(Photo credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports) Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in a three-lap dash to etch his name into the Pocono Raceway record book Sunday, winning the HighPoint.com 400 at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. By fending off Truex and winning under the 11th caution period after Ryan Preece's spin, Hamlin was victorious for the seventh time at the 2.5-mile track. That broke a ti
(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) Michael Jordan's 13-year run as majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets is set to come to an end as the NBA board of governors approved an ownership shakeup, ESPN reported. Jordan will remain on board with a minority stake in the franchise, with Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin taking over as the franchise's governors. Schnall had been a minority owner of the Atlanta
(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Ryan Jeffers singled in Kyle Farmer from third base with two out in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied to complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 5-4 victory on Sunday at Minneapolis. Jeffers, who finished with three hits, lined a 1-1 fastball by Chicago reliever Jesse Scholtens (1-3) into right field for Minnesota's seventh walk-
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): Following his team's 128-run loss to arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, India A skipper Yash Dhull said "we played some poor shots" which caused the team's defeat, adding that the tournament provided them with a great platform to play. Tayyab Tahir's heroics with the bat and Sufiyan Muqeem's efforts with the ball took Paki
Manchester [UK], July 24 (ANI): After the fourth Ashes Test ended in a draw, resulting in Australia retaining the urn, England skipper Ben Stokes said that the result is pretty hard to take after dominating the visitors for the majority of the match. He said they want to finish off the series on a high with a win in final Test at The Oval. Australia retained the Ashes after rain completely ruled out play on the fifth day
China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates with her trophy after winning the final of the Palermo Ladies Open in Palermo, Italy, July 23, 2023. /WTA
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Manchester [UK], July 24 (ANI): After retaining the Ashes following a draw in the fourth Test at Manchester, Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that though the team did not retain it in the most ideal circumstances, they are happy to do so and the result does not change the way they are looking at the final Test at The Oval, which will start from July 27. Australia retained the Ashes after rain completely ruled out play
(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras each had a two-run double as the Texas Rangers overcame an early four-run deficit to post an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. After dropping the first two games of the series, Texas bounced back behind a strong offensive showing. Brad Miller joined Ezequiel Duran with two hits and also scored twice in the win. M
(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) Bryce Harper drove in a pair of runs, including the first of four runs in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from giving up a game-tying, bottom-of-the-ninth home run to avoid a road sweep with their 8-5 defeat of the host Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. The Phillies, coming into the series finale having dropped Friday's and Saturday's matchups each by one run
Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago], July 24 (ANI): India's new opening duo of skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal made history on Sunday, as they became the Indian opening pair with the highest partnership aggregate during a two-match Test series. Rohit-Jaiswal accomplished this during India's second Test against West Indies at Port of Spain. In the match, Jaiswal and Rohit had a partnership of 139 runs in the firs
(Photo credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports) Josef Newgarden swept a weekend doubleheader at Iowa Speedway by taking the checkered flag at the Hy-Vee One Step 250 on Sunday in Newton, Iowa. After taking first place in the Hy-Vee Homefront 250 on Saturday, Newgarden doubled his pleasure with his sixth career victory at Iowa on Sunday. He beat Team Penske teammate and polesitter Will Power of Australia by .705 of a s
Harare [Zimbabwe], July 24 (ANI): The Cape Town Samp Army put on a dominant display on Sunday evening at the Harare Sports Club, further consolidating their position at the top of the points table. The Samp Army first bowled brilliantly and then batted with panache, as they defeated the Joburg Buffaloes by 7 wickets, with 14 ballsto spare. Batting first in the second game of the day, the Joburg Buffaloes had a bad start,
(Photo credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports) Jake Fraley doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds blew the game open in the eighth while defeating the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Sunday to sweep a three-game series. Fraley's hit scored Spencer Steer from first base. Steer then singled home a run in the eighth, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand's single brought in two more. The Dia
Harare [Zimbabwe], July 24 (ANI): The Harare Hurricanes finally got off the mark in the inaugural edition of the Zim Afro T10, as they swatted away the challenge of the Durban Qalandars at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. It was a massive performance from Regis Chakabva, who scored an unbeaten 44 to help his side register their first points of the tournament. Batting first, the Durban Qalandars lost the in-form Hazratull