5:24 PM ET Associated Press The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds swapped three pitchers in a four-player trade Wednesday. The Rockies acquired right-hander Robert Stephenson and minor league outfielder Jameson Hannah from the Reds for right-handed pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Case Williams, a minor leaguer. Stephenson, 27, made 10 relief appearances for the Reds last
1:59 PM ET Any proposed cap on the salaries of Formula One drivers should be careful not to hold back the sport’s top talent, newly crowned seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday. Formula One has been discussing a cap on driver salaries as part of a wider effort to level the financial playing field
1:26 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II would be an “incredible honour” and admitted talk of it becoming a reality still seems far-fetched. 1 Related Reports in the UK press this week said Hamilton is set to be named on the Queen’s New Year’s honours list and given the
1:46 PM ET Poland’s Adrian Meronk and Frenchman Robin Roussel hit seven under par 65s to share the lead by one stroke after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Thursday. Roussel hit five successive birdies on the back nine after a slow start, while Meronk had two
11:11 AM GMT George Ford will start at flyhalf for England against Wales in Llanelli on Saturday, with captain Owen Farrell joining Henry Slade in the centres as Eddie Jones’ team seek three wins out of three in the Autumn Nations Cup. Ford returned from an Achilles injury to come off the bench in last
1:09 PM GMT Wales handed a rare start to scrum-half Lloyd Williams and kept flanker James Botham in their lineup as they named their team to face England in the Autumn Nations Cup in Llanelli on Saturday. Alun Wyn Jones is back as captain but Justin Tipuric, who skippered a second-string side against Georgia last
11:24 AM GMT France coach Fabien Galthie has named five debutants in a much-changed XV for their Autumn Nations Cup clash with Italy on Saturday. With a number of players unavailable for selection due to an agreement between the Federation and the Top 14 — players were only available for three fixtures during this series
Nov 26, 2020 The Pumas will be heavy hearted as they enter their must-win Tri Nations tournament clash with the All Blacks on Saturday night in Newcastle, Australia, following the death Wednesday of Argentine football star Diego Maradona. A lover of all Argentine sports, but particularly the rugby team, Maradona was seen frequently at Pumas
10:27 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona presidential candidate Emili Rousaud has said he would hold a referendum to rename the club’s stadium “Camp Nou Leo Messi” if he wins the elections on Jan. 24, he announced on Thursday. The 54-year-old said: “Regardless of the fact that [Messi’s] contract expires at the end of this season,
Jaffna Stallions vs Galle Gladiators, Match 2, Hambantota Pro tip: Avishka Fernando scored a scintillating 127 against West Indies in the only ODI which happened at this venue in the last three years. Our XI: Avishka Fernando (capt), Hazratullah Zazai, Snehan Jayasuriya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shoaib Malik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Akila