Tom Latham and Will Young both hit centuries as New Zealand kicked off their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 60-run win over hosts Pakistan in Karachi. Young (107 off 113 balls) scored his first overseas ODI century, while Latham (118no from 104 balls) hit his eighth ton as New Zealand posted 320-5. Abrar Ahmed … Read more
Terence Crawford believes Gervonta Davis is beatable. ‘Tank’ has been an impossible puzzle for his opponents to crack so far and boasts an unblemished 30-0 record. 4 Davis is the WBA lightweight world championCredit: Esther Lin/PBC Davis holds the WBA belt in a stacked lightweight division that is crying out for unification bouts. Vasyl Lomachenko … Read more
As Saurashtra bowed out of the Ranji Trophy with a quarterfinal loss to Gujarat at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Tuesday, it was also the end of the road for Sheldon Jackson after a successful career in domestic cricket. The 38-year-old had his mother, wife and two kids watching from the stands when the fourth … Read more
On current form, Virat Kohli doesn’t look long for this parish – his latest effort of five against England in Cuttack this week doing nothing to dispel the theory that he is now playing from memory. How long he continues as an international batsman will more than likely come down to the decision of the … Read more
Luke Humphries insists Luke Littler is still the player to beat in darts and called the teenager’s thrilling match against Michael van Gerwen as “one of the best games” in the Premier League. Humphries thrashed Chris Dobey 6-1 in the final of the opening 2025 Premier League Darts night in Belfast, four days after winning … Read more
Andy Lyons/Getty Images Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow authored a legendary performance by throwing for 412 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-24 overtime win at home against the Denver Broncos on Saturday. Burrow found Tee Higgins for a three-yard touchdown with 1:07 remaining in OT to clinch the must-win game, keeping Cincinnati’s faint playoff … Read more
Winslow Townson/Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers cruised past the host New England Patriots 40-7 en route to clinch a playoff berth on Saturday. The dominant performance cemented a tremendous one-season turnaround under first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh, who’s worked his magic in college stops (San Diego, Stanford, Michigan) and the pros (San Francisco 49ers) … Read more
Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that’s only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you’re reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year. And if you’re reading this five years down the road because … Read more
Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when Christmas falls … Read more
Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs have won 21 of their last 22 games. They are inevitable. The two-time defending champions just kept on rolling on Christmas Day, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 while clinching the top seed in the AFC playoffs. FOX Sports: NFL @NFLonFOX The Chiefs strike first with the TD on … Read more