London [UK], June 15 (ANI): Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) on Thursday announced the signing of Australian seamer Mark Steketee for the County Championship on a short-term overseas contract. "Steketee will be available for selection for the County Championship game against Gloucestershire at Headingley, starting June 25, and will be one of the Club's two overseas players alongside Shan Masood," Yorkshire announced i
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 15 (ANI): Actor Aamir Khan's iconic film 'Lagaan' has turned 22. Taking to Instagram, Aamir Khan Productions shared a post which they captioned, "A nostalgic throwback to 'Lagaan' as we celebrate its 22-year milestone, reliving the moments that made it an iconic part of the Indian cinema."The photos showcased glimpses from the movie's set. Aamir Khan can be seen conversing with the direc
Barcelona [Spain], June 15 (ANI): Brazilian striker Richarlison revealed his desire to join the Spanish giants Real Madrid. The 26-year-old striker was brought in by Tottenham from Everton last summer for a fee ofPound 50 million. In his debut season, he struggled to cement his place in the playing eleven. He had restricted outings for the club under their previous manager Antonio Conte. Even though Richarlison is attract
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With Saquon Barkley threatening to sit out and Dalvin Cook looking for a "significant contract," there seems to be some pushback among NFL running backs about their perceived lack of value. Do you think this affects the Cowboys working out a multi-year contract with Tony Pollard? Are we looking at a one-and-done season for him and the team?- Tony Washington/San Diego, CA
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Tampa Bay Lightning majority owner Jeff Vinik is selling a stake of the franchise to Arctos Sports Partners at an NHL-record valuation of $1.4 billion, Sportico reported Thursday. The Ottawa Senators just sold for just under $1 billion earlier this week. The Toronto Maple Leafs sold for $1 billion in 2012. Arctos is already an investor in the Lightning as well as the Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey De
London [UK], June 15 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins asserted that his side are focused on themselves as they face upbeat England's 'Bazball' style in the first Ashes Test and added that the series will be full of "surprises."Australia head into the Ashes opener after a thumping 209-run win over India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval. In what could be the most-waited Ashes series in recent times
Harare [Zimbabwe], June 15 (ANI): The second and final set of warm-up fixtures ahead of the ICC Men's World Cup Qualifier produced some big performances and statement results. The tournament gets underway in Zimbabwe on Sunday, but all ten teams were involved on Thursday in a full round of warm-up matches. The Netherlands clung on to win a low-scoring encounter against Ireland thanks in large part to the outstanding Wesle
Surrey [UK], June 15 (ANI): English batter Dan Lawrence will join Surrey for the 2024 season, after agreeing on a three-year deal with the Club on Thursday, Surrey released an official statement to announce his arrival. Lawrence made his first-class debut for Essex at the age of 17, after his debut he became the third youngest centurion in County Championship history with a knock of 161 against Surrey at The Kia Oval in 2
Top-ranked Wake Forest bullied its way into the College World Series for the first time since 1955 by outscoring Alabama a combined 27-9 in sweeping their Super Regional Series. The first No. 1 national seed to make it to Omaha since 2018, the Demon Deacons are the 250 title favorites at BetMGMentering the start of the CWS on Friday. However, they are not among the book's biggest liabilities, having been backed by the th
Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones, the first player to spike the football after a touchdown, died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 82. The big-play wideout is still the NFL's all-time leader with a career average of 22.3 yards per catch. Jones caught 224 passes for 4,986 yards and 36 touchdowns in 87 games (59 starts) with the Giants (1964-69) and Cleveland Browns (1970). "Homer Jones ha
Angel City Football Club fired founding coach Freya Coombe on Thursday. Assistant coach Becki Tweed will take over the helm of the National Women's Soccer League club on an interim basis. Angel City FC, a 2022 expansion club, is 2-6-3 and in 11th place in the 12-team league and have not won a match since May 7. They finished 8-9-5 in their inaugural season. "Freya assumed the role of leading an expansion club with some
The Portland Trail Blazers named Jim Moran the first head coach of their new G League affiliate on Thursday. Moran, 44, spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons. He began his NBA coaching career as an assistant with the Trail Blazers from 2015-21. Moran played professionally for Spain's CB Gran Canaria from 2001-11 after playing collegiately at William Mary. --Field Level Media
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 15 (ANI): Vanuatu edged Mongolia 1-0 to end their Intercontinental Cup 2023 campaign on a positive note at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, June 15. While Vanuatu finished with three points from as many matches, Mongolia have only one point to show from their drawn encounter against Lebanon. The two sides were evenly matched, as they produced some end-to-end attacking foot
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): Argentinian maestro Lionel Messi's second-minute goal and German Pezzella's 68th-minute goal sealed a hard-fought 2-0 victory for the La Albiceleste against Australia in an international friendly match on Thursday at the Workers Stadium. Messi ensured to mark his most likely final encounter with Australia on a remarkable note as he found the back of the net in 1 minute and 19 seconds, which
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): Amid reports of fresh violence on the last day of filing nominations for the panchayat polls in West Bengal and the Calcutta High Court directing deployment of central forces in all districts, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Opposition forces of trying to tarnish the image of the ruling Trinamool Congress while denying her party's involvement in clashes
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): India's ace bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batter Shreyas Iyer are looking to mark their comeback in India's squad for the Asia Cup 2023 according to ESPNcricinfo. Bumrah has been out of action since September 2022 owing to a back injury and as a result, missed the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. He has been notably out for the last eight to nine months due to a back injury. In Apri
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, NFL Network reported Thursday. Blankenship, 26, had been in Tampa this week on a minicamp tryout. He kicked in three games last season for the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals, going 4-for-5 on both field-goal attempts and PATs. Blankenship signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2020 before getting waived in September. He has converte
The Chicago Bulls are reportedly gauging trade interest in guard Zach LaVine ahead of next week's NBA draft, Yahoo Sports reported. The two-time All-Star averaged 24.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 77 games (all starts) in 2022-23. LaVine, 28, signed a five-year, $215.2 million max contract with the Bulls in July 2022 that carries salary cap hits of $40, $43, $46 and $49 million in each of the next four season
The Minnesota Twins reinstated outfielder Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Buxton, 29, has been sidelined since getting struck in the ribs with a pitch on June 1. The 2022 All-Star is batting .220 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs through 50 games this season. The Twins optioned outfielder Trevor Larnach to Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding transaction. Larnach, 26, is hitting .211 with six homers an
NAIVASHA, Kenya, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Thursday launched a project in Kenya's lakeside town of Naivasha to protect staple food crops from devastating losses caused by the African armyworm, a pest which can destroy up to 100 percent of staple foods if left uncontrolled.
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 15 (ANI): As Sri Lanka goes into the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, which will begin on June 18, the team that could pose the biggest challenge is Oman. In the group stage, the Lions will square off with Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), teams they are currently unbeaten against. But it is Oman, who will pose the biggest threat to the Islanders as they are yet to
London [UK], June 15 (ANI): England Test captain Ben Stokes has declared himself fit to bowl in the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston. England have not won the Ashes since a 3-2 home series victory in 2015, as Australia dominated whenever hosts since then with 4-0 scorelines in both 2017/18 and 2021/22. The Ashes begins on Friday with the first Test at Edgbaston. The hosts are also charged up by the 'Bazball
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 15 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that the State Government is actively considering framing a new Tourism Policy to enhance visitor experiences by promoting lesser-known destinations of the State. The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of the Tourism Department here today to review various tourism projects being underta
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 15 (ANI): Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain's unbeaten fifties guided Bangladesh to 134-1 in their second innings and put hosts in control of a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. At the time of stumps, Bangladesh's score read with Najmul Hossain Shanto (54) and Zakir Hasan (54) unbeaten at the crease. The pair of Shanto and Hasan stitched unbeaten 116 runs partnership for the seco