Bowness stepping down as Stars head coach
Rick Bowness is leaving the Dallas Stars.
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Race preview: It’s time for The Big One as WTCR aces prepare to tame the Nordschleife
Almost three weeks after tackling Pau’s challenging street circuit, the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup drivers and their teams are preparing to take on the toughest track of them all, the Nürburgring Nordschleife, from 26-28 May. With a monster lap length of 25.378 kilometres, a layout akin to a high-speed rollercoaster ride, a straight 2860 metres long and a forest setting with the potential for changeable weather, the Nürburgring Nordschleife provides the ultimate test of driver and machine.
IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights: Ashwin stars with bat as RR beat CSK to finish second in standings
Ravichandran Ashwin, once again, proved his utility with the bat when his team needed it the most as Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to finish the IPL league phase in Top-2 here on Friday. Ashwin remained unbeaten on 40 off 23 balls as RR completed the chase of 151 with two balls to go, grabbing the second place to set up a blockbuster clash with Gujarat Titans in the first play-off next Tuesday. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableMoeen Ali top-scored for CSK with a 57-ball 93 before RR staged a remarkable comeback to restrict the yellow brigade to 150 for six in the allotted 20 overs. Young Yashasvi Jaiswal (59 off 44 balls) got RR off to a brisk start with back-to-back boundaries off Mukesh Choudhary in the innings' first over. In fact, by the time the first over of their innings came to an end, RR qualified for the play-offs on net run rate, leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals to fight for the fourth spot.
Ralf Rangnick To Meet Erik Ten Hag as Manchester United Seek Europa League Salvation
Ralf Rangnick will meet incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag this weekend as the German aims to bring the curtain down on his interim reign by securing Europa League qualification. Ten Hag is expected to attend United's final game of a miserable season at Crystal Palace as he prepares for a major summer rebuild. The Red Devils sit sixth in the Premier League, two points ahead of West Ham, and need to win at Selhurst Park to guarantee a place in the Europa League. Anything other than victory and United could be relegated to the third tier of European competition in the Europa Conference League.
Will Hughes faces late fitness test as Crystal Palace host Manchester United
Crystal Palace will need to assess Will Hughes ahead of Sunday’s visit of Manchester United after the midfielder was forced off during Thursday’s 3-2 defeat at Everton.
Pep Guardiola gives Jack Grealish home truth about title glory as Man City gear up for final Premier League push
Pep Guardiola has told Jack Grealish to enjoy the moment if he wins his first major title on Sunday - but warned that the euphoria does not last long. The £100million record buy from Aston Villa will get a Premier League winner’s medal if Manchester City beat his former team in the season finale at the Etihad Stadium.
Brits ready to roar as world-class athletics returns to Birmingham
World-class athletics is back in Britain and all four individual Tokyo Olympic medallists are aligned for the Muller Birmingham Diamond League.The stage is a sparkling new Alexander Stadium, a new home for this generation of track and field stars.For some, it has been a particularly rocky road to the start of an unprecedented season that takes in three majors in the space of a month.Keely Hodgkinson crashed through Kelly Holmes's British record on the way to Olympic silver, a stunning entrance onto the big stage.However, March's big comeback ended on a warm-up track in Belgrade as she withdrew from the World Indoor Championships with a thigh injury.«I took six weeks to get healthy and make my quads strong so hopefully it doesn't happen again,» said the 20-year-old.«I do think everything happens for a reason and it's better that it happened then than in June.
IOC wants Beijing figure skating medal ceremony as soon as possible
LAUSANNE, Switzerland : The International Olympic Committee has told anti-doping bodies it wants a quick resolution of a drugs scandal involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Beijing 2022 Olympics so that a delayed medals ceremony can proceed.