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On the next-to-last day of racing of the season at Southern California’s Santa Anita race track, yet another horse died following an on-track mishap, making it the 30th overall to die in recent months. As The Associated Press reported, a 4-year-old gelding was injured on Saturday while exercising on the training track and had to […]

The ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup finally got the nail-biting, dramatic upset cricket fans had been waiting for on Friday, as ESPN reported, when a previously struggling Sri Lanka team bowled out hosts and pre-tournament favorites England to hang on for a 20-run victory. Now, on Saturday, winless Afghanistan will try to do Sri Lanka […]

With eight points, and four matches remaining, one more victory should be enough for 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup host England to nail down a spot in the tournament semifinals. And they may have just what the doctor ordered when they face a struggling Sri Lanka side on Friday. Sri Lanka, with only one win, […]

Coming off their dramatic and inspirational victory over West Indies on Monday, as CricInfo reported, the Bangladesh Tigers face their toughest test, a match that is likely to make or break their push for advancement to the final four of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, when they take on defending world champions Australia. But […]

The Bangladesh Tigers lost a likely point on the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup table when their match six days ago against a struggling Sri Lanka side was abandoned due to inclement weather. And that means that Bangladesh now need a victory over West Indies — a team that they defeated three times in a […]

The single most intense and passionate rivalry in sports is set to kick some life into what has so far been a sluggish 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, as the bordering — and frequently warring — countries of India and Pakistan once again settle their differences on a cricket ground. As Indian Express warns, with […]

After a record four washouts in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, with rain now wiping away nearly 10 percent of all the games on the tournament fixture list, England and West Indies will hope to get in what would be one of the most anticipated matchups of the competition — unless the weather again […]

Of the 10 teams competing for the most prestigious prize in world cricket, the Cricket World Cup, only two remain unbeaten after 17 matches have been played — or washed out as has occurred three times already. Now, those two teams clash as India and New Zealand fight out for group stage supremacy, meeting in […]

After a record third washout at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, with rain wiping out Tuesday’s scheduled Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match, as CricInfo reported, the tournament will try to get back on track with one of the most high-powered matchups of the group stage, with defending — and five-time — World Cup champions Australia taking on […]

After reaching the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinals in the 2015 tournament, South Africa entered the 2019 edition with high expectations, only to see their campaign crumble under the combined weight of sloppy play, injuries, and internal turmoil. On Monday, still looking for their first victory after three consecutive losses, according to CricBuzz, the Proteas […]

In the most significant clash of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup tournament so far, defending champions Australia face the team they vanquished in the 2015 semifinal, India — the 2011 World Cup winners. Neither team has lost a game at the World Cup yet, though India have played only once, cruising past a struggling […]

After a dispiriting 12-game losing streak in 50-overs matches, Pakistan appeared to turn their momentum, and confidence, completely around on Tuesday when they hung on for a shocking, 14-run victory over 2019 Cricket World Cup favorites and hosts, England, as CricInfo recorded. Now, the Men in Green will try to build on that win by […]

The last time New Zealand faced Bangladesh, cricket was overwhelmed by a national tragedy that almost claimed the Tigers players. A mass shooting by a white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques claimed 51 lives and narrowly missed the Bangladesh players who were arriving for Friday prayers just as the shooting was taking place. But the […]

With all nine other entrants in the 2019 Cricket World Cup already with at least one game under their belts, the second-ranked one-day international team in the world, India, finally get their Cup competition underway, as they look for the third trophy in their history. But they face a South Africa team that has already […]

Just over two weeks after England and Pakistan played a one-day international match on the record-setting, run-rich pitch at Trent Bridge, the two teams return to the site of what was a surprisingly close contest won by England. The English side won by three wickets with just three balls remaining, per CricInfo. The rematch comes […]

The Bangladesh Tigers open their 2019 Cricket World Cup tournament with expectations sky-high among their countrymen. This comes after the team qualified for the knockout stage for the first time in the 2015 World Cup, scored big ODI series wins over India, Pakistan, and South Africa, and advanced to the final of the Asia Cup […]

New Zealand opened their 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, a campaign that saw them go all the way to the tournament final, with a 98-run rout of Sri Lanka. On Saturday, the two countries again open their respective World Cup campaigns against each other and even though historically, the Lankans have won six of the […]

West Indies brings their big bats to the run-rich pitch at Trent Bridge in Nottingham when they open their long-shot bid for their third ICC Cricket World Cup trophy, their first since 1979. They are taking on the team that won the 2017 Champions Trophy, but has fallen on hard times since then, the Men […]

The last four years of international cricket have all been building toward this — the opening match of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England. The Cup opener sees the host nation, who enter the tournament in the unfamiliar position of favorite, as The Inquisitr reported, take on South Africa in a 50-over match […]

The ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with host England taking on 2015 semifinalists South Africa in the opener at The Oval in London. But this year, England, who have never won the cup despite being the country that invented the game as The Telegraph recounts, open the tournament not only as […]

The Bangladesh Tigers play their final 2019 Cricket World Cup warm-up match against the same 50-over powerhouse nation who will also be their opponent in their final group stage match of the actual competition, according to the official Cricket World Cup site. That opponent, of course, is subcontinental rival India, the second-ranked one-day international cricket […]

The defending and five-time ICC Cricket World Cup champions Australia get one more chance to fine-tune their approach face date before they officially open their quest for back-to-back titles, when they take on a team in Sri Lanka that appears to come into the tournament in a state of disarray, according to ICC-Cricket.com. That same […]

Coming off a morale-boosting victory in the championship final of an international series in Ireland against the host nation and West Indies, as CricBuzz reported, the Bangladesh Tigers begin their campaign to better their historic performance in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The Tigers face Pakistan, their arch-rivals — which they have defeated in four […]

Fans who want to watch the India vs. New Zealand cricket match, but can’t make it to a television, will be in luck, with a few options to watch a live stream of the ICC World Cup warm-up match. The teams will be meeting Saturday in London for the first of two warm-up matches before […]

Nike announced that it is adding language to future contracts that would stop freezing female athletes’ pay during pregnancy, Fox Business reports. The move comes following backlash the brand received last week as it came to light that compensation was being stopped when female athletes became pregnant while under endorsement deals. The pay freeze would […]

The Cricket World Cup opens in just 11 days, but England and Pakistan still have one last competitive match to play, and it will be one in which Pakistan will look for some kind of morale boost heading into the Cup competition after losing the first three one-day international matches in which there was a […]

The Preakness Stakes 2019 results are in, and War of Will won going away. The horse that came in with 6-1 odds built a lead and extended through the finish to win the second jewel in the Triple Crown. Everfast finished second at 25-1 odds, while the 7-1 Owendale came in third. The favorite in […]

In what could easily become the most entertaining match of the England vs. Pakistan one-day international series in advance of the Cricket World Cup, the teams take to the pitch at Trent Bridge in Nottingham; a ground that has seen eight single-innings totals over 400 in just the past three years, per CricInfo. That includes […]

With the opening of the 2019 Cricket World Cup now just two weeks away, two of the dark horse teams in the tournament have a chance to adjust to playing under pressure when they square off with a trophy on the line in the final of a one-day international tri-series in Ireland. According to ESPN, […]

The Bangladesh Tigers are already booked to face West Indies in the championship final of their pre-Cricket World Cup tri-series in Ireland on Friday. But first, they must play one last match in the series, taking on the host nation after the first game between Ireland and Bangladesh was abandoned due to inclement weather. But […]

England’s upstart fast bowling sensation Jofra Archer was rested in the second ODI against Pakistan, and is now expected to be rested again in the third ODI, which, according to a CricBuzz report, is an all-but-certain sign that the 24-year-old is set to take a place on England’s Cricket World Cup squad. There are still […]

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England less than three weeks away, two of the dark horse teams in the competition, Bangladesh and West Indies, continue to fine tune their lineups as they meet the fifth match of their tri-series in Ireland, after the resurgent Tigers handled the Windies with relative ease in their […]

The Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have dominated the Indian Premier League T20 franchise cricket tournament since the competition’s founding in 2008, winning six of the 11 IPL championships between them. Now, as the 12th edition of the world’s most popular T20 league concludes, Mumbai and Chennai will meet on the championship final for […]

England and Pakistan are trying to fine-tune their teams for the Cricket World Cup, with opens in less than three weeks in London, but the weather had other ideas on Wednesday when the teams were able to get in only 19 overs of their first one-day international match. But even in that shortened contest — […]

The Delhi Capitals, who had never won an Indian Premier League cricket playoff match in any of the IPL’s previous 11 seasons, per CricInfo, suddenly find themselves one win away from a berth in the 2019 final, after they chased down a Sunrisers Hyderabad total of 162 with one ball and two wickets to spare […]

With just three weeks to go before the 2019 Cricket World Cup opens in England, the host nation faces Pakistan in a five match, one-day international series that will allow both teams to put the finishing touches on their World Cup squads. But with the absence of a key player in Alex Hales, who has […]

The winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby may take even longer to determine as the owner of Maximum Security indicated he may be taking legal action after the history-making disqualification in Saturday’s race. As the New York Post reported, co-owner Gary West was critical of the decision by Kentucky Derby stewards to disqualify Maximum Security […]

The Kentucky Derby 2019 results are in, and Country House won in a shocker. The favorite, Maximum Security, crossed the finish line first, but after a delay of more than 15 minutes, it was determined that the horse committed a foul and impeded the 65-1 favorite Country House. Before Saturday, there had never been a […]

Fans who want to watch a live stream of the 2019 Kentucky Derby will be in luck, with a few options to follow all the action even if they can’t make it to a television. The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby will be broadcast on NBC on Saturday, with a post time of 6:50 […]

Caster Semenya’s record-breaking Olympic career could be over after the defiant South African runner said she will not take drugs to lower her testosterone, which had been mandated by a court in a ground-breaking ruling. The track star and gold medal winner said on Friday that she has no plans to comply with a court […]

The 2019 VIVO Indian Premier League is nearing its conclusion, with three teams competing for the final pair of playoff spots, per CricInfo. Two of those three teams go head-to-head in Thursday in the 51st match of the 12th IPL franchise cricket tournament, as third-place Mumbai Indians, the three-time champions, host fourth place Sunrisers Hyderabad […]

Olympic champion Caster Semenya just lost her appeal against testosterone rules in female runners. According to the New Haven Register, she was battling against International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules that govern high testosterone in female runners like herself and require them to take medication to decrease their levels to compete in certain events. […]

According to a statement from the team’s head coach, the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team will not be celebrating their recent championship at the White House, CNN reports. Tony Bennett, the coach, said that they had indeed received inquiries about an invitation and that they would be forced to decline. Bennett did not, however, […]

Former Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton could not contain her tears or her excitement when her daughter, Louisiana State University gymnast McKenna Kelley, scored a near-perfect 9.95 at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday. Today reported that the proud mom flashed “perfect 10” fingers and blew kisses to Kelley when she completed her […]

Samantha Cerio had a stellar career as an Auburn University gymnast, but it came to an end in tragic fashion this weekend as the senior faltered on a landing and broke both legs in an accident that will end her collegiate career. Cerio was competing in a regional event on Friday when she attempted a […]

A crash between two horses at Santa Anita has led to the 23rd horse death at the California track in just the last three months, leading to growing calls among animal rights activists to shut down all racing at the embattled facility. As ESPN reported, two horses collided during the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes on […]

A lot of sports teams will do a funny or comical “race” during its games, usually with some sort of regional tie-in. The Milwaukee Brewers have sausage races, in which costumed sausages race one another, while the Washington Nationals run president races. The San Diego Padres, perhaps naturally, have launched an Anchorman race. The race, […]

Even a rare pair of centuries could not rescue a Pakistan chase that fell apart in the final five overs in the fourth one-day international match against Australia on Friday, as ESPN reported. The loss left the hosts now facing the serious possibility of a whitewash before heading to England for one last five-match ODI […]

Two teams coming off of first wins in the 2019 VIVO Indian Premier League that were obtained through controversial plays, as NDTV reported, will try to get their seasons on track by making it back-to-back victories, when Kings XI Punjab host three-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians in the ninth match of the world’s most popular […]

Defending Cricket World Cup champions Australia are roaring toward the 2019 World Cup, winning their sixth consecutive one day international match on Wednesday, as ESPN reported. The win also gave them their second straight series win — this one over Pakistan after defeating India on India’s own home turf. But Pakistan appear to be staggering […]