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Golfer Vijay Kumar, former India Open champion, dies at 57
Golfer Vijay Kumar former India Open champion dies at
Tottenham face uphill relegation battle after injury crisis reaches worrying new low
Tottenham were already facing a monumental task to escape relegation from the Premier League before Roberto De Zerbi lost another two key attacking players to injury
Dominic Solanke 'injury fears' as Randal Kolo Muani hands Tottenham a fitness boost
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Why no Indian broadcaster wants the 2026 FIFA World Cup
With less than two months to go for the FIFA World Cup, India, China, and several Asian countries still lack an official broadcaster. High rights costs, inconvenient match timings, and cricket's dominance have deterred buyers in India. This poses challenges for FIFA’s outreach in the region, though a last-minute deal remains possible.
Your NHL team is the best! (At this one very specific stat from the 2025-26 season)
Everybody’s good at something. It’s just a case of figuring out what.Or at least, that’s how it was explained to me growing up. Granted, those explanations often came from coaches who were cutting me from the team, or concerned teachers whispering to my parents, or over the shoulder of horrified potential prom dates as they sprinted away from me. But the lesson stuck.Advertisement
Pimblett blames ego for UFC loss to Gaethje
Pimblett blames ego for UFC loss to GaethjeTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, UFC star Paddy Pimblett rants about ArsenalPublished9 minutes agoFighter Paddy Pimblett believes his ego was part of the reason he lost to Justin Gaethje in their interim UFC lightweight title fight in January.Gaethje defeated the Liverpudlian on points in a gruelling encounter in Las Vegas in which Pimblett never managed to build any momentum.It...
Cole Palmer urged to leave 'toxic' Chelsea as Manchester United rumours resurface
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Il Etait Temps rules supreme with Punchestown-Cheltenham double
Il Etait Temps again demonstrated his class as he won at the highest level for the eighth time in adding the William Hill Champion Chase at the Punchestown Festival to his two-mile crown from Cheltenham.
Chelsea's ex-England defender Bright retires
Chelsea's ex-England defender Bright retiresImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Millie Bright has been Chelsea's captain since 2023ByEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporterPublished4 minutes agoChelsea captain Millie Bright has retired from football with immediate effect. The 32-year-old made 294 appearances for the Blues after joining from Doncaster Belles in 2015 and also won 88 caps for England.The defender won eight Women's Super League titles with the Blues...
The Spin | Knight-Stokes Cup sets up much-needed platform for state school cricket
New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and HarrowAs a state school-educated international cricketer, the former England bowler Sajid Mahmood has always been in the minority. A report from the Sutton Trust charity last year found 59% of professional male cricketers in England went to independent schools, ranking the sport behind only the armed forces (63%) and senior judges (62%) as the country’s most privately educated profession. Yet Mahmood has become...
Jalen Brunson leads Knicks as the NBA’s most improbable superstar
NEW YORK — A head-to-toe study of Jalen Brunson inspires a lot of questions, none more obvious than these two:How does he do it?How does a 6-foot-2 guard with a common man’s body and an old man’s game become an NBA superstar?You might recall that the Knicks hired his father, Rick Brunson, as an assistant in 2022 before hiring the former Mavericks guard himself. They tampered to get him, of course, and lost a 2025 second-round pick as punishment.Advertisement
Properties raided in modern slavery investigation
Properties raided in modern slavery investigation7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRichard PriceWest MidlandsCheshire PolicePolice vehicles were seen in Crewe on Tuesday morningPolice investigating allegations of serious sexual offences as well as modern slavery and forced marriage claims have raided a number of properties.Officers from Cheshire Police and neighbouring forces targeted three addresses in Crewe, Cheshire, in the early morning operation.A number of police vehicles and...
New York Giants projected depth chart, post-draft: One lingering question left
John Harbaugh’s first draft class with the New York Giants is complete, a seven-man draft class as the offseason overhaul continued.Even though the Giants are already signing some undrafted free agents — including Michigan kicker Dominic Zvada and Boston College long snapper Ben Mann — we’re not adding them to this depth chart yet. We’ll have a separate look at the UDFAs later this week, which will cover the impact those players can potentially make on the roster.Advertisement
For J.B. Bickerstaff and Jamahl Mosley, being 'family' doesn't matter during NBA playoffs
It all began at Grg’s in the early 2000s.Tim Grgurich, the longtime assistant coach renowned inside NBA circles but almost anonymous outside them, and who is generally credited with creating the NBA’s modern, year-round player development culture, was holding his annual summer development camp in Las Vegas. At the Grg Camp, NBA players from every team came to get better. With Grg, there was no agenda. But Grg’s camps didn’t just help players reach the next level; they also served as a pipeline f...
Inside Craig Breslow’s stunning Red Sox house cleaning: ‘It’s his show’
TORONTO — The mass firing of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and five of his most experienced coaches shocked the baseball world for both its timing and breadth. But to those familiar with the inner workings of Craig Breslow’s baseball operations department, the heavy-handed treatment did not come as a surprise.Advertisement
If Brendan Sorsby is in the NFL supplemental draft, should the Jets pounce?
Much of what the New York Jets have done this offseason has been about building toward 2027, cultivating the best possible environment and supporting cast to, potentially, drop in a quarterback.But what if the Jets didn’t have to wait until 2027 to get one of those quarterback prospects?That is a question they — and every other NFL team — might have the opportunity to consider in the coming months in light of what’s taking place in Lubbock, Texas.Advertisement
Which players from the 2026 NFL Draft are the best value pick for their team?
The top each NFL team’s draft class garners headlines today, but it’s the draft steals that make waves for years to come.Which players have the potential to outperform their draft slot? Which teams maneuvered the board best for top talent? The Athletic’s NFL beat reporters have the best value pick for all 32 NFL teams.Read carefully — the league’s next late-round success story could be here.Advertisement
The Wizarding World of Alperen Şengün, the NBA's biggest Harry Potter fan
SAN FRANCISCO — Which house are you, Alpi?In November, the Rockets were at shootaround at Chase Center when a Houston staff member posed the classic Harry Potter question to Alperen Şengün, the team’s two-time All-Star center — who also happens to be quite possibly the NBA’s biggest Potter fan.“Gryffindor,” the 6-foot-11 Şengün responded, referring to one of the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (Naturally, Gryffindor is the house that claims Potter himself.)Advertisemen...
NFL fifth-year options: Tracking team decisions on 2023 first-round picks
Friday marks the deadline for teams to make decisions on the fifth-year options for the 2023 draft class.Fifth-year options are reserved only for first-round picks and tack an extra year onto the standard four-year rookie contract. Teams must decide on a player’s option after their third season. The fifth-year option salary is fully guaranteed, and any base salary in the player’s fourth year that was not fully guaranteed also becomes guaranteed. The figure differs for each player because it is c...
Chelsea's Millie Bright retires with immediate effect as club's longest-serving player
Chelsea captain Millie Bright has retired with immediate effect after over a decade at the club.The 32-year-old has ended her career as the Women’s Super League side’s longest-serving player, having made 314 appearances since joining in 2015 from Doncaster Belles.She has won 20 trophies with the reigning league champions and was a key part of their unbeaten campaign last season, captaining Chelsea across 36 games as they won a domestic treble of the league, League Cup and FA Cup.Advertisement