Dave Clark is determined to show that life does not end with a diagnosis as he continues to fight Parkinson’s disease in a positive way.It would be easy for Clarke to become bitter about things after illness forced him to retire from his dream job as a presenter on Sky Sports, where he led the broadcasters’ coverage of darts and boxing for nearly two decades.He can recall the exact time and date his life changed forever — 9:47 a.m. on January 26, 2011 — and it was just minutes after the doctor who performed the diagnosis asked him how big…
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Mauricio dos Santos, after winning his heat in a rare 400m semi-final at the Brazilian Athletics U-20 Championships (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube) Mauricio dos Santos’ story, “The Bolt of Mato Grosso,” even rallied a sporting goods supplier, but the 16-year-old runner will be running barefoot on Sunday (9) again.Bolt of Mato Grosso, as he’s nicknamed, hasn’t been able to find a size 47 shoe despite the national ramifications of his feat. On Friday (7), he competed barefoot and won a rare 400m semi-final at the Brazilian Athletics U20 Championships – however, his time wasn’t enough to secure a place in the final.He…
Israel Adesanya will look to regain the UFC Middleweight title from Alex Pereira this weekend as the former challengers face off in the main event of UFC 287.During their kickboxing career, Pereira defeated Adesanya in their first fight before knocking out the Nigerian New Zealander in their rematch. Then the Brazilian repeated his last hit in November, delivering a technical knockout over Adesanya in his MMA debut.With the victory in the final round, Pereira took the UFC middleweight title from “Last Stylebender,” who was leading the fight after stopping “Poatan” nearly at the end of the first round. Now, Adesanya…
Parliamentarian requests support from state and federal authorities to recognize the importance of sport in the state of São Paulo Deputy Sebastião Santos submitted a request to the Governor of São Paulo, Tarxio de Freitas, and the Minister of State for Sports, Colonel Helena Reis, as well as the Minister of Sports, Ana Moser, asking for interest in the creation of projects and incentive programs and the implementation of a space dedicated to the practice of parkour, and its recognition as a sport in the state of São Paulo. Parkour, also known as the “art of displacement,” is a physical…
Augusta National hosts golf’s first major tournament of the year with the Masters returning in 2023.Scotty Scheffler donned the iconic green jacket for the first time last year and will be among the front runners as he once again attempts to win one of sport’s most prestigious trophies.The championship should be very competitive, especially with John Ramm making a good start on day one sharing the lead with Brooks Koepka and Victor Hovland.The return of a group of LIV Golf rebels adds an extra layer of intrigue to the proceedings, with former winners Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson among those…
Augusta National hosts golf’s first major tournament of the year with the Masters returning in 2023.Scotty Scheffler donned the iconic green jacket for the first time last year and will be among the front runners as he once again attempts to win one of sport’s most prestigious trophies.But with John Rahm and Rory McIlroy in strong form, the tournament should be fiercely competitive.The return of a group of LIV Golf rebels adds an extra layer of intrigue to the proceedings, with former winners Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson among those set to compete.Here’s everything you need to know.When are the…
London has been hailed by Tony Khan as the ‘sports capital of the world’ as Fulham’s director of football completes a personal treble by bringing All Elite Wrestling to Wembley Stadium.The 40-year-old actor announced during AEW Dynamite — the promotion’s live show Wednesday night — that his first event outside of North America will take place at Wembley on August 27.The ‘All In’ pay-per-views will take place in an environment familiar to Khan, who saw Fulham promoted to the Premier League after two home play-off wins.Meanwhile, his NFL franchise, the Jacksonville Jaguars, have played eight International Series games on the…
US fans heckle England before a World Cup match in the name of the sport Before the ball heads to England x USA, on Friday (25th), for the second round of Group B at the World Cup, fans from both countries have been heard for an answer to a very controversial question: after all, the correct term in English for football Football Is football or soccer? Football is used by the British who are considered to be the inventors of the modern form of the sport. North Americans adopted football. a Goal Shows you why. Why do Americans call soccer…
Parliamentarian requests support from state and federal authorities to recognize the importance of sport in the state of São Paulo Deputy Sebastião Santos submitted a request to the Governor of São Paulo, Tarxio de Freitas, and the Minister of State for Sports, Colonel Helena Reis, as well as the Minister of Sports, Ana Moser, asking for interest in the creation of projects and incentive programs and the implementation of a space dedicated to the practice of parkour, and its recognition as a sport in the state of São Paulo. Parkour, also known as the “art of displacement,” is a physical…
Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead says many athletes with disabilities are known for their time on reality TV rather than their sporting exploits.Whitehead, a two-time gold medalist and world record holder, is one of several Paralympic athletes who have appeared on the celebrity show due to their success in their sport.He appeared on Celebrity Hunted while Ellie Simmonds was on Strictly Come Dancing and Kadeena Cox was on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.But Whitehead says his achievements are being overlooked and has called for a change in exposure for successful disabled athletes.The 46-year-old is chairing the recently launched…