Author: Tim Runn

Despite being Scottish, there was no stopping Kim Little from supporting England in their generation-defining Women’s Euros triumph.”I’m loyal to my Arsenal team-mates!” the Gunners captain tells Sky Sports when asked if she had mixed feelings about watching the Lionesses in the final. “I will always support them no matter what.” Among the closest of Little’s Arsenal comrades is England attacker Beth Mead, who was not only joint-top scorer in the tournament but also won the Player of the Tournament award. Little and Mead know each other beyond football, but was the former surprised at her close friend’s success? Absolutely…

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The super Sunday was a sporting bonanza as India took on Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 match and Manchester United were facing off against Premier League table-toppers Arsenal. Despite of his busy Sunday, Ranveer Singh, who is an avid Indian cricket team fan and a die-hard supporter of Arsenal, watched not one but two matches simultaneously. How? Well, multiple screens of course, and some bhaari multi-tasking. Singh, who was confused about deciding which match to be watched, have found the solution to watch both mouthwatering clashes together and shared it on social media. He shared a screenshot of…

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Chantelle Cameron has been keen to fight Jessica McCaskill since 2017 and now, as two champions, they are finally set to meet on November 5, writes Elliot Worsell ALTHOUGH she has never been one to raise her voice, stamp her feet, or demand things out of turn, it is fair to say Chantelle Cameron, a WBC and IBF belt-holder at super-lightweight, has had an ideal opponent in mind for the best part of five years and has been hoping, with fingers crossed, they would one day share a ring. To her relief, that ideal opponent is now set to become…

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Coco Gauff relished being the centre of attention in New York as she reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time. The 18-year-old is poised to break into the top 10 for the first time next week and continued her excellent season by defeating China’s Zhang Shuai 7-5 7-5 in a high-quality encounter on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The American has already made her first grand slam final this year at the French Open and it would be an irresistible narrative if she could win her first title in the tournament where Serena Williams bowed out. Coco ➡️…

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NHL

NHL.com is providing in-depth analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 8 – Sept. 8. Today, three important questions facing the Vancouver Canucks. [Canucks 32 in 32: Season preview | Top prospects | Fantasy breakdown] 1. Which Elias Pettersson will show up? It was a tale of two halves last season for the 23-year-old center, who struggled after missing training camp prior to signing a three-year, $22 million contract (average annual value $7.35 million) Oct. 3. Pettersson, who also got off to a slow start two seasons ago, with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in his first 37 games last…

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NFL

AFC teams claimed eight of the top 12 quarterbacks in my 2022 QB Tiers survey of 50 NFL coaches and executives this summer. The AFC is clearly the tougher of the two NFL conferences, but there is great potential for volatility through most of the ranks, based on a range of variables.For the second September in a row, I’ve enlisted five NFL front-office veterans to provide 1-16 rankings for the teams in each conference heading into the season. We’ll unveil the AFC results here, followed by NFC results in a separate story. Both pieces include explanations and insights from the…

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NBA

Following the conclusion of a 2004 postseason run that could only be disappointing if you were the Los Angeles Lakers, team owner Dr. Jerry Buss was determined to make a roster shake-up. But not everyone thought he was making the right choice.Led by All-NBA studs Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers had won three straight titles from 2000-2002, under the stewardship of head coach Phil Jackson. Their 2001 run through to the championship was particularly bonkers: L.A. lost just one postseason game, the first game of the Finals, wherein that season’s MVP Allen Iverson erupted for 48 points on…

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MLB

Happy Labor Day! I’m back from my Cape Cod vacation and excited to get back to work. For an in-depth breakdown of Monday’s betting action, be sure to catch the VSiN Market Insights Podcast with Josh Appelbaum. It will be posted by 3 p.m. ET. I’ll also be joining VSiN Primetime at 8:15 p.m. ET. In the meantime, let’s discuss a trio of MLB games receiving sharp action on Monday…   12:35 p.m. ET: New York Mets (85-50) at Pittsburgh Pirates (49-84) Both of these NL non-division foes are looking to bounce back from series losses. The Mets just dropped two…

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — It’s a course that welcomes hundreds of golfers weekly – of all backgrounds in Tallahassee.”Kind of honed my game in out here. Went from probably a nine or 10 handicap down to a scratch,” Leroy Kilpatrick said.Kilpatrick says the Jake Gaither Golf Course on Tallahassee’s southside is one of his favorites courses to play.”We used to have a lot of fun here,” he said.”For Kilpatrick, the course is a little extra special. Back when it opened in 1956. It was one of the first courses dedicated to African Americans to play golf in Tallahassee.””This is the only place…

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