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'Really sad': Mauricio Pochettino issues Tottenham relegation verdict
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Mikel Arteta triple tactics gamble pays off to leave Arsenal in driving seat against Atletico
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Release Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians told to reset after 3 mellow years in IPL
Release Hardik Pandya Mumbai Indians told to reset after mellow years in IPL
Rise in caesarean section births in Gaza brings danger and infection risks
Caesarean Awareness Month is marked in April. Conditions in Gaza can lead to risks for mothers who undergo the procedure
Cade Cavalli is everything the Nats need, now and in the future
NEW YORK — At the end of a wet, chilly night at Citi Field, Cade Cavalli pointed to his catcher. Or maybe he was pointing at the strike zone. After throwing his final 24 pitches for strikes, he probably should have also pointed at the strike zone.“He had 24 strikes in a row?” manager Blake Butera asked.Yes, he did.“I did not know that,” Cavalli said.Sure, but he sensed that something was going right.Advertisement
'Difficult to accept' - Pochettino's sadness for relegation-threatened Spurs
Mauricio Pochettino has said he feels "really sad" watching his former club Tottenham stuck in a fight against relegation from the Premier League.Pochettino guided Spurs to a second-placed finish in the league in 2016-17 and reached the Champions League final in 2019 during a five-year spell in north London.
Fresh trouble for Riyan Parag? RR captain escapes ban, but women's group seeks probe
Fresh trouble for Riyan Parag RR captain escapes ban but womens group seeks probe
Compiling a tennis win streak is one of the hardest things in the sport. Jannik Sinner knows
MADRID — As in so many other chapters of the modern tennis record books, the standard-bearer for win streaks is a familiar one: Martina Navratilova.In 1984, Navratilova won 74 consecutive matches. Hana Mandlíková beat her at the Virginia Slims of California Oakland tournament in January. No one else did until that November, when Helena Suková upset her from a set down in the semifinals of the Australian Open.Advertisement
Former England defender Young to retire aged 40
Former England defender Young to retire aged 40Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Young has won league titles in England and ItalyPublished6 minutes agoFormer England defender Ashley Young has announced he is retiring from playing at the age of 40.Young started out at Watford before going on to play for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Aston Villa and Everton.He ends his career at Ipswich Town, having joined the Portman Road club on a one-year-deal in July 2025 after being rele...
'Ridiculous' OG Anunoby has been Knicks' steady hand and Hawks' disruptor
ATLANTA — Two obligations come after you receive an NBA awards vote. First, you must educate yourself. Second, whether you want it or not, you have to get educated.As the regular-season’s finale approaches, your phone lights up with text messages or calls from agents, publicists, executives and coaches, who hope to sway you into voting for their guy. Most adopt the same strategy: Advocate in the most extreme way they can while remaining on the spectrum of reason. They use statistical, anecdotal...
As MLB bullpens keep evolving, is the sport devaluing the save stat?
In 2008, Francisco Rodríguez saved 62 games, setting an MLB record. That was the high water mark for the save, a statistic that had only been around for about 30 years at that point.Things have changed. That season, 139 pitchers recorded a save, as teams generally tabbed one pitcher as their closer and stuck with it until a change was obviously needed. In 2025, 212 pitchers earned a save. It seems everyone is getting saves now, and the notion of having a single closer for each team is less preva...
'I don't have hope': R Ashwin on Mumbai Indians pulling off 6-match miracle
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's historic IPL 2024 turnaround from 1-7 to playoffs is contrasted with Mumbai Indians' current IPL 2026 struggles. Languishing in ninth place with two wins from eight matches, the Hardik Pandya-led side faces an uphill battle.
Colts post-draft depth chart: CJ Allen, A.J. Haulcy poised to be Day 1 starters
The NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror, with the Indianapolis Colts making eight selections to retool their roster. The team has now turned its attention to signing undrafted free agents, while also resuming OTAs. As Indy finalizes its UDFA list, let’s take a look at the team’s updated depth chart with the addition of eight former Power 4 players via the draft.Note: (R) = rookieAdvertisement
PowerPoints and a leaky air mattress: Inside Travis Bazzana's journey to the majors
CLEVELAND — Travis Bazzana doesn’t remember a cot.“I’m going to be dead honest,” he said. “The mattress I slept on never changed.”Ryan Rowland-Smith insists Bazzana’s memory is foggy.“He claims he was on an air mattress the whole time,” Rowland-Smith said. “I’m telling you, he wasn’t.”In the summer of 2022, Bazzana crashed for about 10 weeks in the spare downstairs bedroom at the Rowland-Smith residence in the Seattle area. Rowland-Smith, his longtime mentor and fellow Australian, swears that af...
Three Blue Jays takeaways: Kazuma Okamoto's big adjustment and more
TORONTO — Brandon Valenzuela bolted out of the batter’s box in Wednesday’s eighth inning. He sprinted down the line, unsure if the fly ball he just smashed to centre would leave the yard. Only when the ball bounced into a fan’s outstretched hand in the seats did the young catcher slow to a jog, celebrating the final touch of Toronto’s win and the Jays’ strong homestand.Advertisement
F1 knows its 2026 cars need fixing. Here's what's changing at the Miami GP
Formula 1’s long-awaited return this weekend in Miami after a five-week break will bring a shift compared to the opening three races of the 2026 season. Not only have teams been working hard on their car upgrades to improve performance, but some rulebook tweaks are set to impact the on-track spectacle. Last week, the FIA announced a set of changes for Miami that chiefly focused on the electrical energy delivered by the all-new engines for 2026. These followed three meetings involving technical s...
Who's next to go? We answer your questions on MLB's managerial madness
I just spent the past few days in Toronto watching a team that had just fired its once-popular manager, and while I was there, another team fired its once-popular manager. All before May 1.So, Alex Cora is no longer managing the Red Sox, Rob Thomson is no longer managing the Phillies, and with Andy McCullough on paternity leave, I’m now here answering questions about who else might be on the managerial hot seat. Here we go. Some questions have been edited in the name of clarity (and occasionally...
New York Jets' UDFA class (so far): Who is most likely to make 53-man roster?
For a New York Jets team that won three games last season, it (strangely) doesn’t seem like there are many roster spots to be won for an undrafted rookie.That’s not to say there aren’t any spots available — just not as many as you would think. That might help explain the who and the why of their reported undrafted rookie class. As of Thursday morning (again, the class isn’t official yet), the Jets have yet to sign any undrafted free agents at quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive line or safe...
Why some of the best athletes in the world pretend to be someone else
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.Before he became one of the best basketball players in the world, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a 13-year-old point guard with a significant problem: He was tiny.Standing around 5-foot-6, Gilgeous-Alexander possessed the physique of a garden rake — skinny and slight. He would wake before 6 a.m. each day to work on his game at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, bu...
The Fail Mary tarnished the NFL brand. I saw it up close. Let's not do this again
Nearly 14 years have passed, but I remember the moment with vivid clarity, as if it … just happened.The actual sequence remains a blur.In fairness, from my sideline perch near the opposite end zone, I didn’t get a very good real-time look at the fraudulent “touchdown” catch that would become known as the Fail Mary. All I knew was the NFL’s absurd officiating lockout had reached an inflection point.What I didn’t know was that things were about to get really, really weird.Advertisement