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FC Barcelona and its 11 partners that formed the European Super League SLGG face a mammoth fine for pulling out of the failing project. According to Vozpopuli, a payment of $360mn must be handed over by any club that has cold feet, with only two of the original founding rebels - FC Barcelona and Real Madrid - left in the competition. This figure was reached in relation to a $3.85bn loan agreed with JP Morgan by the breakaway championship, and is apparently included as a clause in the contract that was signed by the leaders of all 12 outfits on Saturday. FC readmore

Over the past year, the UFC has held events in two locations, the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Neither of those locations allowed crowds because of COVID-19 concerns. On Saturday, the UFC is in Jacksonville, Florida for UFC 261. The fight card, which features three title fights, will have a full crowd inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman faces Jorge Masvidal in a rematch. The two faced off at UFC 251. Usman won that fight by unanimous decision. In the co-main event, UFC strawweight champ, readmore

Yannick Carrasco ensured Atlético Madrid is back on track in the race for the La Liga prize by scoring the clinching goal in a routine 2-0 home win against Huesca on week 32. It was the Belgian’s third goal in as many games. Carrasco’s relationship with Atlético has been interesting. The skillful winger left the club for the Chinese side Dalian Yifang, now Dalian Pro, in 2018 and—after a loan spell back at Atlético—permanently moved back to the Spanish capital in a €27 million ($30 million) deal. Even so, an initial departure from top-level European soccer seemed readmore

Outside of former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, no woman has defended the UFC strawweight title more than once. On Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 261, Weili Zhang looks to make her second defense of that belt when she faces ex-champ Rose Namajunas. Namajunas also had one successful defense of the title. Zhang, who is on a 20-fight winning streak, won the title in August 2019 with a first-round knockout win over Andrade. Zhang has defended the title once. She defeated ex-champion Jedrzejczyk via a split decision in March 2020. Zhang has not fought since that title defense. Namajunas took the title from readmore

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 25: James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the second ... [+] half against the Miami Heat at Barclays Center on January 25, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Nets won 98-85. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Getty Images When the Brooklyn Nets acquired James Harden two weeks ago in a blockbuster trade with readmore