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Anirban Lahiri misses cut at RBC Heritage
World number one Dustin Johnson , fresh off a 10th-place finish at the Masters on Sunday, was six shots off the pace after mixing three birdies with a bogey for a two-under 69 and 138 total. Kim began on the back nine and birdied 13 from 18 feet, then suffered a triple-bogey at the par-3 14th. 'But I'm having great feel around the greens and I feel really confident'. [Full Article...]
Joel Embiid: Targeting Game 2 or 3 for return
But that's not going to last too much longer, according to the man himself . " Joel Embiid said he thinks there's a "pretty good chance" he'll be able to play in Game 2 or 3". In 2017-18, the former No. 3 overall pick posted career highs in points (22.9), rebounds (11.0), assists (3.2) and field-goal percentage (48.3 percent). [Full Article...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester City
Things went from bad to worse for Spurs and their captain as Lloris' reckless lunge on Sterling - which appeared outside of the area - handed City a penalty which Gundogan coolly slotted home. They still sit 13 points clear of United atop the Premier League table with six matches left to play as they head into this fixture with Spurs. AFC Bournemouth has an unenviable week of action coming u... [Full Article...]
Mets C d'Arnaud headed for Tommy John surgery
While a postgame X-ray was negative, an MRI showed a hairline fracture. The tear in his right elbow was detected during an MRI exam on Wednesday. This will be d'Arnaud's seventh injury in his six-year career as he has been riddled with injuries. [Full Article...]
Road to the NBA Playoffs
Unlike the other major sports, pro basketball's postseason doesn't offer much hope of a mid-tier team getting hot at the right time and winning a championship. If Steph is 100% or close to it I still think they get past the Rockets. Story line: Two of the NBA's top scorers lead their teams into what could be a high-scoring shootout in the first round. [Full Article...]
Hertfordshire's Lewis Hamilton dominates first Chinese F1 Grand Prix practice
As the Formula 1 track layouts differ, we will get a better perspective of the outright package that Ferrari and Vettel have this season. But the four-time champion - and defending champion with Mercedes - was not happy. Sebastian Vettel set the fourth-best time, a touch slower than a tenth of a second off the pace, while Max Verstappen , the fastest Red Bull Racing driver, was 0.341 s... [Full Article...]
Tottenham v Manchester City: Premier League preview, predicted line ups, plus more
None of that could be explained to the public at the time '. In response to being told about a tweet from Aldridge in which he said Spurs' appeal on Kane's behalf would give Salah and his team-mates greater motivation to win the golden boot, Pochettino was incredulous. [Full Article...]
Dancing with the Stars 26 cast: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Josh Norman, more
Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Mirrorball trophy or Olympic medal? Norman's dance partner is Sharna Burgess, a two-time runner up on the show. Basketball player Arike Ogunbowale , who is 5ft8in, has been paired with Gleb Savchenko. Athlete: Chris Mazdzer , medalist in men's single luge at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. [Full Article...]
NCAA approves new football kickoff rule
In addition to the kickoff rule change, the Football Rules Oversight Panel approved rules regarding blocking below the waist in an effort to make it easier for players, coaches, and officials to understand and execute the rule clearly. On top of that, a 10-second runoff of the game clock will be instituted following an instant replay being overturned when the game is inside one minute of either ha... [Full Article...]
Ryan Implies Support for McCarthy to Take Over as Speaker
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, one of two front-runners to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Thursday that he won't seek the position if Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy runs for it. If weird stuff happens and neither McCarthy nor Scalise can cobble together a sufficiently sizeable coalition of supporters, a prominent hard-line conservative like Meadows could pitch themselves to the... [Full Article...]
L'OM va retrouver Salzbourg — EL
Andoni Zubizarreta a commenté le tirage au sort des demi-finales de la Ligue Europa (OM-Salzbourg, Ndlr). On les connaît bien. C'est une demi-finale donc cela sera différent. Ce sera un bon match, excitant à jouer. Les deux matches débuteront à 21h05. Il y avait ceux qui rêvaient d'une grande affiche, face à l'Atlético de Madrid ou Arsenal . [Full Article...]
Ligue des Champions: Choc Bayern-Real, Liverpool tombe sur l'AS Roma
Et pourtant, l'équipe italienne était loin d'avoir dit son dernier mot, comme l'a prouvé le match époustouflant d'hier soir. Le Bayern Munich va donc affronter le Real Madrid . Les fans de football ont été servis avec des matchs riches en surprises lors des quarts de finale de la Ligue des champions . L'OM disputera sa 6e demi-finale européenne contre les Autrichiens de Salzbourg. [Full Article...]
Pep Guardiola unsure when Sergio Agüero will return for Manchester City
There was also controversy at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday as Leroy Sane had a legitimate goal disallowed and Guardiola was sent to the stands for complaining to the referee. "I am not the most calm, because that is not the right word, because we were so close against United at home, but it's the fact that since November or December we are already champions". [Full Article...]
Champions League semi-final draw
We are still young and full of potential and all that stuff. However, Salah's 39 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, despite not even starting as a central striker are making it increasingly hard to argue against his claims to be named POTY. [Full Article...]
Xi pledges a China more open to business
In a speech Tuesday at a business conference, Xi made no direct mention of the dispute with President Donald Trump but pledged to open China's markets further and improve conditions for foreign companies. Xi's speech Tuesday lifted stocks in Asia and US equity futures. The US is targeting what it says is the massive theft of American intellectual property, as well as restrictions on US goo... [Full Article...]
Comey to ABC: I Didn't Tell Trump Democrats Paid for Dossier
After that famous Oval Office session in February 2017 when Trump asked Comey to stay back so he could privately urge him to drop the investigation of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, Comey writes he confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [Full Article...]
Soupçons de corruption russe : la Fédération internationale de biathlon dans la tourmente
Dans les conditions actuelles, nommer un Russe à l'intérim de Besseberg aurait en effet été un choix douteux. Soupçonné notamment d'avoir touché des pots-de-vin pour cacher le dopage de sportifs russes depuis 2011, le chef du biathlon mondial a donné sa démission jeudi, suite à l'enquête de l'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) révélée mercredi par le Monde . [Full Article...]
Cristiano Ronaldo can not understand Juventus complaints over last-gasp penalty
Similar to what happened to Barcelona on Tuesday night, Madrid almost got eliminated from the tournament after conceding three goals at the Santiago Bernabeu but for the timely intervention of Portuguese forward who scored a penalty to push the team through. [Full Article...]
Les qualifiés pour les demi-finales — Ligue Europa
Après des quarts de finale trépidents, l'Atlético Madrid , Arsenal , l'Olympique de Marseille et Salzbourg croiseront le fer pour accéder à la finale de la compétition continentale, qui présentera quoi qu'il advienne une belle affiche. [Full Article...]
Juventus captain Buffon: We go to Real Madrid with right mentality
Even then, his exit from the Champions League on Wednesday will rank as one of the most dramatic events in his career. The decision has caused huge debate on social media, but Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't understand the protest, believing it was a clear foul and ultimately a penalty. [Full Article...]