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The Toronto Blue Jays will open their 2024 Grapefruit League schedule with a home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Feb. 24 in Dunedin, Fla., the team announced Tuesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; It is the first of six spring training games between the Blue Jays and Phillies, who play in nearby Clearwater, Fla. Toronto will play nine teams during spring training, including all four of its AL East rivals. The first road game is Feb. 25 in Tampa against the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays conclude spring training on March 25 in Bradenton, Fla., against…

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India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been suspended for two international matches for two separate breaches of the ICC’s code of conduct. Both incidents took place during the third match of the ICC Women’s Championship series against Bangladesh on Saturday. The first came when Kaur “expressed frustration” at her dismissal by hitting the wickets with her bat. She was judged to have been caught at slip off spinner Nahida Akter in the 34th over of India’s innings.For the first offence, Kaur was fined 50 per cent of her match fee and received three demerit points on her disciplinary record…

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Canadians Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women’s 100-metre backstroke on Tuesday at the world aquatic championships in Fukuoka, Japan. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Kaylee McKeown of Australia won in 57.53 seconds. Americans Regan Smith (57.78) and Katharine Berkoff (58.25) were second and third, respectively. Masse came in at 59.909. Masse, 27, won silver in the 100 backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and bronze in the event at the 2016 Rio Games. The native of La Salle, Ont. took silver in the 100 backstroke at the worlds last year.…

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Quality jumping action at Southwell is accompanied by some evening flat action at Wolverhampton on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Racing. 2.45 Southwell – Al Zaraqaan chases fourth successThe Vickers.Bet App Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (2:45) only features the four runners and provides Sam England’s Al Zaraqan with a great chance to land a fourth straight victory. He only had a head to spare over Sir Tivo last time out, although that rival has since won and Al Zaraqaan has been raised 4lb last time out.Of the others, there’s a pair of chase debutants in Impulsive One and Valentino Dancer…

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Left-handed starter Hyun Jin Ryu is unlikely to return to the Toronto Blue Jays rotation this weekend against the Los Angeles Angels, manager John Schneider said Monday. Instead, Schneider said Ryu could pitch a sim game as he inches closer to a return from Tommy John surgery. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 36-year-old had surgery last June but has made four rehab starts this month. Last Friday, he pitched 6.0 innings of two-run work and reached 85 pitches — 58 of them strikes. He only allowed three total hits and added five strikeouts and one walk to…

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The Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines is expected to need surgery after the incident, which would keep him out of the whole 2023 NFL season; another rider collided with the 26-year-old while he was sitting on a jet ski, according to reports Last Updated: 24/07/23 8:40pm Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines (20) celebrates with fans after scoring a touchdown on a kick return Nyheim Hines will miss the whole 2023 NFL season after suffering a serious knee injury in a jet ski accident. Another rider collided with the Buffalo Bills running back while he was sitting on a…

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Toronto Blue Jays prospect Spencer Horwitz has been named the International League Player of the Week, thanks to a six-game series that saw him go 15 for 28 and hit .536. Horwitz, who was selected by the Blue Jays in the 24th round of the 2019 draft, had three homers and nine RBI last week for the Buffalo Bisons, Toronto’s AAA-affiliate. That included a five-hit game. The 25-year-old is hitting .319 this season, which leads the Bisons, and was named the Jays’ No. 14 prospect prior to the season by Baseball America. Horwitz made his big-league debut for the Blue…

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Cristiana Girelli’s 87th-minute header gave Italy a 1-0 win over Argentina in their Women’s World Cup opener at Eden Park, denying the South Americans a first win at the global soccer showpiece.Veteran striker Girelli, 33, replaced 16-year-old midfielder Giulia Dragoni in the 83rd minute and needed only four minutes to make an impact, beating goalkeeper Vanina Correa with a fine header to seal a hard-fought victory. Italy’s Ariana Caruso and Valentina Giacinti both had goals ruled offside in a competitive first half after Argentina nearly made a sensational start to the game, when Mariana Larroquette’s bicycle kick went narrowly wide…

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Another Windsor Sprint Series qualifier takes place on Monday evening with a particularly-competitive heat, live on Sky Sports Racing. 6.20 Windsor – Beckett runner bids to defy top weightThere are only six runners but it looks a cracking renewal of the Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Nursery Handicap (6:20). Ralph Beckett sends out Matters Most who was in Listed company last time over at Sandown, so this is a significant drop in grade – although he will carry top weight as a result.Of the others, Coventry Stakes also-ran Flag Of St George goes for Jane Chapple-Hyam, while Politico will…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are going back to their Oilers days for throwback uniforms this season. The Titans announced Sunday night they will wear the uniforms the franchise wore between 1981 as the Houston Oilers through 1998, their second and final year as the Tennessee Oilers after leaving Houston for a new stadium in Nashville. They will don the throwbacks for two home games. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The Columbia blue jersey, white pants and white helmet featuring an oil derrick with a red face mask was the combination worn the longest by the franchise founded in 1960…

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