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Rousey has a 12-2 record while 43-year-old Carano is 7-1, with her only loss against Cris Cyborg in her last bout in 2009.

From BBC

"There's a lot of younger athletes there who need to up their game to compete against these two world class athletes."

From BBC

The 2021 champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights after their match against Ireland was washed out without a ball being bowled in Kandy.

From Barron's

Australia, on two points, have one game remaining against Oman on Friday, but cannot overtake Zimbabwe.

From Barron's

Test great Steve Smith was left out despite being in terrific form top of the order in the Big Bash League and his expertise in playing against spin bowling.

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