The two rugby hemispheres come back together this year July, with several massive series taking place across the globe. Can Ireland win a first Test on New Zealand soil? Will Australia at last end this losing run to England? Can a struggling Wales spring an upset in South Africa? It really is a tantalising few
12:25 PM BST Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been passed fit to play in the second test of their three-match series against New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday. Sexton was taken off with a suspected concussion during their 42-19 defeat to the All Blacks in the series opener in Auckland last weekend but Ireland assistant
7:38 AM ET Mike Grier will be named general manager of the San Jose Sharks, becoming the first Black man in NHL history to hold the position, according to multiple reports. The Sharks have not confirmed the hiring but have scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, when they are expected to
8:30 AM ET City Football Group (CFG), owner of reigning Premier League champions Manchester City, has increased the size of its stable of clubs to 11 this week with Italian side Palermo the latest addition to the Abu Dhabi investment company’s ever-expanding portfolio. CFG counts the reigning Premier League champions as its flagship club but
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7:56 AM ET Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios will appear in court next month to face an assault charge stemming from a domestic incident with a former girlfriend late last year, authorities said. Jason Moffett, a lawyer representing Kyrgios, told Australia’s Canberra Times that he has been briefed on the matter and that Kyrgios is aware
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8:00 AM ET Maybe the wildest semi-legitimate conference realignment rumor ever didn’t come when Texas, Oklahoma and half the Big 12 nearly joined the Pac-10 a decade or so ago. It was much earlier than that. For most of 1959 and 1960, it looked as if about half of the Pacific Coast Conference (Cal, Stanford,
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6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey on the field last month. Humphrey tore his right pectoral muscle last season and missed the last five games for Baltimore, which finished 8-9 for its first losing record since 2015.