Month: June 2022

5:21 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has reaffirmed his desire that Australian rugby remains engaged with New Zealand at provincial level, despite the recent comments of Rugby Australia [RA] chairman Hamish McLennan. Rennie has long stated his belief that Australian players will only get better by regularly facing their counterparts across the Tasman, a
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While Bangladesh are down on confidence, West Indies are bursting with it according to their coach Phil Simmons who now wants his team to continue this progress for the rest of the World Test Championship cycle. “Everyone has seen [Brathwaite’s] determination,” Simmons said. “His unique style. He doesn’t have a problem doing his job for
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11:34 PM BST Wallabies giant Will Skelton has made an unwelcome piece of rugby history by becoming the first player to ever get sent off while playing for the Barbarians. Yet the colossal Australian’s first-half dismissal in Sunday’s non-cap international at Twickenham still didn’t stop the French-dominated invitation side offering Eddie Jones’ England a humbling
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6:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — A women’s doubles player who was born in Moscow will be able to get around the ban on Russians at Wimbledon this year because she now represents the country of Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old who is currently 44th in the doubles rankings, is listed as being from
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6:38 PM ET Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was not in his team’s lineup for Sunday night’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox because of a hand injury and is considered day-to-day, manager Dusty Baker said. “Hopefully it will just be a few days,” Baker said. Baker told reporters that the “prognosis was better
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7:21 AM ET Liverpool have signed defender Calvin Ramsay from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen, the Premier League club said on Sunday. British media reported that Liverpool paid Aberdeen £4.5 million ($5.50M) plus add-ons for the 18-year-old. – Notebook: Barca missed out on Liverpool’s Nunez– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Ramsay recorded nine assists in
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5:51 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Jack Suwinski hit his third homer of the game in the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3, walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. The rookie drove a slider from sidearming Tyler Rogers (0-3) to right for his
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4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado has left Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies after injuring his left leg while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out an infield grounder. Machado’s leg appeared to turn awkwardly while he was running to first
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3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is out of the lineup Sunday for the second straight game because of right thumb soreness. Ramirez underwent an MRI on Sunday morning and results are expected Monday. Saturday’s game was the first he has missed this season. Ernie Clement got the start
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