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Western Australia 118 for 4 (Goodwin 53*) trail Tasmania 183 (Hope 63, Silk 55, Paris 4-48, Gannon 3-49) by 65 runsReigning champions Western Australia fought back to trail leaders Tasmania by 65 runs with six wickets in hand after a dramatic first day of their Sheffield Shield match in Hobart.After routing Tasmania for 183 in 49 overs, WA stumbled to 28 for 3 before reaching stumps on 118 for 4 through the efforts of Jayden Goodwin.WA captain Sam Whiteman’s decision to bowl first on a tricky Blundstone Arena paid dividends as the visitors tore through Tasmania’s top-order.After losing opener Tim…

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Manchester United have ‘made contact’ with Bayern Munich over the signing of striker Mathys Tel, according to a report from Germany.Tel turns 19 in April and is only into his second season as a Bayern player having only joined from Rennes in 2022, but he has caught the eye of clubs across Europe during his limited appearances in Bavaria.Sky Sports Germany report United have been in contact regarding the Frenchman’s availability, with two other unnamed Premier League sides also making enquiries recently.United’s desire to bring in a new forward has been public – manager Erik ten Hag has expressed his…

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Alexander Volkanovski teased that a permanent move to lightweight could be in his future, and if he’s victorious against Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 298 to retain his featherweight title, UFC lead commentator Jon Anik can see it happening immediately. “I think because he’s throwing those comments out into the universe even before the fight, it stands to reason that if he can beat Ilia Topuria, just given the way a lot of people talk about this title defense and how hard it’s going to be, I think this would be a nice capstone on his featherweight…

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The Washington Huskies’ coaching staff is starting to look like an elite club made up of sons of NFL coaches. The Huskies are adding former Washington Commanders assistant Luke Del Rio to the staff as an offensive analyst, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.  Del Rio, the son of longtime NFL player and coach Jack Del Rio is the third son of a prominent NFL coach to join the staff since Jedd Fisch took over as head coach.

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Andrew Lopez: Victor Wembanyama asked if he would be interested in participating in 3-point contest and dunk contest in the future: “Yes. That’s on my bucket list.”Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez What’s the buzz on Twitter? Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn Jeremy on heading back home rather than staying to root on Wemby in the skills challenge Saturday night: “I want to have some vacation, some rest time,” he said. Oh, and one other thing: “Otto is at home on his own,” he said, referring to his German pointer. – 11:26 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed Shame on Team Pau for losing. We deserved Chet…

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Former Wales U20s international Angus O’Brien joined Dragons from Scarlets in 2022Venue: Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Date: Saturday, 17 February Kick off: 19:35 GMTCoverage: Live on S4C and via iPlayer. Match report on the BBC Sport website and app. Angus O’Brien returns from a broken arm at fly-half for Dragons’ United Rugby Championship (URC) match at Glasgow on Saturday.Cai Evans is named at full-back after being released back to the region from Wales’ Six Nations squad.Scotland loose-head prop Jamie Bhatti will make his 100th appearance for Glasgow Warriors.Ben Afshar will make his first start in professional rugby after being named at…

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Queensland 112 for 7 (Buckingham 3-36) trail South Australia 132 (Lehmann 52, Carey 49, Steketee 3-50) by 20 runsBowlers held sway on a chaotic 17-wicket first day of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval. On a decidedly difficult green-tinged pitch, the ball reigned supreme as the home side were routed for 132 and Queensland struggled to 112 for 7, with out-of-form Test No.3 Marnus Labuschagne top-scoring with a 112-ball 38 in his first Shield match as captain.After a disappointing Test summer when his form came under the microscope, Labuschange defended for his life against the Redbacks in his only…

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By Rune Gjerulff   @runegjerulff Here are our Fantasy Bundesliga scout squad picks for Matchday 22. Maximilian MittelstädtJeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de CC-BY-SA-4.0 Two of our Fantasy Bundesliga writers have each selected a squad of 10 outfield players for Matchday 22. In order to make our teams more variable, all formations are allowed, each squad cannot cost more than 100M and can only contain players owned by less than 20% of the Fantasy Bundesliga managers. In addition, each manager is allowed to select a captain, who earns double points, and can only select up to three players from the same team. Without further ado, here…

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The 2024 MLS season contains an Eastern Conference that’s stacked to the brim with plenty of teams eager to make some noise in the postseason.Several Eastern Conference clubs are embarking on a new season with new coaches as well as high-profile signings, while other sides have done little in the offseason to move the needle.With most teams’ transfer business done and dusted, it’s time to predict where they’ll finish in the Eastern Conference in the upcoming season.Columbus Crew lifted MLS Cup in 2023 / Patrick Smith/GettyImagesThe reigning MLS Cup champions have had a quiet but overall successful offseason for two…

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MMA Fighting has UFC 298 results for the Volkanovski vs. Topuria fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday night. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will put his title on the line against undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria. Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will square off against Paulo Costa in the co-main event. Check out UFC 298 results below. Legend vs. Young Gun at UFC 298 Alexander Volkanovski defends his UFC title – LIVE HERE – on Saturday night. Watch Live Stream Here Related…

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