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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chandler Cunningham-South has started both of England’s summer Tests to date, against Japan and New ZealandArticle informationNew Zealand v England second TestDate: Saturday, 13 July Kick-off: 08:05 BST Venue: Eden Park, AucklandCoverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.New Zealand is uncharted territory for many players in this young England squad. The majority had never visited the country before this tour, let alone played rugby here.But for flanker Chandler Cunningham-South, it has been a case of coming back…
The American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Islanders have brought back one of their parent club’s most famous (infamous?) logos and made it their new primary logo, starting in the 2024-25 season.The Islanders introduced the new logo in their 2024-25 schedule video, which they posted to their social media accounts on Thursday, July 11.The new logo features the fisherman — complete with orange face and hands, white beard and blue rain slicker and hat with grey highlights — gripping a blue hockey stick above the words “BRIDGEPORT” in orange and “ISLANDERS” in white with an orange drop shadow. Below “ISLANDERS” is a…
The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series here. CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine (AP) — When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics is the ultimate goal. Then a Russian missile crushed her summer house in the southern Odesa region, burying her beneath the debris and severing her left leg.Oleksandra’s coach, Inga Kovalchuk, prides herself on her ability to spot the future.…
As Red Bull and McLaren’s on-track rivalry intensifies, one F1 boss has revealed whether or not it may begin to get ‘nasty’. McLaren have been Red Bull’s nearest competitor since Lando Norris achieved a stunning maiden victory at the Miami Grand Prix. F1 HEADLINES: Horner teases PROMOTION as Ricciardo reveals fruitful ‘shifting point’ READ MORE: F1 champion claims ‘MASSIVE issue’ with Red Bull future Since losing out in Miami, Red Bull have pushed Max Verstappen for grand prix victories, culminating in a dramatic collision at the Austrian Grand Prix. As Norris and Verstappen battled for the lead during the closing…
Phil Mickelson was locked in a tense exchange with a reporter when asked to cast his mind back to his near-miss to Henrik Stenson at the 2016 Open last time out at Royal Troon. Mickelson, 54, might have tumbled down the world rankings to a current 203rd as a result of his $200m move to LIV Golf in 2022, but the six-time major champion is eligible to compete in next week’s 152nd Open Championship at Troon as a result of having etched his name on the famous Claret Jug at Muirfield in 2013. Speaking ahead of LIV Golf Andalucia this week, Lefty…
EUGENE — A trial has been scheduled for mid-February in the felony case against Oregon defensive back Daylen Austin, whose attorney claims he “did nothing wrong” and requested for the charge to be dismissed.Lane County Circuit Court Judge Clara Rigmaiden presided over a settlement conference between Lane County Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Geil and Bryan Boender, Austin’s attorney, Thursday afternoon. The sides could not reach a settlement in the case, in which Austin is accused of failing to perform the duties of a driver when another person is injured, a Class B felony, and set trial for Feb. 19, 2025.Geil…
Ducati’s CEO has admitted signing Marc Marquez is “divisive” in a nod towards his rivalry with Valentino Rossi.Marquez will ride the official Ducati next season, alongside Pecco Bagnaia at the forefront of the Italian manufacturer’s MotoGP project.He is synonymous, of course, for feuding with Italy’s favourite son, Rossi.“Marquez’s choice is divisive,” Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali told Sky Italia.“Much more in Italy than in the rest of the world due to his history, his way of riding and what happened in the past.“What I read is that no one questions his talent, but several people have very specific opinions on his story.”That…
STATELINE, Nev. – Charles Barkley, who often nitpicked the Warriors when they were at the peak of their powers, is now covering them with dirt while simultaneously indicating Klay Thompson’s departure was the best result for both parties. Shortly after arriving Thursday morning at the Edgewood Tahoe for the American Century Celebrity Championship, Barkley spent a few minutes discussing Thompson’s exit and the state of the Warriors with NBC Sports Bay Area. “They were going to make a business decision,” Barkley said of the Warriors-Thompson divorce. “They weren’t going to pay him past his prime, so he got a good…
IOWA CITY — It took nothing more than a dinner at The Iowa Chop House for it to become crystal clear how Lucy Olsen would fit into the Iowa women’s basketball program.Olsen, who was on her visit to Iowa at the time, had not decided where she would play her final season of college basketball yet. The Villanova transfer was coming off the best season of her college career, in which she averaged 23.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.But after her third season with the Wildcats, Olsen entered the transfer portal and found herself in downtown Iowa City with…
No one at the USGA has said it, but nine years after Pierce County-owned Chambers Bay hosted the 2015 U.S. Open, it’s pretty clear the national championship is not coming back to the University Place course.A U.S. Women’s Open? The chance of that coming seems remote, too.Future sites for the U.S. Open have been selected through 2042 and future sites for the U.S. Women’s Open have been picked through 2036, and no Chambers Bay.Pierce County harbored hopes of being in the USGA’s rotation for both of those events. Instead it’s in the USGA’s rotation for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.…