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FIA and Formula 1 to resolve disagreement for the good of the sport.

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Both parties released a statement ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the opening event of the European season, announcing that the Formula 1 World.

Championship, now consisting of a record 24 races, is stronger than ever. The FIA website featured a photo of the organization’s president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in a friendly conversation on the grid of the grand prix. The statement emphasized both parties’ commitment to achieving the best possible results for the sport. Currently, they are working on a new strategic plan to leverage opportunities and further enhance the potential of F1 in the future. Insiders suggest progress is being made, as both parties share a common focus on key issues.

Ben Sulayem took office at the end of 2021, succeeding France’s Jean Todt. However, he has faced controversies and what some perceive as a power struggle with the commercial rights holder. In January of last year, Formula 1 accused Ben Sulayem of interfering with its commercial rights by publicly questioning the sport’s disclosed valuation, which reached $20 billion.

Furthermore, the FIA is currently dealing with a legal action initiated by Susie Wolff, director of the exclusive Formula 1 Academy support series for women and wife of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. This legal action stems from a conflict of interest investigation conducted last year. Ben Sulayem also faced accusations, made by a whistleblower, of trying to obstruct the approval of the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit and interfere in the outcome of the Saudi Arabian race in Jeddah. Following a 30-day independent investigation, the FIA ethics committee unanimously cleared Ben Sulayem of any wrongdoing.

Behind the scenes, there is an ongoing legal action involving former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa from Brazil against Formula 1, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, and the FIA. This legal action is related to the disputed outcome of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship.

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BOXING

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul: I saw you with your shirt off and you’re fat and flabby, you can’t hurt me

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The pair exchanged harsh words

Jake Paul promised that he will be the last boxer to put the legendary Mike Tyson to sleep, referring to the fight that will take place next July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Texas, USA).

“I promise people that next July 20 I will put Mike to sleep. He will feel all my power and at the end I will be the man who put Tyson to sleep for the last time. I’m going to teach you how to box,” Paul warned at a press conference where both fighters warmed up for the fight.

It was the second media appearance this week by the boxers to promote the fight, which is scheduled for eight rounds of two minutes each.

Jake Paul’s boxing career

In his short boxing career Paul, 27, has nine wins, six via knockout, and one loss; a record that is overshadowed by that of heavyweight legend Mike Tyson, who at 57 boasts 50 wins, 44 via knockout, and only six losses.

 

Mike Tyson to Jake Paul: You can’t hurt me

‘Iron’ Mike, who on social media constantly shows the great physical shape he retains, responded to the YouTuber’s bravado with forcefulness.

“Just light the fire and you’ll see, I’m going to finish you off, Paul. You say you’re at your best; you should be thin, but I see you’re fat, I saw you with your shirt off; you’re fat and flabby. You can’t hurt me,” stressed Tyson, who will turn 58 next June 30.

In an attempt to provoke Tyson, Paul reminded him of his 1990 loss to Buster Douglas, the first in the then heavyweight champion’s career.

“Buster was fat and I’m better. I’m going to finish you faster than him and you’ll remember it forever. You started me Mike, I love you for it, I love you like a son to a father, but I’ve got to put you in discipline. You’re going down old man,” concluded Jake Paul.

In the face to face, Paul stood guard against Tyson, who barely paid him any attention and did not even hold his gaze, while the YouTuber did not take his eyes off him.

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BOXING

Mike Tyson, boxing’s bad boy: Stars who can’t stand him

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The 58-year-old has lived a very controversial life despite his huge fan base

Iron Mike Tyson is one of the biggest names to ever hit boxing, with those who don’t even watch the sport fearing the reputation of his name. Perhaps only Muhammad Ali exceeds him.

But many stars who do know him don’t actually like him, so who are they and do they have a reason?

It comes after the 58-year-old allegedly told Mayweather to abduct and abuse a woman whilst Mayweather responded by arranging a police raid on Tyson’s house. As a result, the pair no longer talk.

 

It’s worth nothing there’s not much evidence for the above, and Tyson did slam Mayweather for claiming to be the best ever.

Michael Jordan

The most famous basketballer of all-time might have found himself in a punch-up with Mike Tyson if he played his cars slightly more differently back in 1988 when the drunk boxer started to allege Jordan was sleeping with his first wife, Robin Givens.

There isn’t a clear story on his except the 5ft 10in Tyson freaked out the 6ft 6in Jordan, but neither athlete has actually spoken about it, which is interesting considering Jordan’s reputation for trash-talk.

 

Don King

King worked with Mike Tyson for so many years but now their relationship has soured and withered into a mess of what it once was as the boxing promoter was regularly in court with his client in the 1990s as Tyson accused him of mismanagement and defrauding him.

King, who isn’t afraid to sue, has remained pretty quiet on Tyson’s words prior to the case being settled in 2004. They last publicly met in 2018 and King attempted to be civil with Tyson at a Boxing Hall of Fame event, but the ex-WBC champion decided to throw water in his face instead showing that he hasn’t warmed with time.

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TENNIS

New Roger Federer Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of His Retirement Announcement

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“I think people will actually really get a really good idea of how hard it actually was for me to retire in London,” he said.

Nearly two years into his retirement and just days before the 2024 French Open, Roger Federer joined Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo for an exclusive interview on Mad Dog Sports Radio.

“I mean, I do miss it a little bit,” Roger told Mad Dog about playing tennis professionally, “just because I had such a great time on tour. That’s why I also played for as long as I possibly could, ’cause I like the life on the road.”

From 1998 to 2021, Roger won 103 men’s tennis titles — the second most behind only Jimmy Conors — including 20 Grand Slams with a record-setting eight Wimbledon championships. He spent 310 weeks at the No. 1 ranking spot. Following a series of injuries and surgeries, he officially announced his retirement from the sport in September 2022 at London’s Laver Cup.

“The transition [to retirement] has been smooth,” he said. “You know, also, Covid was there, I had knee issues, so everything sort of slowed down towards the end, and now I’m happily retired … Life’s great, I’m very happy.”

On June 20, Amazon Prime will release a new documentary titled “FEDERER: Twelve Final Days” directed by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, chronicling the last week and a half of Roger’s professional tennis career leading up to his retirement announcement.

The decision to create this documentary, Roger shared, came along with the realization that he was going to retire and had very little behind-the-scenes footage of his career.

“Joe Sabia came in with a great sound guy, and they followed me,” Roger explained to Mad Dog about those final two weeks. “And Joe, after the last days were over of my career, he’s like, ‘Look, I have so much incredible footage, it would be a pity if we don’t share this with the world. So let me show you, and let’s see where it takes us.’”

Roger, whose retirement announcement came after a 14-month playing hiatus, said the documentary shows how challenging it really is for professional athletes to reach the end of their careers.

“I’m very excited about it, actually, even though in the beginning I was really insecure and unsure if I should release it and if I should put it out. So I think it feels very personal, and I think people will actually really get a really good idea of how hard it actually was for me to retire in London,” he said.

In the documentary footage of his retirement announcement at the O2 Arena, Roger said he’s “surrounded by the Borgs, the McEnroes, Rod Laver, Rafa [Nadal], Novak [Djokovic], [Andy] Murray,” which gave him a unique sense of support and team effort in such a single-player sport.

He added, “If you look at the film, every scene has a legend of the game in it, and I think the scenes are quite extraordinary, actually”.

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TENNIS

‘A dream come true’: Serena Williams to host ESPYs in July

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Serena Williams will take center stage for ESPN again this summer as the host of the 2024 edition of its annual ESPY Awards, the American sport broadcasting network announced on Tuesday.

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GOLF

Tiger Woods clears up confusion with latest Sun Day Red teaser

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Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red has made an important announcement after the golfer’s official launch of his clothing and apparel line was criticised.

Tiger Woods left golf fans scratching their heads for two reasons when he officially launched his clothing and apparel line Sun Day Red.

 

First of all, there were some who believed the 15-time major champion was ripping off customers with some sky-high prices.

In fairness, it was always marketed as a ‘premium’ brand so what you can expect? Many items sold out within hours but quite a lot of products have since surfaced on eBay at astronomical prices.

Elsewhere, there no red products on offer. It represented a notable absence given Woods, now 48 years old, is synonymous with the colour. 

But, according to the brand, a red-themed collection ‘All Things Red’ will drop on 5 May. 

Teasing the announcement, their official X account showed a photograph of Woods wearing a red polo shirt and a black cap. 

Woods explained the significance of the colour when he did a few media interviews to drum up some interest in Sun Day Red earlier in the week.

He appeared on TODAY where he revealed why his daughter Samantha never wanted to follow in his footsteps by playing golf.

Woods also spoke of the close bond he shares with his teenage son Charlie and explained why he wanted to ‘ruin’ his Sun Day Red logo.

And during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Woods cracked up to memes that spread like wildfire during the 2024 Masters that appeared to show him shaking hands with a tree.

Woods was actually shaking hands with CBS commentator Verne Lundquist who was calling his 40th and last Masters. 

Lundquist was on the mic when Woods chipped at the 2005 Masters. 

The commentator later revealed that what Woods said to him during that exchange reduced him to a blubbering wreck. 

Why does Tiger Woods wear red?

Woods has his mother, Tida, to thank. 

“The red story is actually a good one. It comes from my mom,” Woods said.  

“My mom thought it was my being a Capricorn, whatever, it was my power colour or some B.S. thing like that.

“So I end up wearing red and end up winning some junior golf tournaments. And then, to spite her, I wore blue and I did not win those tournaments. So mama’s always right.”

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GOLF

PGA Championship 2024: Latest Expert Predictions for Tiger Woods, Top Stars

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The 2024 PGA Championship leaderboard is expected to be littered with the top names in golf, but Tiger Woods probably will not be part of the weekend race for the lead.

Woods struggled just to make the cut at The Masters last month and finished in last place.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the other current top male golfers are far more likely to be in a position to win come at Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.

Scheffler, McIlroy and Brooks Koepka all come into Valhalla with wins in their last tournaments. That will make all three players favorite picks to capture the Wanamaker Trophy.

Expert Predictions

Any power ranking of the golfers in the PGA Championship field has Scheffler, McIlroy and Koepka at the top.

CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter rated Scheffler, Koepka and McIlroy in that order. PGA Tour’s power rankings had McIlroy ahead of Scheffler and Koepka.

Scheffler produced back-to-back victories at the Masters and RBC Heritage, McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday and Koepka captured the last LIV Golf Tour event in Singapore.

McIlroy has the longest major drought among the trio, but he did win his last major at Valhalla in 2014.

Few of the golfers who placed in the top 10 at Valhalla a decade ago will even be in the field this week, so previous course history will not be a factor in picking a winner.

A lot of talk entering the tournament will be on Scheffler, McIlroy and Koepka, but Jon Rahm should be considered in the mix as well.

Rahm finished in a tie for 45th at the Masters, but he does have seven top-10 major finishes since the start of 2021. BetMGM’s Jason Sobel called Rahm the conservative pick to win the Wanamaker Trophy.

As for Woods, the odds are not in his favor to have a successful weekend at Valhalla.

DraftKings Sportsbook lists him at +30000 (bet $100 to win $30,000) to win the tournament and +2000 to finish inside the top 10. He is +900 to have a bogey-free round, which feels like the biggest indicator of where his game is at right now.

Woods could push to make the cut, but it will likely be a struggle to get there and it would not be surprising to see him need the final few holes on Friday to achieve that feat.

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Mike Tyson comes clean for the first time after acknowledging his true condition to fight Jake Paul: “My body is st”

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Iron Mike is preparing for his first professional fight in almost 20 years when he faces Jake Paul on July 20

  1. The days continue to tick down until Iron MIke Tyson  makes his eagerly anticipated, but controversial, return to the boxing ring to face the even more controversial Jake Paul on July 20, but the 58-year-old has made an emotional admission about the passing of time on the body by saying it’s not what it was.

Tyson gained a reputation for being a quick, ducking, bobbing and weaving fighter throughout his professional career with exceptional knockout power to boot meaning that he had a meteoric rise to the top of the game and now sits at the same table as legends such as Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier.

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So how will he perform when he faces Paul, who is an up and coming boxer at the start of his own professional journey? Tyson’s likely not expecting a 1990s-style performance now just seven years away from being a legal senior.

“My body is s**t right now. I am sore,’ Tyson said to media. But when he was asked if it was just gamesmanship and deception, he replied: “I wish.”

Is Tyson worried about the fight?

There has been a wave of dialogue around the fight, which will be aired by Netflix on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys as many are worried about the potential impact on Tyson.

Now aged 58, he’s susceptible to a series of serious health conditions such as heart issues, internal bleeding of the brain and problems such as dementia or Alzheimer’s if he takes too much punishment inside the boxing ring.

Names such as Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder, the latter being the ex-WBC champion himself, have slammed the fight as farcical and even the sanctioning body has required shorter rounds, fewer rounds and heavier gloves to protect the fighters.

This feels like it’s going to be pretty fun so maybe we’ll do it again. Let me take care of Jake first. We’re friends, there’s no doubt. But in the ring, we’re not going to be friends.

“I really like Jake but he’s going to have to fight like his life is on the line because it is.”

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Eddie Hearn reveals whether Canelo Alvarez would rather fight Terence Crawford or David Benavidez

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Canelo Alvarez has been linked with fights against the two Americans.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight title on May 4 when he beat Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision.

As ever when the final bell sounds during a fight involving Alvarez, attention turns towards who the Mexican will face next.

Two names have emerged as front runners with two division undisputed champion Terence Crawford and David Benavidez being linked to a meeting with Alvarez.

A fight between either man would be a huge event and in an interview with FIGHT HUB TV promoter Eddie Hearn, who has worked on a number of occasions with Alvarez, revealed who the undisputed super middleweight champion would rather face out of Crawford and Benavidez.

“When I met Saul, he wasn’t crazy on that [Crawford] fight. He just felt that you have got a welterweight coming up to light-middleweight, going up to super-middleweight and that he wouldn’t get any credit for that win,” Hearn said.

“Everyone would say ‘you are fighting a 147lber, [you should be winning]’, but Crawford is really, really good and I think Saul likes fighting now. That’s why I think he liked the Munguia fight, because he knew that was a guy that would come at him and attack him, he is not going to be moving around, chasing around the ring, I don’t think that he is mad [keen] on those kinds of fights.

“As Saul has made it very, very clear – money is pretty much the only motivator for him right now. I guess the challenge as well, but he was pretty honest in that respect wasn’t he, in that if the money is right then he will do anything.

“I think that if the money is right, honestly, he will fight anyone. I don’t think that Crawford is a guy that he would necessarily be picking. I think that he would pick Benavidez over Crawford because he knows he would get the credit for that victory, whereas he might not for fighting a guy that is three or four divisions lower.”

 

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GOLF

Phil Mickelson Ryder Cup grudge match vs. Ian Poulter might be in the works

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Mickelson sparked a discussion among Ian Poulter and other golf figures as they want in on his potential content adventure.

Phil Mickelson appears to have taken some notes from Bryson DeChambeau and other golf content creators. Who says an old dog cannot learn new tricks?

Toronto radio host Chris McKee stated Lefty would instantly become the most sought-after television analyst after seeing Mickelson hint at retirement.

Those words prompted the six-time major winner to respond.

“Thank you for the kind words. However, just because someone CAN do something doesn’t mean they SHOULD do it,” Mickelson wrote. “Instead of commentating, I’m going to shoot some Pros vs Schmos 9-hole matches. I’ll share insights throughout as well as talk a little smack. It won’t be the highest quality video, but it’ll be fun for me to do and fun to watch, I think too.”

Ian Poulter then replied to Lefty. It seems a former Ryder Cup rivalry could be simmering.

The Englishman comically trolled himself and pitched his content idea to Mickelson.

“I’m happy to be the Schmos if you like.. just like we could have been Ryder Cup Captains against each other,” Poulter wrote. “Which ain’t happening now. So name the place and time, and I will bring the [camera emoji]. I’m all in [thumbs up and fist pump emoji]. Just put those calf muscles away. Tartans trousers only.”

Lefty only needed three words to answer Poulter’s request.

“Let’s do this,” he wrote.

However, Poulter was not the only person who offered to join him.

Wesley Bryan of Bryan Bros Golf YouTube channel commented on his first tweet, ready to play Lefty.

Their Twitter account even challenged Mickelson, “What about pros vs. YouTubers?? Ok, see you soon.”

Mickelson came back with a witty response to the Bryan Bros.

“Ok but no strokes for you guys,” he wrote. “Only true schmos. I feel like this would be more of a pros vs pros match. Which is cool, too.”

It appears Mickelson has been around DeChambeau enough to realize the value of unofficial content brings to the game.

However, would Poulter be the answer to getting more eyes on golf, or would playing against YouTube Golfers be more popular?

Mickelson’s quick wit and personality are perfect for content creation. He has gone viral numerous times already.

With his game diminishing at the highest level, making videos should be Lefty’s next step.

 

 

 

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