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The New England Patriots and standout cornerback Jonathan Jones have reached agreement on a new two-year deal, NFL Network reported Monday. Financial terms were not reported. Jones, 29, stated publicly his desire to return to the Patriots in 2023. He set career highs in tackles (69), interceptions (four), passes defensed (11) and forced fumbles (three) in 16 starts for the Pats in 2022. He has 11 career INTs in 101 gam

Illinois and Arkansas are in a race to find their "A" game entering a first-round NCAA Tournament matchup in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday afternoon. Preseason Top 10 Arkansas (20-13) will try to recapture the magic of its 2022 NCAA Tournament run while the Fighting Illini (20-12) are fixed on getting to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. Arkansas beat No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga in the 2022 tournament, reaching

Felton Spencer, who starred at Louisville and went on to play 12 seasons in the NBA, has died at 55. A Louisville native, the center played for his hometown program from 1986-90 and shot a school record 62.8 percent in 134 games. Louisville announced his death Sunday night. "We're heartbroken by the passing of UofL great Felton Spencer," the program tweeted. "Spencer was the Cardinals' all-time leader in career field go

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI): Aditya Roy Kapoor and Ananya Panday added fuel to their link-up rumours after they walked for the Lakme Fashion Week recently. On Monday, Ananya took to Instagram to post some drool-worthy pictures with Aditya, taken after their fashion event. The duo walked for the ace designer Manish Malhotra. Twinning in black, Ananya wore a short black dress with cut-out features, while Ad

Ole Miss announced the hiring of Chris Beard as its next men's basketball coach on Monday. Contract terms were not announced. The opportunity came about relatively quickly for Beard, 50, who was fired by Texas on Jan. 5 after an alleged domestic violence incident was reported in December. He initially was suspended indefinitely without pay, but in a letter to Beard's attorney regarding his termination, a Texas official

Head coach Kenny Blakeney won a national championship with Duke the last time Howard appeared in the NCAA Tournament, 31 years ago. That was 1992, when Kansas hammered Howard in the first round, 100-67. The 16th-seeded Bison (22-12) are back, and Howard draws the same first-round challenge in the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa: West Region No. 1 seed Kansas (27-7), the Big 12 regular-seas

Chargers running back Austin Ekeler asked for the team's blessing to seek a trade, his agent told multiple media outlets on Monday. Ekeler and the Chargers discussed a contract extension but talks didn't progress, ESPN reported, resulting in the 2017 undrafted free agent asking for another avenue to a payday. Ekeler, 27, caught 107 passes for 722 yards and rushed for 915 yards on 204 carries with a total of 18 touchdown

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today held an election rally from Lahore's Zaman Park to Data Darbar after the local administration granted permission for it, Dawn reported. The election rally began from Zaman Park with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan leading it in the bulletproof vehicle, as per the news report. Videos shared on PTI's official Twitter han

Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Tom Cruise got plenty of attention at the 2023 Oscars, though he was not even present at the ceremony. The star and producer of Top Gun: Maverick, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including best picture, did not attend the ceremony held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre. Cruise, who received a best picture nomination as a Maverick producer, has been busy with production on the eighth f

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Union Ministry of Education's All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) today launched the third edition of the Singapore-India Hackathon (SI Hackathon) 2023, marking its return since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the AICTE NTU press release. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and Singapore's Minister for Tr

The New York Giants have agreed with punter Jamie Gillan on a two-year, $4 million extension, NFL Network reported Monday. The deal with the 25-year-old free agent from Scotland is worth up to $5 million with incentives, per the report. Gillan averaged 40.2 net yards on 74 punts in his first season with the Giants in 2022, with 26 punts downed inside the 20-yard line and nine touchbacks. He had one punt blocked. Gillan

Georgia Tech is hiring Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire to be its next men's basketball head coach, ESPN reported Monday. Stoudamire, 49, is in his second season with Boston after serving as the head coach at Pacific for five seasons with a 71-77 record from 2016-21. Stoudamire has already informed the Celtics he is leaving to take the position with the Atlanta-based Atlantic Coast Conference program. A point

The Atlanta Falcons are signing Chris Lindstrom to a five-year extension, a deal that reportedly makes him the highest-paid guard in the league. The Falcons announced the deal Monday but did not disclose financial terms. However, the deal is worth up to $105 million, with $63 million guaranteed, multiple outlets reported. The new deal kicks in for the 2024 season and runs through 2028. Lindstrom, 26, has started all 55

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 13 (ANI): Following his side's series win over Australia at home, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that the team will try to send some players to the UK early after the conclusion of the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and their workload will also be monitored. Half-centuries from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne helped Australia draw the fourth and final Test of the ong

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI): A half-century from Ellyse Perry and a late flourish from her and Richa Ghosh helped Royal Challengers Bangalore reach a modest 150/4 in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday. After being put to bat first by DC, RCB was off to a slow start, playing a maiden over in the first over itself. In-form Sophie Devine hit some boundar

A new professional women's hockey league is expected to launch for the 2023-24 season, The Athletic reported Monday. The members of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association learned over the weekend from Stan Kasten, the president of the Los Angeles Dodgers and part of the group working on the startup league, that the new league is a go. The PWHPA is a group of women who play games across the country and show

The Detroit Lions have agreed to bring back defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs on a two-year deal worth up to a reported $6 million. The Lions announced the deal but didn't disclose financial terms. Buggs said Monday he "always wanted to be back" rather than explore free agency. "We're going to build something great here and I want to be a part of it when it happens," he said. Buggs, 26, had 46 tackles, one sack and a for

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BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China's new premier on Monday voiced full confidence in the country's economic outlook despite challenges and pledged to further expand opening up regardless of external changes.

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The New England Patriots are trading tight end Jonnu Smith to the Atlanta Falcons, a move that will free about $4.4 million in cap space, multiple outlets reported Monday. The Patriots will get a seventh-round pick in return, per the reports, though it's unclear if that's in this year's draft. The trade will be processed at the start of the new league year, which begins Wednesday. Smith, 27, caught 27 passes for 245 ya

LONDON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Pep Guardiola may have led Manchester City to four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and the League Cup, but on Monday he insisted that his time at the club would be judged on whether he can win the Champions League title.

SINGAPORE, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Qian Tianyi shocked world No. 5 Mima Ito of Japan through full sets, while reigning champion Chen Meng failed to reach the women's singles last 16 at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash here on Monday.

TOKYO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China suffered a record 22-2 loss to South Korea in their last World Baseball Classic (WBC) group game here on Monday.

Dubai [UAE], March 13 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner picked up the ICC Player of the Month award for February 2023 among women players, announced the governing body of the sport on Monday. Ashleigh Gardner was the catalyst behind Australia's success in the recently-concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, beat tough competition from South Africa opener Laura Wolvaardt and England all-rounder Na

Dubai [UAE], March 13 (ANI): Young England batting sensation Harry Brook was named as the ICC Player of the Month for February 2023 for his splendid performances with the bat, announced the governing body of the sport on Monday. Harry Brook, the rising English star, has beaten stiff competition from India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie to emerge as the winner for the award. Brook took h

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Monday unveiled the title sponsor for the IBA Women's World Championships 2023 on Monday and legendary boxer MC Mary Kom and Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar were also announced as the brand ambassadors of the event, scheduled from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi. India is hosting the event for the third time in the hist