much hype in a Rugby Championship game against […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 500th and 501st goals of his career to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Malmo in Group A of the Champions League on Wednesday. The Swedish side held off Madrid for nearly half an hour before it was caught off guard by a counterattack as Ronaldo gathered a pass […]
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The beating Andrew Luck has taken this season on the field is taking a toll. Coach Chuck Pagano decided to give Luck most of Wednesday’s practice off so he could rest his sore throwing shoulder. Pagano said it was only a precaution and that he expects Luck to play Sunday against Jacksonville. “I’m not a […]
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