Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Wesley So barges into quarters of Aimchess US Rapid - Manila Bulletin
Wesley So barges into quarters of Aimchess US Rapid
Grandmaster Wesley So dismantled Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest to barge into the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, August 31.
So prevailed after 35 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense in the 15th and last round to finish the preliminaries with nine points, enough to seal the No. 5 seeding going to the next phase.
His seeding arranged him a playoff showdown with fourth seed Alireza Firouzja of France, who finished the prelims with 9.5 points.
So hopes to do better in the two-day knockout phase after struggling in the prelims where he had six wins and six draws to make up for three defeats.
Two of those setbacks came at the hands of Russian Vladislav Artemiev and world classical titlist Magnus Carlsen, who ended up first and second with 10.5 and 10 points, respectively.
Artemiev will battle American Leinier Dominguez Perez, who edged out Dutch Anish Giri via tiebreak to claim the eighth and last quarters seat, while Carlsen tackles No. 7 Polish Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
The other pairing pits No. 3 Levon Aronian of Armenia against No. 6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.
Whatever happens in this edition, which stakes $100,000 in cash pot including $30,000 to the winner, So have already qualified to the grand finale set Sept. 25.
The Cavite-born American is currently second overall in the Tour following wins in the Skilling Open, Opera Euro Rapid and Chessable Masters.
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Aimchess US Rapid: Carlsen to face Duda in quarterfinals - Chessbase News
by Carlos Alberto Colodro
8/31/2021 – Half the players were eliminated from the Aimchess US Rapid after three days of preliminaries. Among them are top GMs Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Notably, we will get to see four interesting matchups in the quarterfinals, with world champion Magnus Carlsen facing Jan-Krzysztof Duda, after Duda recently beat Carlsen in the semifinals of the World Cup. | Pictured: Locations of the participants
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Giri and MVL out of contention
With only 4 out of 16 players rated below 2700 at the Aimchess US Rapid, it was expected for some big names to get eliminated in the preliminary stage. After 15 rounds of the all-play-all tournament, the strongest players who did not make the cut were Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Giri’s 14 draws and a win almost were enough to advance, as he obtained as many points as 8th-placed Leinier Dominguez but was knocked out of contention on the second tiebreak criterion (number of wins). Meanwhile, Vachier-Lagrave’s fifty-percent score on day 3 left him a half point back. The recent winner of the Sinquefield Cup beat Daniel Naroditsky and Eric Hansen, but was defeated by Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Alireza Firouzja.
This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made a selection of training material which he uses in lessons with students ranging from 1400 to 2400.
Playing black against Firouzja, MVL found the right idea, but did not play it in the right order.
15...Rxb2 removes the defender of the h6-bishop. However, after 16.Qxb2 Bxh6 White gets good piece play with 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Be2. In fact, White gets a clear edge, which Firouzja duly converted into a 32-move win.
In hindsight, it is not difficult to see that, on the diagrammed position, Black needed to start with 15...Bxf3, and after 16.gxf3 Rxb2 17.Qxb2 Bxh6 there is no knight that can jump to e5.
This position is by no means massively advantageous for Black, but a double-edged struggle would have ensued.
Firouzja would go on to beat Dominguez in round 12 and secure a spot in the quarterfinals by drawing his three remaining games, including his last-round draw against Giri, which left the Dutchman out of contention.
The biggest winners on Monday were Dominguez and Vladislav Artemiev. The latter managed to finish the preliminaries undefeated and outscored Magnus Carlsen by a half point to win the single round-robin, while the latter came back from behind to get a spot in the knockout — where he will face Artemiev, in fact.
Artemiev beat Wesley So with black in round 11.
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On this DVD GM Nick Pert shows you typical mistakes by 1800-200 players. Themes as when to exchange pieces, how to convert an advantage, passive pieces, anticipating your opponents plan, openings and pawn structure are shown throughout the DVD.
So’s 31.fxg6 was the losing mistake. The Filipino-born grandmaster missed 31...Rd1+ 32.Kh2 Rh1+ Kg3 33.Rg1+, and Black will grab the g6-pawn with the rook — more importantly, the bishop on h6, which is defending the white rook, is under attack after 34.Kh4 Rxg6
White loses a piece after 35.Kh5 Rxh6+ 36.Kxh6 Kxf8. So resigned after 37.Kxh7 Kf7 38.h4 Bf3, with total domination.
The Russian has been showing his strength at rapid controls throughout the tour. His first place in the prelims only confirms his status as a contender to win the last ‘regular’ event of the series. Carlsen finished second, a half point behind Artemiev, and will face World Cup winner Duda in the quarterfinals, who beat him in the semifinals of the massive knockout tournament in Sochi.
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Barredo laments pandemic's impact on Pinoy Paralympians - ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines -- As a veteran of six Paralympics, Philippine Paralympic Committee president Mike Barredo knows the unique challenges and problems that come with each participation of Filipino para athletes in the sports fest.
Yet the trials that the Filipino campaigners faced in the lead-up to the Tokyo Paralympic Games have been the toughest of them all, according to Barredo.
Though unwilling to make excuses, Barredo won't deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on their campaign. From the training, the qualifying process, and even when they were already in Tokyo to compete, the para athletes were hounded by the virus at virtually every point.
"While our able-bodied national athletes had problems of their own in finding facilities to train for the Tokyo Olympics, it came doubly hard for our national para athletes," Barredo rued.
"We needed not only accessible training venues but also accessible accommodations for them," he pointed out.
"We practically had no training in 2020 due to the pandemic because our national para athletes were forced to leave the Philsports Complex in Pasig City where they trained and had their quarters because it was converted into a quarantine facility. We understand this reality. It is what it is."
Barredo is grateful that the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) was able to support and sustain the para athletes, who trained in separate "bubbles" for a month or two before leaving for Tokyo.
"In fairness, we have nothing to say but thank the PSC chairman Butch Ramirez for the all-out support they have given our athletes," he said.
Barredo had hoped they left their troubles behind in Manila, where key members of the Paralympic contingent -- including chef de mission Francisco Diaz -- were grounded after testing positive for COVID-19. Also staying behind were powerlifter Achele Guion and her coach, Antonio Taguibao.
But misfortune dogged the Paralympic team in Tokyo as well, where discus thrower Jeanette Aceveda and athletic coach Bernard Buen tested positive for the virus as well. Aceveda had to withdraw from her event, depriving her of the chance of becoming the first visually-impaired Filipino athlete to compete in the meet for the world's top para athletes.
"I really felt sorry for her because this is a disability we share," said Barredo. "It would have been an inspiration to visually-impaired Filipinos, that despite all of the challenges it could be done to compete in the Paralympics."
"It would have been bragging rights for her for being the first," he added.
According to Barredo, Aceveda was initially upset but has since turned the matter into motivation, as she is now determined to make it to the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
"Her plight, in a nutshell, is what the entire team suffered," said Barredo. "Naging problema sa atin 'yong participation because of COVID-19. It's a very frustrating and upsetting situation that is out of our control."
Despite all the troubles they have faced, Barredo is proud of what their athletes -- swimmers Ernie Gawilan, Gary Bejino, and wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan -- have achieved so far in Tokyo.
"Ernie was able to improve his personal bests in his events despite the limited training ,while Jerrold, except for his disqualification in the men's 400-meter finals, has also been able to improve a lot, particularly in the 1,500-meter race," said Barredo.
"Gary is a bit raw, this being his first Paralympics. But given more rigorous training and exposure, we expect him to do better in international competition and, hopefully, qualify for the Paris Paralympic Games in 2024," he added.
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Afghan's Paralympic Team Got To Tokyo With International Help - NPR
Hossain Rasouli of Team Afghanistan waves after competing in the Men's Long Jump-T47 Final at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. He and teammate Zakia Khudadadi managed to get to Tokyo despite the turmoil in their home country. Carl Court/Getty Images
While it initially looked like they would not be able to participate, Afghanistan's two Paralympic athletes have arrived in Tokyo and are set to compete in events this week.
Organizers had said Afghanistan's Paralympic team — represented by Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi and track athlete Hossain Rasouli — wouldn't be able to attend the Games because of the ongoing turmoil and lack of commercial flights in their home country.
Khudadadi, who had arrived in Kabul to fly to Tokyo when the Taliban took over, released a video message shortly after that announcement pleading for help getting to the Paralympics.
"I request from you all — that I am an Afghan woman. And as a representative of Afghan women, I ask you to help me," Khudadadi said, according to a translation from Reuters. "My intention is to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Please hold my hand and help me."
The international community did just that, according to a statement from Paralympic organizers. Thanks to support from "several individuals, organizations and governments," Khudadadi and Rasouli were evacuated from Kabul to Paris.
The two spent a week resting and training in Paris, and following requisite COVID-19 precautions before arriving in Tokyo on Saturday.
"Twelve days ago we were informed that the Afghan Paralympic Team could not travel to Tokyo, a move that broke the hearts of all involved in the Paralympic Movement and left both athletes devastated," Andrew Parsons, International Paralympic Committee president, said in a statement that day. "That announcement kickstarted a major global operation that led to their safe evacuation from Afghanistan, their recuperation by France, and now their safe arrival in Tokyo."
Parsons added that "we always knew there was a remote chance both athletes could participate at Tokyo 2020," saying that was why the Afghan flag was included in the opening ceremony's parade of athletes even though Khudadadi and Hossain were not present then.
Khudadadi will become Afghanistan's first female athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games since 2004 when she competes on Thursday in the women's K44-49kg weight category in taekwondo.
And Hossain, a sprinter, arrived too late for his typical event but participated in the long jump in the T47 class on Tuesday.
This story originally appeared on the Morning Edition live blog.
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Afghan Paralympian beats the odds to compete in Tokyo - Manila Bulletin
After a dramatic evacuation from Taliban-held Kabul and a secret operation to fly him to Tokyo, Afghan Paralympian Hossain Rasouli beat the odds on Tuesday to compete in the long jump.
It was not the event he had been expecting to contest, after qualifying for the 100m T47, but then just about everything in his world was turned upside down with the insurgents’ capture of his homeland.
After the militant group overran the capital, he and fellow Afghan Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi found themselves trapped, with no way to get to Tokyo.
At first, it seemed their Paralympic dream was over. A Tokyo 2020 volunteer symbolically carried the Afghan flag during the Games opening ceremony, with no athletes on the ground to take part.
Over the weekend though, officials revealed the Afghan pair had been successfully flown out of the country.
After a stop in Dubai, they were taken to Paris and spent a week at the French sports ministry’s high-performance training centre before flying to Tokyo, where they arrived on Saturday evening.
The pair are being kept away from the media, with the International Paralympic Committee saying the athletes needed space to focus on their sport.
But IPC spokesman Craig Spence said Tuesday that Rasouli was “super excited to be competing today”.
The Afghan emerged from the athletes’ entrance on Tuesday with a wave to team officials dotted around the mostly empty Olympic Stadium.
Rasouli, whose left hand was amputated as the result of a mine explosion, then proudly pointed towards the Afghanistan Paralympic Committee logo on his vest.
The 26-year-old finished last, reflecting his comparative inexperience in the discipline — it was his first time taking part in long jump in a major competition.
Still, Spence said, “it was great to see him” on what was “a very special occasion”.
Khudadadi will compete in taekwondo on Thursday.
Golden Storey
Elsewhere, there was joy for British cycling great Sarah Storey, who won the C5 road time trial at Fuji International Speedway to equal swimmer Mike Kenny’s all-time British Paralympic Games record of 16 gold medals.
“I’ve been preparing for this race for such a long time. The time trial is probably one of my favourite events,” she said afterwards.
“It’s the ‘race of truth’. It’s you against the clock, and trying to pick off your competitors as you see them.”
Storey, who was born without a functioning left arm, has broken 76 world records and shows no sign of slowing down.
The 43-year-old competes next in Thursday’s road race, where she will have the chance to break Kenny’s record, though she said she was not making any assumptions.
“Road races are so unpredictable,” Storey said.
“So Thursday morning I’ll come out and try to have some fun and see which way the cookie crumbles.”
On a day with 61 golds up for grabs across five sports, there was heartbreak for “armless archer” Matt Stutzman, the American who is one of the world’s most recognisable Paralympians.
He missed out on a medal in the men’s compound open class on Tuesday when he fell in the last 16, beaten 143-137 by Slovakia’s Marcel Pavlik.
The 2015 world champion was well below his best at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field and failed to make it to the quarter-final for the second successive Paralympics, having fallen at the same stage in Rio.
The medals will be decided later Tuesday.
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka exploring cryptocurrency opportunities - The National
The growing interest around cryptocurrencies has captured the attention of defending US Open champion Naomi Osaka, who has been exploring where she can invest in the space.
Part of her interest was spurred by all the noise around Dogecoin, the digital token that became famous for being the first memecoin to start out as a joke.
“I was actually just talking with my agent about cryptocurrencies,” Osaka, 23, said. “I know that online, everything is getting bigger. I remember reading about Dogecoin … there is going to be something new and interesting that is going to pop up.”
The continuous stream of conversations around Dogecoin, especially on her Twitter feed, stoked her interest even before her agent approached her with the idea to invest, Osaka said.
She has displayed a keen business sense and a willingness to invest her own money in a way other tennis stars rarely do this early in their career. That includes investments in salad chain Sweetgreen and the North Carolina Courage – a women’s professional football team.
She also unveiled her own non-fungible token last week.
“As athletes, our career isn’t that long, and so I just like being very smart with it,” Osaka said.
“I like when my agent tells me there are opportunities. And in a weird way, I like to fail a little bit because it makes you understand what didn’t work and why.”
What about the stock market Reddit bandwagon that has lit up internet forums over the past year?
“My boyfriend really loves to wake up in the morning and check his stuff,” Osaka said. “I am personally not a person that does that, but I can see the appeal.”
Osaka has quickly shot up the ranks of the highest-paid female athletes, as her Grand Slam success and a willingness to speak up for social justice causes have also attracted brands seeking partnerships.
She spoke at an event promoting Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer, which signed her as a brand ambassador earlier this year.
Tennis players have frequently been sought out to drive interest in high-end watches: Roger Federer has long been associated with Rolex; Novak Djokovic paired up with Hublot before this year’s US Open. Rafael Nadal is known for playing matches wearing his Richard Mille – a brand whose prices can top $1 million.
Osaka is back at a Grand Slam event after pulling out of the French Open and Wimbledon earlier this year. After her withdrawal in Paris, she announced she had suffered long bouts of depression.
Osaka, who has won a Grand Slam tournament in each of the past four years, said she would not mind turning off all the attention once in a while and going incognito.
“I like to people-watch, and so I just like to walk around,” she said of what she would like to do if she ever found time in New York. “I love Bryant Park, so I get a tea and sit there for a couple hours.”
Updated: August 31st 2021, 8:24 AM
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Monday, August 30, 2021
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Wesley So stays in fourth in Aimchess US Rapid online tourney - Manila Bulletin
Wesley So stays in fourth in Aimchess US Rapid online tourney
Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a first-round loss to Magnus Carlsen to stay in the magic eight of the online $100,000 Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday.
The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So yielded to Carlsen in a Gruenfeld duel in the opening round before bouncing back by scoring three points in his next four games that include victories over Polish Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Santosh Gujrathi Vidit.
It allowed So, the world Fischer-Random king and two-time US champion, to barge into a logjam for fourth spot alongside Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, France’s Alireza Firouzja and United States’ Leinier Dominguez Perez with three points apiece.
Armenia’s Levon Aronian led with four points followed by Carlsen and Russia’s Vladislav Artemiev at second with 3.5 points.
So was fresh from his conquest of the Grand Chess Tour where he pocketed a bonus purse worth $100,000 (P5 million).
He also came from reigning supreme in the Chessable Masters early this month that pushed him closer to Carlsen in the race for the overall tour lead.
At present, So 257 Tour points compared to Carlsen’s 291.
After this, there is one more tournament scheduled next month before this year’s Tour concludes.
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Records tumble from pool to track as Tokyo Paralympics hits day six - Manila Bulletin
China’s youngest Paralympian broke her own world record in the pool in Tokyo on Monday, a day after Norwegian former refugee Salum Ageze Kashafali ran the fastest Paralympic Games 100 metres in history.
Dubbed the “Flying Fish”, 16-year-old Jiang Yuyan set an S6 50m butterfly world record of 34.56sec in Monday morning’s heats, knocking 0.30sec off the mark she set in winning the 2019 World Championships in London as a 14-year-old.
Jiang, who lost her right arm and right leg after being hit by a truck when she was three, only took up swimming aged eight and will compete for her maiden Paralympics gold in the final later on Monday.
Elsewhere on day six of competition, British sprint star Jonnie Peacock will go for a third consecutive Paralympic 100m T64 gold, though he will have his work cut out to beat Germany’s Felix Streng, who looked in ominous form in qualifying fastest from Sunday’s heats.
Records have been falling on a daily basis at the Tokyo Games, and Norway’s Kashafali on Sunday became the fastest 100m runner in Paralympic history when he crossed the line in 10.46sec in the T12 final.
“I don’t know what to say,” the 27-year-old said after the race, dissolving into tears.
“I came from nothing. I came from begging on the streets.”
The Norwegian fled the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his family as a child and took up athletics as a teenager in his new home.
He has vision impairment as the result of a congenital condition and has also competed with non-disabled runners.
“I have been through so much, from bullets to hunger, and to be here as one of the best means a lot to me,” Kashafali said.
‘Forget the horror’
He is not the only survivor of war at the Games, which features a refugee team and two Afghan athletes who escaped from Kabul after the country’s fall to the Taliban this month.
Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli arrived in Tokyo over the weekend after a complex international effort that saw them evacuated to France where they rested and trained before flying to Japan.
International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said Monday that receiving the pair in Tokyo was “a moment I will remember for the rest of my life.”
“It was just incredible to feel that we had contributed in some way,” he added.
Khudadadi will compete in the women’s -49kg K44 taekwondo on Thursday. Sprinter Rasouli will take part in the men’s T47 long jump on Tuesday having arrived too late for his favoured T47 100m.
“None of us can ever imagine what they have been through,” Parsons said.
He said he hoped the pair would be able to “really focus on sport and forget for a few days at least what they left behind and the horror that they have been through in their home nation.”
Britain’s wheelchair rugby team were nursing hangovers on Monday after celebrating a shock gold medal, the first time a European team has triumphed in the sport once known as “murderball.”
They upset the odds by beating favourites the USA 54-49 in the final.
Japan took bronze after defeating 2016 Rio champions Australia in the third-place match.
“Not in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be coming away with a Paralympic gold medal,” admitted Britain’s Stuart Robinson.
“For the past four or five years we’ve been building towards something special,” he added.
“We’ve applied everything that we’ve learned and put it into practice at these Games.”
Jim Roberts, who scored 24 tries in the final to lead his side to victory, was asked how he would celebrate.
“I just hope someone’s got some beer somewhere,” he told the UK’s Channel 4 television.
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Jake Paul suggests he is a ‘retired boxer’ after Tyron Woodley win - MMA Mania
Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over following his big headlining fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley.
Paul (4-0 in boxing) defeated Woodley (19-7-1 in MMA, 0-1 in boxing) via a split decision (watch highlights here) in Showtime Boxing’s pay-per-view (PPV) headliner last night (Sun., Aug. 29, 2021). The event took place inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Conversations about Paul’s next opponent were taking place before the Woodley fight and it only ramped up in its aftermath. The YouTuber-turned-professional boxer had a backstage altercation with Tommy Fury, and considered a rematch against Woodley. Other names circulated before-and-after the fight include Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. But if Paul is to be believed, his pro boxing days may be over.
“Updated status: Retired boxer,” he tweeted on Monday.
If Paul were to retire, he would conclude his pro boxing career with an undefeated 4-0 record. He earned consecutive knockouts (KO) or technical knockouts (TKO) against fellow Internet personality AnEsonGib, former NBA player Nate Robinson and former UFC fighter Ben Askren (watch here). His most recent bout was the split decision against Woodley.
See reaction to Paul’s tweet below.
Jake paul is a better boxer than Muhammad Ali. Don’t get me wrong. Ali has obviously had a better career and is one of the greatest of all times, but in terms of individual quality Jake Paul is the better Boxer.
— Doox (@guessijustwasnt) August 30, 2021
You had to be a boxer first in order to be a retired boxer
— Mountain man (@Kusku72) August 30, 2021
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Draw Procedures for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw - Eurohoops
By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With 12 open spots for European teams, a total of 32 teams will know on Tuesday, August 31st, their qualification groups for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. During six FIBA “Windows” 12 national teams will have the chance to represent the continent in the World Cup of 2023, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
Here are the seedings for Europe
Per FIBA: The road to FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifying will be laid out during the Qualifiers Draw Ceremony. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, starting at 12:00 CET from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball.
The qualification process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will include six windows over 15 months across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe. The ceremony will consist of four different draws, one for each region.
Teams in the African and European Qualifiers have been divided into pots based on their FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike. For the Americas and Asian Qualifiers, teams have been divided based on geographical principles combined with the FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike.
The seedings of Africa are the following
The seedings of Americas are the following
The seedings for Asia are the following
Due to the current health pandemic, the Draw will take place behind closed doors. The Draw will be streamed across FIBA’s YouTube and Facebook channels as well as FIBA’s four dedicated World Cup Qualifier websites – African Qualifiers, Americas Qualifiers, Asian Qualifiers, European Qualifiers – on August 31, starting at 12:00 CET.
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UFC legend BJ Penn rips Jake Paul for stealing his glove lick: ‘You f—king p—sy!’ - MMA Mania
B.J. Penn’s glove lick is among the most iconic images in mixed martial arts (MMA) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history, and he is definitely not thrilled with Jake Paul’s most recent spin on it.
Paul (4-0 in boxing) defeated former UFC Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (19-7-1 in MMA, 0-1 in boxing) via a split decision (watch highlights here) in Showtime Boxing’s pay-per-view (PPV) headliner last night (Sun., Aug. 29, 2021). The event took place inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
During the Paul vs. Woodley fight, the YouTuber-turned professional boxer licked his gloves in round five. Combat sports fans, as well as long-time MMA reporter Ariel Helwani who was sitting ringside, were instantly reminded of “The Prodigy” licking his opponent’s blood off his MMA gloves against Joe Stevenson at UFC 80 and Sean Sherk at UFC 84.
He even ingested some Diego Sanchez DNA back at UFC 107.
“Don’t ever copy me again you f—kin’ p—sy, look at my gloves, look at the pillows on your hands 20 years of war!” Penn captioned an Instagram post comparing his iconic glove lick to Paul’s. The former UFC Lightweight champion tagged Paul and incorporated the hashtag “#Kindergarten.”
Penn, 42, has not competed since losing a unanimous decision to Clay Guida at UFC 237 on May 11, 2019. The Hawaiian fighter is currently on a seven-fight losing streak; however, his prime saw him capture the UFC Lightweight crown and defeat fighters like Matt Hughes, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Sherk, Stevenson, Jens Pulver, Duane Ludwig, Takanori Gomi and Caol Uno, among others.
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"I feel like if I wake up in the morning that's a win," Osaka wrote on Twitter.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has opened up recently about her mental health struggles and now she is sharing a new strategy to help her cope.
Osaka, 23, said on Twitter that she realized she is "extremely self-deprecating" and always thinks she is "never good enough."
"I've never told myself that I've done a good job but I do know I constantly tell myself that I suck or could do better," she wrote, adding, "Every time a new opportunity arises my first though is, 'wow, why me?'"
In hopes of turning a new page and better protecting her mental health, the reigning U.S. Open champion said now she plans to celebrate even her small wins.
"I'm gonna try to celebrate myself and my accomplishments more," Osaka wrote. "I think we all should."
Giving examples of the seemingly small wins worth celebrating, Osaka continued, "You got up in the morning and didn't procrastinate on something? Champion. Figured something out at work that's been bugging you for a while? Absolute legend."
Osaka's tweet prompted a reply from Ted Lasso, the fictional American football coach turned English football manager known for his positive attitude.
"I agree with every bit of this," Lasso's Twitter account posted Sunday. "The thing about small victories is that they’re easier to carry with you. I’m calling myself the champion of popping every single kernel of popcorn in the microwave last night."
Osaka, who is currently defending her title at the U.S. Open in New York, faced a summer of setbacks due to what she has said are her mental health struggles.
She withdrew from the French Open in June after being fined $15,000 for missing a post-match press conference.
Osaka had announced at the start of the tournament she would not participate in the mandatory post-match news conferences in order to preserve her mental health.
Osaka also withdrew from Wimbledon this summer, with her agent explaining at the time that she was "taking some personal time with friends and family."
The Japan native competed in the Tokyo Olympics in her home country but lost in the third round and left without a medal.
"I'm disappointed in every loss, but I feel like this one sucks more than the others,'' Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony, said after the match, according to ESPN.
Osaka said she is focusing on this new approach to her mental health as a way to unburden herself from outsiders' expectations.
"Your life is your own and you shouldn't value yourself on other people's standards," she wrote. "I know I give my heart to everything I can and if that's not good enough for some then my apologies but I can't burden myself with those expectations anymore."
"Seeing everything that's going on in the world I feel like if I wake up in the morning that's a win," Osaka continued. "That's how I'm coming."
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Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live stream and how to watch US Open tennis online - Tom's Guide
The Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live stream finds the defending women's singles champ in the #1-seed where she should have been all along, entering the first US Open live steam. Unlike last year's US Open, Osaka is not seeded in the #4 position, and this brings all the expectations along with it.
Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova match time
The Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live stream is set to start no earlier than 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. BST today (August 30) Match times are always estimates, though.
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The summer was not kind to Osaka, who hasn't survived through to the quarterfinals since March. That said, her first round victory is practically all-but assured, thanks to her 17-2 record in Grand Slam openers.
The two last faced-off at the 2020 Australian Open, in another first-round match. Osaka won that, 6-2 6-4.
But going back to those expectations, in a blog post Osaka noted that "Your life is your own and you shouldn’t value yourself on other people’s standards. I know I give my heart to everything I can and if that’s not good enough for some then my apologies... I can’t burden myself with those expectations anymore... Seeing everything that’s going on in the world I feel like if I wake up in the morning that’s a win. That’s how I’m coming."
This sounds like she's got a fairly clear mind going into the US Open.
Looking down the line, Osaka's biggest threat is Ashleigh Barty, who is returning to competition after an early Olympics elimination in the first round (Osaka got bounced in the third round).
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If you've had to leave your own "bubble" -- or you've been hit by a dreaded local blackout -- and you can't watch the Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live streams on cable, you're not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can appear to be surfing the web from your home town, and access the same streaming services you already paid for — which is a big deal when the BBC just gives it away for free.
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Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live streams in the US
In the U.S., the Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live stream is today (August 30) at around 7 p.m. ET. It's on ESPN2.
US Open matches are spread across the ESPN family of networks, as well as stream on ESPN3, ESPN Plus and the ESPN app. There is also coverage on the Tennis Channel.
If you cut the cord, you can get all of those channels from Sling TV (via Sling Orange) or Fubo TV's entry-level package. Both are on our best streaming services list, but tennis fans who also love basketball won't want to go with Fubo, as it doesn't have TNT. Tennis Channel can be added on with the Sports Extra (Sling) and Sports Plus (Fubo) packages, which are $11 per month.
Sling TV: You can get ESPN2 and the other ESPN channels in the Sling Orange package, and then add on Tennis Channel with the Sports Extra add-on. The 30-plus channels in the lineup include AMC, CNN, Food Network, AMC, Comedy Central, HGTV and many more.View Deal
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Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live streams in the UK
Unlike with Wimbledon, U.K. fans have to stay up late for this one. Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova, which is available on Amazon Prime Video will start no earlier than 12 a.m. BST.
Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime, which is £79 per year.
Anyone from the U.K. who wants to watch from abroad can get their hookup by using a VPN.
Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live streams in Canada
Tennis fans in Canada just need TSN for the Naomi Osaka vs Marie Bouzkova live stream. The service can be subscribed to ala-carte or added to your package. It starts at around 7 p.m. ET.
TSN1 should be the channel you're looking for, though additional coverage tonight is on TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5.
TSN's streaming-only service starts at $19.99 CAD per month, a much better deal than its $4.99 CAD per day option.
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