Jaden Schwartz scored two goals to lift the Seattle Kraken past the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Sunday. Jordan Eberle had one goal and one assist and Eeli Tolvanen added a goal for the Kraken, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Alex Wennberg contributed two assists. Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 15 saves. Owen Tippett had one goal and one assist for the Flyers, who have dropped two straight. James
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras on Sunday (local time), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in the pre-dawn hours of last Monday. "A magnitude 4.7, 24 km SSE of Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Time 00:03 hrs; Location: 37.390N 37.048E; Depth: 15.7," U
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], February 13 (ANI): Opener Shafali Verma's parents were pleased with her knock in India's seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup and hoped that the team goes on to replicate the triumph of the U19 team that won the World Cup led by the right-hander. Her father Sanjeev Verma stated that the chase was tricky and India needed a good opening stand to ensure the win. He also mentio
Alex Belzile scored his first career NHL goal and Jordan Harris recorded his first career two-goal game as the host Montreal Canadiens held Connor McDavid off the scoresheet and claimed a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Goaltender Jake Allen sparkled while making 29 saves, including seven against McDavid, who saw his point-scoring streak snapped at 15 games. Josh Anderson, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Christ
Since the end of last season, the Denver Nuggets have been focused on building a roster to take the next step and win the first title in franchise history. After a week of trades and signings, Denver's roster is relatively set for the final push of the regular season. Bones Hyland is out and Thomas Bryant and Reggie Jackson are in, adding veterans to a strong lineup. The Nuggets should get a good look at their new playe
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 13 (ANI): Indian pacer Renuka Thakur's mother Sunita Thakur was ecstatic and felt proud of her daughter after India registered a thrilling seven-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in its campaign opener of the Women's T20 World Cup. The right-arm pacer bowled three overs in the match and went wicketless but played a pivotal role in the team's campaign with her excellent seam b
Warren Gatland puts faith in vibrant prodigies while the hosts aim to win both opening games for the first time since 1996 We just need to find that balance, said Warren Gatland, by way of explanation after the voluntary jettisoning for this weekends Test against Scotland of three of his most trusted lieutenants for three of his most promising youngsters. In so doing, he replaces 360 caps worth of experience with 10, or a
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Coach breaks up Smith-Farrell partnership for Sundays game It hurts but what youve got to do is keep working to get better Steve Borthwick has insisted he knows how much Marcus Smith will be hurting after dropping the fly-half because the England coach was previously ditched as captain when on his honeymoon in Bali. Smith has been omitted from the England side to face Italy on Sunday with Owen Farrell starting at fly-half
The two sides are tactically trying to achieve the same thing but they go about it in very different ways The top two teams in the world lock horns in Dublin on Saturday and a heavyweight clash such as this in any sport is cause to celebrate. What I love about this match-up is that Ireland and France are ultimately trying to achieve the same thing but go about it in very different ways. Ireland made a breathtaking start a
Andy Farrells side laid down a marker in an absolute classic between the worlds best two teams 3 mins. A period of possession from France has plenty of phases but the Ireland defence keeps them trapped within the ten metre lines in the middle third of the pitch. Eventually, Beirne doesnt roll away quick enough in the tackle. Ramos call for the tee Continue reading...
Ireland 32-19 France Andy Farrells side lay down marker with bonus-point victory It has been years since the championship last had a match between the two best teams in the world and if you didnt know that Ireland and France were going to square off again this time next year you might say it would be years more before it ever throws up another contest quite like the one they played out here in Dublin. They will be talking
Scotland 35-7 Wales Steyn at the double to humble Warren Gatlands side At last we can say it. For the first time since 1996, Scotland are two from two in the championship. And for the first time since 1986, we can say that Scotland followed up their win over England with another over someone else. Maybe that was the most gratifying part of this triumph the fact that the euphoria of victory over the Auld Enemy was here rid
Finn Russell was magisterial as Scotland humbled Wales at Murrayfield 2 mins. Wales are tidy enough with their exit drill from the kick-off, and Hogg has his first run of the game, skipping a few tackles as he takes it 20 metres or so. The visitors soon have it back and are probing on the Scotland 10 metre line. Finn Russell gets the show on the road. Continue reading...
Sexton credits head coach Andy Farrell for teams mentality Ireland have beaten all leading nations under Farrells tenure Johnny Sexton believes the togetherness fostered by the head coach, Andy Farrell, is Irelands greatest strength. The worlds top-ranked team took a significant step towards the Six Nations title on Saturday, thanks to a a thrilling 32-19 success over the reigning grand slam champions, France, in Dublin.
Scotland win opening two Six Nations matches for first time Head coach pays tribute to Doddie Weir after milestone victory The plaudits of an unprecedented two wins from two in the Six Nations were still ringing in his ears, but Gregor Townsend is more interested in gearing up for Scotlands next two matches: France in Paris in a fortnight, followed by Ireland back at Murrayfield in a month. It feels like an improved perfo
Head coach pleased with small steps forward in his first win Trip to Cardiff could make or break campaign Steve Borthwick believes the Twickenham faithful will have lapped up Englands maul-or-nothing performance against Italy after chalking up the first win of his tenure as head coach . England killed off a dangerous Italian side with three tries from driving mauls as well as a close-range score from Ollie Chessum before
The former Wasps flanker has had a rough couple of years but roared back with a standout performance at Twickenham Nearly two and a half years ago England claimed a dominant victory here against Georgia in the best-forgotten Autumn Nations Cup. It was a match memorable for little other than England handing first Test starts to Jack Willis and Ollie Lawrence and proceeding to maul their opposition to death. So much has cha
England outmuscled Italy to win comfortably at Twickenham 2 mins. Ollie Chessum claims the ball from the kick-off and after one more short carry Van Poortvliet box kicks the ball back to the visitors. Chessums next contribution is to be in the way when Varney tries to get the ball at the ruck and Italy will have an early penalty to kick to touch. Tommy Allan puts his foot through the ball and the game is on Continue readi
England 31-14 Italy Hosts secure bonus point with five tries in victory Saturdays striking Six Nations games in Dublin and Edinburgh always felt like a potentially hard act to follow and so it proved. England will be suitably glad of this first victory under Steve Borthwicks stewardship but it would stretching it to describe this as a contest which will linger long in the memory. If there was no doubting the strength or e
Tour CEO Cho Minn Thant reveals decision on Friday and says if its good enough for Wimbledon, its good enough for us.
Mexican finishes on 19-under, 2 shots clear of Cameron Young, and becomes first player to win wire-to-wire at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
An hours play is lost to heavy storm at Laguna National Golf Resort Club, but Ding moves to 11-under before bad light cuts day short.
Takumi Kanaya shoots final round one-under-par 71 to claim four-stroke victory at Al Mouj Golf Club, and claim first title outside Japan.
NRL: The Melbourne Storm have been dealt a blow ahead of the 2023 season, with star centre Justin Olam suffering a suspected broken arm against the Sydney Roosters.