Category: Sport News

Joan Eardley Haystack paintings sell for record prices at auction

Joan Eardley Haystack paintings sell for record prices at auction Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. tick An icon of a tick…Continue Reading

The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department

The New York Times said on Monday that it would disband its sports department and rely on coverage of teams and games from its website The Athletic, both online and in print. Joe Kahn, The Times’s executive editor, and Monica Drake, deputy managing editor, announced the change to the newsroom as “an evolution in how we cover sports.” “We plan to focus even more directly on distinctive, high-impact news and enterprise journalism about how sports interact with money, power, culture, politics and society at large,” the editors wrote in an email to The Times’s newsroom on Monday morning. “At the…Continue Reading

2023 Women’s World Cup: Argentina aim for first win at global tournament

Argentina line up at the Parc des Princes in Paris before the 0-0 draw with Japan at the 2019 Women’s World Cup – their first point at the global tournament Dates: 20 July-20 August Co-hosts: Australia and New Zealand Coverage: Watch on BBC television, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app; listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; follow live text on the BBC Sport website. Click here for Women’s World Cup TV schedule “To be honest, I cried. I cried a lot,” said Vanina Correa, who is about to captain Argentina in New Zealand at the 2023 Fifa…Continue Reading

Transfer news LIVE! New Rice to Arsenal delayed; Chelsea in new Vlahovic talks; Solomon to Spurs today; Man Utd

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham continue to be amongst the busiest clubs in Europe during this summer’s transfer window. The Gunners are widely expected to sign both Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice in the coming days, although there is said to be a fresh delay over the latter as West Ham wants Arsenal to sign-off on the final wording of the agreement, which is not likely to be a problem. At Chelsea, the focus is on getting a striker. While Moises Caicedo remains a key target, the Blues want more firepower with both Paulo Dybala and Elye Wahi both linked. Dusan…Continue Reading

More than 300 dead birds cleared from Stonehaven beach

More than 300 dead birds cleared from Stonehaven beach Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. tick An icon of a tick mark.…Continue Reading

Maid of Glencoul ferry returns to service at the Corran Narrows

The Maid of Glencoul ferry has returned to service at the Corran Narrows following a mechanical breakdown. Operators of the Corran ferry were forced to reduce crossings to foot passengers last week after the vessel developed a fault with its steering system. Specialist engineers were drafted in on June 28 to complete the necessary repairs on the ferry as customers braced for further disruption. The Highland Council has confirmed today that the vessel is now in working order and has been returned to service. Good afternoon…..we will be entering service in the next hour…thank you for your patience.@HighlandCouncil @NWTrunkRoads @trafficscotland…Continue Reading

MLB: Shohei Ohtani crushes biggest home run of the season

CNN — Shohei Ohtani continued his incredible run of form as the Los Angeles Angels two-way star hit the biggest home run of the MLB season so far. In the Angels’ 6-2 home loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, Ohtani hit a huge homer to deep right field which has been recorded by Statcast as going a projected 493 feet. The sixth-inning solo homer is the longest home run of the 28-year-old’s career and No. 30 for the 2023 season. Speaking post-game, Angels manager Phil Nevin said it was the longest home run he thinks he will ever see.…Continue Reading

Austin Stacks look to avoid dropping as Dr Crokes aims to stay top in the final round of the Kerry County League

Promotion and relegation issues are still being decided in Divisions 1, 3, 4 and 5 as County Senior Football League reaches its denoument Although to say everything will be concluded and finalized is probably a little wide of the mark, because it would be quite something if there isn’t at least one play-off situation needed to determine the final standings in at least one group. And it is more likely that play-offs will dominate the domestic schedule for much of July until everything with regard to promotion and relegation (and division champions) is sorted. At this stage we know what…Continue Reading