Injured New Zealand Batter Devon Conway Misses Opening Australia Test
Black Caps opening batsman Devon Conway has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia with a thumb injury, New Zealand Cricket said Wednesday on the eve of the game.
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Canada's Fernandez retires from 1st-round match at San Diego Open due to injury
Canada's Leylah Fernandez retired from her first-round match at the San Diego Open due to injury on Tuesday against Germany's Tatjana Maria.
Djokovic thrilled to return to Indian Wells after five year hiatus
LOS ANGELES : Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said he was excited to be back in Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2019 after U.S. travel restrictions related to COVID-19 had kept him away.
Gun owners dunk on Shaq for sponsoring firearm buyback event in red state: 'Absolutely not'
Gun owners dunked on NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal for sponsoring a Texas county’s first-ever gun buyback initiative earlier this month, a video from the NRA shows.
Sask. First Nation youth honoured by his community after helping Canada win lacrosse championship
Brody McLeod received a warm welcome back to Saskatchewan after returning home from Australia, where he competed at the Commonwealth Cup — an international junior lacrosse competition.
Talor Gooch questions validity of Masters victory after snub - ESPN
Still smarting over not being invited to this April's Masters Tournament, Talor Gooch said the idea of basing majors eligibility on the Official World Golf Ranking is antiquated.
Talor Gooch: If McIlroy wins Masters without LIV players, there'll be an asterisk
Still smarting over not being invited to the Masters, Talor Gooch said the idea of basing majors eligibility on the Official World Golf Ranking is antiquated. Gooch, the LIV Golf individual champion in 2023, isn't earning ranking points because of his league affiliation. He's fallen to No. 449 in the rankings because the OWGR system doesn't recognize LIV participation. In an interview with Australian Golf Digest, Gooch said not having the top players in the field only dilutes the competition. "If Rory McIlroy goes and completes his (career) Grand Slam without some of the best players in the world, there's just going to be an asterisk," he said.
"If We're Winning, That Will Take Care": Usman Khawaja on WTC Position
Australia star opening batter Usman Khawaja has said that they are focused on winning games and it will automatically help improve their position in World Test Championship. Australia are gearing up for their two-match Test series against New Zealand, which will kick off on Thursday at the Basin Reserve. In the WTC rankings, New Zealand sit at the top with three wins and a loss, which translate into 36 points and a point percentage of 75.