The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have extended qualifying offers to all five of their pending restricted free agents Thursday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Most notable amongst the group includes defenceman Evan Bouchard, as well as forward Ryan McLeod. Bouchard, 23, is coming off back-to-back 40-point seasons with the Oilers and has been a bright spot for the club on the back end. The 2018 first-round selection is reportedly expected to eventually sign a short-term bridge contract. McLeod, taken in the second round of the 2018 draft, had 23 points in 57 games for Edmonton in…
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Aston Villa are in advanced talks with Villarreal with regards to signing centre-back Pau Torres.Unai Emery is going back to his former side to take the 26-year-old to the Premier League in a deal that will cost Villa around £45m. Torres has a release clause of €70m (£60.4m) but it’s understood Villa have negotiated terms to suit them paying over a longer period of time so their initial payment falls below the release figure.When the deal gets finalised – which is expected to be within the next 48 hours – Torres is set to undergo a medical and agree personal…
Manchester United have agreed a deal with Chelsea to buy Mason Mount for £60m.Sky Sports News understands the deal includes a potential £5m of add-ons strongly dependent on appearances and success. United have offered the England international a five-year contract with an extra year option, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player We take a look back at some of Mason Mount’s best goals and assists in the Premier League. Mount has one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge and is understood to be keen on a move to Erik ten Hag’s side.United had three…
2023 will see the return of the US Open Tennis Championships to Sky Sports and the broadcaster promises to give fans live coverage of the Grand Slam like never before.Coverage starts on August 28 and will be fronted by Salmon Teeth. An all-star line-up of tennis experts will join her including Martina Navratilova, Tim Henman, Jo Konta, Feliciano Lopez, Marion Bartoli, Jordanne Whiley, Laura Robson, Jamie Murray, Karthi Gnanasegaram, Emma Paton, with Jonathan Overend. Sky Sports has access to all individual court feeds and will broadcast a minimum of 135 hours of competition throughout the two-week Grand Slam tournament. Sky…
NASHVILLE — The Calgary Flames selected Samuel Honzek with the No. 16 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Honzek, a six-foot-three, 195-pound forward, had 56 points (23, 33) in 43 games with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants last season. The 18-year-old Slovakian has twice represented his country at the world junior hockey championship. One year removed from finishing first in the Pacific Division, the Flames missed the playoffs by two points last season with a 38-27-17 record. The Flames promoted Craig Conroy to general manager after Brad Treliving left the team in April. They also have a new…
The Chicago Bulls are reportedly nearing a three-year, $60 million contract extension with centre Nikola Vucevic, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The two-time All-Star played all 82 games for the Bulls last season and averaged 17.6 points and 11 rebounds per game. The Bulls narrowly made it into the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament as the 10th seed before they defeated the Toronto Raptors in the opening round of the tournament. They would then lose to the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat in the battle for the East’s final playoff spot. Sportsnet’s…
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch the open workouts as Savannah Marshall challenges Franchon Crews-Dezurn for the undisputed titles at super-middleweight Days away from their clash for the undisputed super-middleweight world title, the champion, America’s Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Britain’s Savannah Marshall go through their public workouts in Manchester. Their clash, for the unified WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF 168lb championships, tops the bill at the AO Arena on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.Also on the card, Natasha Jonas bids to become a two-weight world champion when she moves down to welterweight to take on Canada’s…
World number seven Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight of the Rothesay International at Eastbourne with a comfortable 6-1 6-1 victory over Britain’s Jodie Burrage.The American took just 59 minutes to complete the win with the only highlight for Burrage, who has a Wimbledon wildcard, being a break of serve to make it 5-1 in the second set. Gauff will now face compatriot and doubles partner Jessica Pegula, who beat Colombian qualifier Camila Osorio 6-2 1-6 6-3, in a meeting of the top two Americans on tour.The American is enjoying the relative peace of Eastbourne ahead of Wimbledon next…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani already knows he is headed to the All-Star Game in two weeks. It remains unclear whether he will take part in the Home Run Derby in Seattle on July 10. “I don’t know when my next (pitching) start is and it really kind of depends on that. I haven’t thought that far ahead yet,” Ohtani said through his interpreter after the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Tuesday night. The two-way Japanese superstar leads the majors with 28 home runs, including 13 in June. He became the first American League pitcher in…
Royal Ascot winner Waipiro will continue his career in Hong Kong, trainer Ed Walker has announced.The three-year-old has made huge strides in four starts this term, winning a Newmarket novice in April before going on to finish second in the Lingfield Derby Trial and a respectable sixth in the Epsom Classic itself. Dropped back to 10 furlongs for the Group Three Hampton Court Stakes last week, Waipiro posted his best performance to date when triumphing by a cosy two and a half lengths from Exoplanet.A half-brother to Waikuku, a multiple Group One winner in Hong Kong, Waipiro will not run…