Month: February 2019

9:00 AM GMT Mathieu Bastareaud is to start for France against England in the Six Nations on Sunday, one of six changes to Jacques Brunel’s side from their opening defeat to Wales last weekend. Bastareaud starts alongside Geoffrey Doumayrou in midfield while Gael Fickou is back in the side on the wing, with Yoann Huget
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6:46 AM ET Wade Ormsby will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Vic Open after holding his nerve in testing conditions in Barwon Heads to card a 2-under-par 70 in his third round on Saturday. The Australian recovered from an early double-bogey to move to 15 under for the tournament, two
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  shares Pat Cummins made a rare appearance for Sydney Thunder © Getty Images Sydney Thunder 6 for 166 (Ferguson 47) beat Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 166 (Bailey 53, Wade 45, McDermott 44*) by four wickets After the astonishing display by Brisbane Heat on Friday, it was always going to be an uphill struggle for
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3:13 AM GMT Wallabies centre Reece Hodge is only an outside chance of playing in the Melbourne Rebels’ Super Rugby opener against the Brumbies next Friday night as he continues recovering from an ankle fracture. Hodge underwent surgery late last year after a mishap at Wallabies training in Japan ahead of their Spring tour and
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1:47 AM ET PHOENIX — For the second straight season, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James used the first pick in the All-Star draft to select Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant for his team. For the second straight year, Durant wasn’t surprised at all. “What else is he supposed to do?” Durant said after
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10:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Daniel Vettori has departed from another T20 coaching role after he quit as head coach of Brisbane Heat to continue the end of strong New Zealand links to the club following Brendon McCullum’s decision to finish his BBL career. Vettori, the former New Zealand captain, informed the Heat management earlier
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9:59 PM ET Michael C. Wright NEW ORLEANS — All-Star Anthony Davis, making his return to the Pelicans’ lineup after nine games with a finger injury, was featured prominently on the scoreboard in the middle of the team picture when the Pelicans first came out of the tunnel Friday night. Last week, following his trade
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8:36 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and challenger Kelvin Gastelum each made weight on Friday for their 185-pound title fight on Saturday at Rod Laver Arena. Betting odds for UFC 234’s main event favor Robert Whittaker over Kelvin Gastelum. Where does the smart money belong? UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker
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