Month: November 2019

2:09 PM GMT South Africa hooker Schalk Brits announced his retirement from all forms of rugby on Wednesday, the second time the 38-year-old has brought down the curtain on his career. Brits retired in May 2018 after leaving Saracens but was lured back by Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus and helped them lift the Rugby World
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12:44 PM ET Ohio State star defensive lineman Chase Young will miss one more game for an NCAA rules violation before returning next week against Penn State, the team announced Wednesday. Young already sat out last week’s game against Maryland and will miss Saturday’s game at Rutgers. He admitted last week that he accepted a
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5:26 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammad Nabi will join Kent for a second Vitality Blast season in 2020. Afghanistan international Nabi, who leads the ICC’s T20 allrounder rankings, produced a number of memorable performances for in Kent in nine Blast matches in 2019. He scored 147 runs at a strike rate of 153.12 and his
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11:43 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer It doesn’t take much probing to find traces of Michael Davis‘ heritage. The third-year Los Angeles Chargers cornerback includes the word “Mexicano” front and center on his Instagram profile. At his Southern California home in Irvine, a traditional blue and white Mexican poncho hangs off a wall. Tattoos of
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11:56 AM ET Whether Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is able to play on Saturday against Mississippi State remains a game-time decision, coach Nick Saban said on Wednesday. Tagovailoa had surgery to repair a high-ankle sprain roughly three weeks ago. He was said to be a game-time decision in advance of last weekend’s game against
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9:03 AM ET Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza has agreed to manage the Italian baseball team, he announced in a tweet Wednesday. Piazza said he will manage the team for the 2020 European Baseball Championship and the 2021 World Baseball Classic. Excited to announce I have reached an agreement to manage the Italian National
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8:07 AM ET French cycling icon Raymond Poulidor, best known for failing to win the Tour de France while coming agonisingly close on numerous occasions, died aged 83 on Wednesday. Nicknamed “Pou-Pou” and a public favourite because of his perennial runner-up status, Poulidor’s rivalry with compatriot Jacques Anquetil — who won the Tour de France
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