England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh.The 23-year-old seamer has been struggling with a back injury but has shown signs of progress in the nets. "He bowled really nicely at me and looked well," said captain Alastair Cook. "We are just waiting to see how he pulls up tomorrow." The fitness of Broad may dictate whether Cook opts to play four bowlers or five in Chittagong on Friday. The Essex opener, captaining England...
Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been named African Footballer of the Year.Drogba scored five goals as Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup and scored for Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Chelsea team-mate and Michael Essien and Cameroon forward Samuel Eto’o were also shortlisted for the award. Drogba, who turned 32 on Thursday, had previously won the award in 2006, while Algeria were named team of the year at the ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Algeria qualified for the World...
Leinen, the Birds’ director of travel operations, was dispatched to chase down Marlin Jackson as the free-agent defensive back was walking out the NovaCare front door yesterday afternoon, headed for a planned visit with the Jets. Leinen told Jackson to come back – his representatives had reached agreement with the Birds on a 2-year deal that makes Jackson your starting free safety, heading into the spring. "They held the limo up and we hammered it out, got it done," said agent...
American skier Lindsey Vonn’s crash in the giant slalom allowed German Maria Riesch to cut Vonn’s overall World Cup lead to 165 points with two races left.Riesch came third in the event at the season finale in Garmisch, Germany, but insists she is out of the title race. "I would have had to win the giant slalom or the season would have to have been another week longer," said Riesch. Slovenia’s Tina Maze won and Kathrin Hoelzl came second, sealing the season-long giant slalom...
Three first-half goals saw Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham, but Dickson Etuhu’s goal gave the Cottagers hope.Nicola Legrottaglie nodded the Italian side ahead from Diego’s ninth-minute corner and Jonathan Zebina made it 2-0 with a fierce 25-yard strike. Etuhu replied with a shot that took a huge deflection off Legrottaglie. But David Trezeguet gave Juve breathing space for the second leg, reacting quickly after he had hit the post. Fulham have rightly...
Moyer needed just 31 pitches to record his nine outs. He allowed a single in the third inning and let out one loud expletive after hitting former Phillies third-round pick Jorge Padilla in the second inning. "I wasn’t real happy with that one," Moyer said. He was happy, however, with "all except a few" pitches after throwing three scoreless for the second time in as many B games against the Blue Jays. "I feel like it’s moving in the right direction," Moyer said....
"A lateral, back pressure or blind-side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or is the principal point of contact is not permitted. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be reviewed for possible supplemental discipline.” That came after 3 days of deliberation, discussion and multiple reviews of video to try to come up with a solution to better protect players’ heads. The general managers backed off some of the solutions they have...
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Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard’s goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead.After the hosts’ bright opening, it took a superb double save from Mickael Landreau to deny Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres and maintain parity. Yohan Cabaye went close before Hazard’s free-kick floated over a packed penalty box and into the far corner. Torres threatened late on but was crowded out by a scrambling defence. After tripping...
THE "WE DON’T get any respect" card seemingly has been played by athletes and teams since the late Rodney Dangerfield was a bug-eyed grade-schooler tugging at his collar and surrendering his lunch money to the class bully. With a 26-5 record, an Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season championship and a No. 17 ranking in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, the Temple Owls seemingly have moved above and beyond feigned outrage. Depending how they fare in the Boardwalk Hall...
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The two had a tumultuous relationship during Brown’s time here, but did wind up forming an inexplicable bond that both have talked glowingly about through the years. Earlier this season, when Iverson was released by the Memphis Grizzlies after just three games, Brown made no secret of his feelings that the game and Iverson needed each other. Iverson is now out of basketball for the rest of this season to tend to his ill, 4-year-old daughter, Messiah. Recent reports also have painted the former...
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