Rob Herring celebrates as Nick Timoney crashes over for Ulster’s fourth tryUlster (21) 31Tries: Timoney 2, McCloskey, Rea; Cons: Cooney 4, Pen: CooneyRacing (5) 15Tries: Tarrit 2, Le GarrecRampant Ulster stormed to an impressive bonus-point win over Racing on a raucous Investec Champions Cup night at Kingspan Stadium. Ulster saved their best for Europe and ended a three-game losing streak with a four-try, five-star display.Nick Timoney scored in each half, with Stuart McCloskey and Matty Rea also crossing for the hosts.Janick Tarrit scored two late tries for Racing after Nolann Le Garrec’s first-half try. A lot was expected from Racing’s…
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30 overs New Zealand 239 for 7 (Young 105, Latham 92, Shoriful 2-28) beat Bangladesh 200 for 9 (Anamul 43, Clarkson 2-24, Sodhi 2-35, Milne 2-46) by 44 runs (DLS method)A power-packed partnership of 171 for the third wicket between centurion Will Young and captain Tom Latham led the way for New Zealand to take a 1-0 lead over Bangladesh in the rain-hit first ODI in Dunedin. Chasing a stiff and revised target of 245 in 30 overs, Bangladesh had no big scores or partnerships to set up their chase.It looked like they had a chance when they were 80…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey After their fifth draw of the season left them in a woeful position in the race for the top-four, Borussia Dortmund trainer Edin Terzic and defender Nico Schlotterbeck acknowledged that their team needed to do better in their respective post-match interviews. A 1-1 draw against hosting Augsburg on Saturday meant that Borussia Dortmund have now failed to win eight matches through 15 rounds in the current Bundesliga campaign. Seven wins, five draws, and three losses leave Dortmund four points out of the top-four and 13 points clear of the top. Matters could get worse before the…
In some ways, this year’s Premier League title race has already exceeded last season’s two-horse charge between Arsenal and Manchester City.Only three teams – the aforementioned duo and Tottenham Hotspur – ended a day top of the table throughout the 2022/23 campaign. This term, as many as seven have already looked down upon the rest of the division.Current leaders Liverpool headline Sunday’s lofty Premier League offering, with three of the top four involved.Here’s everything you need to know about a round of fixtures which could offer another twist in this season’s enthralling title tilt.Arsenal lost last time out in the…
According to A Bola (via SportWitness), Arsenal are hatching up a plan to sign Sporting Lisbon defender Goncalo Inacio next month. The Gunners currently have an established central defensive partnership in William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. They have started together in every league game since September. Despite this, A Bola claim that the London heavyweights are looking to spend big on Inacio this winter and they are prepared to trigger the £52 million release clause in his contract. Top-class defender Inacio is one of the best young central defenders in the Portuguese top-flight alongside Antonio Silva. He was linked with a…
For Leon Edwards, the stakes are as high as ever. When 2023 wraps, Edwards will either be celebrating wins over Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, two of the best fighters in his division over the past few years, or he’ll be having to explain how he let the braggadocious Covington beat him after sitting on the sidelines for the better part of the past two years. It’s truly about to be the highest of highs or the lowest of lows for “Rocky.” Covington upped the ante even further at the UFC 296 pre-fight press conference, where he invoked Edwards’ deceased…
Fran Brown and the Syracuse staff landed one of the most dynamic pass catchers in the portal on Saturday night as former Georgia receiver Zeed Haynes announced his verbal to the Orange.Brown had recruited Haynes to the Bulldogs – flipping him from Penn State – and will now get to coach him from the corner office at Syracuse.“The thing that excites me most is what Fran is building over here,” Haynes told 247Sports. “Seeing him recruit, flip top recruits from all over the country to come here, has me excited for how far this team can go.“Also Fran being someone…
Baseball’s top players are being honored tonight at the All-MLB Team Show presented by MGM Rewards, airing on MLB Network and streaming on MLB.com, with winners to be listed below as they’re announced live. Hosted at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, MLB is revealing the selections for the All-MLB Teams as well as the winners of this year’s Hank Aaron Award in the American and National Leagues. Introduced in 2019, the All-MLB Team Awards provide a more comprehensive honor that covers the entire league. Whereas the All-Star teams and end-of-season awards look at each specific league, the All-MLB…
The Indiana Pacers (13-10) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-5) at Target Center Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Saturday December 16, 2023 Indiana Pacers 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 0 (8:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie Tyrese Haliburton (left knee bruise) is out tonight vs. the Timberwolves, the Pacers announced. pic.twitter.com/oy1sz7xhjX – 7:16 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness Pacers complete a six-game, 12-day road trip tonight in Minneapolis. They didn’t arrive to the city until 3hrs before tip-off.…
Stephen HolderCloseStephen HolderESPNStephen 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.Brooke PryorCloseBrooke PryorESPN Staff WriterPreviously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma…