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Invitados confirmados a la toma de protesta de Claudia Sheinbaum

Este martes 1 de octubre de 2024 se estará llevando a cabo la toma de protesta de Claudia Sehinbaum Pardo como la Presidenta de México, a donde se han confirmado la presencia de algunos invitados. Por ahora lo que se ha sabido es que 105 países han confirmado su asistencia, de los cuales 16 serán […]

La entrada Invitados confirmados a la toma de protesta de Claudia Sheinbaum se publicó primero en Verás.

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When is Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2? Date, UK start time, live stream, undercard for HUGE heavyweight rematch

TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk are doing it all over again to wrap up a huge year of heavyweight boxing!

The two juggernauts went head to head in the first heavyweight undisputed fight this CENTURY – with Usyk winning a controversial split decision.

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Oleksandr Usyk won a split decision in a brilliant heavyweight unification fight against Tyson Fury[/caption]

And in a bout fit for that mantle, Fury and Usyk played out a thrilling battle with both men in control and also struggling at various points in the fight.

Usyk started on top before showboating Fury won the middle rounds and appeared to be well on top.

However, a ninth-round volley saw Usyk FLOOR Fury and swing momentum back his way.

With four major world titles up for grabs both men gave it their all in one of the best fights in memory.

It went to the judges with the fight ending in a controversial split decision going in the Ukrainian’s favour –  115-112, 114-15, 114-113.

When is Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch taking place?

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 will take place on Saturday, December 21.

The Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia hosts the big fight.

The ring walks are expected from around 11pm BST.

What channel will the fight be on?

  • DAZN , TNT Sports and Sky Sports are likely to broadcast Fury vs Usyk once again on PPV in the UK.
  • The cost is expected to be around £19.95.

Will all heavyweight titles be on the line in the rematch?

This time round, however, it will NOT be an undisputed heavyweight title fight.

This is because Usyk vacated the IBF title following his win so the mandatories for the belt could get their shot.

Daniel Dubois was upgraded to the IBF heavyweight champion, and has since defended it in dominant fashion – knocking out Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in front of a British record 96,000 crowd.

So it is only Usyk’s WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles up for grabs.

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Daniel Dubois is now the IBF heavyweight champion
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Fury vs Usyk card

The undercard for Fury vs Usyk has yet to be confirmed. Follow SunSport for all the latest details on the huge rematch.

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‘It doesn’t come for free’ – Graham Potter reveals shock reason for 18 months of unemployment since Chelsea axe

GRAHAM POTTER has admitted he deliberately took himself out of the limelight for 18 months after being sacked by Chelsea last year.

Potter returned to football fans’ screens for the first time since he left Stamford Bridge in April 2023, joining Sky Sports’ MNF coverage for Bournemouth vs Southampton.

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Graham Potter has opened up on life after he lost the Chelsea job[/caption]
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Potter joined Jamie Carragher and David Jones on Sky Sports’ MNF coverage[/caption]

During the build up to the match he was quizzed on why he hasn’t returned to management after being sacked by the Blues – despite links to a number of top clubs.

Asked if his decision to step back has been a deliberate one, he revealed: “It has to be honest, yeah.

“I spent some time with the family, [to] connect with them after a 12-year journey which has started in the fourth tier of Swedish football and ends in the last eight of the Champions League.”

Potter started his professional career with Swedish club Ostersunds, leading them through three promotions from the fourth tier to the Europa League.

Before securing a jobs with Swansea City and Brighton where he earned his big move to Chelsea in 2022 – taking the Blues to the Champions League quarter-finals before he was sacked.

Potter admitted that, although impressive, the journey was a gruelling and a break was somewhat necessary afterwards.

He added: “It’s a journey that doesn’t come for free and it’s nice to be able to spend some time with family and connect with them.

“Then see what the future brings”.

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Potter was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023[/caption]

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The former Leeds Beckett University coach went on to open up on what it was like to navigate his sacking, having seen constant growth in his career up until that point.

He explained: “Of course it’s disappointing. It’s never nice when you lose your job in any walk of life.

“But in the end I think you have to treat it as a learning experience. You have to treat it as an opportunity to grow and improve.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity that I had and I’m grateful for the experience. It was tough, it was challenging but there were some highlights as well.

“Like I said, it’s about putting it into perspective, not trying to blame yourself completely but not trying to blame everybody else either.

“It’s about finding the balance, reflecting and coming back stronger“.

Coming back stronger could be the next order of business for the 49-year-old with rumours still swirling about his next job.

Potter has been linked with the permanent gig at England, although interim boss Lee Carsley seems to be a shoo-in after the start he has made in the nation’s hot seat.

While consistent links with the Manchester United job could rear their head again with Erik ten Hag under mounting pressure at Old Trafford after the Red Devils’ 3-0 trashing at the hands of Spurs on Sunday.

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The English boss started his professional career in the fourth division of Swedish football with Ostersunds[/caption]

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Would you trust your man to take the Pill? Brave couple reveal what male contraceptives are really like

EVERY morning for a year, Dan Glastonbury brushed his teeth then did something that is incredibly familiar to many women.

He took his daily dose of birth control.

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The male contraceptive NES/T is absorbed through the skin, not taken orally[/caption]
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Dan Glastonbury and his wife Emily are one of around 200 couples who tested NES/T[/caption]

Dan and wife Emily are one of around 200 couples who tested out a contraceptive gel known as NES/T.

It temporarily stops production of sperm, and therefore should prevent pregnancy — though the rate of reliability is yet to be determined.

The Glastonburys, who met ten years ago and married in 2018, started the trial in April 2019.

Dan, 37, from Manchester, tells Sun Health: “For 18 months, I kept a little bottle of gel with my toothpaste and rubbed a pump of it on to my shoulders.

“At the first check, I had 42million sperm per millilitre of semen and, over the course of six weeks, it dropped to less than a million, meaning it was impossible to get a woman pregnant.

“From that point, we had to commit to using the gel as our sole contraception for at least a year.”

Emily had no doubt she could trust her partner to take charge of this important job, but could you?

“One or two female friends voiced concern about whether you could rely on a man to put it on every day, but most thought it was amazing,” says Emily, 34.

Dan adds: “It only took seconds and I had no side effects. It was the perfect solution.”

Once a far-fetched idea, the gel is about to finish the second phase of a global medical trial.

‘The couples were very happy with it’

The third stage is due to start next year and, if successful, it could one day be prescribed on the NHS, if approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Doctors say it would be a medical breakthrough, allowing men and women to take equal responsibility for birth control.

Saint Mary’s Hospital in Manchester and the University of Edinburgh have led the UK trials. 

It is also being tested in the US, Chile, Zimbabwe, Italy, Sweden and Kenya.

Women have to use another form of contraception until the partner’s sperm count has fallen below 1 million/mL.

Dr Cheryl Fitzgerald, consultant in reproductive medicine at Saint Mary’s, says: “While we can’t share the results of phase two yet, the couples were very happy with it.”

NES/T works similarly to the female combined Pill. 

“The Pill has two hormones in it: Progestogen, which switches off the pituitary gland (the bit of your brain that drives the ovaries to work) and oestrogen, to replace the oestrogen your ovaries would make,” says Dr Fitzgerald.

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The gel works similarly to the female combined Pill

“This gel is the same principle, but the progestogen switches off the drive to the testes, stopping sperm production, and the second hormone is testosterone (to replace lost testosterone).”

Testosterone is important for male libido, bone health, hair growth, mood and more . . . much like oestrogen is vital for women.

Our sex life was as good as ever and there was no negative impact on my libido from the gel

Dan

Therefore it is necessary to replace testosterone to avoid unpleasant side effects.

But men can’t take it orally because of how it is metabolised by the liver, which is why NES/T is a gel absorbed into the skin.

Previous scientific teams have used injectable hormones and have trialled an oral pill.

Dr Fitzgerald claims the gel comes with minimal side effects and, once sperm production has dropped, it takes a while to return.

She says: “If you miss a dose, it would probably still be contraceptive and there’s also no chance of vomiting it back up again.”

She adds that love-making isn’t affected by the reduced sperm count: The majority of ejaculation is fluids from genital glands, including the prostate, not sperm. 

The Glastonburys, who run a children’s education company, joined the trial after Emily spotted an advert on Facebook .

She says: “I’ve been on hormonal contraceptives since I was 16.

“I could never find one I was totally happy with. I got headaches and felt quite down.

“There’s also the mental load of remembering to take it, chasing up prescriptions and visiting clinics.

“I had a coil for three years but the process of having it fitted and taken out was horrendous.

“The idea of not having to deal with all of this was very appealing, but I had to get up the courage to ask Dan.”

Luckily, her husband had a special reason for wanting to test it.

He says: “I had cancer when I was 19 and, after I got the all clear, my mum bought me a book of 101 things to do before you die.

‘Perfect solution’

“One was to be in a medical trial, but most won’t allow it if you’ve had cancer. This was one I could do.

“I was wary and had reservations. I’d heard about a trial [dubbed the Elephant Man trial] that went wrong and people lost fingers and toes.

“Your imagination goes wild. What might happen down there?

“But the scientists reassured me they weren’t introducing a crazy new chemical, just giving me something your body already produces.”

The doctor told the couple the side effects would be less severe than the Pill.

Dan admits: “I’d never known there was a huge list of things women go through to stop them getting pregnant while men are oblivious. It opened my eyes to how they suffer in silence.”

Dan, who had sperm frozen during cancer treatment in case his fertility was damaged, says he had a mixed response to the trial from male pals.

He adds: “We were on a stag do and there was banter along the lines of, ‘Don’t come near me, I don’t want to catch it’.

“It was such a male response.”

Dan understood the impact taking charge of our contraception had on me

Emily Glastonbury

The couple say any contraception accidents would have been “happy” ones as they planned to try for a family. In fact, Emily got pregnant soon after their trial ended.

In fact, Emily fell pregnant soon after their trial ended.

Son Jack was born in February 2022, followed by daughter Arabella last month.

Dan says: “They predicted it would take 12 weeks [for sperm] to get back to normal, but it was quicker.”

Emily reckons there were unexpected benefits after coming off the Pill.

“I had 18 months getting to know my body and knowing when I ovulated,” she says.

“Dan understood the impact taking charge of our contraception had on me.”

And Dan, who says the “next step” is probably a vasectomy, insists: “Our sex life was as good as ever and there was no negative impact on my libido from the gel.

“This is the perfect solution for dads not wanting more children, and couples trying not to get pregnant.

“It’s so much easier and pain-free than an operation, and easier to reverse if circumstances change.”

Dr Fitzgerald says: “For 50 years, women have had all the responsibility but also the control.

“This gives men a chance to prevent pregnancy more confidently and, while this is still going to take years, not months, it’s incredibly promising.”

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Dan says: ‘This is the perfect solution for dads not wanting more children’[/caption]

WHAT IS THE MALE PILL?

RUMOURS of a “male Pill” have been around for years, so where is the science at?

As well as the NES/T gel there are two types of tablet in the works. Dimethandro-lone undecanoate is a hormone pill which contains a steroid hormone and progesterone.

Researchers said in 2018 that in a trial of 100 men there was a “marked suppression” of hormones required for sperm production in subjects given the highest dose.

Meanwhile, YCT-529 is a hormone-free male pill developed by a US company. Early trials, presented in June this year, showed it was safe and well tolerated. It prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A in the testes, which is essential for male fertility.

Meanwhile, a team at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, have developed a drug that temporarily stopped fertility when tested on mice.

Taken shortly before sex, the contraceptive was 100 per cent effective in the first two hours. Its effects had worn off entirely a day later.

The drug deactivates an enzyme called soluble adenylyl cyclase and mice given it produced sperm that could not propel themselves forward.

It lays the foundations for a short-term drug for men to use instead of condoms.

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