Amateur fighters follow in the footsteps of McGregor
Many still remember one of the most ambitious scandals in the history of MMA. In April 2018, Conor McGregor attacked the bus in which Khabib Nurmagomedov and other participants of the UFC 223 tournament were located. It remained a mystery whether it was a thoughtful PR move to promote a future match between the fighters, or whether the Irishman improvised. As it turned out, similar passions are also characteristic of amateur tournaments.
The real massacre took place in one of the Moscow shopping centers. At once in several pairs fighters of a sports club from Noginsk and natives of Central Asia came together. According to information from social networks, "the situation got out of control in the middle of the tournament." Because of the series of losing friends, foreigners began to behave aggressively and provoke clashes. At the same time, in various places in the shopping center, Noginsk athletes and their relatives were attacked by hooligans.
“They attacked in groups of five to seven people. They beat us with chairs, with any objects that came to hand. As a result, dozens of victims, three athletes of the Vityaz-Noginsk club, Mikhail, Gleb and Vladimir, were seriously injured, ”eyewitnesses of the incident told VKontakte.
According to the injured party, extremist statements and threats of murder were addressed to the Noginsk residents. In fact, a police check is carried out.
Rookie threatens NBA
Last week, troublemakers showed up among professional athletes. Inappropriate behavior was allowed by basketball player Jackson Haze, spending his first season in the NBA. The 19-year-old center of New Orleans Pelicans was extremely disappointed by the news of the non-inclusion in the composition of the NBA Rising Stars in the framework of a traditional star weekend.
Hayes decided to take out his anger in a video message. On a record published on the Internet, the young man allowed himself to be rude to the NBA and expressed the hope that those who made the decision to not include him in the team would see the video.
“I play in a politicized league, and this is all just politics. It really is. The NBA is just a bunch of garbage, ”Hayes resented.
Jackson was a star at the student level, but seems to greatly overestimate his role in the NBA. This season, he collects an average of a match collection of 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 block shots and 1.0 assists.
US ambassador praised Ovechkin
An experienced hockey player Alexander Ovechkin showed a model of sports behavior to a young basketball player. Throwing goals for “Washington” for every taste, Ovi brought the total number of goals in the NHL to 695 - and came in eighth in history for this indicator, ahead of the legendary Canadian Mark Messier.
Ovechkin's sniper exploits did not leave indifferent the US ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan. In a conversation with reporters, the diplomat named the Russian as his favorite hockey player and the best player in the world.
“Ovechkin is the quintessence of Russian. Now he is 34, but I remember him still 18 years old. Throwing the puck, he showed the passion and joy of the young man. These emotions he retained in full, he still likes to play. I saw Ovechkin's first puck in the NHL. One day - I believe, not very soon - he will abandon the last. I hope I will still be alive and see it. He is a special player, a special person and an excellent ambassador to the game. He loves the game and life, this can be seen by his face, by the way he communicates with fans and teammates. It’s hard not to love him, ”concluded Sullivan.
Saga of moving Bacamba to Barcelona
It seems that Ovechkin could conduct a lesson on the topic: “How not to break before the blows of fate” for the Konogolese football player Cedric Bakambu. A tragicomic story happened with this striker. At first, Bakambu was very happy about the interest in his person from Barcelona. In the past couple of years, he has been advocating for the Beijing Guoan in China, but because of the coronavirus epidemic, he did not mind leaving the country. The Catalan club and the Congolese player seemed to have a mutual need for each other.
The sports director of Barca Eric Abidal managed to agree with the club and with the agent of the football player. Inspired Cedric boarded a flight to Spain with a transfer in Hong Kong. To his great disappointment, he failed to leave Asia. After landing at the first airport on the way, Bakambu found out that Barcelona had changed their minds about renting it.
Unlike Hayes, the forward did not criticize his failed employers. His reaction to what happened was ironic and constructive.
“Hey Transfermarkt, write in my transfer history Almost Barcelona. Everything that is done is for the best. Thank God for everything. See you another time, Antoine Griezmann, ”Bakambu turned to the portal specializing in transfers.
The Transfermarkt editorial board appreciated the joke of the player, adding a “team” called “Almost Barcelona” to the history of his transitions.
“Thank you, the dream has come true,” Bakambu finished the story.
Hahaha 😂😂😂😂
Thank you, dream come true 😅 https://t.co/RaUt5jbKia
The legendary canoeist explained the failure of the doping test
Canadian canoe player Laurence Vincent-Lapoint also had to get out of a delicate situation. The athlete quite originally explained how ligandrol, used in medicine to fight osteoporosis and muscle atrophy, got into her body. According to her, she received this substance when communicating with her boyfriend, who takes doping to build muscle.
“I asked him:“ Where did this come from? ”,“ Well, I have one bottle that I took from someone. ” Of course, we decided to test it, because I could not accept this half-truth, I could not accept the lie, ”said Vincent-Lapoint.
In the contents of the bottle, experts found a high concentrate of ligandrol. The canoe boyfriend admitted that he had taken the fluid four days before the doping test. As champion advocate Adam Klevin explained, the substance could enter the body of his client through the saliva, sweat or sperm of her man.
On January 27, the International Canoe Federation decided to fully justify Vincent-Lapoint, as he had no intention of using doping. Now Canada can again train with the national team and compete. In addition, the girl broke up with a guy who, she believes, betrayed her.
Sharapova showed a ring
Tennis player Maria Sharapova, who says almost nothing about her relationship, highlighted one very important detail. In the stories of her Instagram, the athlete published a photo that shows a ring that is very reminiscent of those that are given during engagement. An ornament with a large square-cut diamond is worn on the ring finger of the girl's left hand.
This picture provoked rumors about the imminent wedding of Sharapova with millionaire Alexander Gilks, co-founder and president of the online auction house Paddle8, who is called one of the most enviable British suitors and friend of princes William and Harry.
The first messages about their love affair appeared in early 2018, when the couple got into the lenses of paparazzi at the Los Angeles airport. Then Sharapova and Gilks were seen together on vacation, and in 2019, the millionaire published several joint photos with the athlete. On social networks, Sharapova's boyfriend did not appear so often.
Another Russian tennis player is preparing to replenish in the family. Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias, according to the Spanish media, this spring will have a third child. A couple relaxing on a yacht, removed one of the magazines. In the pictures, Kournikova shows a large belly, which she covered with an Olympic sweatshirt. The same frames were published by the athlete’s fan account.
This child will be the third for the spouses. They already have twins - in December 2017 Kournikova gave birth to a boy Nicholas and a girl Lucy.
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A woman died in a biscuit eating contest
The tragedy ended in a contest for high-speed eating biscuits in Australia. The event was held at one of Hervey Bay's hotels in Queensland. A 60-year-old local woman drank another biscuit and suddenly began to choke. She had an attack of epilepsy.
The administrator and hotel security guard provided first aid to the victim and called the doctors. Doctors took the Australian to the hospital, where she died. The hotel management expressed condolences to the woman's relatives and friends. An investigation is underway into what happened.
Such cases are not uncommon in such competitions. So, in November 2018, the 56-year-old Mario Melo, a former contender for the world boxing title, died in the Argentine city of Pinamar. During a competition for eating croissants for speed, he ate a third dessert and choked. Food blocked the airway of a man. In the end, he died.