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Новости за 21.12.2024

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From rugby league to the NFL- rookie loving each day despite Patriots woe - NFL

Jotham Russell switched from Tweed Heads Seagulls to the Pats practice squad and dreams of making the grade By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required Desperate to find breakthrough international stars, NFL talent scouts seem to have found two avenues well worth pursuing. Of the athletes in the leagues International Player Pathway (IPP) in 2024 and 2025, the latter group was announced last week, around half were rugby playe

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Grassroots rebellion to force out top RFU executives gathers momentum - Rugby union

Plans take shape for demanding special general meeting They have to go. Clubs have just had enough, says source Bill Sweeney and Tom Ilube could be ousted from the Rugby Football Union early next year with both senior figures facing a motion to be dismissed at a likely special general meeting following a grassroots rebellion. Led by the Rugby Football Referees Union and backed by the Championship clubs, there is a campaig

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Record losses and bumper bonuses the pay row tearing apart English rugby - Rugby union

Grassroots rebellion over executive pay has now seen the chair of the RFU board stand down how did it come to this? When the Rugby Football Union published its annual report at the end of November, on the back of a lacklustre autumn campaign for England, it emerged the chief executive, Bill Sweeney, was paid 1.1m for the year ending June 2024, which included a one-off 358,000 bonus as part of a long-term incentive plan (L

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Bill Beaumont appointed interim RFU chairman as civil war breaks out - Rugby Football Union

Ilube steps down after emergency meeting Chair was heavily criticised over sports pay furore Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed as the interim chairman of the Rugby Football Union after Tom Ilube stepped down, sparking a civil war within the organisation amid accusations of bullying, entitlement and elitism between RFU council factions. On another dramatic day at the RFU, Ilubes departure comes after an extraordinary em

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Fury channels destructive intentions for deeply personal Usyk rematch

British heavyweight is intent on setting the record straight after his defeat in May but this showdown goes far beyond boxing This has been a year like no other for Tyson Fury. He has again earned vast fortunes but, as he prepares to climb into the ring to once more face Oleksandr Usyk in the early hours of Sunday morning in Riyadh, 2024 has until now been defined most clearly by loss. In May, Fury endured the first defea

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Jayson Tatum’s Agent Adds To Lakers NBA Draft Rejection Story

Magic Johnson, on behalf of the Los Angeles Lakers, spoke out regarding the franchise passing up on Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum before the 2017 NBA Draft. Johnson claimed that Tatum was invited to a workout and that Los Angeles was too “forward heavy” with players such as Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle and Larry Nance […]

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Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball - ESPN

The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month's tennis major with $100,000 in prize money.