Emma Paton is joined by special guests and darts stars past and present to discuss all the latest news and talking points on and off the oche on Sky Sports’ Love The Darts podcast Last Updated: 13/07/23 11:08pm Raymond van Barneveld is the special guest on this week’s podcast Raymond van Barneveld is this week’s special guest as the Love The Darts panel look ahead to the World Matchplay, live on Sky Sports. Host Emma Paton is joined by Dan Dawson and three-time world champion Glen Durrant ahead of the upcoming tournament in Blackpool.The trio take a deep dive into…
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Three Canadians have been given the last wild-card entries into this year’s National Bank Open women’s tennis tournament, including 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu. Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino were the other Canadians given a wild-card spot at the event, which runs Aug. 4-13 in Montreal. Former world No. 1s Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki were given the other two wild-card berths earlier. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., won the 2019 event in Toronto when opponent Serena Williams retired in the final with an injury. The two would meet again later that summer in the U.S. Open final, with Andreescu winning 6-3,…
ROANNE, France — Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen has left the Tour de France ahead of Thursday’s 12th stage, saying it was impossible for him to reach Paris following an early crash in cycling’s biggest race. The European champion from the Soudal-QuickStep team hit the ground at high speed during the fourth stage of the three-week race and has since struggled to recover. He decided it was time to stop ahead of a difficult mid-mountain stage that will be followed by three grueling treks in the Jura and the Alps. The Tour ends on July 23 in Paris. “Due to my…
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will play another season for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 38-year-old superstar announced his intentions at The ESPYs on Wednesday night after accepting the record-breaking performance award for becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader. At the end of last season, in which he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark, James had said he wasn’t sure if he would be back. “In that moment I’m asking myself if I can still play without cheating the game. Can I give everything to the game still? The truth is I’ve been asking myself this question at the end of the…
Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Travis Dermott has signed a one-year two-way deal with the Arizona Coyotes, the club announced Wednesday. The deal has an NHL salary of $800,000 and an AHL salary of $450,000. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Acquired by the Canucks from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline in exchange for a third-round pick, Dermott struggled with concussions this season and couldn’t stay healthy. This led to the Canucks not extending him a qualifying offer and allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st. Since they acquired him at…
Kyle Lafferty is back in Scottish football – joining the seventh-tier club Johnstone Burgh, on a two-year deal.The Northern Ireland international, who earned 85 caps, was released by Kilmarnock at the start of this year for disciplinary reasons. Prior to that he was handed a 10-game SFA ban for using sectarian language last October.Lafferty went on to join Linfield after his exit from Scotland, but failed to score in eight matches and was not offered an extension on his short-term deal.The 35-year-old had won three league titles between 2008-11 at Rangers, plus a Scottish Cup and two League Cup titles.…
Aston Villa have completed the signing of centre-back from Pau Torres from Spanish side Villarreal.Torres arrives from head coach Unai Emery’s former club in a deal that will cost an initial £33m, the second-highest fee in Villa’s history behind only the £38m paid for Emiliano Buendia from Norwich in 2021. The centre-back, who had one year remaining on his existing contract, made 39 appearances for Villarreal last season and was part of the Spain squad which reached the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Unai Emery has been keen on Torres since his return to the Premier…
Zambia Women captain Barbra Banda insists they are “focusing on the football” despite a report that manager Bruce Mwape is being investigated over sexual misconduct accusations with players.A report in The Guardian claimed Mwape was the subject of an investigation by the Zambian FA which has since been referred to FIFA and the police.Mwape wouldn’t comment when he faced the media following Zambia’s arrival in New Zealand ahead of the World Cup, while Banda said the players had their minds firmly on their tournament opener against former world champions Japan on July 22.”I’m not in a position of answering that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored 26 points and the short-handed Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 93-86 Tuesday night despite a record-tying nine 3-pointers from Jewell Loyd. The Mystics, who won two games in Seattle by seven and six points, led by 25 late in the third quarter and 84-67 near the midpoint of the fourth. Loyd, who left the Storm’s last game with an ankle injury on Saturday, hit four of her 3-pointers after that. The Storm got it down to a two possession game with less than three minutes to go, but Sykes made back-to-back baskets, converting…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Upon review, coaches will have more chances to ask for reviews. The NBA’s Board of Governors approved two rule changes for the coming season Tuesday — one to give coaches a second challenge if their first one is successful, the other being a technical foul for flopping. The challenge rule change is something that coaches have wanted for some time. Coaches who challenge a call and are successful will get the chance to make a second challenge _ with one catch. Teams must have a timeout in order to call for a challenge; that timeout would…