
Roundup: Natalie Portman Is Single; ACC to Discuss Stanford, Cal; Neymar Wants Out at PSG
Natalie Portman, Benjamin Millepied separate, the ACC will discuss adding Stanford and Cal, Neymar wants out at PSG and more in the Roundup.
2023-08-08 19:24

Rasmus Hojlund explains why Cristiano Ronaldo is his idol
Rasmus Hojlund has explained that Cristiano Ronaldo's "mentality" is the reason the ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar is his footballing idol.
2023-08-08 19:24

Newcastle confirm fourth signing of the summer transfer window
Newcastle have confirmed the signing of right-back Tino Livramento from Southampton.
2023-08-08 17:59

Man Utd give Rasmus Hojlund injury update
Manchester United have confirmed that new signing Rasmus Hojlund will be out of action for a "few weeks" due to an injury sustained in pre-season.
2023-08-08 17:59

NBA’s Local TV Rights Draw Interest From Tech Giants, Disney
Walt Disney Co., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and YouTube have expressed interest in streaming local NBA games, potentially
2023-08-08 17:56

PSG pushing for Neymar to leave as PIF consider Saudi Pro League bid
PSG are exploring their options to sell Neymar, with Chelsea, Barcelona and the Saudi Pro League all rumoured destinations.
2023-08-08 17:52

Charles Oliveira ‘bluffed’ about injury in bid to move UFC title fight with Islam Makhachev
Charles Oliveira has admitted that he ‘bluffed’ about having an injury in a bid to change the time and place of his title fight with Islam Makhachev. Oliveira will challenge Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt in Abu Dhabi in October, 12 months after the pair clashed for the title in the same venue: the Etihad Arena. In their first fight, Makhachev submitted former champion Oliveira to win the vacant gold, and now the Brazilian will try to avenge that loss to the Russian. However, it looked at one point like Oliveira might not be fit to compete in October, leading some fans to wonder whether Makhachev would defend his title in Abu Dhabi at all. But now Oliveira has revealed that he was not injured – or, at least, not as badly as he had suggested. “What changed is that I just learned how to play. Now I’m playing,” the 33-year-old said on The MMA Hour on Monday (7 August). “What I knew was that the UFC was planning to maybe have a fight in Brazil in November, so I was trying to push it to November. “I was just playing with them. Obviously it didn’t work, so now I’m fighting in October, but that’s what I was doing: I was bluffing.” Oliveira bounced back from his loss to Makhachev by knocking out Beneil Dariush this June. “Do Bronx” previously held the lightweight title from May 2021 until May 2022, before being stripped of the gold. Oliveira was stripped of the title after narrowly missing weight, the day before his scheduled defence against Justin Gaethje. The Brazilian went on to submit Gaethje and set up his first fight with Makhachev. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Don’t sneer at the boxing crossovers – they’re lucrative, successful and here to stay ‘Boo if you’re a virgin’: Jake Paul mocks crowd after beating Nate Diaz Dillian Whyte vows to prove his innocence after doping test ‘adverse finding’
2023-08-08 17:18

Trump blames Megan Rapinoe and wokeness for US Women's World Cup exit
Hours after the US women's national team crashed out of the World Cup, former US President Donald Trump seized the opportunity to blame the loss on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country's "woke" path under President Joe Biden.
2023-08-08 16:57

Triple H hints at WWE collaboration for Elon Musk's Zuckerberg fight
Elon Musk is busy preparing for his fight against Mark Zuckerberg, and he might be getting a little helping hand from none other than WWE royalty Triple H. The wrestler who is the CCO and head of creative for WWE has reached out to Musk and offered to help him get ready for the big showdown against the Meta CEO. Musk and Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to a cage match after it was leaked that Zuckerberg's Meta was planning to release a rival to Twitter called Threads. After Musk said he’d be up for a cage match if he is”, Zuckerberg then posted a screenshot of Musk's tweet to his Instagram story saying "send me location". Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Triple H, real name Paul Levesque, has now responded to a post from Musk, where the Tesla CEO described his fighting style as “WWE”. The wrestler referenced Twitter’s recent rebrand to “X” in his reply, offering to help by writing: "Say the word, @elonmusk. I know a thing or two about making an X sign" adding a GIF of him making the infamous 'Suck It' gesture. Wrestling fans will know that Triple H was a co-founder of the D-Generation X (DX) stable, which are a major faction in WWE history. He’s not a bad guy to have in your corner for something like this, we’d say – Triple H is one of the most celebrated wrestlers of all time and retired in 2022 as a 14-time world champion. Triple H is now in charge of the creative team at WWE, and he’s been keeping a close eye on the touted fight between Musk and Zuckerberg. The wrestler hasn’t always been such a big fan of Musk, though. Back in 2021, he appeared on the Good Time show and criticised his business practices in a tongue-in-cheek rant before calling him out for a fight. "So, if you want to disrespect our business, I will anytime, anyplace, anywhere [fight you]. Elon Musk, if you’ve got the guts, if you have what it takes to do this… then you and I will talk about what I really want to talk about, which is taking one of your rockets, launching it from Florida, going up into space, heading to Mars with a team from the Performance Center, where we then put on the largest spectacle the universe has ever seen – WrestleMania Mars," Triple H said. Meanwhile, in a post on August 6 in Meta’s recently launched social media platform Threads, Zuckerberg said he had proposed 26 August for the bout with Musk. “I’m ready today. I suggested Aug 26 when he first challenged, but he hasn’t confirmed. Not holding my breath,” the Meta chief said in response to Musk’s post on Twitter, which has been rebranded as X. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-08 16:27

Man Utd unveil adidas third kit for 2023/24 season
Man Utd have unveiled their new third kit for the 2023/24 season.
2023-08-08 16:22

'GMA's Michael Strahan missing from morning show once again as he attends Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony
Michael Strahan's position was filled in by Rebecca Jarvis, with none of the hosts addressing the reason behind the ex-NFL star's absence
2023-08-08 13:47

Young US NBA stars rout Puerto Rico in World Cup tuneup
Anthony Edwards and Cameron Johnson each scored 15 points to lead a young United States NBA squad over Puerto Rico 117-74 on Monday and conclude...
2023-08-08 13:27