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Kai Trump gives verdict on UFC 314 after sitting cageside in Miami

By LEOCCIANO CALLAO Published: 11:26 EDT, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 14:01 EDT, 14 April 2025 Kai Trump seemed to enjoy the action after sitting cage side at UFC 314 on Saturday night. Before the pay-per-view main card at Kaseya Center, Kai walked out with her grandfather, Donald Trump, and UFC chief Dana White to […]

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Kai Trump seemed to enjoy the action after sitting cage side at UFC 314 on Saturday night.

Before the pay-per-view main card at Kaseya Center, Kai walked out with her grandfather, Donald Trump, and UFC chief Dana White to their seats as the crowd erupted in cheers.

On Sunday, Kai raved about the event with an Instagram post, writing, ‘UFC 314 was a blast!’

In her post, the golfer posted photos of herself looking up at the jumbotron, chatting with White and her grandfather, snapping with the Cavinder twins, and taking a selfie with Shaquille O’Neal.

She also shared several pictures of the action, one from her seat and another from the higher seats.

UFC 314 marked the promotion’s fourth visit to Vice City and featured one of the richest fight cards this year.

Kai Trump raved about UFC 314 in Miami after watching the action from her cage side seats

In the main event, former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski regained his title by defeating contender Diego Lopes in a barnburner, five-round battle.

Setting the table for them was Paddy Pimblett’s TKO over Michael Chandler, Yair Rodriguez soundly beating MMA great Patricio Pitbull, Jean Silva’s submission over Bryce Mitchell, and Dominic Reyes’ knockout over Nikita Krylov.

Trump has been a staple at many UFC events, often walking out with White ahead of the main card when present.

He had his own entrance at cards even when he was not the sitting president, and was given a special tribute at UFC 309 in Madison Square Garden after securing a second term in November.

In an interview after the event, Kai said, ‘I thought that was awesome,’ about the event.

‘This was my second UFC fight and I enjoyed and I really enjoyed it.’

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Sitz Earns Multiple Medals At World University Games

Story Links RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU men’s swimmer Kristaps Mikelsons and All-American diver Luke Sitz wrapped up their campaigns at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, on Wednesday. Sitz secured two medals for Team UniUSA.  The sophomore earned a bronze medal in the men’s 3-meter springboard, with a score of 429.75 on July 18. […]

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Sitz Earns Multiple Medals At World University Games

RHINE-RUHR, Germany (SMU) – SMU men’s swimmer Kristaps Mikelsons and All-American diver Luke Sitz wrapped up their campaigns at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, on Wednesday. Sitz secured two medals for Team UniUSA. 

The sophomore earned a bronze medal in the men’s 3-meter springboard, with a score of 429.75 on July 18. Breaking a 28-year drought, Sitz’s podium finish was the first medal for Team UniUSA on 3-meter springboard since 1997.  

On Wednesday, Sitz picked up another piece of hardware, claiming a silver medal on the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard. The U.S. pair of Sitz and Indiana University’s Joshua David Sollenberger earned a 380.34 total.  

In his final event, Sitz fell just short of medaling in the mixed team (3-meter/10-meter), placing fourth with a 393.50. 

Representing Latvia, Mikelsons also competed in Rhine-Ruhr. Mikelsons participated in four individual events: 100m breast, 200m IM, 200m breast and 50m breast.  

In the 100m breast, Mikelsons posted a time of 1:02.16. After advancing to the 200m IM semifinals, he registered a time of 2:02.43 to place 15th overall. 

The junior touched the wall at 2:16.58 in the 200m breast, leading his heat. Finally, in the 50m breast, Mikelsons recorded a 28.73. 

Mikelsons also took part in two relays, finishing in 3:29.62 in the men’s 4x100m free relay and 4:04.29 in the mixed 4x100m medley relay. 

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Mark Pope dishes out very high praise for Malachi Moreno

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has high expectations for freshman Malachi Moreno as the Great Crossing High School recruit makes his way to campus. “Malachi Moreno is gonna be fun,” Pope said in a press conference Monday. “We’re gonna have a lot of fun with him. He’s so young and he’s so capable. From […]

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Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has high expectations for freshman Malachi Moreno as the Great Crossing High School recruit makes his way to campus.

“Malachi Moreno is gonna be fun,” Pope said in a press conference Monday. “We’re gonna have a lot of fun with him. He’s so young and he’s so capable. From him, we’re gonna see moments where it’s like he should be in the NBA right now, and we’re gonna see moments where we feel like, I’m not sure Malachi knows exactly what he’s doing. And we’re going to see both of those, and that’s what growth is.”

It remains to be seen where Moreno will be in the rotation when the season starts. He should be behind Arizona State transfer commit Jayden Quaintance, but Quaintance may not be ready for the start of the season as he recovers from knee surgery earlier this year. That means Moreno could have a chance to start when the season gets underway in early November.

Right now, Kentucky’s front court includes Moreno, Brandon Garrison, Mo Dioubate, Reece Potter, and, eventually, Andrija Jelavic, who is still in the process of making his way to campus.

Even so, Pope likes what Moreno can bring to the Wildcats in his freshman season.

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UFC 318

[embedded content] New Orleans — Welterweight Islam Dulatov moonlights as a model, but as of Saturday’s UFC 318, he’s a UFC fighter with a big, bonus-winning victory in his promotional debut. Dulatov knocked out Adam Fugitt to earn a Performance of the Night bonus on the UFC 318 prelims, in a fight originally booked for […]

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New Orleans — Welterweight Islam Dulatov moonlights as a model, but as of Saturday’s UFC 318, he’s a UFC fighter with a big, bonus-winning victory in his promotional debut.

Dulatov knocked out Adam Fugitt to earn a Performance of the Night bonus on the UFC 318 prelims, in a fight originally booked for February. A long time coming, in other words (Dulatov agreed on Saturday that fight camp felt never-ending), but the outcome he was looking for. Even better than he imagined.

“I think it’s not comparable to reality, because it’s better than I ever had in my mind,” Dulatov (12-1) stated following the bout, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press. “Unbelievable feeling, really. I trained so hard for this, over 10 years of my life.”

Sporting a cast following the win, Islam Dulatov revealed that he’d sustained in injury during training. “I think I broke my thumb last week in sparring already. In this fight I gave an uppercut… I don’t know what it is now, I have to check it.”

Of course, fighters never go into a bout 100% healthy, he acknowledged. “It’s okay. Part of the game.”

While he did have photoshoots booked this week, making it a good thing he didn’t take any damage to the face, Dulatov is currently focused on fighting. “I have some shoots coming up, all this stuff. A lot of things coming up. For me, it’s more important, what’s next for me in the UFC. Have to go back to the gym, start camp again, and fight soon again.”

As for when fights against ranked opponents might come for the talented welterweight prospect, he feels they’ll come when they come. No rush, in other words.

“I’m going to be honest with you guys, I want to take my time for this. I grow up, I make big steps in each fight. Actually, it will take as long as it will take. I waited so long for this opportunity to fight in the UFC. Two years or something like that. It will not change anything. I want to fight for the title when I’m in my prime. We will get there soon.”

Watch the full UFC 318 post-fight press conference with Islam Dulatov above.

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These are the top returning 7A boys soccer stat leaders in 2025

The 2025 North Carolina high school boys soccer season is upon us. Schools belonging to the N.C. High School Athletic Association will have their first practice on July 30. HighSchoolOT has dived into last year’s statistics to give you a look a the top returning players in each of the new classifications this fall. Here […]

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These are the top returning 7A boys soccer stat leaders in 2025

The 2025 North Carolina high school boys soccer season is upon us.

Schools belonging to the N.C. High School Athletic Association will have their first practice on July 30.

HighSchoolOT has dived into last year’s statistics to give you a look a the top returning players in each of the new classifications this fall.

Here are the top statistical leaders in the new 7A classification. Note: Teams must have posted season stats to MaxPreps or sent them to us to be featured in this article

See stat leaders from the other classifications and other sports below:

Cole Capps of Heritage. No. 6 Heritage boys soccer posted an impressive 8-0 performance at Clayton on August 23, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Cole Capps of Heritage. No. 6 Heritage boys soccer posted an impressive 8-0 performance at Clayton on August 23, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 7A Soccer Leaders: Total Goals

  • Joseth Banegas, senior, Southern Durham — 37
  • Blake Oxendine, senior, Jack Britt — 25
  • Christopher Serrano, senior, Clayton — 24
  • Cole Capps, senior, Heritage — 21
  • Robinhio Tanis, senior, Lumberton — 20
  • Payton Popp, senior, Mooresville — 18
  • Brendan Rayworth, senior, Smithfield-Selma — 16
  • Robbie Reeves, senior, Grimsley — 16
  • Collin Mckee, junior, Marvin Ridge — 14
  • Brandon Martinez, junior, A.L. Brown — 14
  • Facundo Rivera, sophomore, Jack Britt — 14
  • Brian Valencia, senior, Parkland — 13
  • Isaac Congleton, senior, D.H. Conley — 13
  • Jahleel Green, junior, Pine Forest — 13
  • Sean Lackey, senior, Overhills — 11
  • Ethan Hancock-Arroyo, senior, Clayton — 11
  • Deyson Castillo, senior, New Hanover — 11
  • Alex Kuhner, junior, R.J. Reynolds — 11
  • Colton Perkins, junior, Marvin Ridge — 11
  • Henry Blackburn, senior, Sanderson — 10
  • Clark Marriott, senior, Ashley — 10
  • Warren Mountford, junior, Fuquay-Varina — 10
  • Spencer Goodwin, junior, New Bern — 10
  • Miles Bickel, junior, New Hanover — 10
Jacob Gibson (4) of Holly Springs. A late goal sent Holly Springs past Green Hope on October 3, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Jacob Gibson (4) of Holly Springs. A late goal sent Holly Springs past Green Hope on October 3, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 7A Soccer Leaders: Total Assists

  • Jacob Gibson, senior, Holly Springs — 15
  • Tate Peel, senior, Grimsley — 14
  • Noah Guzman, senior, Jack Britt — 13
  • Carlos Figueroa, senior, Southern Durham — 13
  • Nicholas Acevedo, senior, Pine Forest — 11
  • Cesar Ramirez, senior, Cuthbertson — 10
  • Blake Oxendine, senior, Jack Britt — 10
  • Gustavo Ramos, senior, Southern Durham — 10
  • Jacolby Locklear, junior, Purnell Swett — 10
  • Cassias Mckinnon, senior, Marvin Ridge — 9
  • Carter Macey, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 9
  • Joseth Banegas, senior, Southern Durham — 9
  • Facundo Rivera, sophomore, Jack Britt — 9
  • Brian Valencia, senior, Parkland — 8
  • Robbie Reeves, senior, Grimsley — 8
  • Brandon Martinez, junior, A.L. Brown — 8
  • Alexis Ocampo-Ayala, senior, Reagan — 7
  • Alexander Maure, senior, East Forsyth — 7
  • Joshua Badillo, senior, Lumberton — 7
  • Robinhio Tanis, senior, Lumberton — 7
  • Cohen Wertz, senior, Cary — 7
  • Deyson Castillo, senior, New Hanover — 7
  • Tavalis Parker, senior, Clayton — 7
  • Keinner Martinez, sophomore, New Hanover — 7
Davis Reid of Hopewell. South Mecklenburg pulled off another upset win with a 2-1 road victory at Hopewell in the second round of the playoffs on November 2, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Davis Reid of Hopewell. South Mecklenburg pulled off another upset win with a 2-1 road victory at Hopewell in the second round of the playoffs on November 2, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 7A Soccer Leaders: Total Points

  • Joseth Banegas, senior, Southern Durham — 83
  • Blake Oxendine, senior, Jack Britt — 60
  • Christopher Serrano, senior, Clayton — 54
  • Robinhio Tanis, senior, Lumberton — 47
  • Cole Capps, senior, Heritage — 43
  • Robbie Reeves, senior, Grimsley — 40
  • Payton Popp, senior, Mooresville — 40
  • Brendan Rayworth, senior, Smithfield-Selma — 37
  • Facundo Rivera, sophomore, Jack Britt — 37
  • Brandon Martinez, junior, A.L. Brown — 36
  • Brian Valencia, senior, Parkland — 34
  • Collin Mckee, junior, Marvin Ridge — 31
  • Tate Peel, senior, Grimsley — 30
  • Jahleel Green, junior, Pine Forest — 30
  • Deyson Castillo, senior, New Hanover — 29
  • Isaac Congleton, senior, D.H. Conley — 28
  • Alex Kuhner, junior, R.J. Reynolds — 28
  • Carlos Figueroa, senior, Southern Durham — 25
  • Sean Lackey, senior, Overhills — 25
  • Nicholas Acevedo, senior, Pine Forest — 25
  • Colton Perkins, junior, Marvin Ridge — 25
  • Ethan Hancock-Arroyo, senior, Clayton — 24
  • Clark Marriott, senior, Ashley — 24
  • Miles Bickel, junior, New Hanover — 24

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Christopher Reeve documentary on Showmax get four Emmy nods

South African Robert Ford produced Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which has just been nominated for four Emmys: Directing, Writing, Editing and Music Composition.  Streaming on Showmax from Friday, 25 July, Super/Man has already won more than 30 awards, including Best Documentary at the 2025 BAFTAs, a Producers Guild of America Award and six Critics’ […]

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South African Robert Ford produced Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which has just been nominated for four Emmys: Directing, Writing, Editing and Music Composition. 

Streaming on Showmax from Friday, 25 July, Super/Man has already won more than 30 awards, including Best Documentary at the 2025 BAFTAs, a Producers Guild of America Award and six Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.

The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care – all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family.

Super/Man includes never-before-seen intimate home movies and an extraordinary trove of personal archive material, as well as the first extended interviews ever filmed with Reeve’s three children about their father, and interviews with the A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends.

Super/Man has a 98% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it, “a powerful story of human endurance… One of the aspects that makes Super/Man so satisfying is that, for a biographical film in which tragedy and loss play such a central part, it’s rich in evidence of hope and kindness, gratitude and the resilience of the human spirit.”

Watch the trailer, which has nearly 8m views

Ford spent the first 18 years of his life in Wellington, matriculating from Hugenote Hoërskool before moving to England. “I’m half British, so some of my family were in the UK, and I moved here to start my career. I wish I had known more about the South African film industry at that stage; I only discovered later that SA has such a vibrant film culture.”

Over the last 25 years, Ford worked in film in various roles, from assistant editor to sound assistant to camera operator, making his name as a production manager and then as a documentary producer.

In 2019, his career changed gear after he worked as a field producer on Formula 1: Drive to Survive, which is still one of IMDb’s highest-rated series of all time. This was followed by producing credits on  two Emmy winners: The Deepest Breath, about world-record-setting free diver Alessia Zecchini, and Rising Phoenix, about the Paralympics, as well as Alex Gibney’s Citizen K, which was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award; Final Account, which was nominated for two Critics Choice Documentary Awards; and the Emmy-nominated Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, about the legendary Manchester United coach.

“I’ve done a lot of archive-based documentaries about people from recent history,” says Ford. “And quite a lot of them were sports documentaries. I don’t know why that happened; I’m not really a big sport person but I was just drawn to interesting stories in the world of sport.” 

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui poses with the Documentary Award for ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ in the winners room during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)

He’d worked with Super/Man directors Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte on Rising Phoenix, coming back to South Africa to film Paralympics double-Gold medalist Ntando Mahlangu. That documentary had opened all of their eyes to the struggle for disability rights – a key aspect of Reeve’s legacy.

“When I heard they were developing a documentary about Christopher Reeve, I immediately jumped at it because Chris was such an icon. I was always fascinated by his life, just because it’s such a dramatic story, with such highs and such lows. And then when I found out how much archive footage there is, that the family filmed everything and kept everything and had this huge treasure trove of archive, it felt like a no brainer to make this film.”

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story on Showmax
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: Robert Ford attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards Dinner 2025 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Carlo Paloni/BAFTA via Getty Images)

That treasure trove of archive became the biggest challenge. “It’s a complex story that takes place over decades,” he says. “We had to license the archive from so many different places, and then it was challenging to edit, because we had so much footage, hundreds of hours. The story could have gone in so many directions, so there were lots of difficult decisions in the edit. Letting go of the scenes you really love is hard; it’s hard killing your babies. There were wonderful scenes we could have included but we just didn’t have the running time.”

Having now made a couple of documentaries about disability, Ford believes it’s not only “important that those stories are heard and not marginalised” but that disabled talent is included in the filmmaking process. “It’s important to include their perspective and point of view.”

On Super/Man, their team included several disabled crew and consultants. “They were involved in every aspect of the film’s R&D. Their insights into living with paralysis proved particularly invaluable, helping us to understand not just the everyday challenges for a disabled person but also the ethics and (often controversial) politics around the idea of ‘cure’ which Chris championed.”

Ford is currently filming his directorial debut, a feature documentary set in the US that he describes as a “quirky, unusual nature documentary.”  This will be the first project produced by his own production company, Radius Films.

Rising Phoenix is the only time he’s filmed in South Africa but he still has family here and visited last year with his partner. “I’d love to film in South Africa again,” he says. “South Africa has great filmmakers and crew, and the filmmaking infrastructure there is really brilliant.”

He’s looking forward to the people he grew up with being able to see his film on Showmax. “It’s a universal story,” he says. “Chris went out of his way to help others. He was a kind and empathetic person even before his accident, who did a lot for others, but that accelerated hugely after his fall, even while he was confronting unimaginable adversity. Behind the onscreen superhero was a real-life hero.”

Credits: DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui; editor, Otto Burnham; composer, Ilan Eshkeri; produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte; director of photography, Brett Wiley; executive producers, Connor Schell, Libby Geist, Marie Margolius, Mark Meatto, Andrew Ruhemann, David Moulton, Andee Ryder, Daniel Kilroy; written by Peter Ettedgui; co-written by Ian Bonhôte and Otto Burnham.

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