Month: April 2022

11:57 AM BST Ireland and Leinster flanker Dan Leavy announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 27 on Tuesday because of a long-term knee injury. Leavy was a pivotal member of the Ireland side that claimed the 2018 Six Nations Grand Slam. He missed the following year’s tournament through injury before suffering knee
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9:57 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama is still dealing with a stiff neck but hopes to be ready to play by Thursday’s first round at Augusta National Golf Club. Matsuyama, who last year became the first Japanese man to win a major championship with his 1-shot victory at the Masters,
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10:00 AM ET Free-agent tight end Rob Gronkowski once said he’d never play without Tom Brady as his quarterback. Now that Brady has unretired to rejoin the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gronkowski says he’s not sure he’ll play this season. “Right now, I’m not ready to get back out on that field,” Gronkowski told TMZ Sports.
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9:32 AM ET The PFL has announced its opening women’s lightweight and men’s welterweight matchups for the 2022 regular season, and the matchups include some of the company’s biggest names. Two-time women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison (12-0) will face Russia’s Marina Mokhnatkina (6-2) in the PFL 3 main event. In the co-main event, 2021 welterweight
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6:59 AM BST Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has set his sights on a Buddy Franklin-like charge of the SCG as Australia looks to end its long run of outs against Eddie Jones’ England, while coach Dave Rennie has flagged multiple positions where players can still stake a claim for a starting spot via Super Rugby
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10:16 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Detroit sent infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 amateur draft to Tampa Bay for Meadows, who hit .234 with 27 homers and
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7:24 PM ET Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called out NFL owners during the league’s meetings last week in Florida, saying the hiring of minority candidates won’t improve until owners accept that there are candidates out there different than themselves, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carroll spoke for about 10 minutes during a meeting
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12:58 AM BST ESPN staff Perth has won the right to host the opening Test between the Wallabies and England, while the Wallaroos will commence their Rugby World Cup preparations with Tests against Japan and Fijiana in Queensland. Rugby Australia on Tuesday unveiled the fixtures for its opening Test series of 2022, with international rugby
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