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Marquez would rather crash fighting for MotoGP podium than "finish in 10th"

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The Honda rider qualified on the front row for his comeback weekend at Le Mans and briefly led Sunday’s grand prix. Read Also: MotoGP French GP: Bezzecchi wins crash-filled 1000th GP, Bagnaia taken out Marquez ultimately fought with Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second in the latter stages of the race, but crash ed at Turn 6 on the penultimate tour while sitting in runner-up spot. It means Marquez has yet to finish a grand prix in 2023 after crash ing out in Portugal, which led to his three-round injury layoff. Despite losing a podium, which he admits he was “maybe not ready” for, Marquez was elated with his grand prix as it was “a long time” since he felt that good in a race. “Honestly, I’m very, very happy about the race today,” Marquez said. “It’s a shame we didn’t receive any good results with all the hard work we did. We crashed with one lap and a half remaining. “But I was riding in a very good way. It was a long time ago that I was feeling like this myself – not wit...

WWE, UFC-parent company Endeavor merge to form $21B global fighting behemoth

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The new company, combining the UFC and WWE, holds a total value of $21 billion, the Endeavor announcement said. Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, acquired World Wrestling Entertainment on Monday in a merger that values the WWE at $9.3 billion, forming a worldwide combat Sports behemoth , the companies said in a joint announcement. Ari Emanuel, the CEO of Endeavor, will remain the head of the newly formed company, which holds a total value of $21 billion, the announcement said. UFC is worth an estimated $12.1 billion, according to the announcement. "This is a rare opportunity to create a global live sports and entertainment pureplay built for where the industry is headed," Emanuel said in a statement. Ultimately, Endeavor will retain a 51% controlling interest in the new company and WWE will hold the other 49% share. Vince McMahon, the executive chairman of WWE, will continue in that role. The announcement comes a day after the WWE's biggest event of the year, Wrest...