Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra lead ‘Player of the Tournament’ race ahead of Champions Trophy final | Cricket News

Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra lead 'Player of the Tournament' race ahead of Champions Trophy final

Virat Kohli and Rachin Ravindra As anticipation builds for the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the nominees for the prestigious ‘Player of the Tournament‘ award. Reflecting the dominance of the two finalist teams, nine out of … Read more

Boubacar Kamara is back: Aston Villa’s best player and Unai Emery’s mentality monster in midfield is key to their season | Football News

Lee Hendrie reacts as his former side goes 3-1 after Marco Asensio's converted penalty against Club Brugge in 1st leg of their round 16 tie in the Champions League.

With a drop of the shoulder, Boubacar Kamara moved serenely away from trouble and spread the play left. Later in the move, he received the ball back and played the penetrative pass to Morgan Rogers that led to Aston Villa restoring their lead. Kamara’s return from injury during the second half of Villa’s Champions League … Read more

Why Jaxson Dart should be a top-15 player in the 2025 NFL Draft class

Jaxson Dart might be the most polarizing player in the 2025 draft class: Opinions on Dart vary more than any prospect in recent memory. PFF’s Trevor Sikkema ranked him 126th overall and QB7 before the 2025 NFL Draft Scouting Combine, while the consensus big board has him at 37th overall and QB3. Some … Read more

USA-Japan SheBelieves Cup Player Ratings

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Jenni Hermoso: Spain player feels an ‘important precedent’ can be created in aftermath of Luis Rubiales trial | Football News

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Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso believes that an “important precedent” can be created in the aftermath of the Luis Rubiales trial. Hermoso’s comments come after the former Spanish football federation president was found guilty of sexually assaulting her. During the medal ceremony at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, Rubiales kissed Spain forward Hermoso without … Read more

‘More important’ – Kylian Mbappe is like Ronaldo and will become world’s best player as he makes Ballon d’Or claim

Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham celebrating a goal for Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe will follow in Ronaldo’s footsteps and become the world’s best player. That’s the view of former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon, who is predicting Mbappe to get even better than he already is. 6 Mbappe has been banging the goals in for fun since moving to Spain where he plays with the very … Read more

USWNT coach Emma Hayes embracing ‘risk’ of player development at SheBelieves Cup

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Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst HOUSTON — Now is the time to take risks. At least, that’s the mantra United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes is preaching these days. “We do not have a World Cup today and my job is to prepare a team to compete come that period,” Hayes … Read more

Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack chases Defensive Player of the Year while dad helps snuff California wildfires

Tennessee basketball defensive coordinator Justin Gainey starts building every game plan the same way. “Who is the best player and how we can get ‘Shack’ on him as much as possible,” Gainey tells CBS Sports. “Shack” is code for Jahmai Mashack, a 6-foot-4 senior guard who rarely shoots and has become the glue of fifth-ranked Tennessee’s … Read more

Post-Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve is last position player from infamous 2017 Astros

  The last premier MLB free agent came off the board earlier this week, with former Houston Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman signing a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. With that transaction, second baseman and three-time batting champion All-Star Jose Altuve is now the last remaining position player from the … Read more