11:35 AM BST Tackles above the waist will be banned at the 2023 Rugby World Cup if a trial of new safety-focused laws are successful, World Rugby have announced. Six new closed trials, including a reduction in the legal tackle height, have been approved by World Rugby’s executive committee, with tackling the main focus of
Month: August 2019
11:19 AM BST England have handed debuts to scrum-half Willi Heinz and winger Ruaridh McConnochie for their opening Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Twickenham on Sunday. Wales have named a strong team, headlined by captain Alun Wyn Jones who will become the country’s most capped rugby player when he plays in his
11:04 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana lawyer suing the NFL over the failure to call a crucial penalty in a January playoff game says he won’t force the New Orleans Saints to comply with a subpoena for records regarding the game. Antonio LeMon said in a Friday letter to team officials
Aug 7, 2019 When the UFC announced it would open a female flyweight division in 2017, the first question many people had wasn’t whether or not Valentina Shevchenko would hold the title. It was: Who in the world will challenge her? From 2015 to late 2017, Shevchenko (17-3) was a two-time title challenger at bantamweight,
10:49 AM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State defense seemed to hit rock bottom in a confounding loss to unranked Purdue in the eighth game last season. But the weaknesses that led to the 49-20 blowout by the Boilermakers on Oct. 20 were on display most of the season, masked by a
4:19 PM ET When new coaches were hired after the 2017 college football season, some were taking over programs needing a rejuvenation, some were restarting at new schools and some were just starting their head-coaching careers. No matter the situation, they were all tasked with the challenge of recruiting at their new programs and building
10:18 AM ET Just one week into fall camp, the Pittsburgh Panthers received a tough blow as they learned defensive end Rashad Weaver will miss the 2019 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the team announced Friday. Weaver, who was injured during practice Thursday, was the team’s top returning pass-rusher after leading Pitt in
10:15 AM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — The New York state board responsible for economic development has approved a $1.3 billion project to build a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders at Belmont Park. Newsday reports the six members of the Empire State Development board voted Thursday in favor of the complex that
10:15 AM ET Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Northern Trust, he announced Friday. “Due to a mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness, I have to withdraw from the Northern Trust,” Woods said in a statement. “I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete.” Woods made
11:00 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — When Dallas Cowboys running back Darius Jackson got to the Fairmont Grand Del Mar, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He thought he was going to San Diego with a handful of teammates to run some routes, work out and build some camaraderie. Any old hotel would have