Author: Tim Runn

SYDNEY: World number nine Iga Swiatek has pulled out of next week’s Sydney Tennis Classic due to a rib injury, the women’s tour said on Sunday. Poland’s Swiatek, who won the French Open title in 2020, went down to top-ranked Ash Barty 6-2 6-4 in the semi-final of the Adelaide International on Saturday. The 20-year-old was scheduled to play U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the WTA 500 event in Sydney, which has a packed field of top names and will be led by Australian Barty. The Australian Open, the year’s opening Grand Slam will start…

Akim Aliu recalled how no one knew what to expect when he and four NHL players of color sat in a circle inside a dimly lit locker room and, with cameras rolling, were asked to share their most personal and painful experiences involving racism. “Everyone was really worried — because, obviously, we’re not actors or anything and with the really raw material — that we would run out of things to talk about,” Aliu said. Instead, a film shoot initially expected to last no more than half an hour was approaching 90 minutes when the director finally said cut. The…

Dak Prescott’s comeback season officially has a place in the Cowboys’ record books. With his fifth touchdown pass in Saturday night’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Prescott moved past Tony Romo for the most passing touchdowns in a single season in Cowboys history with 37. Prescott did so by completing an eight-yard pass to former Eagles hero Corey Clement to make it a 37-20 game and officially end Prescott’s night. The quarterback finished with a passing line of 21-of-27 for 295 yards, five touchdowns and a 151.8 passer rating. “It’s special but I mean a record like that, that’s this…

NBA All-Star voting season is upon us! With NBA All-Star voting tipping off on Christmas Day, fans now have the opportunity to select the players they believe should start in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game set to be held in Cleveland, Ohio. When potential All-Stars deliver vote-worthy performances, we’ll be sure to bring that to your attention with our “NBA All-Star Moment of the Night” series to highlight those deserving players. You can vote for your 2022 NBA All-Stars here, or find several other ways to vote here.Saturday (Jan. 8) night’s All-Star moment goes to Indiana Pacers’ big man Domantas Sabonis.  Against one…

Whether you’re a genuine fan of stock-car racing, or maybe someone whose job description includes keeping tabs on that world, during most days you likely click on Jayski.com.Jay Adamczyk’s website serves as a de facto clearing house of all news coming from NASCAR and occasionally news from other racing leagues.Each news item on the scroll includes a small headline. When there’s a death to report, the headline always begins with two words: Sad News. Then the person’s name. NASCAR Q&A:New 2022 storylines involve Keselowski, Cindric and, yes, Justin HaleySPEEDSTER:60 years later, “World’s Fastest Car” comes home to Daytona International Speedway museumThe Sad News headers…

The KBO League’s Kia Tigers have signed left-hander Sean Nolin to a one-year contract.  As per Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News, Nolin will earn $600K in guaranteed money ($250K signing bonus, $350K salary) and up to $300K more in incentives. Nolin had re-signed with the Nationals on a minor league contract back in November, but it appears as though the club released him so Nolin could pursue the opportunity in the Korea Baseball Organization.  This isn’t Nolin’s first time playing abroad, as he previously pitched in Japan with the Seibu Lions in 2020, tossing 21 1/3 innings with the NPB…

Emma McMyler prevails at The Sally Emma McMyler comes out on top at The Sally Emma McMyler and Michelle Zhang went head-to-head for 18 holes of the South Atlantic Women’s Amateur on Saturday, with McMyler prevailing in what turned out to be a “last player standing” final round at the Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla. The two players separated themselves from the field which included 96 of the top junior and collegiate players in the country who were all vying for the trophy of one of the oldest women’s amateur tournaments in the country which dates back to…

Marcus Rashford has said he has “endless respect” for Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick and his coaching staff.In a week of reports of unrest in the Manchester United camp, Sky Sports News was told of cliques in the dressing room and players struggling to adapt to Rangnick’s methods But Rashford, who has scored just three goals this season, has responded to the talk of unrest after the German suffered his first defeat since taking over at United in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Wolves.”We’ve all been disappointed with recent performances and we’ve been disappointed with the news coverage questioning our…

Live Cricket Score – Australia vs England, 4th Ashes Test, Day 5January 08 2022 by Cricbuzz Staff Australia set England 388 to win. There are still some clouds around.Build up:Australia need 10 wickets to win; England need 358 runs to win. Or the more likely direction for them is to bat out three sessions to pull off a draw and deny Australia hopes of a whitewash.Hello and welcome to the fifth and final day of the fourth Ashes Test from Sydney. Rain on the opening day ensured the game has stretched into the final day. We’ve seen lots of ups…

Murodjon Akhmadaliev’s quest for undisputed championship status will be slowed by at least one mandatory title defense. The unified IBF/WBA junior featherweight titlist has been ordered to next defend versus IBF number-one contender Marlon Tapales. The fight was formally ordered by the New Jersey-based sanctioning body on January 4, with the two sides given until February 2 to work out a deal to avoid a purse bid hearing. “[The] mandatory title defense was due on or before January 3, 2022,” Carlos Chavez, chairman of IBF championship committee stated to Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn (Akhmadaliev) and MP Promotions’ Sean Gibbons (Tapales)…