Month: January 2023

10:44 AM GMT Steve Borthwick has included five uncapped players in his first England Six Nations squad with Dan Cole and Ben Earl returning but Billy Vunipola, Jonny May and Jack Nowell have been omitted. England open their championship against Scotland on Feb. 4 at Twickenham and Borthwick has put his stamp on the team
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7:30 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Flanked by security personnel and members of his traveling entourage, Novak Djokovic strode briskly through a near-empty Tullamarine Airport, his eyes fixed on the white tiles shining underneath his feet. A KN95 mask concealed a large portion of his face, but there was still no hiding the utter dejection.
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6:47 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Iga Swiatek went into her first-round Australian Open match with strong memories of what a tough go of it she had against Jule Niemeier the last time they met. So the No. 1-ranked Swiatek came in ready for another tussle, and possibly another three-setter, but grabbed the
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10:38 PM GMT ESPN staff Eddie Jones will make a stunning return to Australian rugby as Wallabies coach, with Dave Rennie sacked after a disappointing 2022 season when Australia won just five of 14 Tests. Rugby Australia [RA] on Monday morning confirmed Jones had been signed on a five-year deal through to the 2027 Rugby
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3:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — For the second straight game, the Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t close out a winnable game in the clutch. And for the second straight game, the Lakers were left lamenting a foul they believed went uncalled that affected the outcome. After Sunday’s 113-112 loss to Philadelphia, Russell Westbrook claimed Sixers
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1:51 AM ET CINCINNATI — The scene inside Paycor Stadium felt familiar following the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 24-17 playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was also historic. With their win in the wild-card round, the Bengals have won a playoff game in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. Cincinnati, which reached the
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11:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — This season seemed different for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. His team won 13 regular-season games, by far the most in his career. In Kevin O’Connell, he linked up with a coach who trusted him to throw more passes than he had ever thrown, with fewer schematic guardrails than he
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9:41 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Josh Allen lay on the turf at Highmark Stadium, there was nothing he could do but watch as the Miami Dolphins took advantage of the ball falling out of hands. After safety Eric Rowe blitzed Allen untouched, with running back Devin Singletary running right by
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2:50 AM ET CINCINNATI — An extremely frustrated J.K. Dobbins believes it would have been a different result had the Ravens given him the ball — and not quarterback Tyler Huntley — on a crucial fourth-quarter play near the goal line in Baltimore’s wild-card loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night. In the Ravens’
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