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[ad_1] LONDON: Glasgow could step in to host a scaled-back Commonwealth Games in 2026 as organisers struggle to find a willing host for the multi-sport event. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has been scrambling to find a new host after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew last year because of soaring costs. Singapore and Malaysia […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK : The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will look to harness record-smashing sharpshooter Caitlin Clark’s super-sized star power when she joins the professional ranks on Monday. Clark is expected to go first overall in the WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever after more than 18 million tuned in for her final college […]

[ad_1] Chijindu Ujah has been recalled to Britain’s 4x100m squad for the World Athletics Relays in May, 10 months after serving his ban for a doping violation which resulted in his team being stripped of their silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Sprinter Ujah was banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for 22 months […]

[ad_1] “USED AND ABUSED” TRUST “Due to the position of trust he occupied with Mr Ohtani, Mr Mizuhara had unique access to Mr Ohtani’s finances,” Estrada said. “He used and abused that position of trust in order to take advantage of Mr Ohtani and to feed his insatiable appetite for sports betting,” Estrada said, adding […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: The New Orleans Pelicans boosted their hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth on Thursday (Aug 11) with a 135-123 road victory over the Sacramento Kings. In a crucial Western Conference battle in northern California, Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum both finished with 31 points as the Pelicans completed an impressive wire-to-wire win. […]

[ad_1] MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin said that he could leave Pramac Racing and that he is more attached to manufacturer Ducati than the team. Martin, who finished second last year after an intense battle with eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia, is top of the rider’s standings with 60 points following his win at last month’s […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav blew away the cobwebs with a rapid fifty in Thursday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match to ease India’s concerns over his return to action ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. The top ranked batter in T20 Internationals, Suryakumar missed Mumbai’s first three matches of […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Bryson DeChambeau’s game plan to win a Masters was to bludgeon Augusta National into submission but on Thursday he went with patience and respect and came away with his career low round at the iconic course and the first-round clubhouse lead. After a storm delayed the start of the year’s first […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia: For someone who admittedly was not thinking about his score, world number one and tournament favourite Scottie Scheffler went out in difficult conditions and posted one of the best first rounds at the Masters on Thursday (Apr 11). With tricky winds swirling around an already-challenging layout, Scheffler used a late surge to […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Tiger Woods had played just 24 holes this year coming into the opening round of the Masters and the 15-time major winner will put his battered body to the ultimate test on Friday when he will have to play nearly as many holes in a single day. Looking to make a […]