Month: January 2019

1:04 PM GMT England flanker Sam Underhill is a doubt for the Six Nations after Bath confirmed he had suffered ankle ligament damage. Underhill, 22, was hurt in Bath’s 23-16 win over Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher Premiership on Sunday and will now see a specialist to assess the extent of the injury. In a
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9:39 AM ET Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland with victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund. World No. 3 Wozniacki was impressive as she wrapped up a 6-3, 6-2 victory in an hour and 20 minutes in her first match of 2019. The Dane lost in last
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8:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ramakant Achrekar, the coach who channeled Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing pursuits by turning him from an aspiring fast bowler to a world-beating batsman, has died in Mumbai at the age of 87. Achrekar had been unwell for a while and had suffered from reduced mobility after a stroke in 2013. Achrekar’s
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7:45 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open on Wednesday after Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu retired in the second set with cramps. Sharapova, who lost the first set 7-6 (4), was leading 5-2 in the second before Wang was forced to quit. “It’s not the way
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4:37 AM ET Formula One has always been a sport of compelling narratives. Though new ones will emerge during the new season, there are several topics we know we will be talking about for much of the year — we’ve outlined the biggest below. Vettel verses Leclerc Charles Leclerc will partner Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari
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