Report: Patriots WR Brown to practice Wednesday
Wide receiver Antonio Brown has been an early bird all week at New England’s facilities and will practice for the first time with the Patriots on Wednesday, NFL Network reported Tuesday.
Argentina, Spain romp into World Cup last four
Argentina steamrolled into the basketball World Cup semi-finals with a spectacular 97-87 win over Serbia, who were among the tournament favourites, and were joined by 2006 champions Spain who overpowered surprise package Poland 90-78 on Tuesday.
Iranian soccer fan ‘Blue Girl’ dies after setting herself on fire
A female Iranian soccer fan who set herself on fire last week after being arrested for sneaking into a stadium dressed as a man has died from her injuries, causing widespread outrage.
French federation head: Stop games over racist chants – but not homophobic ones
French Football Federation President Noel Le Graet told a radio station that he supported referees stopping matches in the event of racist chants – but not homophobic ones, in comments that drew criticism on Tuesday.
Riske ousts Kerber in Zhengzhou, Mladenovic advances
American Alison Riske fought back from a set down to beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-4 7-6(6) in the first round of the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on Tuesday, extending the former world number one’s poor run of form.
Iranian soccer fan ‘Blue Girl’ dies after self-immolation
A female Iranian soccer fan who set herself on fire last week after being arrested for sneaking into a stadium dressed as a man has died from her injuries, causing widespread outrage.
Williams half-year F1 finances reflect poor track showing
The Williams Formula One team posted a loss of 16.8 million pounds ($20.77 million) in the six months to end-June compared to a previous profit of 0.2 million, reflecting the struggling former champions’ plunging track performance.
Ex-UK PM May prompts storm over knighthood for cricket hero Boycott
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen Geoffrey Boycott, one of her cricket heroes, for a knighthood, attracting criticism from domestic abuse charities.
Lewis pulls out of U.S. Solheim Cup team with back injury
Stacy Lewis has withdrawn from the U.S. Solheim Cup team with a back injury and will be replaced by Ally McDonald, captain Juli Inkster said on Tuesday.
Bowled out by Brexit, former UK PM May honours cricket hero Geoffrey Boycott
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott for a knighthood, honouring her hero whose persistent style she had vowed to emulate in her ultimately failed efforts to deliver Brexit.
