Blue Jays swing deal for former Gold Glove outfielder Myles Straw from Guardians
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.
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Blue Jays get $2M in pool space in trade with Guardians - ESPN
TORONTO — The Blue Jays acquired $2 million in international signing bonus pool allocation from the Cleveland Guardians that could be used in their pursuit of Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki as part of a trade Friday that also brought underperforming outfielder Myles Straw to Toronto.
Naomi Osaka retires injured in Australian Open third round
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka retired with an injury during her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday in Melbourne.
Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh Receive Khel Ratna From President Droupadi Murmu At Rashtrapati Bhavan
Manu Bhaker and D Gukesh provided a sprinkling of stardust but it was the para-athletes who walked away with the most boisterous applause when President Droupadi Murmu bestowed the National Sports Awards in a regal ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. Double Olympic-medallist Bhaker, 18-year-old chess world champion Gukesh, men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Praveen Kumar were presented the country's highest sporting honour -- the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna.
Japan's Only Sumo Grand Master Terunofuji To Retire
Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has struggled with injuries and withdrew from the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Thursday after forfeiting his bout. He told reporters that he was retiring to train young wrestlers after "a tough 14 years" in the ring.
Bencic through to Australian Open last 16 after Osaka retires with injury
MELBOURNE : Swiss Belinda Bencic advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open after two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired during Friday's third-round match with an injury.
Top-ranked skip Homan tops Einarson for 3rd straight win to open WFG Masters
Rachel Homan remained undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters with a 6-2 win over Kerri Einarson on Thursday in Guelph, Ont.
Brighton snap winless streak with 2-0 victory over Ipswich
IPSWICH, England :Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter both scored to end Brighton & Hove Albion's run of eight Premier League games without a win as their side beat Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road on Thursday.