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Tyjae Spears rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns and No. 19 Tulane defeated host and No. 24 Cincinnati 27-24 to win the American Athletic Conference regular-season title Friday afternoon. Spears had his sixth consecutive 100-yard rushing game and eclipsed 1,000 yards for the season as the Green Wave (10-2, 7-1) earned the host spot in the AAC championship game Dec. 3. Michael Pratt added a 30-yard touchdown pass to

Bijan Robinson ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Texas stayed in the hunt for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game with a come-from-behind 38-27 win over Baylor on Friday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both teams in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) will play in the league championship game against TCU if Kansas beats Kansas State on Saturday night. Texas' eight regular-season wins

Utah running back Tavion Thomas said Friday he will declare for the NFL draft, ending his career with the Utes. The team's leading rusher, Thomas said he will rehab a toe injury he sustained in Utah's 20-17 loss last Saturday to Oregon but plans to return for the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. Utah concludes its regular season on Saturday at Colorado. At 8-3 (6-2 Pac-12), the Utes are eligible for a bowl

London [UK], November 26 (ANI): England pacer Mark Wood is doubtful for the opening Test against Pakistan. Wood, who had a hip injury during England's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign, has been recuperating in the UK and will join the Test team in Rawalpindi this weekend. Although the 32-year-old was unable to compete in the semi-final against India due to an injury, he was initially selected for the final against Pakist

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 26 (ANI): South Africa batter and Paarl Royals captain in the inaugural edition of the upcoming SA20 league David Miller pointed out tearaway pacer Anrich Nortje as a massive challenge who will bring in attack and is keen to take him down in the tournament. Paarl Royals kick start the inaugural seasons of the SA20 in Cape Town, when they will lock horns with MI Cape Town on January 10

The Middle Eastern nation endured a second successive defeat on Friday

Al Rayyan [Qatar], November 26 (ANI): Wales coach Rob Page said that his team had fallen well below the standards they established for themselves as a loss to Iran put them on the edge of World Cup elimination. Page said that Carlos Queiroz's team deserved their victory and refused to use Wayne Hennessey's red card, which was only the third for a goalkeeper in World Cup finals history, as a reason for the loss. Before Ira

Jim Leonhard is on the verge of being named the permanent football could at Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday. The university fired Paul Chryst on Oct. 2 and replaced him with Leonhard. He has guided the Badgers to a 4-2 mark after a 2-3 start under Chryst, who was 67-26 in eight seasons as head coach. Wisconsin (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) is bowl eligible. The Badgers' regular-season finale is Saturday a

Thaddeus Young should have another chance to show his value to the depleted Toronto Raptors on Saturday against the visiting Dallas Mavericks. The Raptors will be facing a Mavericks team motivated to make up for a 125-112 loss to the Boston Celtics in the opener of a three-game road trip on Wednesday despite 42 points from Luka Doncic. Both teams have lost two straight. With the Raptors dealing with injuries to players

Doha [Qatar], November 26 (ANI): Ecuador came from behind to hit back to hold Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in the second game of their Group A match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 and in the process they knock out hosts Qatar. The draw means neither side has yet qualified for the last 16 rounds of the tournament, although it does eliminate the hosts Qatar - who suffered a defeat of 3-1 to Senegal earlier in the day. The

Doha [Qatar], November 26 (ANI): Neymar set to miss Brazil's FIFA World Cup campaign's second match after suffering an ankle ligament injury in his team's opening victory against Serbia, the team doctor said on Friday. Brazil forward was injured after a blow to his ankle and looked in agony as the ice was taped to his ankle. As per Skysports, Brazil team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar said that the tests conducted on Neymar's rig

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New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Manchester United's first team stars David De Gea, Anthony Elanga and Donny van de Beek are all set to visit India to celebrate the launch of the third edition of its flagship grassroots football initiative United We Play. The three Manchester United players will be seen in Goa on December 1 to officially launch and kickstart activities for the third season of the popular United We Pl

Riyadh [ Saudi Arabia], November 25 (ANI): Saudi Arabia sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal expressed the latest sporting ambitions of buying out two of the world's renowned football clubs Manchester United and Liverpool. He also aspires to see Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo play in its domestic league. It came in the wake of the Glazers announcing a potential sale of the club and Ronaldo. Prince Abd

Iran scored two goals in second-half stoppage time to hand Wales a devastating 2-0 loss in Group B action Friday at the World Cup in Qatar. Roozbeh Cheshmi broke the deadlock in the 98th minute and Ramin Rezaeian scored in the 101st against a 10-man Welsh squad, which lost goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey to a red card in the 86th minute. Hennessey initially drew a yellow card after his high challenge against Mehdi Taremi, bu

Phil Mickelson's decision to leave the PGA Tour for the rival LIV Golf Series has led to him no longer being booked for The Match, the made-for-TV golf event. The creator and producer of The Match, Bryan Zuriff, told Sports Illustrated the event has moved on from Mickelson, who appeared in the first four contests. "Phil was a phenomenal partner and he helped build this thing," Zuriff said in the interview. "He was reall

Houston Texans quarterback Kyle Allen will start Sunday's game against the host Miami Dolphins, coach Lovie Smith announced Friday. Allen is receiving the nod in favor of Davis Mills, who has struggled for the Texans (1-8-1). Mills, in fact, threw two interceptions -- including a pick-six on the opening drive -- in Houston's 23-10 loss to the Washington Commanders last Sunday. "Kyle Allen will start this week," Smith sa

DOHA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski and Christian Eriksen will be among the stars on display on day seven of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday. Here are four things to look out for:

The Washington Commanders placed linebacker Cole Holcomb on injured reserve Friday. He has missed the last four games with a foot injury and will have to miss at least four more. Holcomb, 26, won't be eligible to return to the active roster until the Jan. 1 home game against Cleveland. Holcomb recorded 69 tackles in seven starts before the injury. The 2019 fifth-round pick has 388 tackles, 4.5 sacks, five forced fumble

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon will miss Sunday's game at Tennessee due to a concussion. Coach Zac Taylor confirmed Friday that Mixon is out, but wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (hip) has had a good week of practice and is questionable. The Bengals (6-4) have won two straight and four of five entering the Week 12 game against the AFC South-leading Titans (7-3). Mixon was injured during the second quarter of Sund

Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller did not sustain a torn ACL in the Thanksgiving Day win over the Detroit Lions, however the extent of the injury on his right knee is yet to be known, multiple outlets reported Friday. NFL Network reported there is concern about the lateral meniscus of Miller, who underwent an MRI on Friday. Miller likely will miss at least one to two weeks while weighing his options and could be sidel

Doha [Qatar], November 25 (ANI): Cody Gakpo's scored once again for the Netherlands as the Dutch took a 1-0 lead going into half-time against Ecuador in a Group A match at the Khalifa International Stadium on Friday. Netherlands and Ecuador began their respective FIFA World Cup 2022 campaigns with three points, beating Senegal and Qatar respectively. The 2010 finalists got off to a flying start as in the sixth minute, wit

CF Montreal have reached a verbal agreement to send defender Alistair Johnston to Scotland's Celtic FC on a permanent deal, Sportsnet reported Friday. The 24-year-old Canadian set career highs across the board with four goals and five assists in 33 games (30 starts) in his first season with Montreal in 2022. Johnston has recorded five goals and seven assists in 77 career MLS matches (69 starts) with Nashville SC (2020-2

Tiger Woods and his teenage son, Charlie, will compete next month at the PNC Championship, marking their third appearance in the tournament. The event, to be held Dec. 15-18 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, is for reigning and past winners of either a major or The Players championship and a family member. The Woods pairing finished in second place last December, two shots behind John Daly and his son, John Daly II.

Doha [Qatar], November 25 (ANI): Goals from Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou and Bamba Dieng helped Senegal register a convincing 3-1 win over host Qatar in the Group A match being played at Al Thumama Stadium. Mohammed Muntari scored the lone goal for the host and became the first goal-scorer for the country. Senegal also enjoyed more possession having 55 per cent of it in comparison to Qatar which had only 45. The African s