Month: January 2019

4:13 PM GMT Premiership Rugby has moved to dampen suggestions of a rift with the Rugby Football Union after reports claimed the organisation could break away. The Mail on Sunday claimed it had seen minutes from a Premiership board meeting which discussed the possibility of clubs putting together an “unregulated competition” if the RFU refuses
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3:10 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have acquired catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade with the New York Mets. The three-time defending AL champions sent right-hander Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty to New York in exchange for Plawecki, who played in 78 games — 64 starts — for the Mets
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1:15 PM ET Tyron Woodley‘s next title defense will come against Kamaru Usman, ending weeks of speculation surrounding Woodley’s next opponent. According to multiple sources, the 170-pound title fight will take place at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas. Both fighters have signed their respective bout agreements, sources say. The list of potential
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8:41 AM ET Former Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has returned to intensive care five months after undergoing a lung transplant, Austrian media sites reported Sunday. Lauda, 69, is reportedly suffering from flu and has been transferred to hospital in Vienna where he was previously treated in the summer. Austrian publication Oesterreich reported on
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7:26 AM ET Kei Nishikori has finally snapped a title drought that stretched 52 tournaments, nine finals defeats and nearly three years. The Japanese world No.9 got the monkey off his back in a 6-4 3-6 6-2 defeat of impressive 22-year-old Daniil Medvedev in Sunday night’s Brisbane International final. Kei Nishikori with the Brisbane International
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5:14 AM ET Karolina Pliskova has won her second Brisbane International, overrunning Lesia Tsurenko 4-6 7-5 6-2 after being just two points from defeat. A courtside pump-up from Australian coach Rennae Stubbs revived Pliskova, who won 13 straight points as Tsurenko went from serving for the championship to trailing in the decider in the blink
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