FIFA has partnered with Rocket League for the eSports World Cup. During the Rocket League Championship Series on Sunday, it was announced that 16 countries will participate, with three national team players and one substitute. Countries will be selected based on the number of players who have participated in past Rocket League major events. “The…
The 49ers will have one less wide receiver under contract after first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall signed a four-year rookie contract on Thursday, league sources told NBC Sports Bay Area. The 49ers’ eight-player rookie class is now all under contract through the 2024 season. All NFL rookie salaries are based on draft position, with Pearsall’s…
After breaking the world record in the 100 butterfly on Saturday, Gretchen Walsh kept the momentum going, winning the U.S. Olympic Trials Final on Sunday and earning her first spot on the Olympic team. The 21-year-old University of Virginia swimmer won the 100 butterfly final in 55.31 seconds, just one tenth of a second shy…
One of the most valuable sporting properties in Asia today is the cricket universe around the Indian Premier League. According to American investment bank Houlihan Lokey, the IPL’s brand and corporate entity valuations now add up to $16.4 billion. The tournament, which was started in 2007, consists of franchises situated in important Indian cities, many…
Before the PGA Tour Americas season continues next week with the Beachlands Victoria Open presented by The Times Colonist, let’s take a look back at five of the best moments from the Latin American Swing. Here are five of the best moments from the 2024 Latin American Swing. Hillier shot 13-under par, 59 strokes for…
The T20 World Cup got off to an incredible start for Rohit Sharma. With the exception of the blow on his shoulder, which also forced him to leave the game early due to injury, the Indian captain was unstoppable on Wednesday at the Nassau Cricket Stadium in New York against Ireland. India got off to…
That was the word of the day, courtesy of Allie, on Sunday at the US Women’s Open, when almost every name at the top of the leaderboard was struggling to tame the beast that is Lancaster Country Club. But the winner was the USA. After a very dramatic final day at the Women’s Open 2021…
In Stavanger, Norway, on Wednesday, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of India won the third round of the Norway Chess competition, earning his first-ever classical victory over the top-ranked player in the world. In the two men’s matches, Hikaru Nakamura overcame Alireza Firouzja in armageddon, while Fabiano Caruana won against Ding Liren. In the female division, over there.…
And while she didn’t play that weekend in North Carolina that year, the golf world never expected what the child would one day become. Seventeen years after that life-changing moment, Lexi still wears those ladybug earrings. She is an 11-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion, two-time Olympian, six-time member of the Solheim Cup U.S. team…
At the stage two event here on Saturday, the Indian team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Swami won their third consecutive World Cup gold medal, defeating Turkey 232-226 in the lopsided compound women’s team final. With a strong six-point lead, the top-ranked Indian compound women’s team defeated Turkey’s Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera…