(Photo credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports) The Charlotte Hornets are declining the fourth-year option on James Bouknight, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, The Athletic reported Tuesday. The option would have paid him $6.1 million. Bouknight, 23, played his college ball at UConn. In his first two NBA seasons, he split time between the Hornets and the Greensboro Swarm of the G-League. In 65 games (no st
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday surpassed former batter Saeed Anwar to become the country's sixth-highest run-scorer in international cricket. Babar made this upward movement in record books during Pakistan's ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh in Kolkata. In the match, Babar could only score nine runs in 16 balls, with a four. Despite this disappointing o
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday interacted with the participants of the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, which concluded recently, and remarked that the country has set a new benchmark in sports. India got 111 medals at the recently-concluded Para Asian Games. The country's previous best was 72 medals in the 2018 event in Indonesia. During the interaction, Thakur told media
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 31 (ANI): Rani Rampal, one of India's most decorated hockey players, has had a special connection with the National Games. She was first scouted for the national team back in 2007 when she was just 14 years old in the Games held at Guwahati and her career was fast-tracked thereafter. The 28-year-old has since played more than 250 matches for India and scored over 120 goals during her illustri
Mexico City [Mexico], October 31 (ANI): The World No. 3 Coco Gauff kicked off her WTA Finals Cancun campaign with a win over No.6 seed Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-1. Gauff's victory is her first at the season-ending finals, after going 0-6 in singles and doubles in Fort Worth last year. It's also her sixth Top 10 finish of the season. Only her next opponent, Iga Swiatek, has more points. In Cancun, Gauff is playing her first tourna
Paris [France], October 31 (ANI): Dominic Thiem scripted a fine comeback performance to defeat former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka for a place in the second round of Paris Masters. Thiem saved a match point in the third set at 3-5 before rallying past Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round. The thrilling match between two of the best one-handed backhands in recent memory ended after two hours and 31 minutes of
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 31 (ANI): Swimming power couple Virdhawal and Rujuta Khade of Maharashtra broke the Games records on the way to be adjudged as the fastest swimmers of the 37th National Games being held here at the Campal Swimming Pool on Tuesday. Virdhawal, the 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist, pipped Indian swimming latest sensation Srihari Nataraj of Karnataka for the gold with a timing of 22.82s. Srihari
Changwon [South Korea], October 31 (ANI): Indian shooter Shriyanka Sadangi clinched a Paris Olympics 2024 quota after securing a fourth-place finish at the Asian Shooting Championships in the women's 50 m rifle 3 positions in South Korea on Tuesday. This is India's 13th quota in shooting for the 2024 Olympics and second in women's 50 m rifle 3 positions event. A country can have a maximum of two quotas per shooting event
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 31 (ANI): Australia's in-form opener David Warner said he is not motivated by any desire to prove his critics wrong, but he has been making them "look stupid" with his performances in the Cricket World Cup. Warner has been in excellent form for Australia in the competition, amassing 413 runs in six matches, including two hundreds and a fifty. "Everyone keeps writing me off. I am doing
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 31 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday congratulated Indian Women's Hockey Team forward player Vandana Katariya for earning her 300th International Cap. Vandana, who hails from Roshnabad, Uttarakhand, achieved the feat during India's match against Japan at the ongoing Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023. With this, Vandana also became the first women player from India to play 300 inte
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): Following his side's seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in their ICC Cricket World Cup match, Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman, who made a return to the side with a match-winning half-century, said that he practiced a lot after the Asia Cup and plan was to see off first four overs and then go ahead with big hits. After struggling with his form and being benched for the first half
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): After Pakistan registered a 7-wicket victory against Bangladesh, captain Babar Azam lavished praise on his team's outstanding performance in all three departments and said that his side will hope to carry the confidence into the next two games. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in Kolkata to register their third win in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023. With this brilliant victory,
(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Flyers will look to avoid a third straight loss on Wednesday night when they conclude a four-game homestand against the Buffalo Sabres. The Flyers fell 7-4 to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday and then lost 3-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday in a game that was tightly contested. Owen Tippett and Garnet Hathaway each scored a goal for the Flyers on Monday.
(Photo credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports) Rutgers has been on the rise in recent years, while Princeton is coming off an astonishing run to the Sweet 16. There has never been a better time for the two New Jersey rivals to rekindle their series. The Scarlet Knights and Tigers will tip off the new season Monday on a neutral floor in Trenton, N.J. Princeton owns a 75-45 lead in the all-time series, which went dorman
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): Following his side's loss to Pakistan in their ICC Cricket World Cup match, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the team is looking for answers for their disappointing campaign but is struggling to find answers and added that something needs to be thought about his batting position. Riding on Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique's half-centuries and bowlers' brillia
Mulpani [Nepal], October 31 (ANI): Aqib Ilyas' 63(35) powered Oman to their second win, despite Singapore's valiant effort at Kirtipur on Day 2 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final Asia on Tuesday. In Mulpani, Bahrain defended 146 against Hong Kong to register their first win of the tournament, keeping their World Cup hopes alive. The hosts Nepal carried their winning momentum in the afternoon match in Kirtipur with anoth
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will have a hearing on Tuesday with the NHL's Department of Player Safety following his check to the head/interference on Florida Panthers blue-liner Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The hearing will take place over the phone, meaning McAvoy's potential suspension would not be greater than five games. McAvoy caught Ekman-Larsson's head with his sh
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): Riding on Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique's half-centuries and bowlers' brilliance Pakistan registered a 7-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday. With this brilliant victory, Pakistan broke their four-match losing streak in the ongoing tournament, moving up to 5th in the points table with 6 points. Meanwhi
London [UK], October 31 (ANI): Alex Gidman has been appointed as England women's team assistant coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday. "The previous Worcestershire Men's Head Coach and Kent Men's Assistant Coach joins the England Women's coaching staff. Alex Gidman has been appointed as England Women's assistant coach. The 42-year-old arrives from Kent where he was men's batting coach and j
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 31 (ANI): Ahead of his side's ICC Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand, South African batter Rassie Van Der Dussen said that he is happy with his own batting form and it is really positive to see the team's batters do so well. New Zealand will take on South Africa in their World Cup encounter at Pune. New Zealand lost a high-scoring encounter to Australia by just five runs and wi
(Photo credit: Matt Stone/Louisville Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Race officials said a 3-year-old horse died Tuesday morning in a suspected cardiac event at Santa Anita Park during a workout preparing for the Breeders' Cup. Practical Move was 3-1 and the second choice on the morning line for the $1 million Dirt Mile at the Breeders' Cup, set for Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. His rider was uninjured
(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) The Chicago Bears are acquiring Washington Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat from the Washington Commanders in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports. Sweat, 27, has recorded 6.5 sacks in eight games this season and is one of seven players with at least 5.0 sacks in each of the past five seasons. By comparison, the Bears ha
(Photo credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports) West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa has been suspended for nine games for receiving impermissible benefits while enrolled at Arizona. "In late August 2023, West Virginia University learned of a potential eligibility concern for men's basketball transfer student-athlete Kerr Kriisa, who admitted to receiving impermissible benefits while enrolled at the University of Arizona," W
Dublin [Ireland], October 31 (ANI): Batting all-rounder Paul Stirling has been announced as Ireland Men's team's permanent white-ball captain effective immediately, while Andrew Balbirnie will continue as red-ball skipper, Ireland Cricket announced on Tuesday. With the announcement, national selectors will look towards the next cycle with two T20 World Cups and a 50-over World Cup set to be played in the next four years.