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Tiger Woods to enter special program that could leave record clear
Lawyers for Tiger Woods are expected to plead not guilty to DUI charges on his behalf Wednesday, marking what will be the first court hearing in his case since Jupiter police found him asleep behind the wheel of his Mercedes on Memorial Day after he took a mix of prescribed medications. [Full Article...]
Dallas Cowboys DE Tyrone Crawford carted off with knee injury
Crawford, 27, had 4.5 sacks last season and was credited with 17 quarterback pressures. As you can see below, Crawford was in some serious pain when he was taken off the field. The prognosis according to the reports is that Crawford may miss all of preseason but be ready to go on September 10 vs. the New York Giants. Even executive vice president Stephen Jones was uncertain of the nature of Cr... [Full Article...]
Mourinho concedes defeat in battle to sign Inter winger
The Red Devils had two bids rejected for the flying winger, but Inter resolved to keep the player and he is now set for a new contract at the San Siro. " I want them to win trophies for the Interisti, and when I say Interisti what I mean is us ". Mourinho, who won the Serie A twice and the Champions League once with the club, admits he has contacted every manager who took over at Inter following... [Full Article...]
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone keeps quiet over Diego Costa transfer
Ian Wright has suggested in The Sun that Arsenal should make a move for Chelsea striker Diego Costa in the summer transfer window . A lawyer stating he represented Costa threatened the Premier League champions with legal action after the striker, who is yet to return to Chelsea , was told he was free to leave. [Full Article...]
Parlamento denunciará "manipulación" en la Constituyente — Venezuela
La oposición dijo que solo hubo 2,4 millones de votos, lo que representaría un 12,4% del padrón electoral. Sin embargo, Luis Emilio Rondón, el único de los rectores electorales venezolanos que es crítico con el Gobierno, solicitó al directorio del Poder Electoral que se suspendan los "efectos de adjudicación" de los candidatos de la Constituyente, ante las denuncias por manipulación de datos. [Full Article...]
Seb Larsson set to join Championship side Hull City
Hull City are closing in on the signing of Sebastian Larsson , according to the Mail Online. There has been interest in Larsson from other countries but he is reportedly hoping to continue his career in England. He becomes Championship club Hull's seventh summer signing, following the arrivals of Michael Hector, Callum Burton, Ola Aina, Fraizer Campbell, Kevin Stewart and Ondrej Mazuch. [Full Article...]
Atlanta Braves shortstop Johan Camargo hurts knee running onto field
The most recent update of his condition confirms that Camargo hyperextended his right knee, with further tests scheduled for later Tuesday night. He needed assistance from assistant trainer Jim Lovell and third base coach Ron Washington . [Full Article...]
New England Patriots: Tom Brady, Brandin Cooks shine in joint practice
While the former Pro Bowl defender faces the likes of Tom Brady , Julian Edelman and the foundation of an elite passing attack each practice, shaking off the familiarity of those battles has clear benefits. Fan of the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots and Arsenal, David always watches his teams in action and cheers them on. "It was good to hit someone other than ourselves.it's a high lev... [Full Article...]
Tepesch to start for Blue Jays Wednesday
Sabathia needed to come out after just 57 pitches in Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre after tweaking his knee sometime during the third inning. If Osuna is back on form, then it could have an impact of the rest of the series. "He looks as good as I've ever seen him", manager John Gibbons said. [Full Article...]
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will become a 'very great player', insists Arsene Wenger
The Gunners will be running the risk of losing the ex-Southampton player on a free transfer if they don't listen to offers to him in the current transfer window as his contract situation doesn't appear to be getting resolved any time soon now that Chelsea are said to have stepped up their pursuit. [Full Article...]
Ravindra Jadeja thanks Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni for becoming No. 1 all-rounder
Jadeja now has 438 points while Shakib has 431 points. Following ICC's Test rankings announcement, Jadeja took to his Twitter handle to share a special message with his fans. He achieved this feat after he claimed 7 wickets in the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Colombo which included a five-wicket haul in the second innings. [Full Article...]
Najam Sethi elected chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board after Shaharyar Khan quits
Sethi was one direct nominee of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif for the position, the other being Ariff Ejaz. It is mandatory, according to the PCB's constitution, that the chairman should be elected from the members of the board of governors. [Full Article...]
Troops kill 6 Boko Haram insurgents, recover weapons in Borno
According to the report, Boko Haram stormed the fishing islands of Duguri and Dabar Wanzam in the freshwater lake on Saturday, August 5 attacking fishermen working in the area and shooting their victims. The latest Boko Haram attacks came nearly four weeks after the military had lifted the ban on fishing activities in Baga. He accused Shekau of doing the opposite of that with his criminal attack... [Full Article...]
Chelsea boss Conte anticipating 'most difficult' season of his career
Conte admits he is not a patient man, but the intense Italian insists he is willing to focus on improving his current players while he awaits reinforcements. "Now for us it is very important to try to improve our squad from the numerical aspect", he said. "But now we have to wait". "The player knew the decision, his agent knew the decision, clearly the lawyer has not been well informed", said a C... [Full Article...]
North Korea miniaturizes nuclear warhead
North Korea may have successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, passing a key threshold in becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, according to a Japanese defense paper and a USA media report. North Korea said in a later statement that it is "carefully examining" a plan to strike the US Pacific territory of Guam with missiles. North Korea has increasing... [Full Article...]
Sale allows 2 hits, strikes out 13 in Red Sox victory
Petersburg, Florida. Pedroia missed eight contests with a knee injury, but Boston turned a half-game deficit to NY in the American League East into a three-game lead during that span with a weekend series looming at Yankee Stadium. INDIANS 4, ROCKIES 1 Yan Gomes hit a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Greg Holland as Cleveland rallied for four runs in its last at-bat... [Full Article...]
Southampton sign Mario Lemina from Juventus in club-record £18m deal
The Gabon worldwide completed a medical with the south-coast club on Monday and adds depth to new manager Mauricio Pellegrino's side. The Gabon worldwide, who has nine caps for his country having switched his allegiance away from France, made just 42 appearances in his two years in Turin, and he will now hope to become a key player with Southampton. [Full Article...]
Conte: My hardest season
The post Lampard Blames Chelsea For Selling Matic, Wants Conte To Buy More Players appeared first on Complete Sports Nigeria . "If we're talking about quality, I still think Chelsea have that quality, but when Conte was at Juventus he used to do the same thing in the summer". [Full Article...]
Makwala turned away from Olympic Stadium because of illness
These performances, that come at a time when Kenya will nearly certainly lose the overall title at the World Championships here, should worry us. Bahamian Steven Gardiner took silver and Abdalelah Haroun of Qatar the bronze. He had still been hoping to be cleared to race in Tuesday's 400m final, before the IAAF's medical delegate withdrew him from that as well. The 36-year-old - a two-time O... [Full Article...]
Major League Baseball umpire suspended after calling Beltre 'biggest complainer'
West continued, "I told him, 'You may be a great ballplayer, but you're the worst umpire in the league". "Every pitch you call that's a strike, he says, 'Whoa!" Joe West has been suspended three games for labeling Adrian Beltre as the biggest complainer in baseball, the World Umpires Assn. [Full Article...]