Month: November 2018

11:41 AM ET Barny Read in Sharjah Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies and Northern Warriors batsman, believes the T10 League can further increase scores in both T20s and 50-over cricket, a potential knock-on effect of cricket’s shortest format. Pooran has been a revelation this season in Sharjah and following his 43* from 18 balls on
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8:28 AM ET Brendon Hartley insists he feels like his Formula One career has simply been “put on hold” after losing his Toro Rosso drive for 2019. On Monday, Toro Rosso confirmed British-Thai driver Alexander Albon, who finished third in Formula Two this year, will replace Hartley next season. Hartley’s seat had been at risk
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12:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Pakistani fast bowler’s curse has struck once again, an injured shoulder almost certain to rule Mohammad Abbas out of Pakistan’s deciding Test against New Zealand next week, but also potentially the South Africa tour next month. Abbas injured his right shoulder diving in the field during Pakistan’s innings win
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5:00 AM ET Michael Conlan has revealed he had a gun pulled on him while he was in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. Conlan (9-0, 6 KOs) was the world amateur champion at bantamweight coming into the 2016 Games but suffered a controversial defeat to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in the quarterfinals in
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4:45 AM GMT Rugby Australia has resisted Jake White’s gun-for-hire offer and ruled out making a play for South Africa’s former World Cup-winning coach to take charge of the Wallabies. RA boss Raelene Castle had agreed to a telephone hook-up with White following an approach from the former Springboks and Brumbies mentor. But that hook-up
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3:29 AM ET Jake McLeod continued his strong home season with a 6-under-par 66 to take a share of the lead alongside compatriot Matt Jager after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast Thursday. Queenslander McLeod, who claimed his maiden professional title at the New South Wales Open earlier this
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2:10 AM ET Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell will face Rizin Fighting Federation’s Kyoji Horiguchi in a cross-promotional arrangement on Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan, the two promotions announced Wednesday. Caldwell (13-1) and Horiguchi (25-2) will compete for Rizin’s inaugural 135-pound championship. Caldwell’s Bellator title will not be on the line. “Bellator wants to
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