Author: Tim Runn

PUNE: India’s Yuki Bhambri received a direct entry into the men’s singles main draw at the 4th Tata Open Maharashtra which will see some of the top players vying for honours from January 31. The 29-year-old is currently preparing for the Australian Open after recovering from an injury and will kickstart his campaign with a protected ranking at the prestigious event which is making a return after a COVID induced break. World number 18 Aslan Karatsev and defending champion Jiri Vesely will also be in action alongside seven other Top-100 players as South Asia’s only ATP Tour tournament gears up…

Arctos to take 10% stake in the Wild NHL gave the green light to private equity ownership last month The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lighting have secured investments from private equity firm Arctos Sports Partners. The size of the stake Dallas-based Arctos will take in defending NHL champions the Lighting has not been disclosed, but the firm will take a ten per cent share of the Wild. In a statement, the Wild’s majority owner Craig Leipold said the sale “will not affect the management or daily operations of the Wild”. “I will continue to own…

With just one more week of the 2021 NFL regular season to go, the report cards are close to finalized for our 32 first-round rookies. Quarterback Zach Wilson has finally started to show some progress for the New York Jets, while the same can’t be said for Trevor Lawrence. Jimmy Garoppolo‘s injury gave Trey Lance the chance to see action for the first time since Week 8, and his performance was enticing.  Micah Parsons continues to be a dominant force for the Dallas Cowboys, and he and Ja’Marr Chase are the class of the field on defense and offense, respectively.…

NBA Analysis Network The Boston Celtics have struggled to achieve consistent success during the 2021-22 NBA season. The team has relied so heavily on their stars—Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown—with the latest display being their 116-111 OT victory over the Orlando Magic. With Tatum sidelined due to the NBA’s health and safety protocol, the Celtics needed a big outing from Brown and he delivered—scoring a career-high 50 points while also adding 11 rebounds, four rebounds, and two blocks. He shot a staggering 19-of-29 (65.5%) from the floor, 5-of-10 (50%) from deep, and 7-of-8 (87.5%) on free throws. Perhaps most impressive…

It’s all business in auto racing until you form your own team. Then, you get to go to the track occasionally feeling like it’s more fun than work. Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. figured that out, and now NASCAR truck series driver Hailie Deegan has, too. Deegan, coming off 17th place in her rookie season in the Camping World Truck Series, is in Oklahoma this week to compete in the Tulsa Shootout for the first time. Unlike each step of the way thus far in her NASCAR career, she’ll be competing at the “Mecca of Micros” as an owner.…

Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swinging afterparty for night owls, early-risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. By all means, come on in out of the cold. Please let us take your hat and coat. No tie required. We’ve saved you a prime table in the second row. Please bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the party started, but everyone…

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY), an unrivaled tech-enabled golf company delivering leading golf equipment, apparel, and entertainment, officially announced their new Rogue Family of Drivers, Fairway Woods, Irons and Hybrids. Each of these new products will be available at retailers nationwide starting on February 18. Callaway Rogue Drivers These new drivers are the Company’s fastest, most stable drivers ever, with industry-leading innovations that create a breakthrough in performance. An all-new Tungsten Speed Cartridge places specific weight (up to 26 grams) low and deep in the head for increased speed, stability, and high MOI. The construction,…

Catch up with all the latest news and gossip from the world of football. It may be a New Year, but the same problems exist for Manchester United as they lost 1-0 to Wolves on Monday night. Ralf Rangnick has his work cut out at Old Trafford if he is to see any improvements during his interim spell in charge. One United player who did emerge with credit from the game is Phil Jones, who played his first game in nearly two years for the club. Romelu Lukaku could soon return to the Chelsea squad after holding productive talks with…

Australia batter Steve Smith was “surprised” that Stuart Broad was in England’s playing XI in just one of the three Ashes Tests that have been played so far in the ongoing series. Broad was kept out of the first Test in Brisbane but was brought back into the XI in the pink ball Test in Adelaide, only to be dropped again for the third Test in Melbourne. Smith, who captained Australia in the day-night Test in the absence of Pat Cummins, said Broad “bowled well” in Adelaide and there is always a contest whenever he has the ball in his hand.”We have…

It wasn’t Mikey Garcia’s first dalliance with inactivity. In fact, the California-born stylist and former four-division title claimant was no stranger to long stretches on the shelf – having taken a 30-month pause from January 2014 to July 2016 before locking down the back half of his jewelry quartet with wins over Dejan Zlaticanin and Sergey Lipinets. So when the 33-year-old stepped through the ropes in Fresno against Sandor Martin in October, it would have been hard to find anyone in the partisan crowd at Chukchansi Park – or anywhere else for that matter – who expected his most recent…