MLB trade deadline 2026: What to make of Red Sox, Cubs, more - ESPN
After a wild final rush of deals, the 2026 MLB trade deadline is in the books.
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PREVIEW-All Blacks tour revives old tradition and opens new revenue stream
CAPE TOWN, Aug 5 : New Zealand's All Blacks this week embark on the first full-scale rugby tour of South Africa in 30 years, restoring one of rugby's enduring traditions while at the same time seeking to create a lucrative sporting property.
Jordan FA chief accuses FIFA’s Infantino of ‘blackmail’ over endorsement
Jordan Football Association President Ali bin Hussein launched a public attack on FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday, accusing him of “blackmail” and claiming FIFA offered to help solve the kingdom's problems in exchange for his endorsement.
Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues
Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials in Morocco on Wednesday as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup. The FIFA president has been the subject of a torrent of criticism, and no small amount of personal abuse, since he floated the idea of the new commercial rights body to FIFA’s 211 member associations last week. The proposed sale of 20 percent of the body to private investment to raise $4.2 billion, and the involvement of a company with family links to US President Donald Trump, were just the most egregious flaws in the plan for its many critics. His backdown last Friday has done little to assuage those critics, most notably the European confederation UEFA, who accused him of selling the soul of the game and have said they no longer have confidence in his leadership. That has cast a shadow over Infantino’s reelection for a fourth term at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March, which looked a foregone conclusion two months ago. A handful of European federations have withdrawn their backing for the Swiss-Italian but perhaps more damaging is the messaging coming from some of Infantino’s colleagues at FIFA. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom sent an internal memo to staff lamenting the “sad and reproachable series of events” that led to the project being “permanently abandoned,” two sources told Reuters. “Individuals, unstable moments and unfortunate episodes come and go.
Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence
Aug 4 : Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, organisers said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubts over the Spaniard's fitness ahead of his U.S. Open title defence this month.
South African Le Clos loses home in fatal fire
Aug 5 : South Africa's Chad le Clos said on Tuesday that his Cape Town apartment was destroyed in a fire that also killed one of his neighbours a day after the swimmer became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
Combat sports icon, 10-time WWE champ Brock Lesnar retires - ESPN
Brock Lesnar has announced his official retirement from professional wrestling — «and for everything else, too.»
Skubal takes loss despite effective Dodgers debut vs. Cubs - ESPN
CHICAGO — Tarik Skubal pitched six effective innings against the Cubs in his Dodgers debut but still ended up taking the loss after a 5-1 win for Chicago.