Spieth continues to struggle with his putter, and I'd like to see Fowler make a few putts before the Masters , too. The victor of the event earns a place at the first men's major of the year. They are joined by Beau Hossler, who will attempt to finish a bogey-free round when he plays the final two holes on the front nine on Friday. Beatriz Recari and Ayako Uehara were a stroke back. [Full Article...]
Via SMU's wonderful collection of old WFAA newsfilm, here's a piece on the Rangers' first ever home opener at Arlington Stadium, in 1972. Justin Verlander continues to throw strikes against opposing teams. ORIOLES 3, TWINS 2 (11) Adam Jones homered on the first pitch from Fernando Rodney (0-1) starting the bottom of the 11th inning, and Baltimore won its eighth consecutive opener. [Full Article...]
Victory over Everton on Saturday would set City up for the derby clash with Manchester United the following week - where a win would see them crowned champions. "Winning the Premier League with such a gap is certainly going to be one of the top teams to ever be in the Premier League ". Pep Guardiola is now on 49 Premier League wins from his 68 games in the competition. [Full Article...]
The Argentina forward has been sidelined for the next two weeks after feeling discomfort in his knee during training and missed both of his national side's friendly fixtures during the global break. Should Delph not feature at left-back Danilo could be selected ahead of Oleksandar Zinchenko. We've got to go out there and get our game plan in place. [Full Article...]
Here in NY, the Mets are in the Big Apple to host the St. Louis Cardinals (1:10 p.m. ET) while the Yankees are visiting our neighbors to the north, the Toronto Blue Jays (3:37 p.m.). The Mets next take the field Saturday for game two of a three-game series against the Cardinals at Citi Field. NY catcher Kevin Plawecki also had two walks and two hits, including a late RBI single. [Full Article...]
Klopp confirmed Joe Gomez will miss the game after withdrawing from the England squad with an ankle injury, but the Liverpool boss expects to have Nathaniel Clyne again after a long-term back injury. The 24-year-old can already sign a pre-contract agreement with a club outside of England, should he choose to. [He is] getting better and better and better, much better. [Full Article...]
The multi-year project is meant to spur "deep investment" into the Sacramento community, beginning with an education fund for Clark's children. Police in riot gear stood outside the Golden 1 Center in case protesters attempted to block fans from entering as they had for two games prior. [Full Article...]
He also scored twice for Portugal in a comeback win against Egypt during the global break and having scored twice past Buffon in the 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff, the goalkeeper will be wary of lighting striking twice. Ronaldo also scored twice for Portugal in a comeback win against Egypt during the worldwide break, and will be looking to add more when Madrid travel to Las Palmas . [Full Article...]
So, what took J.R.'s game to the next level? Lue will not sit on the bench, but he will be inside Quicken Loans Arena after missing two weeks. This will be Lue's first time addressing the team since he left the Cavs on March 19 to focus on a prescribed routine and medication for his chest pains and other symptoms. [Full Article...]
Blackhawks players gather around Scott Foster after the team's win Thursday night. Winnipeg has won seven consecutive games, including going 6-0-0 during their six-game homestand. "The initial shock happened when I had to dress", Foster told media. "What a moment", Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said with a chuckle. "I'm an accountant by day so a few hours ago I was sitting on the compu... [Full Article...]
Zverev, 20, had lost both his previous matches against the 21-year-old Croatian, at Cincinnati in 2015 and two years later at the US Open . And in the end it was Zverev who emerged victorious after just 84 minutes, executing the ideal balance between pressurizing the Coric serve, and comfortably holding his own. [Full Article...]
It was alleged Jackson and Olding raped a 21-year-old student at a house party at Jackson's house on the night of the 28 June, 2016. I am sorry for the hurt that was caused to the complainant. Text exchanges between the four men acquitted on Wednesday were one of the key features of the prosecution case in the Belfast rape trial. The pair questioned by the PSNI were interviewed in relation to an... [Full Article...]
McManus through the years has been very honest about what's best with the tourney from the TV business, not sugarcoating things like a lot of network executives try to do when an National Football League matchup between a 1-5 and 2-4 team "has a lot of potential" or pits "teams ready to break through", etc. [Full Article...]
All three of them have been banned by Cricket Australia. Sayers replaced Mitchell Starc, who was ruled out with a stress fracture and will be unable to take up his place in the Indian Premier League. Paine had another go at the DRS in the 63rd over and to the naked eye it looked a very reasonable review. De Villiers then pulled out the party tricks in the 70th over when he swept Lyon for two con... [Full Article...]
Warner, dumped captain Steve Smith and busted ball-tamperer Cameron Bancroft will on Wednesday night return to Australia after being officially charged by Cricket Australia for bringing the game into disrepute. "What happened on Saturday is not something that is acceptable, especially from the Australian cricket team". Darren Lehmann speaks to media. "The feeling from Iain (Roy, Cricket... [Full Article...]
Cricket Australia announced its chief executive James Sutherland would speak to media at 2.45pm BST in Johannesburg following Lehmann's decision. "Cricket is the greatest game in the world". "It was a failure of leadership, of my leadership, I'll do anything I can to make up for my mistake and the damage it has caused. Then I spoke to some of the players at tea time and said we'd deal with i... [Full Article...]
Earlier he issued a statement on social media while en route back from South Africa after being handed a 12-month ban alongside Steve Smith for his role in the scandal. But that explanation was later contradicted by a statement from Cricket Australia, who said the player had attempted to "artificially alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper". [Full Article...]
Sterling's worldwide team-mate John Stones will miss out on his latest return to Everton after suffering concussion against the Azzurri but another City player to have enjoyed a more profitable time away with his country is Gabriel Jesus. [Full Article...]
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has apologised to the public and called for forgiveness for the "grave mistake" made by the trio of test players banned for their role in the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport. CA will soon conduct an independent review into the team's culture and conduct. Bancroft, who was caught on camera attempting to scuff up the ball with improvised sandpaper du... [Full Article...]
His resignation came after former test captain Smith broke down in tears of remorse as the three disgraced cricketers at the centre of the Cape Town scandal made apologetic returns to Australia on Thursday. 'I know I'll regret this for the rest of my life. They made a mistake and they accepted it. I'll do everything I can to make up for my mistake, and the damage it's caused. [Full Article...]