Ex-Liverpool, Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcântara retires
Thiago Alcântara on Monday announced his retirement from professional football following the expiration of his contract with Liverpool. Sources told ESPN the 33-year-old has been sounded out to return to Barcelona, where he began his professional career, with new coach…
2024 WNBA MVP odds: A’ja Wilson favored; Caitlin Clark seeing increased action
The WNBA season is just past its midpoint, and MVP odds are on the move. At BetMGM, Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson opened as the betting favorite at +175 to win the award. By late May, those odds had shortened…
Jaguars star pass rusher changing name to Josh Hines-Allen
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ best defensive player is changing his last name. The team announced Tuesday that two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Josh Allen is changing his last name to Hines-Allen to pay “tribute to Joshua’s maternal side of the family…
Mbappé could have mask for Real Madrid debut – Deschamps
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 9, 2024, 06:29 AM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has said Kylian Mbappé will “have to get used to” playing with a mask, suggesting the Real Madrid forward might have to do so “for a…
Morgan Riddle, Fritz’s girlfriend, clarifies posts on Zverev match
WIMBLEDON, England — Morgan Riddle, the girlfriend of Taylor Fritz and a fashion influencer, issued a statement Tuesday after her Instagram posts went viral Monday following Fritz’s five-set comeback victory over Alexander Zverev in the fourth round at Wimbledon. In…
Aamer Jamal leaves Warwickshire after back injury
Aamer Jamal’s injury-blighted stint with Warwickshire has come to an early end after his fitness struggles limited him to three appearances across formats during a six-week spell in county cricket. Jamal joined Warwickshire in April after his omission from Pakistan’s…
Defending champions Barbados Royals add Chamari Athapaththu for Women’s CPL 2024
Defending Women’s Caribbean Premier League [WCPL] champions Barbados Royals have strengthened by adding Sri Lanka superstar Chamari Athapaththu to their side for the 2024 season. Australia wicketkeeper-batter Georgia Redmayne will also turn out for Royals this year. Royals have also…
Former All-Star Raúl Mondesi sentenced in Dominican Republic corruption case
Former Major League Baseball outfielder Raúl Mondesi was sentenced Friday by a Dominican court to six years and nine months in jail and fined $507,000 for corruption during his time as mayor in the city of San Cristobal. Prosecutors accused…
Celtics star Jayson Tatum says winning NBA title ends elite debate
Heavily scrutinized over the past three seasons, Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics to the franchise’s first NBA title in 16 years. And according to Tatum, winning a ring “a hundred percent” cements him as an elite player. “Just being…
IND v SA [W] 2024, IND-W vs SA-W 3rd T20I Match Report, July 09, 2024
Toss India chose to bowl vs South Africa Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss as India elected to bowl in their quest to level the T20I series under overcast Chennai skies. Laura Wolvaadt, her South African counterpart, wanted to bat first…