Month: January 2019

4:09 PM GMT Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny looks set to miss his country’s opening matches in the Six Nations. Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac revealed Tuesday the fullback has been ruled out for between three and five weeks after seeing a concussion specialist. Halfpenny has not featured for club or country since he was forced
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12:43 PM GMT ESPN staff Nelson Mandela would not have backed racial quotas for South Africa’s national rugby team, Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said over the weekend. “I don’t think he [Mandela] would have supported [quotas], but I don’t know him‚” Kolisi, the first black captain of the Springboks, told Kyodo News in Japan after
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11:46 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The driver of the truck involved in the fatal Humboldt bus crash last April pleaded guilty to all 29 counts related to it on Tuesday. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu made a brief appearance in a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, court and pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death as well
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9:28 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Defending champion Angelique Kerber moved into the Sydney International quarterfinals after beating Camila Giorgi 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Tuesday. The second-ranked Kerber was under serious pressure in the first set before holding firm in the tiebreaker, then went down an early break before winning the last six games.
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7:42 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Clemson Tigers coach Dabo Swinney claimed “there’s no doubt” his 15-0 national championship team that routed No. 1 Alabama 44-16 on Monday night should be in the conversation for college football’s best team ever. “There was a lot of talk about ‘best ever’ all year long,” said Swinney,
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9:01 AM ET Padraig Harrington was named European Ryder Cup captain on Tuesday, pledging to do all he can to continue the high level of success the team has enjoyed through his playing career. Harrington, 47, a three-time major winner who played on six European teams, takes over for Thomas Bjorn, who oversaw a rousing
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