Chris Woakes has said that he is “at ease” with being left out of England’s Test squad for India, with the all-rounder describing it as “a fair decision”.After spending a decade fighting the reputation of being a home specialist, Woakes has given in and joined the groupthink. Woakes at home, good. Woakes away, bad.It is just four months since Woakes won the Compton-Miller medal for man of the series during The Ashes, but rather than the award teasing him into flogging a 34-year-old bowler’s knee in India for five Tests, it has instead assured him of his value to England…
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By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Bild claims that Stuttgart could bring in Augsburg’s Dion Beljo as a replacement for Serhou Guirassy should the much-coveted Guinea international leave the club in January. VfB Stuttgart are understood to have targeted Augsburg striker Dion Beljo. According to Bild, the Swabians see the 21-year-old as a possible replacement for Serhou Guirassy, who is being linked with bigger clubs. Beljo is said to be open to a move to Stuttgart should it come to that. He has scored two goals in 11 appearances for Augsburg this season, where he has mostly been used as a…
Barcelona sporting director Deco seemed to disagree with the assessment of Xavi following Sunday night’s 4-2 defeat to new La Liga leaders Girona.Xavi’s team went behind early at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Robert Lewandowski equalised not long after, but Girona restored their advantage and then extended it to 3-1. Ilkay Gundogan cut that deficit in stoppage time, before Cristhian Stuani settled it for the visitors once and for all.Girona are top of La Liga as the winter break rapidly approaches, having also taken advantage of Real Madrid dropping points against Real Betis a day earlier. Meanwhile, Barca have dropped…
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has warned the Red Devils ahead of two tough encounters against Bayern Munich and Liverpool over the coming days. The record Premier League champions have endured a disappointing start this season, losing 11 out of 23 games in all competitions. After enjoying a promising victory against Chelsea last week, it was thought that United might kick on from there on, but following a woeful 3-0 defeat versus Bournemouth, they have now found themselves in a difficult situation. Questions have started to arise regarding Erik ten Hag as to whether he is the right man to…
Colby Covington isn’t impressed with Sean Strickland’s shtick. “Chaos” has become as well-known for his headline-grabbing quotes as he has his impressive in-cage accomplishments over the past few years, the combination of which has positioned him for another crack at a welterweight title when he challenges Leon Edwards at UFC 296 this Saturday in Las Vegas. Ahead of that grudge match, Covington spoke to CODE Sports, who asked the fighter for his thoughts on another fighter with a devil-may-care attitude on the mic, UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. “He’s pretending to be everything he wishes I was,” Covington said. “I’d…
(Photo: © Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK, USA TODAY Sports) All Parker does is develop top-tier defenses at Iowa, and in 2023 he may have coached his best yet. The Hawkeyes’ top-five defense was the program’s best since 2008, and it earned him honors with the Broyles Award and 247Sports’ Defensive Coordinator of the Year. His defense carried one of the nation’s worst offenses to transform Iowa into a 10-win team despite ranking 130th nationally in scoring. Iowa’s defense allowed only 15 touchdowns in 13 games while holding opponents to 13.2 points per game (No. 4 nationally).…
Ohtani led the Majors in slugging, OPS and OPS+ while belting 44 home runs and posting a 3.14 ERA with a 31.4 percent strikeout rate on the mound in 2023. While the two-way superstar is in a league of his own, every Major League player on the cusp of free agency wants to enter the open market on the heels of a great performance. The most prominent name in this category is one that also made some big news recently — Juan Soto was sent from the Padres to the Yankees in a blockbuster trade with one year remaining on his…
The Portland Trail Blazers play against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena The Portland Trail Blazers are spending $27,277,381 per win while the Los Angeles Clippers are spending $18,375,417 per win Game Time: 10:30 PM EST on Monday December 11, 2023 Broadcast Info Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial National TV: N/AHome TV: Bally Sports SoCalAway TV: ROOT SPORTS/ROOT SPORTS PlusHome Radio: AM 570 KLAC/S: KWKWAway Radio: Rip City Radio 620 When the game is underway, you can follow it here! What’s the buzz on Twitter? Sean Highkin…
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 02:24 AM ETCloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.ARLINGTON, Texas — Following the Eagles’ 33-13 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night — Philadelphia’s second blowout loss in as many weeks — the sense in the visitors locker room was that a defining moment of the season was upon them.”I think the biggest thing for this team now is really…
New Zealand are the reigning Women’s World Cup holders after they beat England 34-31 in the 2022 finalSunderland’s Stadium of Light has been chosen as the opening venue for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025.The tournament kicks off on 22 August, with organisers confirming Twickenham Stadium as the final venue on 27 September.World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said he hoped England 2025 would “engage and inspire new audiences in ways that rugby events have not done before”.England have qualified for the event but Scotland and Wales have not yet.The decision to use the 49,000 capacity Stadium of Light for…