Month: July 2021

10:25 AM BST Rugby Australia has criticised what it termed the abuse of referee Nic Berry by South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus following the first test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions in Cape Town. Erasmus used 26 clips in an hour-long video critique of the match officials’ performance in Saturday’s
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1:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal to acquire right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios from Minnesota, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 27-year old Berrios is 7-5 in 20 starts this season with a 3.48 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 121⅔ innings. The Twins will receive prospects
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1:55 PM ET One of the NHL’s biggest stars, Alexander Ovechkin, is launching an NFT collection. The longtime Washington Capitals captain signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract on Tuesday to remain with the Caps until he reaches age 40. The Russian superstar was inspired by other major athletes who have dabbled in the digital collectible
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Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were among three Sri Lanka players who breached protocol.© AFP Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Friday banned three top players for one year for breaking Covid-19 restrictions by leaving their bio-secure hotel during a tour of England. The lengthy bans and $50,000 fines were ordered after vice captain Kusal Mendis,
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6:07 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic. The top-ranked Serb lost to Alexander Zverev of Germany 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 Friday in the semifinals of the tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments
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