Month: February 2022

3:37 AM ET The 2022 Champions League final will no longer be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Paris will stage the 2022 Champions League final after UEFA stripped Saint Petersburg of hosting rights for the showpiece fixture following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops continued their advance on
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10:47 PM ET The Kings and visiting Denver Nuggets held a moment of silence and linked arms in a show of solidarity with Sacramento center Alex Len and his home country of Ukraine ahead of Thursday night’s game. Len and Toronto Raptors wing Svi Mykhailiuk, the two Ukrainian players in the NBA this season, released
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10:53 PM ET Zdeno Chara stands alone. The New York Islanders blueliner set a record for most games played by an NHL defenseman after he skated in his 1,652nd career contest Thursday night in San Jose, California. Hall of Fame defender Chris Chelios had held the mark since 2010, when he retired after 26 seasons
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2:08 AM ET Sibusiso Zingange claimed the South African Junior Lightweight belt at Africa Boxing on Feb. 24, beating four-time defending champion Phila Mpontshane by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. It wasn’t the only title bout of the night though, as South Africa’s Smangele Hadebe dominated from start to finish to beat Tanzania’s Halima Vunjabei
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — As much as Daniil Medvedev cared about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis, he knew there were more serious matters happening Thursday involving his home nation of Russia. A loss by Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Championships meant that the Serbian player would move
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pekka Rinne can’t wait to bring his 1-year-old son, Paulus, back to Nashville in a few years and share stories from his playing days. The highlight? Pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. “It gives me goosebumps to even think about it,” Rinne said Thursday
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2:00 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain – Haas will run a plain white car, minus any of its Uralkali branding or Russian flag colours, for the final day of F1 testing on Friday. Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbour from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from
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5:29 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — With less than 4½ days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a labor deal to salvage Opening Day and a 162-game season, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas joined negotiations Thursday. The sides met for
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