Author: Tim Runn

The development comes as the tennis World No. 1 is confined to a temporary detention facility in Melbourne as he mounts a desperate legal challenge against the cancellation of his visa ahead of the tournament.”Mr Djokovic had received, on 30 December 2021, a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia recording that he had been provided with a ‘Medical exemption from COVID vaccination’ on the grounds that he had recently recovered from COVID,” the document said.Djokovic’s first Covid-positive PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021, and after not showing signs of a fever or “respiratory symptoms” he…

And an Olympic trip would be a huge makeup for the massive disappointment over the collapse of the World Juniors, where Canada was 2-0 and Power became the first Canadian defenseman ever to notch a hat trick in a game. His lone shot at a gold medal in that event is gone and Power admitted players began to wonder if they were going to get to the medal round of the tournament when positive Covid cases and forfeits started piling up.”You saw the first cases come up in the tournament and you kind of got that thought in the back…

by: Ryan Kruger, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Jan 8, 2022 / 12:14 PM PST / Updated: Jan 8, 2022 / 12:14 PM PST FORT MILL, S.C. (WJZY) – Clinton Portis, a former NFL running back, will soon report to federal prison for six months. Portis was sentenced by a federal judge in Kentucky this week after he pleaded guilty to defrauding the league’s health care plan. At one point in 2004, Portis became the highest-paid running back in NFL history. After nine years playing with the Denver Broncos and Washington Football Team, and career earnings of more than $43 million,…

NEW YORK – New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $25,000 for the egregious use of profane language during media interviews, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. Randle made his comments to the media on two separate occasions — after a Jan. 5 practice and postgame following the Knicks’ 108-105 victory over the Boston Celtics on Jan. 6 at Madison Square Garden. This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan will be dividing her time in the driver’s seat once the new season starts next month. Deegan’s focus will shift between her regular truck commitment and putting in seat time for Ford in select Xfinity races.The 20-year-old finished her first full season driving for the newly-rebranded David Gilliland Racing in 2021, during which she had an unfortunate incident in the opening Daytona truck race in February. Per a tweet from Bob Pockrass, Deegan is expected to concentrate on her trucking early in 2022:It would be possible for Deegan to run select races…

Genevieve Beacom first woman to pitch in Australian Baseball League n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”genevieve-beacom-first-woman-to-pitch-in-australian-baseball-league”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”genevieve-beacom-first-woman-to-pitch-in-australian-baseball-league”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”genevieve-beacom-first-woman-to-pitch-in-australian-baseball-league”,”type”:”story”}).parts.3″:{“content”:”For Beacom, playing in the ABL is no small feat. The league has featured dozens of future MLB players, with Ronald Acuña Jr., Liam Hendriks, Didi Gregorius, Kevin Kiermaier, Ji-Man Choi, Rhys Hoskins, Adam Engel and Andrew Kittredge among the notable ABL alumni.nnAs she continues to pursue her baseball dreams, Beacom has some advice for young girls looking to do the same.nn“If anyone tries to push you to do something you don’t want to do, push you to softball, or to play a sport that you ‘should’ be playing, don’t…

If you are getting into golf this winter and you live in Minnesota, get yourself down to Little Falls Golf Course. You won’t find a better deal for this new year. As first reported by The Morrison County Record, Little Falls no longer charge golfers for memberships under the age of 18 to invest in the community.The aim of this initiative is to get young people into the sport, a sport which can be unaffordable for some people. City administrator Jon Radermacher is very excited by the scheme.”If you get people hooked on golf, or at least exposed to golf…

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing Italy national team star Lorenzo Insigne has signed a pre-contract with Toronto FC in a landmark move for the club and Major League Soccer, the Reds announced Saturday. He signed a four-year deal through June 2026. Insigne will join July 1 as a Designated Player after the expiration of his current deal with Serie A side Napoli, which he captains and first debuted for in 2010. This past summer, the 30-year-old helped lead Italy to the UEFA European Championship title. The transformative deal, which has been reported as paying Insigne upwards of $15 million (pre-tax) per…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has imposed some new rules and regulations on the players who intend to take retirement from International Cricket. In a meeting held on 7 January 2022, the executive committee of Sri Lanka Cricket took some decisions in respect of players that have retired and/or intend to retire from national cricket. IPL 2022 Auction | IPL 2022 Teams | IPL News and Updates | IPL  2022 Schedule | ICC Teams  Rankings | ICC Players Rankings Image Source: TwitterAccording, to the new rules and regulations a player who is planning to take retirement from international cricket should officially…

Trainer Malik Scott believes Deontay Wilder is in an enviable position as the latter contemplates retiring from boxing. Wilder, the former WBC titleholder from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recently hinted that his third match against Tyson Fury this past summer may have been the last time he enters a boxing ring. Fury won by 11th round TKO in a thriller. “It’s mixed feelings because ultimately I have accomplished all my goals in this sport,” Wilder told Kevin Hart on an episode of Cold as Balls. “I told my daughter when she was one that I’d be a champion and I’d be able…