4:20 PM BST England have been given a boost ahead of the Women’s Six Nations as Sarah Hunter returns from a long-term injury to captain the side. Simon Middleton’s squad will meet in Doncaster on Monday before starting their title defence against Scotland on April 3. 1 Related Hunter is one of a number of
1:08 PM ET Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been banned for seven months. Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images Lazio president Claudio Lotito was banned for seven months, the Serie A club fined €150,000 ($176,925) and two doctors banned for 12 months by a national federal court on Friday, as punishment for COVID-19 protocol violations. Team doctors Fabio Rodia
1:43 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer FIFA has officially opened an investigation after anti-gay chants were audible during the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic on March 18. Potential sanctions range from a fine charged to the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to forfeiture of the three points obtained from the 4-1
10:36 AM ET Manchester City women’s team will take part in the study. Photo by Matt McNulty – Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images The Premier League is to launch two studies looking into the forces involved in heading footballs with new measures expected to be implemented ahead of next season. One study will involve
3:20 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Arizona — The Cincinnati Reds on Friday released Dee Strange-Gordon, a non-roster invitee to spring training who auditioned at shortstop. Strange-Gordon, a 32-year-old former All-Star and NL batting champ, got a shot with Cincinnati after Freddy Galvis signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles. But his chances
2:00 PM ET Associated Press The Milwaukee Brewers have released pitchers Brad Boxberger and Jordan Zimmermann as the team works to narrow down its season-opening roster. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns says he hopes to keep both pitchers by signing them to minor league contracts and sending them to the organization’s alternate site
2:05 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Angels have released outfielder Jon Jay and right-hander Jesse Chavez. The Angels made the moves Friday as they trim their roster for opening day. Jay and Chavez both signed minor league deals with invitations to big spring training last month. The 36-year-old Jay batted
2:30 PM ET Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark said Friday that he “would look forward” to discussing moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta in the wake of Georgia’s decision to overhaul how its state elections are run. “Players are very much aware,” Clark told the Boston Globe in an interview. “As
2:19 PM ET Associated Press Buffalo Sabres interim coach Don Granato and assistant Matt Ellis are headed back to work after being cleared from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The Sabres announced Granato and Ellis are traveling to join the team in Boston after spending a night in self-isolation in Pittsburgh. Both were placed in the
2:05 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies expect forward Jaren Jackson Jr. back in the lineup by the end of April, nearly nine months after he hurt his left knee in the NBA bubble. Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman updated Jackson’s status Friday after Memphis made no moves at the NBA