Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh on Sunday lauded the Indian pugilists for their remarkable 10-medal show at the Commonwealth Games and urged them to work even harder to repeat the exceptional performance at the Asian Games in Japan next month.

Indian boxers returned with a record haul of 10 medals from the CWG, including seven gold and three silver, a first in the history of the Games for the country.

“We had an exceptional and historic last two days. Winning seven gold and three silver in boxing is the biggest performance in the last 100 years history of Commonwealth Games,” Singh said during an online interaction from Glasgow.

“This is also a preparation for future events, the Asian Games and 2028 Olympics. We can replicate such a performance in Asian Games, we are top 3 in Asia in boxing but for that we need to prepare hard from now and be focussed to produce a strong performance.” 
The BFI chief said those boxers who have won medals at the CWG have automatically booked their Asian Games berths.

“We had already announced that boxers who are going for CWG and enter medal rounds will automatically be selected for Asian Games,” Singh said.

“We are very hungry for a historic performance in Asian Games. But we need to become stronger, better in many weight categories. A lot of work has to be done, this was just a stepping stone.

“We are an athlete-centric federation and our programme is ready till 2028. We want to restart league format or professional format domestically this year to give more exposure to boxers.

“We keep facing political headwinds once in a while but whatever happens politically, as a federation we ensure boxers remain insulated and focussed on their performances.” 
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who won a silver medal in the middleweight category, dedicated her achievement to the devastating flood victims of her native state, Assam.

“The people of Assam are going through a very bad phase and it happens ever year. I dedicate my medal to the flood victims of my state,” she said.

She has set her sights on winning the yellow metal in the upcoming Asian Games.

“Asian Games is very important. I am happy with the silver here but would have been more happy with a gold. The Indian team has done very well, so pretty happy. But I want to better my performance and win a gold in Asian Games.

I, along with my good friend and fellow GOLF Top 100 Teacher Wayne Flint, have been working with Buddy Hansen, one of the better amateurs in the Philadelphia area, on a swing fault we see at every level of the game. As Buddy approached impact, his chest would stall. When that happens, the hands and arms have to take over the release. This is no good because any release pattern that relies on hand timing instead of proper body sequencing is going to be less reliable and predictable.

For Buddy, it showed up most in his iron play. He simply wasn’t striking the ball as solidly as he wanted. He could hit a great shot, but the misses were inconsistent. His swing didn’t need a rebuild, it just needed a tune-up in one specific area.

You don’t have to spin your chest at top speed to play great golf, but it does need to keep moving (instead of stalling) through the downswing. We addressed it with a series of feels and drills designed to keep his pivot moving. You can see the entire progression in the latest episode of our Pro Work series below.

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How to keep from stalling in the downswing

To start, we had Buddy allow his head to drift slightly to the right as he turned back, making it easier for his chest to complete its turn. Think of it like winding a spring. The more fully you load the spring in the backswing, the more energy you can release on the way down.

Players who stall through impact also tend to lose their posture, with the hips moving closer to the golf ball. That pushes the swing direction out to the right, and the club approaches impact on a much steeper, more upright plane. From a ground-pressure standpoint, it often feels as though pressure moves out toward the toes of the lead foot — if it ever fully gets to the lead side at all.

Instead of standing up to create space, we wanted Buddy to keep turning his chest. One feel that really helped was paying attention to where the pressure finished in his lead foot. Rather than moving toward the toes, it needed to feel as though it was settling into the heel, a good indication that his body was continuing to rotate around instead of standing up.

Once you understand that sensation, try this drill. Have a friend stand facing you a safe distance away and hold a club shaft straight out at about elbow height while taking a couple of steps toward the target side. As you swing, it should feel as though the club travels around and underneath the guide shaft. If your chest stalls and you lose your posture, you’ll immediately feel as though the club wants to move upward into the shaft. (Just make sure your friend is standing far enough away that even a poor swing can’t actually hit it.)

Even highly skilled players with plenty of clubhead speed fall into this pattern because standing up out of posture creates the sensation of having more room to swing the arms faster. It’s one of golf’s classic illusions: what feels more powerful is often less efficient. Keeping the chest turning through impact improves contact, stabilizes the clubface and ultimately produces more consistent ball speed.

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Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper ⁠Vozinha arrived in Chile ​on August 2nd to join first division club Colo-Colo, the Chilean football club announced on August 3rd. The 40-year-old has joined on ​a six-month ‌contract, with the possibility of a one-year extension. Chilean media said he was likely to make his debut on August ‌16. The goalkeeper acquired a cult following during the FIFA World Cup, where his heroics helped Cape Verde reach the round of 32.

After the defeat against Cardiff, Roma responded in the best possible way and cruised past Newport with a clear 4-1 win. It was a poor first half, with the Giallorossi first surviving a strike off the woodwork by Beggins before taking the lead right at the end of the half thanks to Hermoso.

In the second half, Gasperini’s side shifted gears and ran away with it: Castro doubled the lead from the penalty spot, Koulierakis celebrated his first goal in a Giallorossi shirt, and Soulé put the seal on the victory. Late on, Cameron scored a consolation goal for Newport, but it did not change the substance of a test comfortably dominated by Roma.

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Now focus turns to the next fixtures, with Gasperini’s team set to face Brighton (August 8 at 15:00) and then Borussia Dortmund (August 15 at 17:30).

4️⃣ Roma hit four! Soulé makes it 4-0

Roma put the game completely to bed through Matias Soulé who, in the 81st minute, made it 4-0 at the end of one of his trademark moves: he collected Hermoso’s assist, cut inside, and then unleashed a left-footed shot into the bottom corner. 

WWE SummerSlam was filled with enthralling matches and moments as we witnessed the end of the Shield storyline, in addition to the culmination of the feud between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar. While Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins will never wrestle each other again, it turns out that Lesnar will not wrestle anyone ever again.

The Beast Incarnate faced Oba Femi at SummerSlam, in what was the third match between the two powerhouses. The Ruler got the win in the culmination match to win the feud 2-1, after which he also earned the Beast Incarnate’s respect.

There were speculations of Brock Lesnar retiring after SummerSlam, and now the Beast Incarnate has officially confirmed the news. During an appearance on the Pat McAfee show, the 7-time WWE Champion made it clear that he won’t don his wrestling boots again:

“I’m here today to do this interview to let the world and everybody know that I’m retired. I want to say a big thank you to everybody. Saturday was a very emotional day for me. When Oba Femi slammed me at WrestleMania, I was like, ‘I can’t do this again. I think I am done.’ Saturday for Brock Lesnar, that’s it. That’s it for me in the squared circle and everything else too.”

Lesnar also thanked the fans who have been with him throughout his journey:

“I just want to give a shoutout to everybody on this universe that has followed me since I was a little kid, all the way to Saturday. I was just a farm kid from South Dakota with a big dream, and a big heart and a big a** chip on my shoulder. I am just grateful.”

Brock Lesnar has been moved to the alumni section of WWE.com

Before Brock Lesnar’s official announcement about his future, WWE moved him to the alumni section of their website, which further fueled the rumors of his retirement. However, with the Beast Incarnate himself confirming his in-ring status, all speculations have been put to rest.

Brock Lesnar joined WWE in 2000, without any prior pro wrestling experience. He made his TV debut in 2002, alongside Paul Heyman. The duo took the wrestling world by storm as Lesnar became one of the most dominant stars of all time.

The Beast Incarnate left the global juggernaut in 2004; he returned eight years later. He has competed sporadically since then and won multiple titles. However, his wrestling chapter was closed on Saturday, when he suffered a loss to Oba Femi.