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Blue Jays honour Roy Halladay with poignant pre-game ceremony
Prior to the ceremony, a black and white tarp with a large 32 covered the mound and was surrounded by a collection of pictures from Halladay's careers. Looking like he will one day make Cooperstown, Halladay spent 12 of his 16 Major League Baseball seasons with the #Toronto Blue Jays . "One thing about Roy, he was elite in the game when he pitched here". [Full Article...]
New Zealand wins toss, bowls in 2nd test vs. England
England captain Root, meanwhile, has had to choose his words especially carefully both in relative private and public. Jack Leach, the Somerset left-arm spinner, has been presented with his cap by Graeme Swann and will make his Test debut at Christchurch , as England ring the changes in the wake of their crushing innings defeat in last week's first Test against New Zealand at Auckland. [Full Article...]
Ball tampering: Teary-eyed Steve Smith admits leadership failure, error in judgement
Warner, a divisive figure who was charged with developing the plot and instructing Bancroft to carry it out, also broke his silence to say sorry and admitted his actions had been "a stain on the game". "They want to see you be a better person", he wrote in a column for the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Even Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has condemned the team, describing fielder Cameron Bancroft'... [Full Article...]
Darren Lehmann steps down as Australia coach over ball-tampering scandal
Bancroft confessed to having lied about using sticky tape rather than sandpaper to scuff the ball in Cape Town in the news conference immediately after the incident last Saturday. But good people can make mistakes. Lehmann will leave his position at the end of South Africa series, and with Australia's next worldwide assignment coming in June, Sutherland said they are in no hurry to select hi... [Full Article...]
Lehmann resigns as disgraced trio return to Australia
The 48-year-old, who is understood to be highly respected in cricketing circles and is affectionately known as "Boof", was due to step down anyway next year after the Ashes series in England . CA's response wasn't enough to save an estimated Aus$20 million (US$15 million) partnership with naming rights sponsor Magellan which tore up its three-year contract Thursday after barely seven months. [Full Article...]
Smith, Warner out of SA tour
While maintaining his lack of knowledge of the plot between David Warner and Cameron Bancroft , with the approval of Smith, Lehmann conceded it was impossible for him to stay on as coach while the team and Cricket Australia continued to be under attack. [Full Article...]
Toronto Maple Leafs earn historic win over Florida Panthers
Last season, Polak was not great early, but near the end and during the playoffs he was a beast. They had to await the outcome of the Colorado-Philadelphia game to see if Game 77 was going to do the trick. Said van Riemsdyk: "Yeah, it's cool". What is interesting to me is that at the time , Marner didn't appear to be exactly what the Leafs needed. "Seems like just yesterday I was getting drafte... [Full Article...]
Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ Homers On First Pitch Of MLB Season
Not only did Happ's leadoff homerun spark an early rally for the Cubs, but it also meant that Cubs reporter Michael Cerami had to take a dip into Lake Michigan. Leavy is unhappy that under Jeter the team traded away most of its top veteran players, including 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton along with Christian Yelich, Dee Gordon and Marcell Ozuna. [Full Article...]
Glaxosmithkline (GSK) Holder Kahn Brothers Group INC Upped Stake
About 2.41 million shares traded. GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK ) has declined 10.07% since March 29, 2017 and is downtrending. Hancock Holding Company decreased its stake in Boeing Co (BA) by 9.81% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. [Full Article...]
Dwyane Wade Says LeBron James Already Top 2 Greatest of All Time
The performance against the Hornets was so memorable to those in the arena that Charlotte fans serenaded him with chants of "M-V-P, M-V-P, M-V-P" and gave him a standing ovation late in the game, something that the normally stoic James took notice of and expressed appreciation for following the win. [Full Article...]
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Sells 232445 Shares of Citigroup (C)
Cibc Ww Mkts Corporation has 0.37% invested in Citigroup Inc . Citigroup Inc . (NYSE:C) belongs to Financial sector, except individual factors many other macro and micro factors also effects whole sector and industries. (NYSE:C) on Tuesday, September 12 to "Hold" rating. Deutsche Bank maintained Facebook, Inc. SunTrust maintained the shares of PG in report on Tuesday, January 23 with "Hold" ... [Full Article...]
Batshuayi doubts UEFA cares about racism after case dropped
Michy Batshuayi has criticised UEFA after European football's governing body dropped racism charges against Atalanta. "'It's just money noise who cares?' 2018 guys..." He's a striker who is as unsafe as anyone else upfront on his day, as he's now proving with his stint at Borussia Dortmund , but more than that he's a right good character on social media. [Full Article...]
Australia coach Lehmann to resign after South Africa Test
Smith - the world's number one test batsman - was charged with knowledge of the potential ball-altering plan, while Warner was charged with developing the plot and instructing Bancroft to carry it out. "All I can do in the short term is to ask for forgiveness". Bancroft, playing in only his eight Test match, was suspended for nine months. Now Renshaw has been recalled to replace him. [Full Article...]
Smith, Warner to miss IPL, confirms Shukla
I am sorry and absolutely devastated", he added. Since the ball-tampering case has come to light, cricket fans from all over the world are slamming the cricketers who were involved in the fraud. I apologise on my part and take responsibility for it. And ex-Australia worldwide Warne, who was handed a one-year suspension in 2003 after testing positive for a banned substance, says the reaction ... [Full Article...]
Monaco to join race for Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini
And La Derniere Heure reports that French club Monaco are the latest side to express interest in the 30-year-old. It looks increasingly unlikely that he will be offered a new contract, with a number of clubs now reportedly set to contact the midfielder regarding a potential move. [Full Article...]
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland not resigning
Lehmann, a colossus in Australian domestic cricket, took over the role of head coach of the Australian team from Mickey Arthur in June 2013 just weeks before the start of the Ashes. "I lied about the sandpaper", the 25-year-old told reporters. Smith, wearing a sports jacket and drawing deep breaths as he spoke, addressed the fans and the children of Australia who wanted to know why he cheated. [Full Article...]
FIFA World Cup bid books now available
The evaluation panel was initially set to make a recommendation to FIFA's ruling Council before any decision on whether or not the bids can proceed was made. In order to win, the North African nation will need to convince the 207 member associations in FIFA of its capabilities and advantages in the face of the joint North American bid. [Full Article...]
Mookie Betts provides us with the funniest moment from spring training
Guys, did you know that preseason baseball includes live, in-game interviews? TV networks would just need to convince teams to allow it for actual games, which would be a hurdle. "Uh oh", Betts said as the ball came off the bat. Kris Bryant immediately smacked a triple over Bett's head as the ESPN crew enjoys the amusing moment. [Full Article...]
Roberto Carlos: Neymar had to escape Messi and Ronaldo
The Deportivo La Caruna loanee attended an event for young fans of the La Liga club during the worldwide break as he was asked who he believes is the best player in the world. Messi and Ronaldo have each won four European Golden Shoe Awards, while they are also the only two players in LaLiga history to have scored more than 300 goals . [Full Article...]
Wizards PG Wall (knee) questionable for Thursday's game
Drummond carries a streak of four double-doubles into this game and has grabbed 20 or more rebounds in four of his last ten contests, averaging 12.8 points, 17.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in that span. Wall, who has been out of the lineup since having knee surgery on January 31, is expected to be upgraded to "probable" for tomorrow's road game against the Detroit Pistons ( 7 ET, NBA League Pass ... [Full Article...]