Quinton De Kock, Anrich Nortje Dropped As Cricket South Africa Announces Contracted Squad for 2024–25 Season

Opening batter Quinton de Kock and speedster Anrich Nortje got dropped as Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced the Proteas men’s and women’s contracted squad for 2024/25. Along with de Kock and Nortje, Dean Elgar (retired), Wayne Parnell, Keegan Petersen and Sisanda Magala were also dropped from the list of the men’s contracted squad. While … Read more

Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers begin new existence without a ‘buffer’

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the Los Angeles Dodgers, or anyone, the order of operations was simple. If you were looking to deal with Shohei Ohtani, odds are that interaction was going to have to involve his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. After all, it was difficult to see Ohtani anywhere without Mizuhara as his shadow, from … Read more

Raptors reeling after Porter gambling allegations

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors were still largely in the dark a day after it was confirmed that the NBA was investigating backup centre Jontay Porter for gambling irregularities. “I was just praying for him,” said small forward Bruce Brown on Tuesday after Raptors practice. “Obviously, you don’t want to see somebody go through something … Read more

WC Qualifier: Afghanistan Play Spoilsport to Beat India 2-1 Despite Chettri’s First-half Penalty

Sunil Chettri scored a penalty in the 37th minute. (Image: Screengrab/@JioCinema) Sunil Chettri marked his 150th match in Indian colours with a fine penalty struck in the first-half but it was not enough as Afghanistan managed to come back to take the win. Lower-ranked Afghanistan shocked India 2-1 as the home team suffered one of … Read more

Dakota Ditcheva targets two names for 2024 PFL season final

Undefeated prospect Dakota Ditcheva sees some big-fight possibilities in the upcoming PFL women’s flyweight season. After wining the PFL Europe crown in 2023, Ditcheva takes a big leap forward in her career starting April 4 when she joins the eight-woman flyweight season that begins at 2024 PFL 1. Ditcheva (10-0) drew a matchup with Lisa … Read more

Which two teams could be sneaky threats to UConn’s repeat title hopes?

UConn appears prime to become the first men’s college basketball team to win back-to-back titles in 17 years following two dominant victories to open the 2024 NCAA Tournament.  After winning both the Big East regular-season and tournament titles, top-seeded UConn made quick work of 16th-seeded Stetson in the first round, winning 91-52. Two days later, … Read more

Williams ‘needed to capitalise’ on F1 Australian GP attrition

The Melbourne race turned out to a huge chance for F1’s bottom five teams, who would normally be finishing 11th at best on pace. Between the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia only Haas had managed to score a single point in Jeddah. But after the retirements for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and both Mercedes … Read more

Dodgers 2024 season preview: How the roster looks

STARTING ROTATION The Dodgers’ $700 million investment in Shohei Ohtani got the most attention. But the approximately $500 million they spent to rebuild the starting rotation might have been the more important expenditures of the offseason. Dodgers starters had the lowest ERA in the majors four times in the six seasons before last year but … Read more

Socceroos through to final round of FIFA World Cup qualification after 5-0 victory over Lebanon

Australia are through to the final round of World Cup qualification after a masterful display from winger Craig Goodwin led them to a 5-0 win against Lebanon. At Canberra’s GIO Stadium, Goodwin scored two goals and created another two with gorgeous deliveries into the box to get the Socceroos the comfortable result. A dream night … Read more

Sydney Affolter ignored Caitlin Clark and saved Iowa’s March Madness run

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The end was near. The score was tied. A little more than two minutes remained. West Virginia held the ball — and momentum. Carver-Hawkeye Arena held its breath. Following a block by Iowa’s Gabbie Marshall, the Hawkeyes recovered possession. Caitlin Clark stood nearby, ready to decide if her senior season would … Read more