Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): India's Senior National Aquatic Championship 2023 is scheduled to start at the GMC Balayogi Sports Complex in Hyderabad on Sunday. The national swimming championships, now in its 76th edition, will see men's and women's competitions in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley. Freestyle, medley and mixed team relays are also part of the programme. Th
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): North Zone registered a massive 511-run win over North East Zone in the quarterfinal match of Duleep Trophy at Bengaluru on Saturday. North Zone have secured a place in the semi-final where they will face South Zone. North East Zone started their fourth day on 58 for 3. But Pulkit Narang and Nishant Sindhu dismantled the middle order. North East Zone was not able to recover fro
Fatorda (Goa) [India], July 2 (ANI): FC Goa have completed the signing of Australian midfielder Paulo Retre, the Club can confirm. The central midfielder will arrive after the Gaurs agreed on an undisclosed transfer fee with his former Club Sydney FC with whom he had won the A-League twice in 2019 and 2020. This is FC Goa's sixth addition to the squad this window following the arrivals of Indian internationals Sandesh Jhi
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra for winning gold at the Lausanne Diamond League. Taking to twitter, PM Modi wrote that Neeraj's talent, dedication and relentless pursuit of excellence is commendable. "Congratulations to @Neeraj_chopra1 for shining at the Lausanne Diamond League. Thanks to his extraordinary performances, he has finished at
Juan Soto belted a tiebreaking three-run home run and Manny Machado drilled a pair of homers as the visiting San Diego Padres snapped a season-long, six-game skid with a 12-5 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Veteran right-hander Michael Wacha (8-2) returned from a one-start absence, allowing just one run on five hits over five innings on his 32nd birthday. Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-4 and drove in three for t
London [UK], July 2 (ANI): Lethal opening spells by Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins destroyed England's top order but Ben Stokes-Ben Duckett formed a resilient half-century stand to give the hosts some hope to chase a stiff target of 371 runs set by Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Saturday. At the end of the fourth day's play, England were 114/4, with Duckett (50) and Stokes (29) unbeaten at the crease. Eng
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): There is palpable excitement among hockey fans as international hockey returns to Chennai after 16 long years, with the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 set to begin on August 3. Adding to the excitement, Hockey India's Chennai Chronicles Series revisits some of the city's iconic matches, which have witnessed some mega rivalries unfold. In the first episode of the Chennai Chronicles Series, we
The Los Angeles Lakers re-signed a pair of guards Saturday as ESPN reported that D'Angelo Russell will return on a two-year, $37-million deal and The Athletic reported that Austin Reaves will come back on a four-year, $56 million contract. Russell's deal includes a player option for the second season, per the report. ESPN also reported that the Lakers were in agreement with free agent center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year d
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Learn more about Steelers fourth-round pick Nick Herbig in this edition of Five Fast Facts.
1. Herbig was drafted by the Steelers in the fourth-round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the 132nd overall pick.
2. Herbig was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2022, as well as a CBS Sports second-team All-American and Walter Camp second-team All-America selection. In addition, Herbig was an Associa
Veteran defensive standout Patrick Beverley is set to sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, the guard revealed on his own podcast Saturday, as well as on social media. Beverley, 34, averaged 6.2 points with 3.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 67 games last season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. In 11 career NBA seasons, Beverley has averaged 8.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1
The Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena is the latest to join the July 10 Home Run Derby at Seattle, marking his first appearance in the All-Star week event. Arozarena has 15 home runs with 57 RBIs in 80 games for the Rays this season, in addition to an. .885 OPS. The outfielder has 63 career home runs in 416 regular-season games, while also hitting 11 home runs in 31 career postseason games. "I would love to go out there a
The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Jonathan Quick and forwards Blake Wheeler, Tyler Pitlick, Riley Nash, Nick Bonino and Alex Belzile on the opening day of the free agent signing period Saturday. The team also added defensemen Connor Mackey and Nikolas Brouillard. Quick, Wheeler, Pitlick, Bonino, Mackey and Brouillard agreed to one-year deals with the Rangers, while Nash and Belzile got two-year contra
Center Brook Lopez is joining teammate Khris Middleton in returning to the Milwaukee Bucks, ESPN reported on Saturday. Lopez's deal is worth $48 million over two years, the outlet reported. The move keeps the core of the Bucks' 2021 championship team intact. Lopez, 35, appeared in 78 games (all starts) in 2022-23, ranking third on the team in points per game (15.9) and third in rebounds per game (6.7) while pacing the s
The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a five-year, $20 million contract on Saturday. Korpisalo split the 2022-23 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings, going 18-14-4 with one shutout, a 2.87 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. Korpisalo, 29, played his first seven-plus seasons in Columbus and is 94-81-25 with four shutouts, a 3.01 GAA and a .904 save percentage in
The Boston Bruins signed veteran forward Milan Lucic and four other free agents on a busy Saturday. Forwards James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Brown and Morgan Geekie and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk also signed with the reigning Presidents' Trophy winners. Lucic, 35, previously played eight seasons with the Bruins (2007-15), who drafted him in the second round in 2006. He was part of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team.
The Los Angeles Lakers found a keeper at last season's trade deadline in D'Angelo Russell and on Saturday, they re-signed the point guard to a two-year, $37-million deal, ESPN reported. The deal includes a player option for the second season, per the report. ESPN also reported that Lakers were in agreement with free agent center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year deal. Los Angeles reunited with Russell in February when he arri
London [UK], July 1 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting heaped praise on David Warner for his technical skills with the batter having played some crucial knocks against England in the Ashes 2023 series. Warner scored 66(88) in the first innings at Lord's. In the second innings, he scored 25(76) in tough conditions. He also played a crucial knock in the first Test. "One thing with Davey, his approach never change
Styria [Austria], July 1 (ANI): Red Bull F1 team driver Max Verstappen finished in pole position in the qualifying race on Friday, but the overall performance was not up to the mark. After the qualifying race, Verstappen said that the qualifying was not very straightforward. Verstappen lost lap times in Q1 and Q2 after he was deemed to have exceeded track limits, but bounced back on both occasions to safely make it throug
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): India capped off their campaign at the 2nd Elorda Cup 2023 with a total of five medals as Vijay Kumar, Sushma, Keisham Sanjit Singh, Neema and Sumit all clinched bronze medals for the country in Astana, Kazakhstan. According to the official press release of the Boxing Federation of India, "Despite a spirited performance, Vijay Kumar (60kg) went down fighting a hard-fought 1-4 defeat agains
Styria [Austria], July 1 (ANI): After the qualifying race on Friday, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team opened up about their performance in the qualifying. It was contrasting fortunes down at Mercedes as, while Lewis Hamilton looked quite comfortable all day and qualified fifth, his teammate George Russell did not behind the wheel of the W14. The Briton was knocked out in Q2 and will start Sunday's race from 11th on the gridL
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): Indian men's football team defeated Lebanon 4-2 in a penalty shootout to storm into the SAFF Championship 2023 final at Bengaluru on Saturday. India will take on Kuwait in the final and have moved up one spot to 100th in latest FIFA rankings. In the other semi-final earlier in the day, Kuwait defeated Bangladesh 1-0, as per Olympics.com. It was left to penalties to decide the s
Christopher Eubanks needed only 63 minutes to capture his first career title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory against fourth-seeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Saturday at the Mallorca Championships in Spain. After saving five match points in his semifinal win against South Africa's Lloyd Harris, Eubanks did not face a break point against Mannarino in a convincing victory for the unseeded 27-year-old. The 6-foot-7 Eubanks stru
The Washington Capitals signed free agent forward Max Pacioretty and acquired defenseman Joel Edmundson in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Pacioretty agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal that includes up to $2 million more in performance incentives. "Max has proven to be a consistent goal scorer in his career and has the necessary skill set to play in every situation," general manager Brian MacLellan s
New Delhi [India], June 1(ANI): The Union Minister of Ports, ShippingWaterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday launched a campaign to transform 75 historic lighthouses into tourism spots when he inaugurated three revamped lighthouses in Dwarka, Gopnath and Veraval that were transformed into tourist destinations. As per the Ministry of Ports, ShippingWaterways, "The historic lighthouses were renovated with adequa
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 1 (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said on Saturday that spin bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin should be made the captain of the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Games. Asian Games will take place in China this year from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Cricket will be featured in the multi-sport event. "I genuinely wish that they make him (Ravichandran Ashwin) t