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The Juventus FC Women team is catching some unwanted attention after player Cecilia Salvai tweeted a photo of herself during practice. The Italian team member was photoed posing with an orange cone on her head while pulling her eyes in the “slanted-eyes” orientation, captioned with an emoji mimicking the same gesture. The post stayed up from the team’s Twitter account for 25 minutes before a number of users flagged it, prompting the platform to remove the post. The team has since issued an apology to soccer fans with, “We sincerely apologize that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination.” i’m taking bets on the Juventus FC Women twitter’s apology. Will it include a...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has just finished his full interview with Mike Tyson on his Hotboxin’ podcast. Joined by “Triple C” Henry Cejudo, the three go deep in sharing personal stories of their time in the cage/ring, all while focusing on Nurmagomedov’s 12-year professional MMA career. The trio starts off with Tyson and some of his more infamous stories and why he chose to reconcile with his former adversaries. While Tyson stays firm that in the fight game, “anything goes,” Nurmagomedov elaborates that, while Tyson’s statement is true, the tactics that each fighter chooses to use reveals the type of person they really are — pointing out Conor McGregor’s low blows on family and religion. The 29-0 retired fighter also mentioned that he believes that the thing McGregor is missing most are “real” p...

After almost three decades in the sport, Italian motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi has finally announced his retirement following the 2021 MotoGP season. With a Grand Prix career spanning over 25 years, the 42-year-old is the only competitor in the World Championships’ history to win titles for all categories: 125cc, 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP. He’s also the only rider who has started in 400 or more races, out of which he obtained nine world titles, 115 wins and 235 podium finishes. “I decided to stop at the end of the season so, unfortunately, this will be the last full season I’ll have as a MotoGP rider. It’s difficult. It’s a very sad moment because it’s difficult to know that next year that I will not race with motorcycles,” Rossi said during a press conference. “I do this for more...

The Ben Simmons saga continues in Philadelphia as it is reported that the guard has seemingly cut off all communications with the team, including ignoring Joel Embiid‘s phone calls. According to Jason Dumas of KRON4 News, Simmons has stopped speaking to “basically everyone in the Sixers organization.” The only line of communication open with Simmons is reportedly through his agent Rich Paul. Dumas commented on the tarnished relationship between the Philadelphia 76ers and Simmons stating that it is now “beyond repair” and is “getting worse by the day.” As trade discussions are continuing to be on a high, Simmons’ main concern is supposedly ending up in a “bad situation.” The athlete is willing to move to one of California’s teams. He is, however, unwilling to be traded to the Toronto Raptor...

Star player Lionel Messi is leaving FC Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday. “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations),” the club said in its statement. “As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the player and the club will ultimately not be fulfilled.” The club expressed gratitude to Messi “for his contribution to the aggrandizement of the club” and wished him well in his future endeavors. Messi is often touted as one of the greatest FC players of all time, and since his Barcelona debut in 2004, he and his team have wo...

Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer of its upcoming documentary series, UNTOLD Vol 1: Malice at the Palace, which takes a deep dive into the infamous brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in 2004. For the first time ever, fans will be given access to never-before-seen footage of that fateful November 2004 night and the firsthand accounts of Metta World Peace, Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O’Neal and Reggie Miller: “November 19, 2004, is a moment the NBA would rather soon forget, but for the players, coaches, referees, and fans who lived through it, it’s simply a night they can’t shake from their memory or their reputation. It was an early season game, but for the perennially losing Indiana Pacers, there was no better place to stamp their newfound dominance than against the d...

FIFA has requested that the Uruguay football team remove two of the four World Cup stars on its jersey. Puma revealed on Tuesday after submitting kit designs for Uruguay that FIFA had asked for the removal of two of the four stars above Uruguay’s team crest by the next World Cup in 2022 because the national team has only ever won two World Cups. Obviously unhappy with the request, the Uruguay Football Association (AUF) argues that the other two stars represent their Olympic victories in 1924 and 1928, which were both hosted by FIFA itself, and they were officially considered world championships. “FIFA has always recognized, even publicly, that Uruguay has four World Cups because in 1924 and 1928 it [the Olympic football tournament] was organized by FIFA and it’s in 1930 when they decided t...

LeBron James has heard all the negative chatter surrounding the latest Los Angeles Lakers roster for the 2021-22 NBA season and he has taken it upon himself to let the critics know that he is not phased. The Lakers’ roster has caused quite a ruckus throughout the NBA when the franchise acquired Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster trade that sent Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell to the Washington Wizards. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Westbrook had spoken to King James and Anthony Davis a week prior to the trade with all three players discussing that they are willing to put aside their egos to bring another ring to LA. The Lakers roster is arguably stacked with NBA veterans, signing Carmelo Anthony, Kent Bazemore, Wayne Ellington, Dwight Howard and Tre...

After securing a bronze medal in the 100-metre final earlier in the week, Canadian sprinter Andre de Grasse has finally bagged himself gold by winning the men’s 200-metre final in impressive fashion at the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old — who claimed silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics behind Usain Bolt — clocked a Canadian record finishing in 19.62 seconds, ahead of Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles of the United States who finished second and third respectively. Erriyon Knighton, who crushed Bolt’s under-18 and under-20 200-metre records at the Olympic Team Trials earlier this year, became the youngest male to ever compete in a 200-metre final at just 17-years-old, coming through in fourth place in 19.93 seconds. De Grasse’s victory ends a decade of 200-metre dominance from the now-retired Bolt...

The Chicago Bulls have landed veteran NBA forward, DeMar DeRozan for the Windy City. The agreement was an unprecedented move, surprising many with the decision. DeRozan spent the last three seasons as a key player for the San Antonio Spurs but appears that the player is ready to take his talents to join a younger team and potential championship contender. DeRozan originally appeared to be making the big move to Los Angeles, but the Chicago Bulls have made a last-second move to snatch up the player who will now be joining Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Zack Lavine and Nikola Vucevic. The Athletic reports that the Chicago Bulls have finalized a sign-and-trade deal with the San Antonio Spurs which saw them acquire DeRozan for Thaddeus Young. The deal sees DeRozan sign a 3-year $85 million USD deal,...

Sydney McLaughlin has just won her first gold medal in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics whilst also setting a new world record at the event. The athlete finished in 51.46 seconds in a marginally close victory over her Team USA teammate Dalila Muhammad. Both competitors came out of the race with considerable feats, both breaking McLaughlin’s old record of 51.9 seconds. Muhammad finished in 51.58 seconds, taking the silver medal. Netherland’s Femke Bol finished in third place. Though an amazing feat, the records were not a surprise as both McLaughlin and Muhammad have traded records and wins for the past two years. Muhammad first broke the record at the 2019 U.S. Nationals and then again at the Doha championships. Later at the Olympic trials this summer, McLaughlin broke t...

The 16-time WWE World Champion/two-time Hall of Famer, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair has reportedly been released by the WWE. As one of the more notable figures in the sport, wrestling fans know Flair (Richard Morgan Fliehr) for his outlandish promos and his signature “WOOO!” expression. The reports indicate that it was Flair himself that ask to be released. It has been ten years since the 72-year-old saw his last in-ring match, but he has been back several times for appearances and to help further new wrestling storylines. This news comes just a little over a year after signing his new WWE contract last May. We have come to terms on the release of Ric Flair as of today, 8/03/2021. https://t.co/VfoxW4fo1N — WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2021 In other sports news, Sydney McLaughlin breaks the world record ...