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A new Test summer begins at Lord’s, where England host New Zealand in the opener of a three-match series that spans the month of June.The home side have to show they’ve learned from the winter’s Ashes debacle, when they spurned a golden chance to challenge Australia down under and fell to another embarrassing defeat.Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum remain at the helm but they have refreshed their squad – with Emilio Gay set to replace Zak Crawley as the Three Lions’ new opener and seamer Ollie Robinson brought back in from the cold.New Zealand are not short on…
Barcelona weigh up move for Piero Hincapie, Ruben Dias instructs agents to explore move away from Manchester City and Liverpool pushing for quick agreement with Yan Diomande. Barcelona are weighing up an approach for 24-year-old Arsenal and Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie. (Mail) , externalManchester City and Portugal defender Ruben Dias, 29, has instructed his agent to explore options for a move away, with Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid all monitoring his situation. (Caught Offside), externalLiverpool are pushing for a quick agreement with RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, while Paris St-Germain and Manchester City are closely monitoring the situation…
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is now under contract with the Rams through the 2027 season, and he says his hope is that he’s playing at least that long.The 38-year-old Stafford told Pat McAfee that he would like to keep playing beyond this year.“I’m happy to be in Los Angeles right now with the sun beating down on my face and another year under my belt coming up, and hopefully some more football after that. I love playing this game,” Stafford said.Stafford said he and his family discuss whether he should retire, and so far everyone is on board with him…
Check another important box off the 2026 NBA Draft timeline. On Wednesday night, the deadline for college players to withdraw their names from the NBA Draft came and went, providing a clear picture of who will be in this year’s field, at least from the college ranks.The deadline featured a few fireworks with Arizona’s Koa Peat staying in the draft and Arkansas’ Billy Richmond III, Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner and Alabama’s Amari Allen all removing their names from the draft and returning to SEC action next season.Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic also decided to return to college, where he has already started a bidding war among the top names in…
A new ranking of the NFL’s best to worst starting quarterbacks contains three former Oregon Ducks quarterbacks. Oregon’s reputation for producing top-tier quarterbacks keeps growing, with much thanks to its NFL pipeline… and the success former Ducks are reaching once they hit the league. Jan 4, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) hugs wife, Izzy Nix before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | Ron Chenoy-Imagn ImagesDuring the 2025 season, former Ducks quarterbacks led all college programs in total NFL regular season passing yards,…
(Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing) Rico Verhoeven, the heavyweight who pushed Oleksandr Usyk into the trenches on Saturday night in Egypt, will remain in boxing and wants to stay active. The Dutchman, now 1-1 (1 KOs) as a professional boxer, gave Usyk a terrific fight and was level on two scorecards and ahead on the third at the time of the stoppage, which came with a second left in the 11th round. Today, Verhoeven has done the media rounds and while he knows he lost, he believes he is a moral victor. “A hundred per cent,” he told BoxingScene. “The…
Women’s cricket fans from across Kent are being invited to come together this summer for a special Women’s World Cup Final Celebration at The Mote Cricket Club in Maidstone on Sunday 5 July.The Kent Cricket Foundation, in partnership with The Mote Cricket Club and Cure Parkinsons UK, are putting on a day of celebration for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, hosted in England and Wales for 2026. This free community event will stream the World Cup Final on the big screen, live from 2:30pm, providing the perfect opportunity for families, players and supporters to enjoy the biggest match…
Jannik Sinner says he “could not find any energy” as he lost in the second round to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in one of the biggest French Open shocks in recent years – but the world number one did not believe the Paris heat was not to blame.Italy’s Sinner was the heavy favourite for the title, having dominated the men’s tour in recent months, and was on a 30-match winning streak going into Thursday’s match.After dropping just eight games in his Roland Garros opener against Clement Tabur, Sinner was in similarly commanding form against Cerundolo, leading 6-3 6-2 5-1 before suffering…
Game times have been revealed for the first three weeks of the upcoming college football season, and the Maryland Terrapins will have some late kickoffs in their non-conference slate.The Terps open the season Saturday, September 5 with their FCS game against Hampton. That contest will have an 8pm kickoff, and it will be televised on the Big Ten Network.The next week, Maryland has their first road trip of the year: a 3:30 kick at still-Independent UConn. That game will be featured on CBS Sports Network.After that, it’s back to College Park for a big matchup against James Franklin and former…
BYU star and potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft AJ Dybantsa divulged Thursday that he has been closely studying a Basketball Hall of Famer as he prepares to make the leap to the professional level.During an appearance on All The Smoke with former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes (beginning at the 3:10 mark), Dybantsa named Tracy McGrady as a player whose game he has been familiarizing himself with:”My favorite player is Kevin Durant, easy one,” Dybantsa said. “But the comp I got recently was Tracy McGrady, so I’ve been studying a lot of Tracy.”Dybantsa…