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Fire at Harare Sports Club ICC clears the ground for further use at World Cup Qualifiers
21Jun By adminNo Comments
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Fire at Harare Sports Club ICC clears the ground for further use at World Cup Qualifiers

On Tuesday night, a fire broke out at Harare Sports Club, which is currently hosting several ODI World Cup Qualifier matches, but swift response from the authorities ensured there was no damage done to the ground despite the close proximity of the blaze. An inspection by the ICC's security team and Zimbabwe Cricket as well has cleared the venue for continued use in the tournament.Around six hours after Zimbabwe completed a six-wicket win over Netherlands, there were flames seen at the southern end of the ground. ESPNcricinfo understands that the material which caught fire consisted mainly of the thatched roofing at Castle Corner, the area usually occupied by the Zimbabwe Cricket Supporters Union. It is not known what caused the initial spark but on an open field with highly combustible ma...
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Boxing champ Ebanie Bridges sounds off on trans women in female sports: ‘I think it’s wrong’
21Jun By adminNo Comments
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Boxing champ Ebanie Bridges sounds off on trans women in female sports: ‘I think it’s wrong’

Australian boxer Ebanie Bridges, the IBF female bantamweight champion, on Tuesday weighed in on the recent emergence of transgender women in female sports.Bridges was asked in an interview with Bitcoin Casinos whether she would ever fight against a transgender woman."No, never," she replied. "I think it’s wrong, especially in boxing. I think in all sport. I just think a lot of women in sports that are breaking records weren’t originally women and in a sport where you are trying to hurt the other person. You’re born (a) man. I don’t care what you say, how many hormones you’re taking, you’re still born (a) man.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Ebanie Bridges celebrates after defeating Shannon O’Connell during their IBF Women's World Bantamweight title fight at First Direct...
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$60m a year Lionel Messi set to make Inter Miami debut on 21 July | Inter Miami

Lionel Messi will make his Inter Miami debut on 21 July, according to the club’s managing owner, Jorge Mas.In an interview with the Miami Herald, Mas said the Argentinian will play in his new club’s Leagues Cup meeting with Liga MX’s Cruz Azul. The match is set for DRV PNK Stadium, the team’s temporary home in Fort Lauderdale while it searches for a permanent stadium in Miami.Mas said the club intends to have a permanent stadium by 2025. Messi’s contract is for two-and-a-half years, meaning he could play in the new venue. In the meantime, Mas said DRV PNK Stadium will be upgraded.“We have already contracted to fill in the corners of the stadium that should increase capacity by approximately 3,000 to 3,200 seats [to a capacity of around 22,000],” he said. “We are gearing up to do that work...
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Dates, TV schedule, groups, odds, how to watch
21Jun By adminNo Comments
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Dates, TV schedule, groups, odds, how to watch

A general view of the OCEAUNZ footballs, the official match ball of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)The 2023 Women's World Cup is near. It begins July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. And when it does, with 32 teams contesting 64 games, it will become the grandest women’s sporting event in modern history. It will be cold, and inconvenient for U.S. viewers because of the time difference; but it will be a spectacle and a new benchmark for gender equity in soccer.Here’s everything you need to know about it.When is the 2023 Women’s World Cup?The 2023 Women’s World Cup begins July 20, with two openers, one each in New Zealand and Australia.The tournament then lasts an entire month. The final is Aug. 20.Where is the 2023 Women’s World Cup?...
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Rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz helps surprising first-place Reds to 10th straight win
20Jun By adminNo Comments
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Rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz helps surprising first-place Reds to 10th straight win

The Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday defeated the Colorado Rockies by a score of 8-6 to earn their 10th consecutive victory and remain on top of the National League Central standings. Central to the Reds' Tuesday efforts was 21-year-old rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz. Cruz went 3 for 4 at the plate with a double and his second home run of the season:  That opposite-field homer traveled 350 feet and left the bat at 98.9 mph. With the big performance, De La Cruz is now slashing .308/.379/.519 after the first 13 games of his big-league career. Elsewhere, Cincy center fielder TJ Friedl had four hits, including a three-run homer, and Will Benson also went deep.  The Reds were not expected to ...
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RB Sony Michel returns for second stint with Rams
20Jun By adminNo Comments
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RB Sony Michel returns for second stint with Rams

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 03:15 PM ETCloseJosh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University. You can follow him via Twitter @joshweinfuss.Sony Michel is back with the Los Angeles Rams.The running back agreed to terms with the Rams on Tuesday, returning to the team with whom he helped win Super Bowl LVI.Michel, 28, spent last season with the Los Angeles Chargers after playing for the Rams in 2021. He played his first three seasons with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.Editor's Picks1 RelatedMichel had 36 carries for 106 yards in 10 ...
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Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill involved in police investigation of assault, battery
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Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill involved in police investigation of assault, battery

Just about a month before training camp, Tyreek Hill has found himself in hot water.Miami-Dade police told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that they are "investigating an allegation of an Assault/Battery involving" the Miami Dolphins wide receiver.Miami Local 10 News reports that Hill allegedly hit a man on Sunday working at Haulover Marina after the two got into a disagreement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) scores a touchdown after recovering a fumble during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Miami-Dade police were seen at the marina on Monday, and police confirmed the investigation was underway on Tuesday.Hill was fish...
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Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations
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Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations

On the fringe of a quiet golf course in the foothills outside San Diego, music from the Highwaymen galloped from the sound system. Family and baseball, inextricably intertwined, had gathered to say one final goodbye to Roger Craig. Horses and golf, two other staples in this North Carolina country boy’s life, gracefully filled the green pastures and dusty trails of the imagination as the songs rang out.I was a highwaymanAlong the coach roads, I did rideCraig was 93 when he died this month. He was married to his beloved Carolyn for 71 of those years. And at a memorial on Saturday filled with laughter, tears and the kind of sweet and funny stories that, thankfully, outlive eras, Craig’s legacy gleamed as the central cog of a group of three men who together spanned the past 111 years of Major...
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Martina Navratilova says she’s cancer free: ‘What a relief’
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Martina Navratilova says she’s cancer free: ‘What a relief’

Martina Navratilova, the retired tennis great who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles during her illustrious career, announced Monday recent tests have shown that she is cancer free.The 66-year-old said she had a full day of testing at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the results have come back clean.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Former Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova receives the golden racket during the Italian tennis internationals at the Foro Italico in Rome May 21, 2023. (Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)"Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a relief," she wrote on Twitter.Navratilova announced in January she was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer and that she wou...
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