Jack Willis’ injury will prompt Steve Borthwick to call up a replacement for the knockout stageEngland flanker Jack Willis is out of England’s Rugby World Cup campaign after suffering a neck injury in the 71-0 win over Chile.A replacement for the 26-year-old, who has endured a string of serious injuries, is expected to arrive in France at the start of next week.Willis’ brother Tom, who plays for Saracens, and Northampton’s Tom Pearson are contenders to be called up. Alex Dombrandt, Sam Underhill and Zach Mercer might also be considered.”We are obviously really disappointed for Jack, he has been an important…
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New Zealand 283 for 1 (Conway 152*, Ravindra 123*) beat England 282 for 9 (Root 77, Henry 3-48, Santner 2-37) by nine wicketsRevenge for the final of the 2019 World Cup was never going to come in the first match of the 2023 edition. But a nine-wicket demolition of England in the Ahmedabad curtain-raiser will have provided New Zealand ample satisfaction. The defending champions have been battered, comprehensively, wearing what might end up being one of the most emphatic beatings of the tournament.Pursuit of a target of 283 came with 82 balls to spare thanks to a brutal southpaw combination,…
Owen Farrell (left) missed the first two games of England’s Rugby World Cup campaign after his red card in a warm-up game against WalesVenue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Date: Saturday, 7 October Kick-off: 16:45 BSTCoverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and appGeorge Ford and Owen Farrell will start together as fly-half and inside centre for the first time since March 2021 when England take on Samoa on Saturday.Their partnership, a key part of the run to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, has been disrupted by injury and Marcus Smith’s emergence as…
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNJun 2, 2023, 06:00 AM 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.BUFFALO, N.Y. — Shane Ray considers his final two years with the Denver Broncos and the two pandemic years after to be the hardest of his life.The pass-rusher, drafted at No. 23 out of Missouri in…
Throughout Premier League history, Arsenal vs Manchester City has always been a one-sided fixture. In the first half of the Premier League era, it was dominated by Arsenal. In fact, it took Man City until their 20th attempt to beat the Gunners, a 1-0 win 14 years after their first Premier League meeting. However, Pep Guardiola’s side have shifted the narrative in recent years. Obviously, this fixture long predates the Premier League era, with their first meeting all the way back in 1893. So long ago was that initial clash that both sides actually had different names, with the Gunners…
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Did you know 45 players in NBA history have made over $100 million without an All-Star appearance? HoopsHype compiled the 50 highest-paid players without making an All-Star team, combining to earn over $6.3 billion, according to our database. HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report. Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Career earnings: $211,814,722 Tobias Harris is known primarily as a scorer who can play both forward spots. Harris made his best case for an All-Star selection during his age 26-28 seasons with the Clippers and 76ers, where he averaged 19.7 points on 48.9 percent shooting from the field and…
Before this season, neither the Orioles nor the Rangers had reached the postseason since 2016. They’ve been two of MLB’s top turnaround teams in 2023. But in order for either club to end the year with a World Series championship, they’ll need to get past the other. Baltimore and Texas will face off in the American League Division Series, with Game 1 set for Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards. It’ll be only the second time the teams have met in the postseason, and the first time in a multigame series. The O’s defeated the Rangers, 5-1, in the inaugural winner-take-all…
The rested Astros, who rallied to win their sixth American League West championship in seven years on the final day of the regular season, will begin their quest for a seventh consecutive berth in the AL Championship Series against the Twins, who snapped an 18-game playoff losing streak by sweeping the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Series. Minnesota went 4-2 against Houston in the regular season, winning a series at home in April and another at Minute Maid Park in late May, so it’s been four months since the teams have met. In fact, the three Astros pitchers…
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