Brian Price (centre) flanked by Dai Morris (left) and Denzil Williams (with headband) at a lineout for Wales in 1969Former Wales rugby captain Brian Price has died at the age of 86.A second row and line-out specialist, Price captained the Newport team that beat New Zealand in 1963 and the Wales Triple Crown side in 1969.He toured Australia and New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions in 1966, playing in all four Test matches.Price retired from the game after professionalising himself by writing a column for the Sunday Express and was a respected pundit for BBC Radio Wales.A teacher…
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English players are considering missing up to half of the T20 Blast group stages in 2024 in order to feature in the second season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States.MLC announced last week that the 2024 season will start on July 4 and will conclude “by early August”, with fixtures due to be released early next year. The Blast starts on May 30, running concurrently with the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States, and the group stages end on July 19.The ECB did not permit players with central contracts to feature in MLC…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Sport Bild reports that Thomas Müller and Bayern Munich have agreed a contract extension. Thomas Müller.Photo: OneFootball Bayern Munich and Thomas Müller have reportedly agreed on a new contract. According to Sport Bild, the 34-year-old has agreed to extend his contract, which expires in the summer, for another year until 2025. With only the signatures missing, Müller’s new deal is expected to be announced this week. Müller has spent his entire career with Bayern, scoring 237 goals and providing 261 assists in 684 appearances. More about Thomas MüllerMore about FC Bayern
Arsenal’s return to the Champions League in 2023/24 has gone swimmingly by and large and there’s major optimism in north London over a long run in this season’s competition.The Gunners charged through the group stage as they topped a set of teams including PSV Eindhoven, Lens and Sevilla to reach the knockout stages, where they will first meet Porto in the last 16.The Portuguese side have had their peaks and troughs in European competition and while a repeat of their heroics in 2004 under Jose Mourinho is unlikely, Porto have still beaten sides like Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Juventus…
According to Italian outlet Tutto Juve, Chelsea are the most likely destination for Torino centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno despite the transfer interest from Juventus. The 24-year-old has been a vital figure in central defence for Torino this season but he could leave the Serie A outfit in January with interest from the Blues. Juventus are also monitoring the Italy international. The Bianconeri previously signed Gleison Bremer from their arch-rivals, but their chances of signing Buongiorno are less as Torino prefer to sell him to a club abroad. The Blues are the most likely destination. Good centre-back Buongiorno and Perr Schuurs are…
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: We recap UFC 296 and all the crazy twists and turns in the combat sports weekend. 2 p.m.: UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja reflects on his victory over Brandon Royval. 2:30 p.m.: Andre Fili looks back on his emotional week and big win at UFC 296. 3 p.m.: New UFC signee Michael Page discusses his free agency and UFC 299 matchup against Kevin Holland. 3:30…
Over the last few days, you might have seen a picture of a hulking offensive lineman standing over a diminutive defender in the Texas high school football state championships. That offensive lineman is Desoto’s Byron Washington. Listed at 6-foot-7.5, 380 pounds, Washington towers over everyone on the field.The 2025 offensive lineman first showed up as a freshman attending various camps and workouts. When Desoto coaches told everyone around he was a freshman, it piqued curiosity quite a bit. Still, Washington kept growing. Though he didn’t get on the field early at Desoto, coaches from colleges couldn’t look away from his…
This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO — When Jed Hoyer sat down with center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong at the end of last season, the Cubs’ president of baseball operations told the rookie a story about Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo was a highly touted prospect when he broke into the Majors with the Padres in 2011. The 21-year-old first baseman then struggled mightily, hitting just .141 over 153 plate appearances. Hoyer, who was the general manager in San Diego at the time, delivered…
And yet the Jazz are mired in an 8-16 start, prompting several teams to phone Utah’s front office in order to gauge its willingness to move Markkanen, sources said. The Jazz are by no means expected to trade the 7-foot sharpshooter at this juncture. He’s been a true favorite of Jazz officials, sources said. But Utah has indeed left opposing executives with the sense that Markkanen is no longer untouchable in trade conversations, league sources told Yahoo Sports. -via Yahoo! Sports / December 15, 2023
Dec 18, 2023, 10:19 AM ETWeek 16’s NFL schedule is spread out over four days of action beginning Thursday with the New Orleans Saints visiting the Los Angeles Rams. Saturday will feature a doubleheader with the Cincinnati Bengals on the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Buffalo Bills travelling to their matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. There are 10 games on the slate on Christmas Eve day, culminating with the New England Patriots at the Denver Broncos. Finally, we have a Christmas Day triple-header beginning with the Las Vegas Raiders at the Kansas City Chiefs, the…