Month: July 2021

5:07 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was unhappy with flippant comments made by Dodgers president Stan Kasten that followed the start of the sport’s investigation of domestic violence allegations against Los Angeles pitcher Trevor Bauer. Bauer was placed on administrative leave by MLB on July 2, three days after an
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Jul 13, 2021 Nick Diaz is officially returning to the UFC. According to his longtime attorney, Ross Goodman, Diaz, 37, signed a bout agreement Tuesday to face Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Lawler has not signed his agreement yet, sources told ESPN, but wants the fight, and is expected
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Jul 12, 2021 LAS VEGAS — Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov does not believe Conor McGregor will ever return to the top of mixed martial arts, and believes the sport should stop supporting his former rival after Saturday’s loss to Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov, who retired from MMA in 2020, defeated McGregor in a title
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7:36 AM ET The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said it is investigating two matches from this month’s Wimbledon Grand Slam after bookmakers flagged “possible irregular betting patterns.” “Two alerts [were] provided to us during the Championships from the betting industry indicating possible irregular betting patterns,” an ITIA spokesperson told Reuters. 1 Related “We are
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News Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups have decimated county squads Doubts are growing over the viability of this season’s county competitions as clubs face increasing difficulty putting out sides. ESPNcricinfo understands that the combination of Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups has decimated county squads with Kent, for example, now without their first-choice 17 players. Derbyshire
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3:15 PM ET James Olley Nicolas Pepe missed a second-half penalty as Arsenal kicked off their pre-season campaign by slumping to a 2-1 defeat at Hibernian. Around 2,000 home fans were at Easter Road to witness Gunners goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo mark his promotion to the first-team squad with a dreadful error which gifted Martin Boyle
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5:59 AM BST Former Wallabies star Quade Cooper won’t be able to sidestep any citizen application requirements with Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews steadfast on the rejection. Cooper says his application for Australian citizenship has repeatedly been knocked back despite playing 70 Tests. Born in Auckland, Cooper moved to Australia with his family aged
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