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Trainer Evan Williams jailed for three years after assaulting dog walker with hockey stick
‘It is never acceptable to take law into own hands’Barrister tells court future of stables now in doubtThe Welsh Grand National-winning trainer Evan Williams has been jailed for three years for attacking a dog walker who was on his land.Williams, 55, repeatedly struck Martin Dandridge, 72, with a hockey stick during the assault. Dandridge, from Swindon, suffered injuries including a fractured arm in the incident on Williams’ land at Llancarfan in south Wales in December 2024. Continue reading...
Tomkins departs Catalans Dragons due to 'personal reasons'
Joel Tomkins has confirmed he has chosen to step down from his role as head coach at Catalans Dragons, a role he held for just under a year, due to "personal reasons".The former England rugby league and union international revealed that time away from family had been challenging and after a recent period of time back at home, he made the decision to leave Dragons after seven games of the Super League season with the side sixth in the table.
Amid IPL-PSL debate, how an Australian can help Pakistan's future stars
Barely a few days after Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi predicted that the Pakistan Super League would soon become the biggest T20 league in the world, South African cricketer Rilee Rossouw caused a stir by comparing the PSL to the Indian Premier League (IPL).While praising the PSL’s compact format, Rossouw, who is playing for the Quetta Gladiators, said the IPL feels more like a movie compared to the competitive nature of cricket in the Pakistan league. “Both leagues have their pros a...
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz takes line drive to face in terrifying scene
Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was involved in a terrifying moment during the team’s victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.Albernaz was struck by a line drive off the bat of Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson in the fifth inning. The ball hit the manager’s left cheek and he left to be looked at by the team’s medical staff.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAlbernaz briefly returned to the game after Jackson hit a grand slam to help the Orioles to the...
Former cricketers back Sufiyan Muqeem, question selection policies
KARACHI: Former cricketers Karman Akmal and Basit Ali have called for improved selection policies in Pakistan cricket while strongly backing spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, saying he has been performing consistently and should be given more opportunities at the international level. Speaking on ARY News program Sports Room, former Test cricketer Basit Ali suggested that Sufiyan Muqeem should stop using his X (formerly Twitter) account, saying that his posts after non-selection often provoke unnecessary...
Celtics 2026 NBA playoff outlook: 5 questions facing coach Joe Mazzulla and Boston
The Boston Celtics won’t learn their first-round opponent — either the Orlando Magic or Philadelphia 76ers — until Wednesday night, but it’s time to start looking ahead to the playoffs anyway. Here are five big questions that will help define how far Joe Mazzulla’s team goes.How will Mazzulla handle the frontcourt rotation?Neemias Queta has separated himself as the Celtics’ clear-cut top option at center. Barring injury or foul trouble, he should play just about as many minutes as his body can h...
Vince Velasquez is still going, 10 years after 'forgotten' 16-strikeout game with Phillies
Vince Velasquez was on the mound last week in Louisville, Ky., and fewer than 3,000 people were in the seats. There was a special for $4 non-alcoholic slushies from a local eatery called Philly’s Best Frozen Desserts. Velasquez, who turns 34 in June, was pitching for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. It’s been almost three years since he appeared in a big-league game.He fired a first-pitch fastball at 92 mph for a called strike.Advertisement
Here's why Jonathan Quick deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Jonathan Quick is one of a kind.The Milford, Conn., native, who reached his greatest heights in 2012, when he backstopped the bottom-seeded Los Angeles Kings on their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup, played the final game of his long, storied NHL career Monday night in Florida.Quick will retire with more NHL wins than any American goalie in history. He won three Stanley Cup championships, two William M. Jennings Trophies and a Conn Smythe Trophy. He did it all playing a hyper-aggressive, athle...
Inside the Hornets' transformation from irrelevance to the NBA's most promising team
CHARLOTTE — Charles Lee finished his news conference on the first Thursday in April and found a hiding spot. The Charlotte Hornets had just won their 41st game, ensuring that they would not have a losing season for just the second time in the last decade. Perhaps more auspiciously, it was also the night Kon Knueppel set the single-season franchise record for 3-pointers.Advertisement
Nicky Henderson on Constitution Hill and the yips: ‘The best jumper you’ll ever see and he lost it’
The venerated trainer could not find a guru in the world to cure one of the greatest hurdlers in history but a surprise switch to the Flat promises a career swansongNicky Henderson is 75 years old and, after almost half a century of training horses, he has seen everything in the strange and compelling world of racing. But the extraordinary and still evolving story of his great old horse Constitution Hill makes even Henderson pause in his study. It’s a sunlit afternoon in Lambourn and we’ve just...
Blackhawks' late-season slide guarantees another top-4 draft pick
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks hoped to end their season on a high note.As Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill put it before their season-ending home stretch, “The other side of it, we have four games at home — making sure that we say to our fans how good this team is when we play good, how good we can be and how good we will be.”Advertisement
Nothing matches what Celtics are doing in terms of nonstop surprises (not even the Pats)
It’s not so much that the 2025-26 Boston Celtics have been a “surprise.” It’s that they’ve been a conveyor belt of surprises, an assembly line of ever-altering expectations that have inspired a nonstop whirl of people to stand up and shout, “Wow, I didn’t see that coming!”I’ll go so far as to submit that I can’t think of a team in recent Boston sports history that has delivered this many surprises in one season. And I know what you’re thinking: What about the 2025 New England Patriots? Yes, the...
College softball power rankings: Welcome back to the top, Oklahoma
Ah, a tradition unlike any other. Yes, that applies to the Masters, but in this case, it’s all about the Red River Rivalry. While yes, I did have that sweet, sweet music and Jim Nantz’s voice in the background this weekend, there were also almost too many prime softball matchups to count, a handful of which were rivalries. There’s no official “rivalry weekend” in softball; honestly, it’s because almost every week feels like that, especially with how competitive the SEC and ACC races are becoming...
How to watch 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament: Streaming, schedule for final playoff spots
Eight teams. Six games. Four playoff spots. The NBA Play-In Tournament compresses and pressurizes the middle of the standings. It gives extra flavor to the earliest stages of postseason basketball.This year’s Play-In has range. There are feel-good ascendants like the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns. There are also glossy, drama-laden underperformers like the Golden State Warriors and LA Clippers. Check out the schedule and preview the pairings below.All times ET.Advertisement
Panthers players excited after free agent additions: 'We're gonna be a force to reckon with'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nick Scott was as fired up as anyone last month when the Carolina Panthers landed two of the biggest fish in free agency with the additions of edge rusher Jaelan Phillips and linebacker Devin Lloyd.The only problem: Scott himself was a free agent at the time and holding out for money from the Panthers, a stance the veteran safety softened when he saw what general manager Dan Morgan was cooking up for the defense.Advertisement
Blue Jays’ Former Pitcher Debuts For AL Foe After Promising Start To Season
The Toronto Blue Jays lost a veteran pitcher to another American League team and now he has made his big-league debut there.
A look at Michael Busch's extended slump to start the season: 'It's been pretty frustrating'
The results just weren’t coming for Michael Busch. Entering Sunday’s comeback victory, Busch was in an 0-for-30 slump. That, his manager put it plainly, was why he was sitting.“Simple as that,” Craig Counsell said before Sunday’s 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “You could say there’s a lot of line drives in there. But you get to a place of playing every day for a week and not producing and not having any results, and it wears on you. It wears on you mentally as much as anything.”Adverti...
Collier-Keywood not forced out of WRU - Tierney
Collier-Keywood not forced out of WRU - TierneyImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Richard Collier Keywood replaced Ieuan Evans as the WRU chair in 2023ByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished11 minutes agoCommentsWelsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Abi Tierney has denied departing chairman Richard Collier-Keywood was forced out by the governing body's board.It was announced in March that Collier-Keywood will leave his position in June following the end of his first t...
Rabat Court Delays Appeal Of 18 Senegal Fans In AFCON Riot Case
Rabat – The Court of Appeal in Rabat has once again delayed hearings in the case of 18 Senegalese supporters convicted after violent incidents during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. The trial continues to draw attention, with defense lawyers challenging evidence and calling for broader accountability. At Monday’s session, the defense requested that Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), be summoned to testify as the head of the organizing...
Declan Rice fitness scare as five Arsenal stars miss training ahead of Sporting showdown
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