The Tennessee Titans will start Joshua Dobbs at quarterback in Saturday’s de facto AFC South title game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Mike Vrabel announced Monday. The winner of Saturday night’s game in Jacksonville (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC) will win the division title. The Titans (7-9) have lost six straight games, including Thursday night against … Read more
CINCINNATI — Zach Freemantle scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Colby Jones also scored 16, helping No. 22 Xavier hand No. 2 UConn its first loss of the season, 83-73, on Saturday. Jack Nunge started for Xavier despite an illness that limited him during warmups. He didn’t rejoin the team after halftime until … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United in controversial fashion, the club announced Friday. Ronaldo signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year to make him the highest paid player in history. Sources did not dispute that figure to ESPN. … Read more
CNN — Rafael Nadal overcame accidentally hitting himself in the face with his own racket to beat Fabio Fognini in the US Open second round. The 36-year-old had to battle back from a slow start to beat Fognini over four sets 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 on Thursday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. But the victory … Read more
CNN — Arsène Wenger’s departure from Arsenal as the club’s manager in 2018 was bittersweet. He is the longest serving manager still in the English Premier League, but stepped down after 22 years in charge with a disgruntled section of fans unhappy that Arsenal had been unable to win the league title since the 2003/04 … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the second Test of the upcoming historic home series against New Zealand has been shifted from Multan to Karachi. According to the PCB, the decision was taken citing the deteriorating weather condition in Multan and both cricket boards have mutually agreed to shift the venue. Besides the change … Read more
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s football federation on Saturday launched ticket sales for the 25th Gulf Cup, the first regional football competition to be hosted by the country for more than 40 years. The Cup brings together the hosts as well as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It will be held … Read more
New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel. — AFP/File KARACHI: New Zealand’s spinner Ajaz Patel is hopeful of taking advantage of Pakistan’s spin-friendly wickets during the upcoming two-match series which starts in Karachi on Monday. Talking exclusively to Geo News, the Mumbai-born player said that he is looking forward to the series saying that he’ll try … Read more
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett missed last week’s game against the Carolina Panthers due to a concussion he suffered the week before. Now cleared, Pickett discussed his concussion symptoms with the media on Thursday, telling reporters that he self-reported his symptoms after experiencing difficulty with his vision. Kenny Pickett, #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, is … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Doug Pederson has unlocked Trevor Lawrence, and the Jacksonville Jaguars might be headed to the postseason because of it. The first pick of the 2021 draft is now looking the part, never more so than when he carved up the vaunted Dallas Cowboys defense Sunday. It has some smart people … Read more