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“With the ball, as usual, the bowlers came in, executed their lines and lengths precisely and bundled them out for 130-odd”
“"I've had some really good conversations with him before the World Cup, during the World Cup and after the World Cup," Howe said after Newcastle's 1-1 draw against Gateshead in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.”
“From 1980 to 1985, Stieb led all pitchers in Baseball Reference WAR (38.6) and innings pitched (1,524.2), was second in complete games (77) and shutouts (19) and seventh in strikeouts (890) and wins (87),”
“fast bowler Prince Yadav sustained a hamstring injury during his second over. Prince pulled up while running in and left the field after taking two wickets”
“BBC Sport reported this week that Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for the Brazil midfielder, but Newcastle do not want to lose their talisman.”
“I feel like I’ve been slighted, and the cruel thing about it is that I think it’s because I played in Canada, which is ridiculous,” Stieb said during the recent visit to the Rogers Centre, per Chisholm. “But that’s how we were looked at ba…”
“India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.”
“Newcastle's midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m.”
“Stieb, in Toronto over the weekend for the Blue Jays’ celebration of the 1992 and 1993 World Series champions, remains the franchise leader in almost every major pitching category,” Gregor Chisholm reported this month for the Toronto Star.…”
“Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India outplay the hosts after posting 219/5.”
“It is rare for an academy graduate to leave Ajax at 18, and for a fee worth up to £23m. Willem Weijs, who managed Steur at Jong Ajax - the club's reserve side - has described him as "one of the highest-rated" players in their academy.”
“LeBron James has officially signed a two-year, nearly $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, ending his free agency watch.”
“They were eventually bowled out for 129.”
“Although Saturday's game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced on Friday, Steur played 90 minutes.”
“After signing LeBron, they're now +1000 to win the 2026-27 title.”
“Brian Bennett gave Zimbabwe an aggressive start, scoring 32 off 19 balls with three fours and three sixes.”
“I was very clear at the start of my time in Tottenham. I said, who doesn't want to stay in Tottenham? Who is not happy, is not proud to stay here, has to leave”
“He averaged a career-high 6.6 assists per game this past season, but scoring is more of his forte.”
“Thakur finished with 2/30, while the Indian bowlers kept picking up wickets at regular intervals.”
“Tottenham rejected a first bid of £38m from Nottingham Forest for Sweden midfielder Bergvall, with Forest set to up their offer to £45m”
“Among their starting five, Maxey shot the best at 36.7% from deep last year.”
“Abhishek returning figures of 3/17 as India wrapped up the innings comfortably.”
“Spurs have since signed midfielders Sandro Tonali - in a £100m deal from Newcastle United - and Mateus Fernandes for £85m from West Ham”
“Anfernee Simons, who's a career 38.1% shooter from distance on high volume, figures to see plenty of time alongside some of the starters.”
“He finished with figures of 2/10.”
“First of all, I think it's not finished yet, our transfer market window,”
“They finished 17th in defensive rating last season, and that was with both Embiid and Paul George missing roughly half the year.”
“Kishan made 81 off 44 balls.”
“We are obviously very disappointed that Jannik and Novak won't be joining us in Montreal this year, especially after they also withdrew from last year's tournament in Toronto,”
“Heading into Friday, the Sixers were only $3.4 million below the $209 million first apron.”
“Tilak remained unbeaten on 60 off 29 balls.”
“Carlos Alcaraz will also be absent from the Canadian Open as he continues his recovery from a wrist injury that has kept him out since April.”
“Perkins, who teamed with James on the Cavaliers and also in AAU basketball, said Saturday on SportsCenter in the wake of James’ decision to sign a two-year $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.”
“India scored 61 runs in the final five overs.”
“Seven of the existing nine Masters 1000 events—the sport's highest level below the Grand Slams—are now staged over 12 days and concerns over the congested tennis calendar, which stretches across 11 months of the year for the top players, h…”
“Instead, the Sixers traded with the Celtics for Brown, giving up an aging Paul George and four draft picks.”
“The victory also gave new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer his first series win after India lost the previous two T20I series under his leadership against Ireland (0-2) and England (0-4).”
“In September 2024, Alcaraz said: 'They are going to kill us in some way.'”
“The Sixers are now the third betting favorite to win the NBA title -- behind the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder -- and ahead of the reigning NBA champion Knicks and 2024 champion Celtics, per @BetOnline_ag”
“He reached his fifty in 31 deliveries before adding another 31 runs in just 13 balls.”
“We respect their decisions and understand that, with such a demanding schedule, players' health must remain the priority. That said, we believe the frequency of these last-minute withdrawals in the last few years raises a broader issue for…”
“You’re going to have nobody in the middle this year because of the CBA… If you go get a player that’s worth 40 (million dollars) a year, next year’s kind of a wash. For right now, it’s a wash. We don’t know what’s going to happen… As an or…”
“adding another 31 runs in just 13 balls.”
“Noah Lyles ran a world-leading 9.79 seconds as he claimed an impressive victory in the 100m at the US athletics championships.”
“I’m hoping that we can get to the point where we do have the guys that we can go out and get other big-league ready guys, or a frontline starter or the right-handed bat or bullpen”
“He reached his fifty in just 23 deliveries and attacked Zimbabwe's leading pacer Blessing Muzarabani with three successive boundaries.”
“He also equalled his personal best, which he set in winning gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with the run at the Icahn Stadium in New York City.”
“The Phillies have been one of baseball’s best teams since Don Mattingly became interim manager on April 28, but they have several needs: bullpen, right-handed bat and No. 5 starter”
“The 219-run effort was India's ninth 200-plus total in T20Is in 2026, drawing level with the record they had set in 2024.”
“The previous best 100m in 2026 was the 9.82 set by Jamaica's Oblique Seville in June.”
“Green Bay headed into the 2025 season with one of the NFL’s top rosters, then traded for star defensive end Micah Parsons 10 days before the year began. ... Instead, Green Bay went a remarkably unsatisfying 9-8-1 overall”
“More remarkably, India have now crossed the 200-run mark 52 times in T20Is, extending their all-time record. The next-best side, South Africa, has managed the feat only 29 times, highlighting the gulf between India and the rest of the cric…”
“Sha'Carri Richardson, the 2023 world champion, won the women's 100m as she clocked 10.77.”
“Cooper started all 16 contests he played and finished first on the team in solo tackles (63) and second in total tackles (117).”
“India also produced seven 200-plus totals in 2023, meaning they occupy three of the top five spots on the list.”
“Joshua, a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist, has won 29 fights - 26 by stoppage - and lost four.”
“Cooper had just 0.5 sacks, though, down from 3.5 his rookie year. ... Cooper missed time during training camp as a rookie in 2024, then averaged just 14 snaps per game the first four weeks of that season. He made dramatic strides, though, …”
“Kishan struck a superb 81, perfectly pacing his innings. He reached his half-century in 31 balls before accelerating spectacularly, smashing 31 more runs in just 13 deliveries.”
“Albanian Prenga enters the fight with an impressive record of his own, having achieved all of his 20 victories with stoppages while suffering only one defeat.”
“Cooper earned a 75.7 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 16th among 88 qualified linebackers. His coverage grade of 76.5 ranked seventh and his run-defense grade of 69.0 ranked 39th.”
“Tilak complemented him brilliantly with an unbeaten 60 off just 29 balls, silencing recent discussions over his strike rate.”
“The Fury-Joshua fight has been a decade in the making. Contracts have been signed, with the blockbuster bout expected to take place later this year.”
“Cooper has all the physical gifts imaginable, and ran the 40-yard dash in a sizzling 4.51 seconds at the 2024 NFL Combine.”
“Shreyas Iyer's extraordinary run of luck at the toss finally came to an end on Saturday as Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and elected to field first in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club, ending the India skipper's reco…”
“This will be Joshua's first fight since he was involved in a car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele.”
“A recent ESPN poll that surveyed NFL executives, coaches and scouts ranked Cooper as the No. 9 off-ball linebacker in football.”
“The streak, which stretched from June to July 2026, had become one of the most remarkable toss runs by an Indian captain in the format.”
“Fresh from captaining Spain to World Cup victory, Rodri will head for back surgery on Monday with just a year left on his contract, amid increasing speculation about his future.”
“LeBron James will make the veteran’s minimum of about $3.9 million next season in the first year of his two-year, $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.”
“Iyer also confirmed one change to the playing XI, with Yash Thakur making his India debut in place of Ashok Sharma.”
“Four of the starters in City's Treble-winning side of 2022-23 - Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Bernardo Silva and John Stones - have left this summer, with the Blues signing £116m Elliot Anderson and promising 17-year-old Jeremy Monga.”
“Nearly 300 NBA players will earn more than James, according to USA Today”
“The 15-year-old became the youngest player to score a maiden T20I half-century after racing to an 18-ball fifty in Harare.”
“But now, surgery on Monday... he needs a holiday... he needs to rest and recover and then he will be back with us.”
“almost 20 college players will take home more than the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, per The Athletic.”
“He (Sooryavanshi) has an effortless range of shots, yet, not one shot was cross-batted. This boy is really something special. How did Gautam Gambhir foolishly drop him, of all people, after three failures to crush his confidence?”
“According to Transfermarkt, Anderson has played 44% of his career games in central midfield, 22% in attacking midfield, 19% in defensive midfield and 16% in wide positions, with even one appearance as a centre-forward”
“Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, one of the teams James spurned to sign with the 76ers, will be the NBA’s highest-paid player next season at $62,587,158.”
“I salute Vaibhav for his dedication. After the England series, he didn't go home and instead went straight to the Rajasthan Royals camp.”
“Florida’s Thomas Haugh, who withdrew from the NBA Draft to return to college, could earn up to $10 million this season, more than double James’ salary, per Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.”
“The ease at which he scores at a 250 strike rate is extraordinary.”
“Kentucky’s Milan Momcilovic, who is getting between $6-8 million after leaving Iowa State and withdrawing from the NBA Draft, depending on which source you believe.”
“According to reports, the 'Argentina Out' campaign officially closed on 19 July 2026, immediately after the World Cup final, with exactly 23,316,108 verified signatures from supporters across roughly 170 countries.”
“St. John’s has two players who will make more than James in Baylor transfer wing Tounde Yessoufou (approximately $6 million) and point guard Quinn Ellis (north of $4 million).”
“Michael Kim etched his name into PGA Tour history at the 3M Open, firing a spectacular 12-under 59 at TPC Twin Cities. This flawless round, a career low for Kim and a new course record, marks only the 16th sub-60 score ever recorded on the…”
“He now holds a three-shot lead at 14-under par heading into the weekend.”
“Michael Kim etched his name into PGA Tour history at the 3M Open, firing a spectacular 12-under 59 at TPC Twin Cities... highlighted by brilliant iron play and an aggressive 24-foot birdie putt on the 18th to secure the fabled 59.”
“Kim’s 12-under 59 (TPC Twin Cities is a par 71 for the 3M Open) was the first sub 60 round since Jake Knapp did it in 2025 and was the 16th round of 59 or better in PGA Tour history.”
“His first birdie came on the 3rd hole, where Kim rolled in a 13-foot putt. From there, Kim proceeded to birdie the next four holes as well... He added a birdie at the difficult ninth hole to finish the front nine with a blistering 29.”
“After the 12th, Kim made pars on 13 and 14, sitting at -8 for the round. Standing on the 15th tee, a 59 seemed impossible, until Kim ran off four straight birdies, including an 18-foot putt on the 17th hole to go with the 24-footer he made…”
“Scheffler, the number one player in the world, opened with a bogey-free 66 on Thursday in front of massive Minnesota crowds. Friday was a different day for Scheffler, he struggled to get anything going and finished the second round only -1…”
“After 15 consecutive wins, the Red Sox found themselves four games above .500. Baltimore snapped the streak with a win in the second game of a double header, but Boston came back with another win against Toronto. They are now in the second…”
“But over the past 31 games, Durbin is slashing .318/.390/.555, with twelve extra base hits. With his hot streak – for the season – his stats are roughly the same as Bregman’s. Except Durbin is making less than $800,000, and Bregman makes t…”
“The Boston Red Sox hired Craig Breslow to be their Chief Baseball Officer on October 25, 2023. He took the reigns from Chaim Bloom who had been let go at season’s end.”
“After 78 games, Boston was 32-46, had two of their best players on the IL (Garrett Crochet since late April and Roman Anthony since early May), and had already fired essentially the whole coaching staff, including beloved manager Alex Cora.”
“The offer from the Red Sox that Bregman turned down was for five years and $165 million (with deferments). The Cubs signed Bregman for five years, which will take him through his age-36 season, at $35 million per.”
“The rookie sensation and former college star fired a bogey-free 10-under 61, using a blistering back-nine 28 to seize a three-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round. His 28 established a new tournament record and vaulted him to 20-und…”
“He became the first player in history to win college golf's three most prestigious individual honors—the Jack Nicklaus Award, the Ben Hogan Award and the Fred Haskins Award—twice, cementing his status as one of the game's brightest young t…”
“Michael Kim, who stole the headlines on Friday with the 15th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history after firing a remarkable 59.”
“Koivun also showed he could compete on golf's biggest stage by making the cut at this year's U.S. Open, finishing tied for 23rd in just his second career major championship.”
