ARTIGOS RECENTES

Manny Pacquiao will challenge Yordenis Ugas for the WBA (Super) Welterweight championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 21. The two were paired when Pacquiao’s original opponent, WBC and IBF champion Errol Spence Jr.

Trevor Bauer on Saturday released his first public comments since news broke in late June that he was under investigation for assault. The Dodgers pitcher, on administrative leave by MLB, addressed a Saturday story from The Washington Post (subscription) which, citing sealed court documents, reported a previous case of an Ohio woman who was granted a temporary order of protection against him in June 2020.

Lionel Messi officially has a new team, joining French power Paris Saint-Germain following 21 years spent with Barcelona. Messi signed a two-year contract with PSG with the option of an extra year, and he will reportedly earn $41 million annually

Errol Spence Jr. has withdrawn from his Aug. 21 bout vs. Manny Pacquiao after it was discovered he had a retinal tear in his left eye. Doctors discovered Spence’s injury during a pre-fight examination, conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday; Spence, who holds the IBF and WBC welterweight championship belts, will undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair his eye.

For the second consecutive Olympic Games, Russia will be competing under a different name. The country was known as the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games and for the 2021 Tokyo Games, they are known as the ROC.