The New England Patriots traded All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore to the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday in exchange for a 2023 sixth-round draft pick. Shortly after the Patriots issued a statement saying the team and Gilmore had "agreed to part ways," the Panthers confirmed that they had acquired the 31-year-old veteran in a trade. Gilmore is a native of Rock Hill, S.C., located about 30 miles from the Panthers' home i
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 6 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Harshal Patel now holds the record of taking the most number of wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season as an Indian. Harshal Patel overcame the mark set by Jasprit Bumrah of 27 wickets in the 2020 season. Patel now has 29 wickets in the ongoing IPL 2021 season. He achieved this feat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) here at t
Rookie Justin Fields will be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears -- at least for the foreseeable future. Just two days ago, coach Matt Nagy said Andy Dalton would return to the starting role when he had fully recovered from a knee injury. But Wednesday, Nagy said Dalton was cleared to return to practice but he'd be doing so as No. 2 on the depth chart. Fields, who won his first NFL game on Sunday in a 24-14 v
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer continued his rounds of apologies on Wednesday, this time addressing his team about his behavior in Ohio last week. NFL Network characterized Meyer as "honest and pretty forthright" as he talked to the players, adding he "expressed remorse and asked for forgiveness." Meyer has been under fire since a video emerged on Saturday that showed him at a bar he owns in Columbus with a youn
Theo Epstein will not be joining the New York Mets as president of baseball operations, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. After speaking with Mets owner Steve Cohen, Epstein reportedly removed himself from consideration and opted to remain in his current advisory role with Major League Baseball. According to the New York Post, it wasn't the right fit because Epstein "wants his next job to be where he puts a group tog
Oslo [Norway], October 6 (ANI): Anshu Malik scripted history on Wednesday as she became the first Indian woman to advance into the final of the World Wrestling Championships. Malik defeated Solomia Vynnyk of Ukraine by 11-0 through technical superiority, in the semi-final of the 57kg division at Oslo in the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2021. The 20-year-old Indian will now take on the Rio 2016 champion and Tokyo
Shriners Children's has signed a five-year extension as the title sponsor for the PGA Tour's Las Vegas stop through 2026. Scotland's Martin Laird defends his 2020 Shriners Children's Open title this week at TPC Summerlin. "Shriners Children's is a truly amazing organization that impacts the lives of thousands of children and families," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a news release Wednesday. "The PGA TOUR is
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged Wednesday that his play must improve in order for the Pittsburgh Steelers to reverse their fortunes. Roethlisberger, 39, has thrown for 1,033 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions in four games for the Steelers (1-3). The team has totaled just five offensive scores this season. "I need to be better," he said Wednesday. "I need to fight through and figure out how to
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 6 (ANI): Harshal Patel and Dan Christian starred with the ball as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to the score of 141/7 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 encounter here at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Harshal Patel scalped three wickets while Dan Christian and George Garton returned with two and one respectively. Yuzvendra Chahal
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller will miss at least the next three games after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Fuller, 27, sustained a broken finger while attempting to make a diving catch during the second quarter of the Dolphins' 27-17 home loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. He finished with one reception for 6 yards while playing in his second game with the team. A first-round pick by the Ho
The Houston Rockets acquired forward Sekou Doumbouya and a 2024 second-round draft pick from the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in exchange for cash considerations. Doumbouya, 20, was acquired by Brooklyn in a trade with the Detroit Pistons on Sept. 4. The 2019 first-round draft pick (15th overall) played 13 minutes in the Nets' preseason victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, totaling 11 points and four rebounds
All-America cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. will be sidelined indefinitely for LSU following a medical procedure on his left foot. Coach Ed Orgeron on Wednesday had no timetable for Stingley's return. Stingley has been dealing with the foot injury since the summer. He played in the first three games but missed the past two games for the Tigers (3-2). Pro Football Focus lists Stingley, a junior, as the No. 1 cornerback pr
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms with free agent Cody Parkey on Wednesday and released fellow kicker Aldrick Rosas. Parkey is expected to hold that position while the Saints buy time for injured kicker Wil Lutz, who is still recovering from groin muscle surgery in the summer. Lutz made the Pro Bowl in 2019. Parkey, 29, made 19 of 22 field-goal attempts and 43 of 47 extra-point tries with the Cleveland Browns last
The Detroit Lions placed Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow on injured reserve Wednesday. Ragnow, who is nursing an ailing toe, will miss at least the next three games for the winless Lions (0-4). He sustained the injury during the first half of Detroit's 24-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday and joins star left tackle Taylor Decker (left index finger) on injured reserve. Ragnow, 25, became the NFL's highest-paid center i
Doha [Qatar], October 6 (ANI): Former Manchester United and France defender Mikael Silvestre believes Qatar 2022 will, logistically, be the best FIFA World Cup ever. Qatar in 2022 will host the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world and will only be the second one to be played on the Asian continent. The 22nd edition of the tournament will kick off on November 21, 2022, when Qatar -- the reigning champions
London [UK], October 6 (ANI): Middlesex County Cricket Club on Wednesday announced that Pakistan international pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will join the squad for the 2022 season. Left-arm quick, Afridi, 21, will join up with the Middlesex squad in pre-season ahead of the start of the 2022 season and will remain at Middlesex until he joins up with Pakistan for international duty in mid-July. He will be available to re
The Atlanta Falcons placed cornerback Isaiah Oliver on season-ending injured reserve due to a knee injury. "I can't say enough good things about him as a pro and a teammate," Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said Wednesday, per The Athletic. "He's really bought in, was having a good year. That's the crappy part about this game." Oliver was injured in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the Washington Football Team. He
London [UK], October 6 (ANI): Fara Williams and Rachel Yankey have been inducted into the newly launched FA Women's Super League Hall of Fame, the association announced on Wednesday. The Football Association (FA) announced Williams as the first inductee and Yankey as the second to the Hall of Fame. Williams who is England's record cap holder has had an illustrious career in the domestic game having featured in every seaso
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