With this season’s MLB All-Star Game on tap Tuesday evening in Seattle, plans are already underway to find a venue for the 2025 mid-summer classic. The Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles are among the potential host teams up for consideration, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The MLB All-Star Game has only been held north of the border once when the Rogers Centre, then known as SkyDome, played host in 1991. The American League — featuring the Blue Jays’ Jimmy Key, Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter — defeated the National…
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Find all the best Sky Sports video and watch Sky Sports channels online easier than ever and all in one place with our new Watch section.The Sky Sports Watch section is a new destination for users to explore the very best video content that Sky Sports has to offer. Selecting one of our channel tiles from the ‘On Now’ section allows Sky Sports subscribers to stream on their desktop device.For non-Sky subscribers, there are clear guides on how to sign up for either a Sky Sports subscription or a NOW membership.There’s a huge selection of content to choose from, the…
The England men and women’s team shattered viewing figure records on Sky Sports in their most recent Ashes fixtures.An average viewership of 965,000 tuned in across the four days at Headingley last week, the highest ever for a Test, as England kept the series alive. The figures were up 56% on the third Test of the 2019 Ashes – which grabbed the attention during a thrilling Ben Stokes-inspired climax. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch the moment England beat Australia by three wickets in the third Ashes Test at Headingley to keep the series alive.…
Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez broke Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s single-round record with 41 home runs in Monday’s Home Run Derby in Seattle. Guerrero Jr. hit 40 home runs in the semifinal of the 2019 Derby, topping Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson in a swing-off. With “Home Sweet Home” inscribed on his bat, Rodriguez stepped to the plate in front of the hometown Mariners’ crowd and cleared the wall 41 times, giving him the second most Derby-dingers ever. Rodriguez put on his record-breaking performance while eliminating two-time champ Pete Alonso for the second-straight year, sending the…
Ottawa Senators president of business operations Anthony LeBlanc has resigned, the club confirmed on Monday. “Anthony LeBlanc informed the Ottawa Senators Board of Directors that he has stepped down from his role of president, business operations,” the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club said in a statement to Sportsnet. “The Senators thank Anthony for his contributions to both the organization and our community and wish him the best in his future endeavours. The organization’s capable executive leadership team will continue to drive the business in the interim.” LeBlanc, an Ottawa resident and former part-owner of the Arizona Coyotes, was the top executive…
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to the British tandem of Olivia Nicholls and Jonny O’Mara on Monday in third-round mixed doubles action at Wimbledon. The fourth-seeded team of Fernandez, from Laval, Que., and Koolhof combined for five aces, but hit into seven double-faults — including one on match point — and were broken four times on 11 chances. Nicholls and O’Mara went up a break in the third set to take a 4-2 lead and won the next two games to set up a quarterfinal against fifth seeds Matthew Ebden and Ellen Perez…
MONTREAL — Venus Williams will be competing at the National Bank Open in August. Tennis Canada announced Monday that the 43-year-old has received a wild-card entry into the main draw of the tournament. It will be the former No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion’s 12th appearance at the event, with her best result being a final appearance in 2014 after defeating her sister Serena. The top-20 wild card that Williams was awarded is reserved for players who were either former World No. 1’s, ranked inside the top 20 in 2022, or have previously won a Grand Slam, WTA Finals,…
Last but not least, the final Naylor brother’s story towards the MLB has begun. Selected 39th overall in the competitive balance round A by the Oakland Athletics, the brother of Josh and Bo Naylor is set to follow in their footsteps, hopefully carving out a path towards the big leagues. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; He was drafted as a prep prospect from St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ont., the same high school his brothers attended. All three brothers also played for the Ontario Blue Jays, a baseball prep program based in Mississauga. The…
Novak Djokovic will have to come back on Monday to finish his fourth-round match with Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon.The seven-time champion was leading by two sets 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (8-6) when play was suspended due to the 11pm curfew. Djokovic saved two set points in the first set and fought to win another tie-break in the second on Centre Court. Image: Andrey Rublev dived into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon Seventh seed Andrey Rublev dived into the quarter-finals with an extraordinary shot to bring up match point against Alexander Bublik.Rublev was in the middle of the baseline when Bublik hit what…
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed left-wing Nils Hoglander to a two-year, $2.2 million contract, the team announced Sunday. Hoglander, who was a restricted free agent, recorded three goals and six assists in 25 games with the Canucks last season. He also had 32 points (14 goals and 18 assists) in 45 games with the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; “Nils learned a lot this past season, especially playing meaningful playoff games in Abbotsford,” Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a media release. “It’s not easy to start the year in…