Author: Tim Runn

Novak Djokovic being kept in Australia as a ‘prisoner’ says his motherNovak Djokovic remains in quarantine at a state-run hotel in Melbourne as the world No 1 awaits his appeal hearing late on Monday morning in Australia. Djokovic, who travelled to Australia under the assumption he had been granted a “medical exemption”, despite refusing to confirm his vaccination status, was held by the Australian Border Force (ABF) for around ten hours at Tullamarine airport on Wednesday before being transferred to the Park hotel in the suburb of Carlton. The Serbian immediately lodged an appeal against the ABF’s decision to rescind…

Blue Jackets head coach Brad Larsen has likened showing up to work each day right now to Forrest Gump, in that he never knows what he’s going to get from an injury and health standpoint when he arrives at the rink each day. But there’s another movie he and the Blue Jackets have to try to avoid after winning just three of the last 14 games. That would be Groundhog Day, as each day, the Jackets are trying to keep spirits up and put the work in to turn things around despite struggling to get the results they’ve wanted. “It sucks losing, it…

The Eagles (9-7) are back in the NFC playoffs for the 2021 NFL season after missing the tournament last year. Philadelphia has punched its fourth playoff ticket in five seasons, the first under rookie coach Nick Sirianni. With a wild-card berth behind the NFC East-winning Cowboys in hand, the Eagles plan to rest key players in Week 18, including quarterback Jalen Hurts. The team has its fair share of injuries and more than the average COVID-19 concerns going into Week 18’s Saturday night home game vs. Dallas. With that in mind, ere’s breaking down the Eagles’ seeding scenarios: NFL WEEK…

If the men’s NBA needed a New Year’s Resolution, it would be to stay safe.The 2021-22 season has been rife with injuries and players entering Covid-19 protocols to the point where around one fifth of the league were restricted from activity in recent weeks due to contracting the virus or interacting with someone who has. There are a few universal New Year’s Resolutions that are made by millions of people around the world every year. Some of these fall into general themes and similar ideas, but each person will interpret them a little differently.This is equally true of teams in…

Customs agents say they found fake University of Kentucky and NASCAR championship rings and counterfeit Vince Lombardi trophies in shipments seized in Cincinnati during the past three months.Fake LA Dodgers, Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Red Sox World Series championship rings also were found among more than 1,300 counterfeit rings and trophies confiscated in the Queen City from October through December.A news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents intercepted 56 shipments containing a total of 1,382 fake sports memorabilia – mostly championship rings – that would have been worth $982,263 if genuine.The shipments stopped in Cincinnati originated from China and…

If you like fun facts and baseball, your favorite family lineage may very likely be the Fielders. As in Cecil and his son Prince, who makes his debut on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame for 2022. The two achieved one of the craziest, odds-defying feats in the history of the sport: they hit the exact same number of career home runs. And no, they didn’t each hit zero, or one or two. These were prolific home run hitters, each finishing with exactly 319 career long balls. What are the odds? The two took different paths to…

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) — Golf cart registration starts in Orange Beach on Saturday.It’s the first of eight inspection dates over the next month.The city passed an ordinance requiring any golf cart operated on city streets to be permitted, beginning March 1. FOX10 News Baldwin County reporter Hal Scheurich talked to some of you about the new law and found out what you’ll need to get a permit. This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

The January transfer window kick-started on Friday as Aston Villa signed Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona. The ex-Liverpool star, 29, returns to the Premier League and reunites with ex-Reds teammate Steven Gerrard at Villa Park. Meanwhile, Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Kieran Trippier. The England right-back, 31, becomes the first high-profile signing of the new Magpies regime, joining for a £12million fee from Atletico Madrid. And Ainsley Maitland-Niles is set to join Roma on loan from Arsenal, with no option to buy. Elsewhere, a host of top-flight managers have been speaking to the media with big news on…

COLOMBO [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka announced his retirement from the Tests cricket on Saturday. Reportedly, the 30-year-old batter retired from the longest format of the game in order to focus on the white-ball cricket. Gunathilaka played his last Test game in 2018 with his eight appearances bringing him 299 runs. He hit two half-centuries, with a best of 61. His limited-overs career, however, has been more fruitful. In 44 ODIs, he has scored 1520 runs at an average of 36.19, while in T20Is, he has 568 runs in 30 matches at a strike rate of 121.62. Gunathilaka…

By Ken Hissner: At the Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida on ShoBox Friday, Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing) and TKA Boxing in associate with PBC presented in the Main Event Super Featherweight Dominican’s Luis “The Twist” Reynaldo Nunez stopped Puerto Rico’s Carlos “The Chosen One” Arrieta in the tenth and final round. (Photo credit: Ryan Loco/SHOWTIME) In the Main Event Luis “The Twist” Reynaldo Nunez, 16-0 (12), #128 ¼, of Puerto Plata, DR, by way of Reading, PA, stopped Carlos “The Chosen One” Arrieta, 14-1 (8), #129 ¼, of Trujillo Alto, PR, at 1:41 of the tenth and final round. In…