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The bidding for the broadcast and media rights for the PSL has been delayed by two weeks to the beginning of January, meaning the ninth season of the league will only land a broadcast deal a month before it is due to start. Though bids will be submitted to the PCB, the winner will have to be approved by IPC, the government’s ministry for inter-provincial coordination.The delay once again highlights the limitations of the current interim PCB administration, which is under a government mandate to only make decisions on day-to-day affairs and organise elections to set up the Board of…

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By Rune Gjerulff   @runegjerulff Despite suggestions that Timo Werner could leave in January, Rouven Schröder believes he will stay. Timo Werner.Photo: GEPA Pictures/Roger Petzsche With things not going well for Timo Werner this season, rumors of a winter exit for the RB Leipzig attacker have surfaced. But Die Roten Bullen do not expect him to go anywhere in January. ”I assume that he will play the second half of the season with us. We know what he can do, he just has to show it on the pitch again,” RB Leipzig sporting director Rouven Schröder told Bild. However, Schröder won’t completely…

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Arsenal were not shy in splashing the cash last summer, forking out £208m on three players.The addition of £105m Declan Rice has been particularly beneficial to Mikel Arteta, the most expensive English player of all time having helped stabilise the Gunners. As a result, they find themselves in the midst of yet another title race, while also having breezed through the Champions League group stage.However, if they are to compete for domestic and European silverware, they may need some extra reinforcements in key areas of the pitch.Here is where Arsenal could look to bolster this January.Arsenal could do with a…

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EPL

Arsenal have received a huge boost to sign RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko as the player is ready to leave the German club in January, as per 90min. After moving to the Red Bull Arena last summer, the 20-year-old has struggled to find regular game-time under Marco Rose as Lois Openda is his preferred option to deploy in the centre-forward position. However, Sesko has managed to showcase his productivity whenever he has gotten a chance, scoring seven goals in six starts in all competitions. It appears after suitably being impressed by the striker’s recent displays, the Gunners have decided to…

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MMA

The Day of Reckoning start time and TV schedule is for the Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker fight card on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This post will help explain the Day of Reckoning boxing fight card and at which time the four co-headliners are expected to make their ring walks. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. ET and features an eight-bout card headlined by headlined by two massive fights: Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker. Day of Reckoning is set to air…

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Breathe in through your nose, hold for four seconds, and breathe out through your mouth. Wait four seconds, then repeat.The box breathing exercise is a quick way to get your nervous system under control, reducing anxiety and stress.Colorado fans could have used the above instructions the previous two days as rumors circulated Jordan Seaton was entertaining a late flip to Maryland. Even Oregon and Tennessee made a late run at the five-star offensive tackle prospect. Alabama, Florida and Ohio State were other programs Seaton gave strong consideration to during the course of his recruitment.But, in the end, Seaton is a Buff. He…

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MLB

Weirdest ballparks in baseball history \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”But it also allowed some other subpar outfielders to make miraculous catches.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Image”,”caption”:null,”contextualCaption”:null,”contextualAspectRatio”:null,”credit”:null,”contentType”:null,”format”:”gif”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/wkv8y2aw56iraandpb0w”,”type”:”image”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The hill was flattened after the 2016 season to allow for more seating and concession options. Many fans were sad to see the fun little ballpark quirk go, but then again, they weren’t the ones trying to climb it/making a fool of themselves on a nightly basis.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**A 10-foot overhang**\n\nRenovations to Briggs (later called Tiger) Stadium in the 1930s brought the right-field fence in by 42 feet, but new owner Walter O. Briggs also wanted to add more seats. He wanted more people inside to…

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NFL

Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.INDIANAPOLIS — Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. doesn’t remember the illegal hit…

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Virimi Vakatawa scores Bristol’s second try against Newcastle FalconsNewcastle: (3) 13Tries: McDonald; Pens: Johnson, Jennings; Cons: JenningsBristol: (7) 21Tries: Thacker, Vakatawa, Oghre; Cons: Sheedy 3France centre Virimi Vakatawa scored a flowing solo try to seal victory for Bristol Bears at Kingston Park and extend Newcastle Falcons’ losing run to 11 matches.Vakatawa made a mazy run from midfield to score Bristol’s second try when the visitors led by only a single point.Harry Thacker had gone over for their first try before Gabriel Oghre added a third late in the game.Newcastle had been in touch at 7-6 down but it took until…

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