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Volkanovski beats Rodriguez with third-round TKO for featherweight title in UFC 290
Volkanovski beats Rodriguez with third-round TKO for featherweight title in UFC 290
Alexander Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the featherweight champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round Saturday night in UFC 290
2023-07-09 13:18
Robbie Williams to feature on former Miss France Mareva Galanter's new song
Robbie Williams to feature on former Miss France Mareva Galanter's new song
Robbie Williams and beauty queen Mareva Galanter have a new duet on the way.
2023-05-18 18:00
Stepping up: Rai Benjamin alters stride pattern in quest to chase down gold at worlds in 400 hurdles
Stepping up: Rai Benjamin alters stride pattern in quest to chase down gold at worlds in 400 hurdles
Rai Benjamin altered his stride pattern in an effort to chase down a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the world championships
2023-08-20 19:13
Indictment with hate crime allegations says Hells Angels attacked three Black men in San Diego
Indictment with hate crime allegations says Hells Angels attacked three Black men in San Diego
The San Diego County District Attorney's Office says 17 people have pleaded not guilty to charges involving an attack on three young Black men by members of the Hells Angels biker gang
2023-09-26 11:02
Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42's expiration hours away
Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42's expiration hours away
With just hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US is wrapping up a surge of asylum officers, troops and federal agents toward the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy's demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has already seen in recent weeks.
1970-01-01 08:00
Dharmesh Patel: California doctor claims mechanical glitch caused car to go off cliff but wife says he 'purposely drove off'
Dharmesh Patel: California doctor claims mechanical glitch caused car to go off cliff but wife says he 'purposely drove off'
Dharmesh Patel claimed he was trying to stop to examine the tires when the car sped off down the cliff overlooking the ocean
2023-05-18 11:20
IndyCar champion admits breaching McLaren contract in £18.2m lawsuit over potential F1 seat
IndyCar champion admits breaching McLaren contract in £18.2m lawsuit over potential F1 seat
Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou concedes in court documents that he breached his contract with McLaren Racing when the Spaniard did an about-face and stayed at Chip Ganassi Racing, having been the reserve driver for McLaren at F1’s Miami Grand Prix. The admission came in Palou's response to a lawsuit filed against him by McLaren in September seeking to recoup at least $23 million (£18.2m) in losses the team calculated Palou's reversal cost the organisation. Palou's 20-page response was filed in the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court. The Associated Press reviewed the filing Monday. In the response, Palou says he changed his mind about joining McLaren ahead of the 2024 season when he "lost trust and confidence that (McLaren) genuinely intended to support his ambition to race in the Formula One Series and decided to continue racing with CGR in the Indy Car Series instead." Palou "therefore admits that he renounced his contractual obligations" with McLaren and "the real issue between the parties is as to the quantum of any damages which the Defendants are liable to pay," the documents say. The spat over the 26-year-old between two IndyCar teams began when Palou initially disputed a Ganassi claim that the team had picked up the 2023 option year on his contract. McLaren in July 2022 said it had signed Palou and had him earmarked for an IndyCar seat and a reserve driver role with its Formula One team. Chip Ganassi Racing said it had the contractual rights for Palou for the 2023 season. Palou and Ganassi entered mediation and a resolution was reached a year ago in which Palou would drive for Ganassi in 2023 but was also McLaren's reserve F1 driver when it did not interfere with IndyCar. He was able to participate in a practice session, tested for the F1 team both on track and in a simulator, and was the reserve driver for McLaren at F1's Miami Grand Prix in May. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown was contacted Aug. 8 and told by attorneys for Palou that Palou would not be joining McLaren and had instead signed a three-year extension with Ganassi. Palou won the 2021 and 2023 championships with Ganassi and is now signed there through 2026. IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward last week was named Palou's replacement as McLaren's F1 reserve driver and participated in a practice session during the season-ending race weekend in Abu Dhabi. O'Ward is a full-time IndyCar driver for Arrow McLaren Racing. The bulk of Palou's response focuses on McLaren's loss of revenue claims and attempts to mitigate what Palou will owe in damages. The nearly $23 million in damages McLaren is seeking is broken down in future sponsorship tied to Palou joining McLaren, the costs of using him as a reserve F1 driver, how much McLaren spent developing Palou for F1 and a $400,000 advance on his 2024 salary. McLaren is not seeking repayment of legal fees it says it covered for Palou in last year's fight with Ganassi. McLaren has contended Palou signed two contracts: the first with McLaren Racing as the F1 reserve driver and a separate deal with Arrow McLaren to compete in IndyCar for the team while also serving as the F1 backup. Among the damages McLaren is seeking is nearly $15.5 million in lost revenue under official partner agreements with sponsors NTT Data and General Motors that anticipated Palou would be the driver, including $7 million in revenue and prize money from IndyCar itself. "This claim is embarrassing for want of particularity and speculative in the extreme," the response said. "The performance of any team in a future Indy Car Series cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty. Driver performance is variable." The response also disputes McLaren's claim to lost revenues that Palou "would otherwise have earned in relation to the Formula One Series." It notes that claim would only be valid if Palou was actually McLaren's F1 driver, and that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are under contract through 2025 and 2026. The response also claims that if Palou was an F1 driver, all the claims to IndyCar financial losses would be moot. McLaren also wants to recoup all money spent on Palou when he was the test driver, both on track and in the simulator, and money it spent seeking a replacement for Palou. O'Ward became Palou's replacement in the F1 role, while David Malukas was hired to fill the open seat in the IndyCar Series. AP Read More MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi returns to competitive motorsport ‘It did not fail’: W Series enters administration Raul Torras Martinez: Spanish rider dies at Isle of Man TT MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi returns to competitive motorsport ‘It did not fail’: W Series enters administration Raul Torras Martinez: Spanish rider dies at Isle of Man TT
2023-11-28 03:34
FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries
FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries
Federal officials are warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital
2023-10-27 03:26
YouTuber Hassan Campbell shot during live stream near New York City apartment
YouTuber Hassan Campbell shot during live stream near New York City apartment
YouTuber Hassan Campbell, known for commentary, reportedly took himself to the hospital after being shot in the shoulder, per police
2023-11-21 07:23
Dream forward Nia Coffey to miss remainder of season with left hand injury
Dream forward Nia Coffey to miss remainder of season with left hand injury
Atlanta Dream forward Nia Coffey will miss the remainder of the season with a left hand injury
2023-08-25 05:39
Nothing to Watch? Video-Streaming Options Have Exploded in Last 2 Years
Nothing to Watch? Video-Streaming Options Have Exploded in Last 2 Years
There's certainly plenty to watch across the various video-streaming services. Possibly too much, according to
2023-08-30 07:02
What's behind the sudden easing of S.Africa power cuts?
What's behind the sudden easing of S.Africa power cuts?
South Africa's crippling blackouts have shrunk from up to 12 hours a day to just over two hours daily in recent weeks, after inflicting a...
2023-07-06 23:02