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The visitors to Glenpark on Saturday won the toss and put Greenock in to bat, and the hosts were soon in trouble, with opening bat Mo Ahmadzai dismissed with the first ball he faced, bowled by medium pacer Tom Willmott. Just two overs later and team captain Aryan Sanghera was also returned to the clubhouse, having edged a delivery from Willmott into the gloves of wicketkeeper Bryan Clarke. It was exactly the start Greenock wanted to avoid against the leaders, and though opener Usman Mansoor and Aussie Adam McGuirk gradually played Greenock back into the match with a third wicket…
Former captain Gary Mabbutt hopes Ben Davies will have a future at Tottenham Hotspur after the club avoided relegation to the Championship.Wales skipper Davies, who turned 33 last month, sees his Tottenham contract expire next month.The defender has not played since suffering a serious ankle injury in January, but Mabbutt believes he should be offered the chance to stay at a club he has represented for 12 years.”Ben’s a great lad,” said Spurs great Mabbutt.”What he has given to the club so far… it was just so unfortunate the injury he received. It was devastating for him and or us…
Messi asks for a substitution and walks off, feeling his hamstring weeks ahead of Argentina’s World Cup title defence.When Lionel Messi requested a substitution in the 72nd minute of Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer (MLS) game against Philadelphia Union, football fans held their collective breath as speculation grew about the star forward’s participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup.The 38-year-old, who has missed only one game for his club during this ongoing MLS season, walked off the pitch in the 73rd minute as the defending champions completed a 6-4 win at home on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
The Ravens face another difficult road in 2026, ranking near the bottom of the NFL in rest differential while navigating a schedule loaded with contenders.The NFL released the regular-season schedules for all 32 teams two weeks ago, and one of the biggest topics of discussion among fans, pundits, and experts is the lack of rest for some teams compared to others.Rest differential is a real thing, according to NFL analyst Arif Hasan and Warren Sharp. Hasan describes his version as the “sum net rest days vs. opponents across all 17 games.” Hasan calculates it by adding up the difference in…
The 37-year-old former WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion is on the comeback trail and, all being well, heading into a huge domestic contest with Anthony Joshua in November. He lost twice on points to current king Oleksandr Usyk in 2024 in 12-rounders designed to crown the division leader. The Englishman, 35-2-1 (24 KOs), followed those defeats with retirement that came to an end last month when he outhustled Arslanbek Makhmudov over the championship distance.
Dalzell’s parents were the first people she told about her call-up.It is her dad Alan with whom she credits for first sparking her interest in the sport.”Dad always has had a passion for cricket.”He would have had my brother and I out the back of the house playing as children.”I joined Bready Cricket Club when I was 11 and I played some boys cricket and then I started playing men’s cricket when I was around 13.”Cricket as a career did not feel like even a possibility for Dalzell but that changed in 2019 when the first-ever part-time contracts for women…
Speaking of Premier League predictions, Chris Sutton made them for all 380 games this season for BBC Sport – along with AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests.The outcome of the BBC predictions title race went to the final day, with Sutton the only one who could stop AI – Microsoft chatbot Copilot – from taking the glory.With one round of fixtures to go, they were level on outright wins – which is the decisive metric. Sutton was in second place because he had managed fewer tied victories, so he needed another outright win on Sunday to finish…
Prediction: 17thLeeds looked like they would struggle early on, but manager Daniel Farke turned it around, so both he and his players deserve great credit.Dominic Calvert-Lewin proved a very shrewd signing on a free transfer from Everton, while, as expected, the Elland Road bearpit played its part.If there was a disappointment, it was the timid performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley.The main mission, however, was Premier League safety and that was achieved with something to spare. What I said in August: “Someone has got to buck the growing trend of ‘three up, three straight back down’…
Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Victor Wembanyama has scored 33 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs in a 103-82 rout of Oklahoma City and level the NBA Western Conference Finals at two games each.The 22-year-old French 7ft-4-inch (2.24m) centre shot 11-of-22 from the floor, 3-of-7 from three-point range and added eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals in 31 minutes for the Spurs on Sunday.“I need to find ways to impact the game in many areas,” Wembanyama said. “I have a lot of responsibilities, but I’m here for it. All of us, we’re going to…
A Lamborghini Revuelto was recently involved in a high-speed incident in Georgia, after being clocked at 136 mph on a 70-mph stretch of Interstate 16. The driver was identified as Nolan Smith Jr., a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. According to local authorities, Smith was stopped by deputies and arrested on charges of reckless driving and excessive speeding. He was later released on bond the same day. The car in question, Lamborghini Revuelto, is powered by a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine with three electric motors to produce a combined 1,001 horsepower. Performance is relentless. Triple-digit speeds come up in…