Sir Billy Boston, rugby legend, dies at 92

Sir Billy Boston, Wigan Warriors legend and first rugby league player to be knighted, has died peacefully at age 92. The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed the news on Tuesday, describing him as "one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport." chickenroadslot.pro

Boston was one of the finest players in the sport's history, scoring almost 500 tries for club and country. His legacy continues to inspire future generations of rugby players.

Ricky Taylor drafted in at Jota Cadillac as WEC unveils Austin entry list

Two-time Daytona 24 Hours winner Ricky Taylor will join Jota Cadillac for the World Endurance Championship’s Lone Star Le Mans event at Austin next week.
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Luka Dončić looks like a superstar adrift at the Lakers

The Slovenian is one of the best players on the planet. But factors largely beyond his control have started to turn his career into a slog

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Luka Dončić must feel as though, these past few months, he’s been twirling in a washing machine. He announced a separation from his fiancee in March; reports followed of a prolonged custody battle over their two daughters. As Dončić plays in the NBA and his children live in Slovenia, he doesn’t see them much as is. But after the reports of the rift with his ex emerged, he started playing some of the best basketball of his life: he led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 15-2 record in March, a stretch that included a torrential 60-point display against the Miami Heat. Behind Dončić’s brightening star, the Lakers seemed to be sharpening into a real contender. Then Dončić tweaked his hamstring in April and the illusion shattered. He watched from the sidelines as the Lakers limped out of the playoffs with an inevitable second-round defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Actually, Dončić must feel as if he’s been in turmoil for the past few years. He made his first – and so far only – NBA finals in 2024, leading the Dallas Mavericks there with a barrage of awesome shotmaking. As the best offensive player on the court while playing through multiple injuries, Dončić and his Mavs lost to the far deeper Boston Celtics in five games. As thanks, the Mavericks traded Dončić to the Lakers, citing defensive concerns, when what had really doomed them against the Celtics was that no one aside from Luka – who led his team in points, rebounds, assists and steals in that series – could play at the requisite level to win.

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Sara Alonso, Malen Osa y Maria Teresa La Chica, a por el podio de la OCC del Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc

Si hay una carrera de las finales de las UTMB World Series en la que los corredores españoles partan como favoritos, ésta es sin duda la OCC. La Orsières-Champex-Chamonix arrancarà el jueves 27 de agosto desde Suiza a las 8,15 h. con 2.000 corredores enfrentándose a un recorrido modificado de 60 km y 3.500 metros de desnivel positivo. Como en todas las carreras de la semana del Hoka Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, el nivel será altísimo, pero aquí las opciones de podio y top-10 de corredores como Andreu Blanes, Antonio Martínez o Alain Santamaria son mucho más altas. En chicas, corredoras como Sara Alonso, Malen Osa o Maria Teresa La Chica ya partían como las grandes candidatas, pero sus opciones se han disparado tras saberse que la gran favorita, Tøve Alexandersson, no tomaría la salida. Analizamos las principales favoritas femeninas.

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Sir Billy Boston, rugby legend, dies at 92