The captain of the Iranian women’s football team has withdrawn her bid for Australian asylum, Iran’s state media says, making her the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind. Zahra Ghanbari will fly from Malaysia back to Iran, news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Advertisement Australian officials confirmed another member had dropped their … Read more
The NCAA men’s tournament has been revealed. As always, there are clear winners and losers from Sunday’s selection show. Among the losers are an SEC program that missed the field despite posting some of the best wins of any program in the country. A pair of No. 1 seeds also get an unlucky loser label … Read more
Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA tournament but is barely not the betting favorite to win it all. The Blue Devils are +333 at BetMGM after the full 68-team field was revealed on Sunday. That’s second behind Michigan at +325 and ahead of fellow No. 1 seeds Arizona at +425 … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his 128-game streak for the most consecutive games with 20+ points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. After scoring four points in the first half, Gilgeous-Alexander’s streak looked to be in danger. With under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander was at 17 … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Michael Lorenzen will start for Italy and Keider Montero for Venezuela when the teams meet Monday night in a World Baseball Classic semifinal. A 34-year-old right-hander, Lorenzen pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in the group stage 8-6 upset of the United States on Tuesday. Advertisement “I faced him many times,” said Italy … Read more
There are few things more embarrassing that missing a dunk in a basketball game. If you’re even attempting a dunk, that means you have a mostly clear look at the basket, hoping to flex your athleticism and make your teammates go crazy. Then, whatever ill-begotten fate awaits you, be it a slip, mishandling the ball, … Read more
MUMBAI: Hailing the India men’s team for winning the 2026 T20 World Cup and the Women’s team too for clinching their maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title last year, former India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed hope that “there is looking back from here,” and both the sides “carry this momentum forward.” “I am very … Read more
Liverpool are reportedly among several clubs keeping close tabs on a Premier League full-back who enjoyed an outstanding performance on the European stage in midweek. Lamine Yamal may have scored a last-gasp equaliser from the penalty spot in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle in the Champions League, but before that the teenager was expertly shackled … Read more
Wednesday saw the final episode of “AEW Dynamite” before “Revolution,” but according to Wrestlenomics, Tony Khan’s promotion didn’t set the bar high heading into the pay-per-view weekend. Viewership data shows a steady decline in viewership and ratings for “Dynamite,” even with Nielsen’s recent methodological overhaul. Per Wrestlenomics, with data from Programming Insider, the March 11 … Read more
Marwan Rahiki vs. Harry Hardwick had the makings off an memorable recent banger after two rounds, but then the UFC Fight Night 269 main card bout was waved off. After Rahiki (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) unloaded a barrage of heavy shots over two rounds in the featherweight bout at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, while … Read more