Major League Baseball is planning to play regular-season games in South Korea for the first time, with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers expected to open the 2024 season there, according to multiple reports Sunday. The San Diego Union-Tribune and ESPN reported that the National League West rivals would likely play a two-game set in South Korea. The Athletic reported the Padres and Dodgers were on the "short li
Cal Quantrill shook off unusual home struggles this season and returned to form on Sunday, flirting with a no-hitter and pitching the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins. Quantrill had been pretty much a sure thing for the Cleveland Guardians throughout his career when pitching at home until 2023. He had a 15-0 record in 45 appearances at home since joining the Guardians in 2020 before
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The Steelers emerged from the NFL Draft "significantly better," in the estimation of Omar Khan, but the new general manager was quick to acknowledge the perceived improvement didn't happen in a vacuum.
"I think if you took a poll of all 32 GMs around the league they're probably all feeling really good right now," Khan added a few days after the draft.
With that it mind, let's take a look
Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz completed his title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open by defeating underdog story Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the final Sunday. Alcaraz was the tournament's top seed and entered with a 20-match winning streak on Spanish clay. Struff, on the other hand, was the first lucky loser to reach the final of an ATP Masters 1000 event since the series' inception in 1990. Alcaraz
Kyle Schwarber broke out of a slump by collecting two hits to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a six-game losing streak by beating the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 Sunday. Schwarber had a two-run home run and an RBI single for the Phillies, who ended Boston's winning streak at eight games. His fourth-inning single ended an 0-for-21 drought and was Schwarber's first hit since he homered against the Dodgers last Monday.
The Miami Marlins activated Joey Wendle from the 10-day injured list on Sunday after the infielder missed slightly more than a month. Wendle strained a right intercostal muscle and placed on the IL on April 4. He last played on April 2. Wendle, 33, was hitless in eight at-bats over four games before being placed on the injured list. Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said the plan is for Wendle to be the team's starting sh
Michael Harris II lined a double to center field to drive in Ozzie Albies with the winning run in the 12th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Baltimore reliever Cionel Perez (1-1) struck out Kevin Pillar to open the 11th inning but intentionally walked Marcell Ozuna to set up a force play. Harris, who just missed a three-run homer earlier in the game, jumped on
Bangkok - Shanghai resident Daniel Bian drank in the sweeping views over the Thai capital as he lay on a deckchair beside a swimming pool on the 19th floor of a luxury condominium.
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The Kentucky Derby is now over but the carnage continued on the famous race day with the deaths of horses Chloe's Dream and Freezing Point on Saturday. That brought the total horse deaths to seven during a 10-day span at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Both horses were injured during undercard races. Chloe's Dream was euthanized after injuring a knee during the second race and Freezing Point was put down after injuri
Former Florida State guard Matthew Cleveland announced Sunday that he is transferring to Miami. "I picked Miami because they made it known from the beginning that I was their main priority," Cleveland told ESPN. "They reached out to me as soon as my name was in the portal and they stayed super consistent with me. I also picked them because of the way they play. Having played them four times now, I can really see myself t
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 7 (ANI): Top knocks from Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi followed by fiery cameos from Glenn Phillips and Abdul Samad helped Sunrisers Hyderabad clinch a four-wicket win in their IPL 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on Sunday. With this win, SRH has rose to the ninth spot with four wins and six losses, with a total of eight points. RR is in the fourth spot with five win
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 7 (ANI): Hardik Pandya shared a post dedicated to the "Pandya brotherhood" after he won the match against Krunal Pandya's Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday. Hardik took his Instagram handle where he posted a collage of two pictures; the first featuring an old image from their pre-fame days and the second picture from today's match, where the duo became the first pair of siblings to lead an IP
Jinju [South Korea], May 7 (ANI): India's Jeremy Lalrinnunga failed to log a valid cleanjerk attempt in the men's 67kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Jinju, South Korea on Sunday. But Jeremy managed to bag a silver medal in the snatch section of the competition. Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga failed with his first snatch attempt of 135kg but hoisted the weight successfully i
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 7 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson completed 300 fours in his Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. The wicketkeeper-batter accomplished this milestone during his side's IPL 2023 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur. In the match, Samson played an entertaining knock of 66 in just 38 balls. His knock had four boundaries and five sixes. His runs came at a strike rate
Don January, winner of the 1967 PGA Championship, died Sunday at age 93, the PGA Tour announced. The Texas native won four straight NCAA Division I titles (1949-52) before embarking on a pro career. He won 10 times and was a runner-up 17 times on the PGA Tour, and he took home the 1976 Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average at age 47. He played on Ryder Cup teams for the United States in 1965 and 1977. He won his only
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 7 (ANI): After losing to Gujarat Titans by a huge margin of 56 runs, Lucknow Super Giants captain Krunal Pandya said that the wicket was good for batting, and if they had restricted the opponent to 200-210 runs, they had a chance to win the match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. An explosive half-century by a returning Quinton de Kock and his 88-run opening stand with Kyle Mayers we
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 7 (ANI): Indian pugilist Deepak (51kg) stunned Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov on Sunday to reach the pre-quarterfinals at the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, while Hussamuddin (57kg) also registered a victory to advance to the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (92kg) went down in their respective bouts to bow out of the tou
Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out the starting lineup for the second straight game Sunday due to left wrist discomfort. Guerrero was scratched more than an hour before the first pitch of Toronto's 8-2 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Cavan Biggio batted eighth in the lineup and played first base on Saturday, with Brandon Belt hitting sixth and serving as the designa
UFC fighter Tony Ferguson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Hollywood, Calif., early Sunday morning. The Los Angeles Times reported Ferguson was driving a Chevrolet Silverado truck that was traveling south on Wilcox Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. when it hit at least two cars before rolling over. There were an unspecified number of passengers but no reported injuries, LAPD officer Norma Eisenman
The Boston Red Sox placed Christian Arroyo on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Bobby Dalbec from Triple-A Worcester. Arroyo, 27, is batting .257 with one homer, 11 RBIs and 12 runs in 27 games this season. He is a .255 career hitter with 22 homers and 107 RBIs in 256 games with the San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland and Red Sox. Dalbec, 27, is 2-for
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Riding on a splendid show of skills and mental strength, Jammu and Kashmir players have retained the title in the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship being held in Moscow currently. The players that have presented an exemplary performance in the championship that began earlier this week and is scheduled to culminate on Monday in Moscow include Asian Games medalist Surya Bhanu
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 7 (ANI): Indian Batter Wriddhiman Saha accomplished a record of scoring the fastest half-century for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday. Saha clinched his fifty in 20 balls, he has scored 81 off 43 balls creating a solid base for GT to give a mammoth total of 227/ 2 against LSG. The wicketkeeper batter beat Vijay Shanka
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 7 (ANI): After smashing an explosive half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Jos Buttler said that he tried to bat without any ego since he was not in his best rhythm as of late and struggled to score big in last few matches. Jos Buttler's blistering knock of 95 and Sanju Samson's 66 powered Rajasthan Royals (RR
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 7 (ANI): After securing win for his team Gujarat Titans (GT) with a four-wicket haul, Mohit Sharma said that he spoke to knew that the pitch would get slower later in the innings and he talked to Mohammed Shami about it. In the post-match presentation, Mohit Sharma said that he discusses many things with Shami, including what he can do with new and old balls. With a spell of 4/29 in four o
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 7 (ANI): Jos Buttler's blistering knock of 95 and Sanju Samson's 66 powered Rajasthan Royals (RR) to post the highest total of 214/ 2 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Sunday. Choose to bat, RR plans were clear as they started off with a boundary. Yashasvi Jaiswal was taking form from the previous match forward and was