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Bairstow and Woakes put England in strong position
England were 230 for five in reply to India's meagre 107, a lead of 123 runs, at tea on the third day. LONDON : Chris Woakes marked his return to Test cricket with a maiden century, and in the able company of Jonny Bairstow , handed England a massive advantage over a beleaguered India on the third day of the second match here at Lord's on Saturday. [Full Article...]
NBA, USA Basketball 'blindsided' by new NCAA rules, report says
That follows late-April recommendations from the commission headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice following a federal investigation into alleged bribes and kickbacks created to influence recruits on choosing a school, agent or apparel company. [Full Article...]
Lance Armstrong bloodies face after crashing bike near Aspen, checks into hospital
After his accident, Armstrong made a decision to seek medical treatment and went to Aspen Valley Hospital for an examination. " Well, sometimes you're the hammer and sometimes you're the nail! " he joked to his 218,000 followers. Lance says he was checked out by an Emergency Room doc - but appears to be okay now. Lance was infamously banned from cycling and stripped of his seven Tour de Franc... [Full Article...]
Tiger Woods highlights from Rd. 2 of the 2018 PGA Championship
After resuming, Fowler joined Brooks Koepka with a share of third on eight under, while Woods, McIlroy and Shane Lowry all moved up the standings. And then Charl Schwartzel made it 16 players with his eight-birdie round of 63. Lowry hailed his own putting throughout round two and was delighted to post a flawless round with no dropped shots throughout, and holing a very important putt to save... [Full Article...]
Schalke in talks with Tottenham over Danny Rose loan signing
Last season's Bundesliga runners-up Schalke are holding discussions aimed at signing Rose from Tottenham on loan. Rose criticised the club in 2017, citing the wage structure and their ambitions as the reasons, and despite apologising this it led to a rift between the Englishman and Pochettino . [Full Article...]
Pogba leaves Mourinho raving after 'monster' performance
Alas for Claude Puel's men, they wouldn't nab an equaliser, with United getting their campaign underway with all three points. There was a fantastic atmosphere inside the ground because United were playing the kind of football their fans want to see and showing them something they had not seen for a long time, which was a bit of a spark. [Full Article...]
Ryan Fox still in touch with US PGA Championship leaderboard
Woodland's 36-hole score broke the PGA record by one shot, most recently set by Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb at Baltusrol. American Koepka moved to eight under for the tournament with seven birdies in his bogey-free 63, missing a 20-foot putt on the ninth that would have seen him match Branden Grace's 62 set at the 2017 Open. [Full Article...]
Michy Batshuayi joins Valencia on loan from Chelsea
Belgium global Batshuayi scored 10 goals for the Blues last season before a loan move to German side Borussia Dortmund , where he managed nine goals in 14 appearances. France central defender, Zouma has finalized a season-long loan move to Premier League rivals, Everton. Zouma joined Chelsea back in 2014 under Jose Mourinho and despite showing early promise, his first team appearances were ma... [Full Article...]