Sport

Ella Connolly and Rohan Browning headline Australian sprinters as track and field team gears up for Commonwealth Games

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Five long years after her debut at the World Championships as a raw relay runner, sprinter Ella Connolly will take on many of the world’s fastest women at this year’s Commonwealth Games. Most important points: Australia has announced their 85-man athletics team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, which will take place in Birmingham from July … Read more

Jussie Smollett Roasted For Showing Up At BET Awards: ‘Who Let Him In?’

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Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Jussie Smollett showed up unannounced at the BET Award on Sunday — and Black Twitter roasted him over hot coals. In March, Judge James Linn convicted Jussie Smollett to 150 days in Cook County Jail for lying about hate crime. Smollett went viral when he defiantly raised a fist and shouted, … Read more

When is it, how many matches are scheduled and how to watch?

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Eddie Jones insists England are ready to hunt the Wallabies as they prepare to face off on and off the pitch on their three-test tour of Australia. Jones has named a 36-man squad with recalls for number 8 Billy Vunipola and scrum half Danny Care, but considers Joe Marler, Ben Youngs and Elliot Daly to … Read more

AFL: North Melbourne pulls the pin out of young gun Will Phillips’ frustrating season

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The second horror season of esteemed North Melbourne midfielder Will Phillips is officially over. The last-placed Kangaroos have ruled out the 20-year-old for the rest of the year after he was twice stricken with glandular fever after testing positive for Covid-19. Phillips added nothing to his 16 AFL appearances last season, but made three appearances … Read more

Anas Jaber is the first Arab and African to finish second in tennis

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Tunisian Anas Jaber became the first Arab and African player to rise to the Women’s Tennis Association “WTA” position after continuing her historic rise on Monday. Jaber, who rose to second in the world rankings on Monday, also reached the second round, with a quick win over Sweden’s Miriam Björklund 6-1, 6-3 on Monday. And … Read more

Mets’ Pete Alonso, Starling Marte Could Start All-Star Game

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Two Mets are in position to advance and remain in the running to become National League All-Star starters, but there are still more looking from the outside in. Results released Monday – before Thursday’s 2 p.m. deadline that ends the first voting phase – show that no Mets position player is leading his position in … Read more

Vocal Terry ready to bring energy for Bulls

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Arturas Karnisovas, Bulls president of basketball operations, pointed out that Dalen Terry was the loudest player in the gym when he attended training in Arizona early last season. Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd said there was a time when he had to tell Terry and No. 6 draft pick Bennedict Mathurin to cool it off … Read more

Day 2 schedule, seeds and Rafael Nadal start time

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Emma Raducanu cherished her Center Court debut as she put her difficult Wimbledon build behind her with a first round win over Alison Van Uytvanck. The 10th seed’s entry into the tournament was in doubt until the weekend due to a side injury sustained at the WTA Tour event in Nottingham three weeks ago. Coupled … Read more