SINGAPORE – The first 14 teams that have booked their place at the March 27-April 4 One Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major Presented by PGL were announced by One Esports on Wednesday (March 3). Europe’s Team Secret, Alliance, Nigma and…
Read MoreRugby: No men's World Sevens Series until after Olympics with October opening leg in Singapore
LONDON (REUTERS) – The next World Rugby Sevens Series will kick off in Singapore after all. The men’s series is now scheduled to begin in Singapore on Oct 29 and 30, followed by joint men’s and women’s rounds in Hong…
Read MoreRugby: Salsa dancing aiding England star Manu Tuilagi's recovery from Achilles injury
LONDON (AFP) – Powerhouse England centre Manu Tuilagi has taken up salsa dancing as part of his bid to recover from an Achilles injury. He is two months away from a return to action and while that rules him out…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand pushed back a year
WELLINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – The 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be postponed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby announced on Tuesday (March 3). The governing body said a recommendation to…
Read MoreIrv Cross, First Black Network TV Sports Analyst, Dies at 81
Irv Cross, a Pro Bowl defensive back with two N.F.L. teams who later made history as the first Black full-time television analyst for a network television sports show, died on Sunday in a hospice in North Oaks, Minn. He was…
Read MoreAs Rivals Boom and Bust, the Royals Just Want to Get Better
In his first season as general manager of his boyhood team, Dayton Moore watched his Kansas City Royals lose 100 games with the worst pitching staff in franchise history. That winter, before the 2007 season, he signed a starting pitcher…
Read MoreLeon Rose’s Quiet Effect: Knicks’ Good Vibes Come Ahead of Schedule
The Knicks had just sullied their better than expected start with a loss at home to the Miami Heat, but the more pressing topic on Feb. 7 was a looming trade. A deal with the Detroit Pistons was about to…
Read MoreGolf: Lydia Ko’s terrific late charge falls short in Orlando
Lydia’s Ko’s long wait for another golf title goes on. A brilliant finish from the Kiwi always looked likely to fall short in the latest LPGA event, in which 22-year-old American Nelly Korda gained her first title on home soil….
Read MoreGolf: PGA Tour stars wear red and black to support Tiger Woods after car crash
PGA Tour players have shown their support for golfing great Tiger Woods by wearing his signature Sunday outfit at the Workday Championship tournament in Florida. Rory McIlroy, Cameron Champ and Tommy Fleetwood all donned red shirts and black pants for…
Read MoreBoxing: Mexico's Alvarez crushes Yildirim to retain super middleweight crown
MIAMI (AFP) – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez demolished Turkey’s Avni Yildirim in three rounds to retain his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles by knockout on Saturday (Feb 27). Mexico’s Alvarez dominated underdog Yildirim from the opening bell and sent the…
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