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Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand wins first world triathlon title
The result was delayed after the British team lodged a protest over the part played by a marshal on a jet ski in correcting Beaugrand’s direction during the swim.
Potter would have claimed a second world title had her French rival been disqualified, but had to settle with second place overall after the protest was rejected.
The 32-year-old Briton, who won Olympic bronze at this summer’s Paris Games, put in a late surge to move into the silver-medal position, eventually finishing 12 seconds ahead of France’s Lombardi, who was also third overall.
Fourth-placed Holland, 38, who won the world title in 2018, had only recently returned to the sport after taking time out following the birth of her first child.
“I always said I wanted to come back to a similar level that I was at before having my baby, which was roughly in the top 10,” she said, after claiming fourth on the back of a strong run.
“So I am absolutely delighted with that, it is better than I could have imagined. Back with the big girls for one last time. I am just so happy to be done with that.”
Britain’s Olivia Mathias finished 14th, 2mins 47secs behind winner Beaugrand, with team-mates Jessica Fullagar 16th, Kate Waugh 19th and 2020 world champion Georgia Taylor-Brown in 21st place.
The BBC will have full coverage of the elite men’s race on Sunday, 20 October.
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Ngannou vs Ferreira: Ngannou stops heavyweight in first round of MMA return at PFL Super Fights
In the co-main event, Brazil’s Cris Cyborg beat compatriot Larissa Pacheco by unanimous decision in a gruelling back-and-forth contest.
In a fight where momentum changed multiple times, Cyborg, 39, was the more aggressive as she cemented her legacy as one of the best female MMA fighters in history.
The bout was billed as a champion versus champion contest, with Cyborg the reigning Bellator featherweight title holder and Pacheco winning the 2023 PFL featherweight global league.
Cyborg referred pre-fight to the contest as her “legacy tour” and was tested by Pacheco like few others have been able to.
During a glittering 19-year-career which has included championship victories across multiple promotions, she has now won 28 fights, lost two, and has not been defeated since 2018.
The first round was action-packed, as Cyborg landed two takedowns either side of a vicious head kick.
Pacheco, as she would show throughout the bout, displayed remarkable durability as she fought back, opening a cut above both of Cyborg’s eyebrows.
Cyborg was not fazed, delivering an eye-catching spinning backfist before landing another takedown, but momentum would swing back in Pacheco’s favour in the third.
Pacheco taunted a stationary Cyborg, demanding engagement in the centre of the cage, before securing a takedown of her own and controlling the action on the ground.
In a gruelling contest, Cyborg started to save her attack for blitzes as she rushed forward multiple times, landing a flurry of strikes, but Pacheco once more would recover as the fight entered the final round.
Cyborg launched a couple of big overhand rights in the closing stages but as the bell rang, both fighters raised their arms in the air, believing they had done enough to secure victory.
As the judges’ scores were read out, Cyborg was declared the victor, before she was awarded a commemorative belt – the fifth title of her magnificent career.
“Larissa is a legend in sports. She punches really hard. She’s a really good fighter. It’s a pleasure for me,” said Cyborg.
“I feel very blessed. Very thankful. The time difference is really difficult for me. I have two more fights, I want to defend this title.”
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Christopher Bell beats Tyler Reddick to NASCAR Cup pole at Las Vegas
Christopher Bell earned his third pole of the 2024 season on Saturday with a 185.344mph (29.135s) lap. Driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, he bested 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick by just 0.013s in the final round of qualifying.
“I feel really good,” Bell told NBC. “I feel really comfortable. In practice, I don’t think the pace showed what we had but inside the car, I felt super comfortable. I know we are gonna have a shot at it tomorrow.”
While it’s a great way to start the Round of 8, Bell has also never won a Cup race from pole position before.
“I’ve been in this position many times and obviously, I’ve never won from the pole yet,” said Bell, who just earned his 13th career pole position. “Still waiting to do that, but maybe tomorrow’s the day.”
Reddick will line up alongside with the recently eliminated Alex Bowman in third. Denny Hamlin was fourth and Kyle Larson fifth. Filling out the remainder of the top-ten on the grid: Carson Hocevar, Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs, William Byron, and Joey Logano.
The only two playoff drivers to not advance into the pole round were Chase Elliott in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Ryan Blaney, who did not make an attempt after a practice crash. Blaney will start 37th (last) in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
Round 1
Thankfully, there were no incidents like Blaney’s in a very clean qualifying session. In the first round, Bell set the pace with a 29.153s lap in Group A. He advanced along with Hamlin, Logano, Gibbs, and Hocevar. Martin Truex Jr. was the first driver to miss out, just 0.009s back of Hocevar.
In Group B, Reddick was quickest at a blistering fast 29.007s lap. He advanced along with Byron, Chastain, Bowman, and Larson. Austin Cindric was the first driver out, 0.077s out.
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Francis Ngannou KOs Renen Ferreira in first round of MMA return and breaks down in tears after dedicating win to his son
FRANCIS NGANNOU tearfully made his return to MMA by viciously knocking out Renen Ferreira – and dedicated it to his late son Kobe.
Ngannou was beaten in the boxing ring by Anthony Joshua in March but suffered a far greater loss just a month later.
His son Kobe – only 15-months-old – suddenly passed away to leave Ngannou devastated and contemplating retirement.
But the heavyweight hero – who emigrated from Cameroon to France on foot over the course of a year – vowed to fight for his boy.
And with Kobe tattooed on his bicep, Ngannou dedicated victory to son as he broke down in tears in the cage.
He said: “I can’t think about anything other than my son, Kobe. I only took this fight because of him, I took the fight for him.
“I hope they can remember his name because without Kobe, we wouldn’t be here tonight. I wouldn’t have fought.”
Ngannou put his MMA career on hold after walking out on the UFC in 2022 as their heavyweight world champion.
And he crossed over to pursue a lifelong ambition of boxing, sensationally dropping Tyson Fury on his debut.
But he lost a controversial split-decision loss to Fury, 36, before being knocked out five months later by Joshua, 34.
Ngannou went back to his MMA roots to make his return against Ferreira, 34, but had to do it carrying the burden of losing his son.
He said: “It was tough, it’s been tough. Not only the training camp was tough, the past two days were very tough, full of emotion.
“I couldn’t do anything without thinking about it. I was trying to say I was strong, tell myself to keep moving but it was hard.”
Ngannou came out swinging against Ferreira but scored a surprise takedown to take the bout to the ground.
But it was on the floor that he ruthlessly hammered 6ft 8in Ferreira into submission to hand him an emotional first-round finish.
Wiping away the tears from his eyes, Ngannou once more dedicated the moment to his son.
He said: “I just want to say, please remember my son. Remember my son, Kobe. This is for Kobe.”
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Francis Ngannou demolishes Renan Ferreira with vicious ground and pound knockout in first round
Francis Ngannou is back in a big way.
The former UFC heavyweight champion returned to MMA action for the first time in over two years and needed less than four minutes to dispatch Renan Ferreira in devastating fashion to cap off PFL: Battle of the Giants.
While he’s so well known for his fight finishing power on the feet, Ngannou actually delivered a single takedown to start the fight and he never let Ferreira back up again. Once Ferreira got stuck in a bad spot on the canvas, Ngannou unleashed some truly vicious ground and pound that just started hammering away at the PFL heavyweight champion.
With each punch, Ferreira’s defense crumbled and Ngannou wasn’t slowing down until the fight was stopped. Referee Dan Miragliotta mercifully stepped in to rescue Ferreira at 3:32 in the first round as Ngannou secures his first win under the PFL banner.
Following the win, Ngannou was emotional as he dedicated the performance to his son Kobe, who passed away earlier this year at just 15 months old.
“I can’t just think about anything than my son Kobe,” Ngannou said. “I only take this fight for him. I hope they can remember his name because without Kobe, I wouldn’t be here tonight.
“It’s been tough. Not only the training camp was tough but the last two days was tough, full of emotion. I couldn’t do anything without thinking about it. It’s hard. This is for Kobe.”
The emotional turmoil seemingly fueled Ngannou to one of his most dominant victories as he displayed his full range of weapons to beat Ferreira on Saturday.
Some heavy leather thrown to start the fight led to the takedown from Ngannou as he planted the giant Brazilian on the canvas. While Ngannou looked to inflict damage from the top, Ferreira managed to toss up a triangle choke attempt from the bottom.
Ngannou resisted the submission before breaking free as Ferreira desperately tried to scramble free but soon he was eating punches from the terrifying heavyweight on top of him. With Ferreira basically just covering up and not offering much resistance, Ngannou just began unloading shots in succession.
Ferreira appeared severely dazed before just falling flat on his stomach as Ngannou kept throwing bombs until the referee finally stopped the onslaught. Following the win, Ngannou remained down on the canvas for several moments as he embraced his coaches and let the wave of emotion finally wash over him.
The win moves Ngannou to 1-0 in the PFL after the promotion made a huge investment in him as a free agent following the end of his UFC career. As far as what comes next, Ngannou wasn’t ready to speculate just yet if he’s going to stick around in MMA or perhaps return to boxing because the only thing on his mind was paying tribute to his son with this win.
“I knew I didn’t miss a step,” Ngannou said about his comeback. “I wasn’t worried about it. I knew everything was still there. It was just about me being able to manage my emotion. We’re here, we finally get the result
“I think my next move in combat sports all depends on me, how I feel. I always thought I still had a lot to give in combat sports. Hopefully I keep thinking that way.”
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