News “When we get into such good positions, we have to get them by the throat and we have to finish them off” Donald Tiripano has said that he is ready to take up the challenge of batting higher up the order, after he frustrated Bangladesh with a 144-ball 52 coming in at No.5 in
Month: July 2021
10:49 AM BST South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has tested positive for the coronavirus, along with five other players in the squad, ahead of the three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions. The South African team will resume training on Sunday after six rounds of COVID-19 testing and a six-day preventative self-isolation period cleared
5:44 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from The Open, citing a recent COVID-19 diagnosis and his inability to practice properly in time for the year’s final major championship. Matsuyama, who became the first male golfer from Japan to win a major championship when he captured the Masters in April,
9:43 AM ET Bubba Watson has withdrawn from The Open Championship after he was identified as being a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been replaced in the field by Brendan Steele. Watson said in a statement that he is vaccinated against COVID-19 but “not enough time has passed
2:03 PM ET BURTON UPON TRENT, England — It was in the months after England‘s run to the 2018 World Cup semifinals when manager Gareth Southgate began to realise the impact he had made on the country. “What hit me coming back from Russia was families coming up to me on the street, people coming
6:03 AM ET NBA Insiders The Milwaukee Bucks are down 2-0 once again this postseason, but can the Bucks find a way to rally against the Phoenix Suns as they did against the Brooklyn Nets? The dynamic duo of Devin Booker and Chris Paul have carried the Suns for the first two games, and if
7:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants linebacker Blake Martinez took the podium for a Zoom news conference with reporters this spring and opened the OTA media session for questions. Only with a twist. “Shiny Charmander. Any questions for Charmander?” Martinez said as he held one of his cherished Pokémon cards in
Lionel Messi spoke of his relief after finally ending his trophy drought with Argentina by winning the Copa America 1-0 against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Messi, 34, had previously tasted defeat in three Copa finals and one World Cup final with Argentina, with his critics, at home and abroad, often questioning his
5:06 AM ET Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni paid tribute to Lionel Messi on Saturday, praising his team captain and revealing he played in the Copa America win over Brazil with an injury. “If you knew the way that he played in the Copa America you’d love him even more,” Scaloni told reporters after Argentina’s 1-0
6:00 AM ET If anyone doubts that rookie Ben Cleveland can start immediately on the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive line, they should step inside his family’s kitchen in Toccoa, Georgia. There are markings on the wall where Cleveland would stand and his mother would take a pencil and ruler to line the top of his head.