Month: July 2021

12:32 PM BST Ireland will host New Zealand in one of four international tests announced by the Irish Rugby Football Union for Andy Farrell’s squad in October and November. The Irish will face the All Blacks at Aviva Stadium on Nov. 13 for the first time since losing to the New Zealanders in the quarterfinals
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Patrick Konrad from Austria held off the chasing group to claim victory on stage 16 of the Tour de France. He attacked out of a breakaway on the Col de Portet-d’Aspet, the penultimate climb of the 169km stage. It is the 29-year-old’s first Tour stage and first professional win. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey
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12:03 PM ET Will Craig, who was demoted to the minors by the Pittsburgh Pirates after his embarrassing fielding mistake against the Chicago Cubs went viral, has signed with a team in Korea and is ready to “start over.” Craig told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he’s signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball
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12:17 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are progressing on a deal to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as head coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year NBA veteran, Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two seasons and spent the previous three seasons on the Golden State Warriors‘
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10:05 AM BST ESPN staff Quade Cooper played 70 Test for the Wallabies, but that apparently is not enough to earn you Australian citizenship. The New Zealand-born Cooper took to Twitter on Tuesday to detail his latest failed attempt, calling out the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs and the attending public servant, Shannon. “Awkward
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3:54 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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6:01 PM ET You have to go back to the 1960s to find a comparison for what Novak Djokovic is accomplishing in 2021. In the ’60s, tennis was trying to figure out the cleanest way forward as tournaments were split into professional and amateur events (and “amateurs” sure seemed to be making pretty good money
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