With rain also forecast for Thursday in Bloemfontein, the pitch is likely to retain its moisture going into the final Test of the series. Speaking to reporters in a press conference on Wednesday, Olivier said: "I saw a few pictures". Dilruwan Perera (up one place to 26th), Nuwan Pradeep (up one place to 33rd) and Suranga Lakmal (up two places to 36th) are the ones to move up among their bowlers ... [Full Article...]
Thousands of miles and an ocean away from the main event of Saturday's UFC 216 card in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor casts an incredibly large shadow over the 155-pound division. Conor McGregor drew up a potential list of opponents during 'An Evening with Conor McGregor' at Glasgow's SEC Armadillo venue . "I'm fighting Tony. [Full Article...]
Anfield officials have regularly campaigned for an end to the Premier League's equal rights share, beginning in 2011 under erstwhile chief executive Ian Ayre. Chairmen of the 20 top division sides failed to reach agreement on the plans at a meeting in London on Wednesday but resolved to revisit the debate next month. [Full Article...]
This is their fourth postseason appearance and first since 2009. The former can be a flat-out fluke that puts the visiting team (as the Rockies are in this case) at a distinct disadvantage. Who is better right now than J.D. Martinez. Martinez's production after the trade is comic book stuff, as he batted.302/.366/.741 with 29 homers in just 62 games. [Full Article...]
Investec Asset Management North America Inc.'s holdings in Banco Bradesco SA were worth $18,692,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Stifel Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Banco Bradesco SA in the first quarter valued at $109,000. [Full Article...]
ESPN's Darren Rovell reported the news. The subway ads, which appeared on trains running to Union Station, asked fans to "pick a side". According to ZagsBlog, Knicks owner James Dolan was "furious" with the advertisements and reportedly called Rupert Murdoch , who owns Fox, to complain . [Full Article...]
Manager Terry Francona has elected to go with Bauer so he can start Kluber in Game 2 and then again in Game 5 if necessary. "Not that you go into a game thinking you're going to lose, but if you do, you have your ace coming back". Bauer went 17-9 with a 4.19 ERA this season, but he did go 3-1 down the stretch while striking out six-plus batters in all five of his September starts. [Full Article...]
Cann has been questionable. Brown reacted by flipping a Gatorade cooler and shrugging off offensive coordinator Todd Haley . Roethlisberger brought up longtime Steelers tight end Heath Miller , who retired after the 2015 season and had a close relationship with the quarterback, as an example of how he would have preferred to see Brown behave. [Full Article...]