Cameron Smith claimed a one-shot win at The Open last summer, a few weeks before switching from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf; Smith will look to defend the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool from July 20-23, with The 151st Open live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 07/07/23 11:26pm Open champion Cameron Smith leads by one after the opening round of LIV London Open champion Cameron Smith picked up seven birdies in his last 10 holes to post an eight-under 63 and earn a one-shot lead after day one of LIV London. Marc Leishman sits in second after an opening…
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The team are back for another episode of the Transfer Talk podcast! Listen and subscribe on: Pete and Dharms are joined once again by football writer and podcaster Sam Tighe to discuss the latest from the summer transfer window.Tottenham and Bayern Munich have held talks over a deal for Harry Kane – but will the German champions actually stump up £100m-plus for the England captain?That’s discussed, as well as Chelsea’s pursuit of Moises Caicedo and why the Blues, in particular Enzo Fernandez, need the Brighton midfielder. Dharms rounds up some of the other major transfer news before Pete delivers the…
Alek Manoah has been recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from double-A New Hampshire for Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays also placed RHP Jay Jackson on the paternity list, making room on the roster for Manaoh. The club’s opening-day starter, Manoah had a horrible start to the 2023 season before the club shipped him down to the Florida Complex League early last month. After a promising outing for double-A New Hampshire on Sunday (one run in five innings, 10 strikeouts), Manoah will get a chance to show the progress he has made. Manoah makes his return against…
Dylan Kitts will not take rides or attend a racecourse while an investigation takes place into his ride on Hillsin at Worcester on Wednesday evening, the British Horseracing Authority has announced.Kitts was aboard the Chris Honour-trained gelding in a two-and-a-half-mile conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle and moved smoothly into contention in the home straight. But the five-year-old was ultimately beaten a length and a half into third place and following a subsequent inquiry the raceday stewards referred Kitts to the BHA, while suspending Hillsin from running for 40 days. Kitts had reported in the enquiry that his instructions were to “drop…
The Portland Trail Blazers are matching Matisse Thybulle’s three-year offer sheet from the Dallas Mavericks, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thybulle, a restricted free agent, signed a $33 million offer sheet on Thursday with Dallas, according to sources. The Blazers matched the offer an hour later to keep the 26-year-old. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Thybulle averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.7 steals in his 22 games last season. Known as one of the best wing defenders, he was on the All-Defensive Second Team in 2021 and 2022. He was traded to the Blazers from the Philadelphia 76ers…
Anthony Joshua has announced his heavyweight rematch against Dillian Whyte at The O2 in London on August 12.Joshua and Whyte are expected to go head to head at a press conference in London on Monday after they agreed terms for a summer showdown. The former world champion has a long-running rivalry with Whyte, who defeated him in the amateur ranks, before Joshua went on to win an Olympic gold medal at London 2012. Image: Joshua has been linked with a fight against Deontay Wilder As professionals, they boxed in a wild 2015 British heavyweight title, which Joshua won by seventh-round…
Australia 1st innings Total 108 for -4from 30 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Warner c Crawley b Broad; 4 runs, 5 balls, 1 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 80 Usman Khawaja b Wood; 13 runs, 37 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 35.14 Labuschagne c Root b Woakes; 21 runs, 58 balls, 4 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 36.21 Smith c Bairstow b Broad; 22 runs, 31 balls, 1 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 70.97 Head not out; 14 runs, 27 balls, 2 fours, 0…
The second game of the series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox was officially postponed due to inclement weather Wednesday night, the league announced. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The game was initially delayed due to the possibility of storms in the region and the weather has since taken a turn for the worse. The game will be made up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5:10 p.m. ET / 2:10 p.m. PT. Jose Berrios, who was scheduled to start Wednesday, will remain the starter in Game 1 of the doubleheader while…
The Dallas Mavericks have acquired forward Grant Williams in a three-team trade with the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the deal includes a new four-year, $53 million deal for Williams as part of a sign-and-trade agreement. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The Celtics will reportedly receive three second-round picks (2024, 2025 and 2028) as part of the deal, while the Spurs will get Mavericks forward Reggie Bullock and an unprotected Dallas pick swap in 2030. After making a big-time splash…
We’ll see what happens tomorrow, but there is word the Detroit Red Wings are considering placing Filip Zadina on waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. Zadina is owed $4.56M in salary over the next two seasons. This is tricky to report, because agent Darren Ferris would not comment, but, as I write this, the belief is Zadina is prepared to walk away from the money and not contest the move. According to several sources, in recent conversations, the player made it very clear he would not report if sent to the AHL next season. (That would be a…