India will next face Bangladesh on Wednesday, whereas Sri Lanka will face the same opponents later on Friday. The hosts have suffered a huge blow as skipper Chandimal has been handed a two-match ban over slow over-rate in their game against Bangladesh. Read More
Oklahoma's willingness to play tough teams and their good finish in the Big 12 were the main reasons why the Sooners made the tourney. There was a common thread between some of the biggest snubs in this year's NCAA Tournament, one that seems to make a lot of sense. Read More
We'll have to sit and wait to see if the 49ers make the jump but right now all reports are leaning toward this becoming a reality for Sherman and the 49ers. According to Sherman, nearly immediately after the Seahawks released him on Friday, the 49ers got in touch with him and invited him to visit with the team. Read More
You have to give credit to the players, they stuck together", he said. But I wanted absolutely to win this game and it was hard, but overall, it gets us a little bit out of that negative spiral that we were in. Many supporters will likely require some more convincing before they return to the Emirates , while an apparent lack of faith in Wenger may have severed the connection more permanently for other absent fans. Read More
But Blues boss Conte said: "Don't forget you are talking about a team with many players with great experience". "I would play Morata, even though he looks to go down too easily, that might suit the Champions League ", he added. "I think we can go there and score". Antonio Conte intends to consult his players over how best to overcome Barcelona on Wednesday, a move which should allow Eden Hazard to argue against his deployment as a false No 9, as he seeks to "share responsibility" ... Read More
While the Clarets have had a year to forget so far, they picked up their first win of 2018 last weekend, coming from behind to clinch victory for the first time this season. Ashley Barnes had just put Burnley ahead early in the second half when a fan ran on to the pitch until Hammers captain Mark Noble intervened and shoved him to the ground. Read More
Special Judge Marianne Battani set Boucher's sentencing for June 15. Prosecutors have said they are looking at pushing a 21-month jail sentence on Boucher, after he attacked Paul outside of his home in Bowling Green, Ky., which left the senator with six broken ribs, pleural effusion and pneumonia. Read More
Randall had 10 interceptions in his first threes season in Green Bay. DeShone Kizer was a second round pick for the Browns and started 15 games last season. Kizer had 11 touchdowns. Last week at the National Football League scouting combine, coach Mike McCarthy offered a critical assessment of the whole situation - both Hundley and the coaching aspect - when he said: " Brett Hundley wasn't ready for what he needed to be ready for". Read More
The Algerian scored a sumptuous free-kick last week to earn his side a vital point against AFC Bournemouth at the 97th minute before he ran in jubilation to celebrate with the staff and his teammates. "It was hard, but I spoke with the players, I spoke with the manager, I spoke with everyone and everyone was OK, everyone was good", he said. 'Like I said, it was hard, I spoke with the players, I spoke with manager, spoke with everyone, everyone was okay, everyone was good'. Read More
Bjelica's first 20-10 game in the National Basketball Association was ultimately wasted in the season-high third straight loss for the Timberwolves , who are still trying to find their way without injured All-Star Jimmy Butler . Without Butler to worry about, Irving unleashed his typically smooth ball-handling on the outside and lightning-quick first step to create openings for himself and others. Read More
Alabama star freshman Collin Sexton took over the game, scoring 21 of his 31 points in the final 20 minutes. He did so just moments after T.J. Starks hit a three-pointer to put the Aggies up 70-69 with 4.4 seconds remaining, taking the inbounds pass following a timeout and racing up the court for the game victor. Read More
I bet teams are heading back to their respective cities and throwing on more tape of Griffin after his Combine performance. As is always the case with these things, there were players who hurt their draft stock and those that pushed themselves up draft boards with a good performance. Read More
It just gives us a little more spacing". It just keeps them honest, and Larry's ability to make that 15-foot jump shot - and he's been working on his 3 as well - so I told him to keep taking them if they're going to keep leaving him open. Larry Nance Jr ., son of former Cavs forward Larry Nance , joined the Cavs on February 8 in the roster-remaking trade deadline deals engineered by general manager Koby Altman. Read More
Gwala overcame drug and alcohol addictions and went on to represent South Africa at worldwide competitions in Chicago in 2015 and in the Netherlands previous year, Jackson said. Mhelgi Gwala, 27, was out on a training ride when he was pulled into bushes by his attackers, who cut half way through one leg before starting on the the other. Read More
In a report explaining why they weren't pursuing the case, prosecutors wrote that 'there is no evidence to corroborate the complainant's statement and there is evidence contradicting the claim'. In addition to the polygraph test, Cuban's claims that he didn't assault the woman were buoyed by two George Washington University medical school urologists who gave Portland police an opinion indicating Cuban couldn't have committed the crime. Read More
A lot had been made of the club's run of games that they have had to endure as of late, and while they have not picked up many points, they still remain just one point off of survival with their toughest remaining games being Manchester United , Chelsea and Liverpool . Read More
Although Smith is a member of the Raiders organization, he is now out of the league, listed under the reserve/suspended section on the Raiders roster. The team can have no contact with Smith, who has continued to have legal problems. Investigators from the SFPD Special Victims Unit want to interview Smith about the incident. Read More
Edgar could have waited for his featherweight title shot when Holloway returns from injury this summer, but the 36-year-old veteran chose to risk it all by fighting Ortega , a unsafe contender. This is what is particularly tough for the 28-year-old Russian. For Kunitskaya, there's a sense of irony in this fight coming together on short notice. Read More
New Zealand , boosted by the return of Kane Williamson from a hamstring niggle, will be confident of securing the 235-run target. Ben Stokes did not hit his first boundary until his 53rd delivery but England knew the pitch meant New Zealand's run chase would be hard. Read More
Kolton Miller , a big tackle from UCLA who could be available late in the first round, was also one of Brooks' winners for Friday's events. The only quarterback under contract is Kyle Sloter , while 2017 starter Case Keenum and Sam Bradford will be unrestricted unless agreements are reached prior to March 14 . Read More
Vettel managed to set two consecutive fastest laps at the start of the afternoon session with his final benchmark being a 1m19.673s, which was set on the soft tyres. The circuit opened for business shortly before midday, but it took a few more hours before the teams completed any significant running due to the high risk of damage to their cars. Read More
Other gilded American stars of the closing ceremony included the USA women's hockey team, who took gold in a stunning shootout over Team Canada on February 22. The Russian flag was not featured in the closing ceremony because the country was penalized by the International Olympic Committee over doping charges. Read More
The 22-year-old confirmed her supremacy in snowboarding easily, setting the fastest time in qualifying, to beat Germany's Selina Joerg for her second gold . Last year, her snowboarding coach , Justin Reiter, insisted that she was "one of the greatest living athletes ". "Czech people may not seem as expressive as Americans when you first meet them", says Nemecek. Read More
But Bortles will get more than $ 26 million guaranteed at signing, $7 million more than he would have gotten if the Jaguars had made a decision to let him enter his option year. He finished the year with career highs in completion percentage (60.2), improved his yards per attempt from 6.25 to 7.05, and had a career low in interceptions with 13. Read More
As the PGA Tour rolls on, the extended return of Tiger Woods to competitive golf continues to pick up speed. It looked as though List was playing a different course when he went out with a bogey-free 32 on the back nine, added a pair of birdies on the front nine and then dropped his only shot when he caught an awkward lie in the bunker on the par-3 seventh. Read More
Milwaukee isn't expected to match this offer sheet, and there have been reports that they could pull his qualifying offer to allow him to become an unrestricted free agent, but this is yet to happen. ... Read More
But a free kick in the 18th minute from Antoine Griezmann flicked off Croatian star Mario Mandzukic's head and nestled into the far corner of the Croatian net. Federation Internationale de Footbal... Read More
Here are the players of France getting their medals, while greeting Putin , FIFA president Gianni Infantino , French president Emmanuel Macron and Croatia president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.... Read More
In the 80th minute, Belgium put together a sweeping move on the counter attack, featuring some lovely passing between Kevin De Bruyne , Eden Hazard and Dries Mertens. Their pace and directness gave... Read More
Over the course of 2016, the powerful lefty won two majors and played in the final of another, and rose to No. 1 in the world. On hand to support Serena was her close friend and Duchess of Suss... Read More
Maurizio Sarri is now free to fly to London today, with a compensation deal finally being struck with Napoli . The 48-year-old departs Stamford Bridge less than two months after guiding Chelsea... Read More
The American is quite the queen of Centre Court, whether she's swinging her racket or engaging with the fandom. She will vie for her eighth Wimbledon title against German Angelique Kerber on Satur... Read More
Speaking to FIFA TV, Brazil's Willian said " Brazil's football will always be one where players smile while they play ". We're down to the final eight of the tournament and in a couple of days... Read More
James announced this week that he will quit the Cleveland Cavaliers - for the second time - and head to LA. Dozens of Los Angeles Lakers fans congregated outside Staples Center on Sunday night... Read More
In what was a tough last 16 tie, England had to overcome a Colombia side that frequently resorted to unsporting tactics throughout the game, with Southgate stating how proud he was of the way his ... Read More
