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England’s year ended with a thumping defeat by New Zealand, who sent seamer Tim Southee into retirement with a consolation victory in the third and final Test. Set a fanciful 658, England were hustled out for 234 midway through the fourth afternoon to lose by 423 runs, their largest defeat by the Black Caps in…

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs on Monday waived running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a former first-round draft pick who had fallen far down their depth chart. Edwards-Helaire had hinted at the…

Gerwyn Price was fired up as he powered past Keane Barry in a 3-0 whitewash in the second round of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Barry was presented as a potential banana skin for the 2021 world champion but Price averaged 91.32 and took out nine 140s and a 180 in the contest,…

As calendars turn from 2024 to 2025, rugby’s attention swings sharply to Rugby World Cup 2027. The year 2025 will see all the competitors finalized for Australia 2027. Attention will be firmly on who can secure remaining places. 2025 will also feature unraveling of venue planning and the tournament draw for Rugby World Cup 2027….

With the Japanese League One season getting underway this weekend, former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has talked publicly about how Rugby League convert Joseph Manu is finding the transition to the 15’s game.  Foster, who coached the All Blacks in last year’s narrow Rugby World Cup final defeat at the hands of France, has…

Liam Lawson’s life turned upside-down in September when he replaced Daniel Ricciardo at VCARB mid-season. Understandably, a couple of his hobbies — specifically, recording music and vlogging on YouTube — have since fallen to the wayside. “Yeah, I’ve gotten just a little bit busy recently,” Lawson told me with a laugh. Clearly a bit of a…

Check out when your club’s easiest, and most difficult, stretches of the fixture are set to come in 2025 By Dejan Kalinic 2 hrs ago Nick Daicos is tackled by Brodie Kemp during Collingwood’s clash against Carlton in round 21, 2024. Picture: Getty Images COLLINGWOOD faces a brutal start to 2025, while Hawthorn is also…

On Salah, Marca writes: “The striker said that he felt that the club did not want to renew the contract that binds both parties until June 30 and that he saw his departure as imminent. In recent weeks the situation has changed completely and the directors of the English club have approached and seduced the…

LISTENING intently to her dad and his mates’ football chat as a youngster, Kelly Cates could not have had a better preparation to host Match Of The Day. For her father is Sir Kenny Dalglish — pride of Celtic and Liverpool’s Kop, with a record 102 Scottish caps, three European Cups and a clutch of…

Triple H is remembered by a generation of fans as being an iconic performer and a character with a killer instinct. For years, Triple H, now known by his real name of Paul Levesque and in his role as WWE’s Head of Creative and Chief Content Officer, terrorised the rest of the roster with sledgehammer…

Andy Robertson was sent off after just 17 minutes in the 2-2 draw with Fulham Jamie Carragher calls on Liverpool to sign a left-back in January to support Scot LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off! The reason why Pep Guardiola would walk from Manchester City  By DAVID KENT Published: 20:53 GMT, 16 December 2024 |…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Head coach Rhian Wilkinson has warned defending champions England not to write off Wales after the sides were pitched into a Battle of…

The search begins for a new manager after Russell Martin was shown the door after Southampton were thrashed at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League Source link [og_img]

Getty Images The Detroit Lions lost their Week 15 game to the Buffalo Bills, and the news didn’t get any better as two of their best defensive players who suffered serious injuries on Sunday will be out for the foreseeable future. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill suffered a torn ACL in the loss, while cornerback Carlton…

David Montgomery joined the growing list of Detroit Lions players who are dealing with a long-term injury. The Lions’ running back suffered an MCL injury in their loss to the Buffalo Bills that could sideline him for the remainder of the 2024 season, including the playoffs, NFL Media reported Monday. Montgomery will reportedly undergo further…

The illegal use of pyrotechnics at Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final will be added to SPFL charges already in place against Celtic and Rangers. Earlier this month, the governing body announced it was taking action after similar displays in the semi-finals of the competition, with Motherwell also cited. The clubs face potential fines and will…

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 16, 2024, 10:24 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Florida State coach Mike Norvell has agreed to a one-year restructured contract that includes a $4.5 million contribution to help launch a new university initiative aimed, in part, at raising money for…