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Share this article 180 shares Tweet Text Email Link on Facebook Twitter Text Message LinkedIn Email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/08/ufc-valentina-shevchenko-vs-wang-cong-kickboxing-fight-video August 26, 2024 4:20 PM ET Wang Kong made a name for herself in MMA over the weekend when she knocked out Victoria Leonard with a right hand in her official promotional debut at UFC on ESPN 62. The crushing 62-second finish caught the attention of Dana White and created an immediate buzz around the 32-year-old Kong, a highly-regarded Chinese flyweight who came to the UFC via a showcase bout on her way to the UFC and includes a kickboxing victory over former…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) hit a record closing high on Monday, while the other two major stock indexes fell, as investors weighed the possibility of an interest rate cut on the horizon and prepared for a busy week dominated by Nvidia’s (NVDA) earnings report.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 0.1%, closing at a record high of 41,240.52. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) lost about 0.8%.Technology stocks were weak during the trading session, with shares of AI chip giant Nvidia falling 2% along with semiconductor peer Broadcom (AVGO) and…
CNN — Sean “Diddy” Combs is seeking dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed by producer Rodney Jones, known as “Lil Rod,” who sued the embattled businessman and musician earlier this year for sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual grooming. In a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court for the Southern District of New York, Combs argues that Jones’ lawsuit is without merit and is intended to reach a financial settlement and gain media attention. Jones, a music producer and videographer, says in the lawsuit that he worked with Combs on his latest album, “Love,” in 2022…
Winger Manar Solomon remains a Tottenham Hotspur player for now, but his future could change soon. With the transfer window drawing to a close, the Israeli is attracting strong interest from multiple clubs and a loan move away from north London looks increasingly likely.Initial reports had suggested Solomon was set to spend the season on loan at Leeds United – Spurs source Paul O’Keeffe even suggested a medical had already been completed – but recent developments have cast doubt on the move, with reporter Shay Lugacci saying disagreements over payment terms could derail the move.Now, football.london are reporting that Ajax…
date August 26, 2024 3:34:27 p.m. (MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published date: Monday, August 26, 2024 5:31 p.m. Last updated: Monday, August 26, 2024, 5:35 p.m. The United Arab Emirates Astronomy Center captured a powerful space explosion over Abu Dhabi overnight on August 25th. The Al-Khatem Observatory in the capital’s desert monitored and recorded the phenomenon, which was likely caused by the explosion of a massive star in a galaxy more than six billion light-years away. According to the Astronomy Center, the star is 20 times larger than the Sun. The cosmic phenomenon has been…
Long before multitalented billionaire Elon Musk changed the name of Twitter to X in late 2022, rumors were swirling that he was preparing to overhaul the platform’s authentication system.His proposal – to charge each subscriber for the privilege of authentication without doing the homework of actually verifying their identity – was a shortsighted and ultimately disastrous decision that Musk reportedly quickly regretted.In their upcoming book, “Word Limit: How Elon Musk Broke Twitter,” reporters Ryan Mack and Kate Conger detail how Musk’s blue-check-mark system, known as Twitter Blue, collapsed and exacerbated the company’s financial crisis. (The pair recently published an adaptation…
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) A recent study revealed that the UAE witnessed a notable increase in malware detections from January to May 2024, with an increase of 11.7%. According to data from cybersecurity and data protection company Acronis, email attacks worldwide are up 293 percent compared to the same period in 2023. Titled “Acronis Cyber Threat Report H1 2024: Email Attacks Up 293%, New Ransomware Groups Emerge” by Acronis Threat Research, the report leverages over one million unique Windows endpoints across 15 major countries around the world to raise awareness of global trends in the cybersecurity industry. The report found…
Robert Whittaker has warned Alex Pereira not to fight fellow UFC champion Drix du Plessis at middleweight. Light heavyweight champion Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has expressed interest in moving down to 185 pounds to challenge middleweight champion du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who is fresh off a fourth-round submission win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. Pereira last fought at middleweight when he was knocked out by Adesanya at UFC 287. He has dominated the light heavyweight division since then, but Whittaker believes moving down to 185 pounds would put him at a disadvantage. “I don’t think it’s…
US rapper Macklemore canceled a planned concert in Dubai in October because of the United Arab Emirates’ role in the Sudanese war. The United Nations has accused the UAE of supplying weapons to the Rapid Assistance Forces, a paramilitary group fighting against Sudanese forces, and has said that without their involvement, the ongoing conflict that has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis would have already ended.While the UAE has repeatedly denied supplying arms to the RSF, UN experts have reported “credible” evidence that the country is sending weapons from northern Chad several times a week. Click here to read our…
LAC DU FRAMBEAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Digital sports entertainment and gaming company DraftKings Inc. has reached an agreement with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians that will give DraftKings market access to launch retail sportsbook operations at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino beginning Wednesday, Aug. 28. The transaction is pending licensing and regulatory approvals. Once launched, DraftKings Sportsbook’s mobile and retail operations will be available in 28 states, including Washington, DC and the Canadian province of Ontario.”Lake of the Torches is pleased to add retail sports betting to our property as a new gaming amenity…