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Mafi appears in court, charged with assaulting Rebels teammate
Japan worldwide rugby player Amanaki Lelei Mafi was released on bail Monday after appearing in court in Dunedin, New Zealand, charged with assaulting one of his Melbourne Rebels teammates, according to local media. "Both players remain in New Zealand with Mafi now in police custody following an altercation between the two players". "He did not require hospitalisation". [Full Article...]
Liverpool stage world-record bid for Alisson
Roma have already signed Daniel Fuzato, the 21-year-old goalkeeper from Palmeiras, and 35-year-old Antonio Mirante from Bologna this summer with reports suggesting the Italian club are resigned to losing Alisson. Chelsea are another club to have been credited with an interest in the goalkeeper over fears that they may lose Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid . Alisson has cut short his holiday to... [Full Article...]
Kawhi Leonard Will Reportedly Consider Sitting Out All Season For The Raptors
Leonard was once that until he hurt his quad, starting feuding with the Spurs and began rehabbing in NY and living in South Orange, N. J. with his uncle/advisor Dennis Robertson. DeRozan (seen on the left being guarded by Leonard) was not pleased with the trade after reportedly being told by the Raptors that he would not be dealt before next season. [Full Article...]
Manny Machado trade nears finish line with Dodgers in lead
Had that happened, Machado would have potentially appeared as an All-Star representing the Dodgers, leaving the AL a man down and the Orioles without a representative in the game. In 2015, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the Orioles would like to extend the then third baseman, but had "more urgent things to look at". [Full Article...]
Bryce Harper Wins Home Run Derby With Nine Runs In Ten Swings
He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics and moved on to play for the Midland RockHounds in 2013 through 2014. Harper belted an unreal nine home runs in the final 47 seconds to tie Schwarber with 18 home runs. Muncy hit 12 homers, and Harper started slowly before going on a tear and scoring a 13-12 victory-getting the go-ahead homer with 1:11 still left on the clock. [Full Article...]
Toronto Raptors Are Now The Odds-On Favorite To Land Kawhi Leonard
Injuries limited Leonard to just nine games last season, but he averaged a career-high 25.5 points per game in the previous season, in addition to 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Now 27 years old, Leonard would be joining Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons as well as big man Joel Embiid , arguably the best overall player in the East. [Full Article...]
Brewers All-Star reliever Josh Hader apologizes for past racist, homophobic tweets
And this explanation especially wasn't a good one: "When you're a kid, you tweet what's on your mind". There's no excuses for what was said or what happened'. 'We've all said insane stuff growing up, even when we're 17, 18 years old, ' Cain said. "Those of us that have come to know Josh do not believe that these posts are representative of his beliefs", Stearns said. [Full Article...]
MS Dhoni's acrobatics to run-out James Vince sets Twiiter on fire
In contrast to the world number one ODI team, England's Test side now embodies mid-table mediocrity and the India series looms as a real examination of their mettle. The recently-concluded T20I series witnessed a similar result, which ended in 2-1 in favour of the visitors. He comes to the match being the leading wicket-taker in the ODI series. [Full Article...]
Detroit misses out on Final Four for quite a while
And, finally, Indianapolis , where the NCAA is headquartered, will see the Final Four come to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2026, the seventh time Indy has hosted the big event. "We're on it. Here's a few options we can look at", said Johnson. The group was comprised of officials with San Antonio Sports, the City of San Antonio , UTSA and for the first time, the University of the Incarnate Word. [Full Article...]
Blatter praised Russia for an outstanding world Cup
Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic French fans celebrated the return of their World Cup winning football team on Monday (July 16), jumping and chanting "We Are The Champions" as their bus paraded down the Champs Elysees before a special presidential reception. [Full Article...]
The Open my best chance to add to majors haul - Tiger
After holding off a final-round charge from Jordan Spieth and a late rally from Rickie Fowler , Reed held his nerve to win the Masters and impressed with a fourth-place finish at the US Open. Even hitting sometimes 4- and 5-irons, they've been running 50, 60 yards. He recalls that experience well. "Right now, the fairways are faster than the greens, so I am sure it will be one of those weeks wh... [Full Article...]
‘One of the greatest leaders of our time!’
Putin". In the photo's caption, the multi-millionaire fighter said he was "honored to attend the event" and said he had been invited as Putin's personal guest. If McGregor and Nurmagomedov actually crossed paths at the stadium, it hasn't been reported yet, but it would have been the first time since the fiasco at Barclays Center in April. [Full Article...]
"The tour de France to 2018": Groenewegen won the seventh stage
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Van Avermaet finished fourth, 1:44 behind Alaphilippe. Alaphilippe increased his lead over Taaramäe in the descent before the final climb of the day, Col de la Colombiere, and with 20 km to go the French rider was 20 seconds in front. The 67-mile stage starts in the 1992 Winter Olympic host Albertville and includes two beyond-category climbs. While the Dutchman followed up Friday's success in ... [Full Article...]
Manny Machado reacts to potential trade to Dodgers
Heyman also reported that the Dodgers are committed to staying under the luxury tax threshold, which may mean that the team will send a high-priced veteran player to the Baltimore Orioles as well. "Just going out there, you're just in control of the game", Machado said in regards to playing shortstop. "We know that. You know it". Duquette then said the club previously attempted to extend M... [Full Article...]
MLB Home Run Derby: How to watch, when it starts and more
He was all but done. Fans (of Schwarber's) saw Harper's father, his pitcher, throwing the pitches before the previous home run had landed. A sellout crowd, on its feet for the last 10 minutes, wriggling anxiously as it watched this fairy-tale. [Full Article...]
Liverpool make €70 million Alisson swoop
The addition of Virgil van Dijk at the centre of defence has solidified one issue area, but the arrival of Alisson would serve to make the Reds' defence more fearsome than their rivals would be willing to give them credit for. The Reds will be looking to try and challenge for the Premier League title next season after their fourth-placed finish last term. Alisson , who is Brazil's n... [Full Article...]
Unai Emery announces Arsenal squad for 2018 ICC in Singapore
He knows he's at a big club, and has a lot of pressure, but I think he has a big character and spirit. This factor could see the 27-year-old up his performances compared to his recent displays at Arsenal and see his goal return noticeably improved if signed by the Magpies. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation targeted by nearly 25 million cyber-attacks during World Cup
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally passed the torch to Qatar for the next World Cup four years later. Meanwhile, Croatia president Grabar-Kitarovic added to her ever-increasing fan base with sporting gestures during the presentation ceremony. [Full Article...]
LeBron James supports Lakers courtside at Summer League game
He agreed to join the Lakers on a four-year, $154 million deal on the first official day of free agency. It'll be interesting to see how James adjusts to life with the Los Angeles Lakers, who signed the four-time MVP to a four-year contract. [Full Article...]
Woj: Eyeing Kawhi, Suns among teams who’ve talked with Spurs
It read: "The Los Angeles Clippers , Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Toronto and Washington are among teams who've talked with San Antonio, league sources said". Boston hasn't included five players, including Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown , Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford. Leonard and Popovich reportedly met in San Diego days later to determine if the two sides could fix the relationsh... [Full Article...]