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A total of 77 slots (30 overseas) lie vacant across the 10 IPL squads, ready for filling up at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on December 19. The franchises have a combined purse of INR 262.95 crore (USD 31.58 million approx.) available to spend at this auction – this is the highest combined purse available for a “mini auction” (that is, the top-up auctions where teams do not have to rebuild almost from scratch) across IPL seasons. How much does each team have exactly, and what are the slots they need to fill? Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s rundown.Chennai Super KingsPurse available:…

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By Ben Sully   @SullyBen Heidenheim will attempt to claim their first-ever away victory in the Bundesliga when they face Mainz 05 on Saturday. Mainz 05 Having mustered nine points from 14 matches, Mainz head into the weekend in the bottom two. While goal difference is keeping them above basement side Darmstadt, Mainz are currently one point adrift from safety. Die Nullfünfer will be disappointed with the fact they have won just one of their last 19 league matches (D7, L11). That sole victory took place against RB Leipzig in Jan Siewert’s first game in charge as interim boss. However, since…

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After the final midweek of European fixtures until next February, the Premier League returns this weekend.Nottingham Forest took on Tottenham Hotspur on Friday night, but the bulk of the top-flight entertainment comes on Saturday afternoon. With no early kick-off, there are just five matches for supporters to enjoy.Champions Manchester City are in action as they look to keep pace with Liverpool at the summit of the table, while recent underperformers Chelsea and Newcastle United are also looking to bounce back from disappointing results.Here is your guide to Saturday’s Premier League fixtures.Bournemouth are flying in the Premier League / Danehouse Photography…

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EPL

According to TeamTalk, Manchester United must offer a hugely attractive contract to sign Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy during the January transfer window. The Guinean star has been in fantastic form for Stuttgart in German football. He has scored 18 times from just 14 appearances and this has led to suggestions that he could leave next month. He has a release clause of just £15 million in his contract and Man United have already held initial talks with his representative. As per TeamTalk, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are mentioned as potential contenders to United to sign the former Rennes…

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MMA

MMA Fighting has Paul vs. August results live for the Jake Paul vs. Andre August fight card at the Caribe Royale Orlando on Friday night in Orlando, Fla. When the main event begins around 10:30 p.m. ET, check out Paul vs. August live round-by-round updates from our live blog of the main event. Jake Paul takes on 10-1-1 professional boxer Andre August in an eight-round cruiserweight bout. Main event Jake Paul vs. Andre August Paul vs. August prelim results: Shadasia Green vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn Yoenis Tellez vs. Livan Navarro Lorenzo Medina vs. Joshua Temple Zachary Randolph vs. Michael Manna…

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Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove four-star quarterback Tyler Cherry tells 247Sports he has decommitted from Duke, backing off a verbal he gave to the Blue Devils on May 20. Cherry was close to offensive coordinator Kevin Johns, however with the staff change in Durham, Johns is no longer there.That has opened the door for Indiana and Michigan State. He visited both last weekend and then had the first-year staffs inside his home this week“I had great visits with Michigan State on Wednesday and Indiana on Thursday,” Cherry told 247Sports.

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MLB

Shohei Ohtani willing to try left field \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The two-time American League Most Valuable Player has seen time in the field in only seven games during his Major League career, none of which he started. All of those games came in 2021, and he played right field in six of the seven. Ohtani’s lone half-inning in left field was an uneventful frame against the Astros on April 24 of that year.\n\nIncluding his time in Japan, Ohtani has played only eight games in left field. He made five appearances there in 2013 and two in ’14 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.\n\nOhtani will…

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NBA

Clutch Points: “Happy to be back, seeing things I saw for 7 years, seeing new things get built up which is great for Memphis. Got to sleep in my house, I miss the city.” Dillon Brooks on playing against the Grizzlies at FedExForum for the first time tonight as a visitor. (via @Matt_Infield) pic.twitter.com/qH6rPTJcYbSource: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp What’s the buzz on Twitter? Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane By my count, the illness that has been flying around the Rockets locker room has now gotten to Dillon Brooks, Amen Thompson, Jae’Sean Tate, Jock Landale and Reggie Bullock – 1:01 PM Pete Pranica @PetePranica We…

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NFL

Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 12:17 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You can follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills will be without two significant defensive players when they host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday as coach Sean McDermott ruled out safety Micah Hyde (stinger) and defensive end AJ…

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Olly Woodburn is one of Exeter’s most experienced players, joining the club in 2015Venue: Sandy Park Dates: Sunday, 17 December Kick-off: 13:00 GMTCoverage: Score updates and match report on the BBC Sport websiteBoss Rob Baxter has made only two changes following Exeter’s memorable win over Toulon for their Investec Champions Cup game against Munster.Flanker Lewis Pearson and winger Olly Woodburn both come into the side for Ethan Roots and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.Centre Henry Slade kicked an injury-time conversion to claim the dramatic win over Toulon and continues in the midfield with Joe Hawkins.Fly-half Harvey Skinner, who scored Exeter’s first try, also…

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