Povetkin has lost just one of his 35 bouts to date, against Wladimir Klitschko in 2013. MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Joshua-Povetkin fight for free We take a look at all the details for Joshua’s latest title defense. When will the fight take place? Undefeated heavyweight champion Joshua will return to the ring on Saturday, Sept. 22. Joshua’s ring walk is expected to take place at around 10 p....
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Tuesday night, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Carolyn Cole and Houston Bureau Chief Molly Hennessey-Fiske alleged that troopers trapped them against a block wall and hit them with blunt projectiles, tear gas and chemical spray. The two traveled to Minneapolis after Floyd’s death to cover the growing protests that overtook the city last May. In the weeks that followed, members of the press alleged that they were intentionally targeted by law enforcement officials who reportedly deployed crowd-control tactics, damaged equipment and arrested journalists....
Franklin broke the news Wednesday while speaking with reporters, saying it was related to an offseason test that has kept him out of the 2020 season to date. A second medical opinion confirmed what Penn State thought when it originally announced the news on Oct. 19. “Although it is not COVID-related we learned about this in early September,” Franklin said. “The entire organization has rallied behind Journey and his family....
Estrada (39-3 26 KOs), a former unified flyweight champion, became a two-division world champion and put himself among boxing’s elite in April when he outboxed Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in the early going and outlasted a late surge from the former champion to win by unanimous decision. That avenged Estrada’s narrow majority decision loss to the Thai star in February 2018. Beamon (16-1-1, 11 KOs) is no stranger to fighting in Mexico, as his last six contests have taken place south of the border, going 4-1-1 in the process....
Ibrahimovic sets new Premier League record To an extent, even Jose Mourinho, who dropped him from the first-team at Chelsea and then prompted concerns over his future at Manchester United when he took over in the summer, has been won over by the attacking midfielder. While Mata may not be a first-team regular, having started just 13 of the 19 games he has played in the Premier League, has had an influence on United’s campaign....
Bristol County Judge E. Susan Garsh instructed the jurors that they should leave the room if the trial is discussed during the broadcast of Sunday’s game. Jurors are generally required to abstain from consuming any media relating to the trial while it is ongoing. MORE: Five matchups that will decide the Super Bowl | Iyer’s pick | Steele’s pick “I am not going to forbid you from watching the Super Bowl Sunday if that’s something that’s really important to you,” Garsh said....
Judge Trevor McFadden announced his decision on March 18 against the Minor Consent to Vaccinations Amendments Act (MCA), according to the Washington Post. If enforced, it would have allowed children as young as 11 to be able to receive any vaccination without the consent of their parents. McFadden agreed with parents that said the act would have violated their right to religious freedom. In his decision, the judge said that the act specifically “targets religious parents,” making it unconstitutional....
U.S. District Judge Laura Swain, overseeing a jail consent decree, said on an emergency conference call Friday that the jail is “clearly in a state of danger and crisis.” The court-appointed federal monitor, Steve J. Martin, said on the call that the city’s jail system needs a “back to basics” overhaul he called “Corrections 101.” He blasted city officials for presenting “not one” concrete solution to ongoing security concerns....
Usman Khan, who was shot dead by armed police officers after launching a stabbing attack that resulted in at least two deaths, was one of nine men who were convicted back in 2012 of planning to attack the London Stock Exchange and building a terrorist training camp two years prior. At the time, Khan was sentenced to serve a minimum of eight years in prison. He was released on license in December 2018, the the London Metropolitan Police confirmed....
Smith-Schuster is a Pro Bowl receiver, but he’s also made a name for himself in the gaming community. He consistently joins other streamers on games such as Fortnite, most notably when he teamed up with Ninja and Drake, helping to break all sorts of viewing records on the streaming platform Twitch. In Week 14, Smith-Schuster joined popular streamer TimTheTatman to watch the Cowboys and Bears play. A few days later he was playing Fortnite with streamer THump and revealed he earned $100,000 simply for participating in the “Thursday Night Football” stream....
The 25-year-old Bianchi had emergency surgery for a severe head injury on Sunday after his car hit a crane that was sent to recover another vehicle. (Warning: Graphic content) In a statement distributed in conjunction with the Mie Medical Center, Bianchi’s family said the driver “has suffered a diffuse axonal injury and is in a critical but stable condition.” Bianchi crashed on the 44th lap in Sunday’s rain-shortened race at the Suzuka circuit....
According to multiple reports, however, neither he nor the Falcons was aware the call was being recorded live on national television, creating “a stink bomb” between the Atlanta organization and Fox Sports. Michael McCarthy and A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports reported on Tuesday that the Falcons were “blindsided” by the now-viral clip, and had no knowledge or input on the interview. FOS, citing sources close to the situation, reported that Atlanta believes the call undercut its bargaining position to move the All-Pro receiver and his massive salary cap hit....
That weight is similar to that of a grizzly bear, a yak, or an American bison, and would have far surpassed the record of 770 pounds (350 kilograms), which he set in March last year. Maddox first set the all-time record for the heaviest raw bench press ever at the Xtreme Powerlifting Coalition Slingshot Showdown at the Arnold Sports Festival. The Kentucky athlete has since broken that record twice and has been zoning in on the 800 target....
This marked the day that slaves in Texas found out they were freed, two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation was mandated. Angelica McKinley, the Project Creative Director of the 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth Google Doodle, said: “I can’t begin to imagine what it must have felt like to wait in anticipation for freedom and then finally hear the words spoken aloud.” Early on, Juneteenth was celebrated in Texas, and in 1980, it was declared an official state holiday....
This year, the day officially became a federal holiday, after the Senate unanimously passed a bill and President Joe Biden flew back to the U.S. to sign it off. Senate Leader Charles Schumer said: “Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a major step forward to recognize the wrongs of the past, but we must continue to work to ensure equal justice and fulfill the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation and our Constitution....
“Contrary to the most recent statement by the Hall of Fame, the family does not support the current policy that prevents family members from delivering live remarks on behalf of deceased inductees,” Steve Strauss, the family’s lawyer, said in a statement Monday. MORE: NFL rookies visit Pro Football Hall of Fame | Cardinals hire NFL’s first female assistant coach Earlier this month, the Hall of Fame told the Seau family it would allow only a video, instead of a formal speaker, during Seau’s enshrinement ceremony Aug....
Klinsmann took over as the USA coach in 2011 after the nation was eliminated by Ghana in the round of 16 of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The 51-year-old won the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the first time of asking in 2013, defeating traditional rivals Mexico in the final, but saw the USA knocked out in the last 16 by Belgium at the World Cup in Brazil two years ago....
Smollett, former star of the Fox television program Empire, is accused of staging the attack which he claimed was both homophobic and race-biased in intent. “The grand jury’s investigation revealed that Jussie Smollett planned and participated in a staged hate crime attack, and thereafter made numerous false statements to Chicago Police Department officers on multiple occasions, reporting a heinous hate crime that he, in fact, knew had not occurred,” said Special Prosecutor Dan Webb in a statement....
Morales is campaigning to roll back a 45-year-old U.N. ban on trade in coca. He wants to expand trade in legal, nonnarcotic coca products, from tea to shampoo and soda pop. Under pressure from the United States, which has spent billions to eradicate coca as part of its war on drugs, Morales has reluctantly destroyed more acres of coca than his predecessors. While the Bush administration says he’s still not doing enough, Morales wants to double to 59,000 acres the amount of land that Bolivia set aside long ago to grow coca for legal uses....
