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Canucks' Boeser out indefinitely after illegal hit

Published in Hockey
Sunday, 10 November 2024 11:45

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out indefinitely after he absorbed a hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot of the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

Coach Rick Tocchet said he wasn't sure how long Boeser -- Vancouver's leading scorer -- would be out.

"I talked to him briefly," Tocchet said. "Doesn't feel great, but I wouldn't say it's horrible, so I think he's indefinite right now. These things can change [in] a week or 24 hours. I don't know."

Midway through the first period of the Canucks' 4-2 win over the Kings, Jeannot was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to Boeser's head. The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Jeannot for three games on Friday.

Boeser left the game in Los Angeles and missed the Canucks' game Saturday night, a 7-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

"It's a dangerous play, and hopefully Brock is going to be OK," Tocchet said.

Boeser leads the Canucks with six goals in 12 games, and he has 11 total points.

The Canucks called up 20-year-old forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Sunday in Boeser's absence. The No. 15 selection of the 2022 NHL draft, Lekkerimaki could make his NHL debut when the Calgary Flames visit Vancouver on Tuesday.

At Abbotsford, he had seven points (five goals, two assists) in seven games.

Yamal (contusion) out for Real Sociedad clash

Published in Soccer
Sunday, 10 November 2024 11:21

Lamine Yamal has been ruled out of Barcelona's LaLiga game against Real Sociedad on Sunday with a "severe contusion," the club said.

The 17-year-old picked up the problem in the 5-2 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade in midweek.

His involvement with Spain in upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Denmark and Switzerland on Nov. 15 and Nov. 18 respectively is also in doubt.

"Yamal sustained a severe contusion in Wednesday's game against Red Star Belgrade," Barça said in a statement.

"Over the past few days, he has undergone treatment, but the discomfort has yet to subside. His recovery will determine his availability."

After Sunday's game in San Sebastián, Barça are not in action again until Nov. 23, when they travel to Celta Vigo.

Yamal has played a key role in helping Barça to the top of the LaLiga table so far this season, scoring six goals and setting up eight more in 16 appearances in all competitions.

The PCB is seeking advice from the Pakistan government on how to proceed with its hosting of the Champions Trophy, after the BCCI made clear it will not send India to Pakistan for the tournament in February.

The BCCI informed the ICC this week of the decision of the Indian government to not allow India to travel to Pakistan. That decision was formally conveyed by the ICC to the PCB on Friday, who have now gone to their government for next steps.

"The ICC emailed the PCB informing them about the inability of the BCCI to send its team to Pakistan," a PCB spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo. "No reason was given. There is nothing in writing we have received from the BCCI. The PCB has apprised the federal government of the situation."

The PCB has adopted a more rigid stance on its hosting of the tournament - the first ICC event in the country since 1996 - with the board chairman Mohsin Naqvi ruling out a hybrid host model very clearly on Friday. Such a model, used in the 2023 Asia Cup which Pakistan hosted, would see India play its games outside of Pakistan and all non-India games in Pakistan.

Given that Naqvi is Pakistan's interior minister, that stance can be taken as representative of the government's in this case. An official familiar with the situation said the Pakistan government will consider directing the PCB to stand firm, reject the hybrid model and insist the entire tournament is held in Pakistan. That would be a directive the PCB would be in no position to ignore in much the way the BCCI is unable to act against its own government's directive.

It leaves the ICC, with 100 days to go to the start of the Champions Trophy, in an especially difficult situation with simmering political issues between its two leading Full Members threatening to spill over - unsurprising given that Naqvi's BCCI counterpart, Jay Shah, is the son of Naqvi's counterpart in the Indian government, the home minister Amit Shah. The situation will not become any simpler when Shah takes over as the ICC chair, on December 1.

The India-Pakistan rivalry is the marquee match in all global events, and organisers have long made sure they face each other at least once in every tournament since the 2013 Champions Trophy. It is regularly the match that draws the most eyeballs. But indications within this PCB administration are that their government might not allow Pakistan to travel to India for future ICC events - the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup is the next such event. On Friday, Naqvi had warned that "gestures" Pakistan had made in the past might not be repeated: he was referring to Pakistan traveling to India for the men's ODI World Cup in 2023, right after India had refused to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup.

Last month, the ECB chief executive Richard Gould made clear how important India and Pakistan both were to ICC events and the global cricket ecosystem. "If you play the Champions Trophy without India, or Pakistan, the broadcast rights aren't there, and we need to protect them," he said, on a visit to Pakistan during England's Test series in the country.

An event in Lahore this week to launch the schedule and start the 100-day countdown has been postponed in light of the developments. Instead, the PCB is expected to push the ICC this week to secure in writing from the BCCI the reason for its decision and on what specific grounds the Indian government is preventing its team from traveling. The ICC has been contacted for comment.

As of now, the eight-team event is due to be played between February 19 and March 9, across Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi. Stadiums at all three venues have been undergoing renovation and upgradation to different degrees in order to be ready for the event. Pakistan are the defending champions, having won the event in 2017.

Osman Samiuddin is a senior editor at ESPNcricinfo

Toss England chose to bowl vs West Indies

Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl for the second night running at Kensington Oval, as England looked to back up their impressive victory in the opening match of the five-T20I series.

There was one change to the visitors' XI, with Reece Topley making way after injuring his ankle in the first game. Jofra Archer, who was rested having played three ODIs on the bounce, returned in Topley's place. "Thought we put in a good performance yesterday," Buttler said, "we'll try and do the same again."

West Indies were forced to make three changes, after Andre Russell picked up an ankle injury on Saturday. Terrance Hinds, the Trinidadian allrounder, came in for a debut, with Roston Chase replacing Shimron Hetmyer to add another bowling option and Matthew Forde in for Shamar Joseph.

Rovman Powell, West Indies' captain, was looking in particular for an improved batting performance. "It's a case of partnerships, and trying not to lose wickets in clusters, regardless of having a strong batting line-up," he said.

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 4 Rovman Powell (capt), 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Terrance Hinds, 9 Akeal Hosein, 10 Gudakesh Motie, 11 Matthew Forde

England: 1 Phil Salt (wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jos Buttler (capt), 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Dan Mousley, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Jamie Overton, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Saqib Mahmood

Israel issues fan warning ahead of France game

Published in Breaking News
Sunday, 10 November 2024 11:41

Israel told citizens on Sunday to avoid going to cultural and sports events abroad involving Israelis in the coming week, following attacks last week on Israeli soccer supporters in Amsterdam.

A statement issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel had intelligence that pro-Palestinian groups abroad intended to harm Israelis in cities in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and others.

France and Israel are playing in a UEFA Nations League match on Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron will attend, the Elysee presidential palace said.

Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for the match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after the violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam.

"There's a context, tensions that make that match a high-risk event for us," Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said on French news broadcaster BFM TV, adding authorities "won't tolerate" any violence.

Nuñez said that 2,500 police officers would be deployed around the Stade de France stadium, north of the French capital, in addition to 1,500 others in Paris and on public transportation.

"There will be an antiterrorist security perimeter around the stadium," Nuñez said. Security checks will be "reinforced," he added, including systematic pat-downs and bag searches.

Nuñez said that French organizers have been in contact with Israeli authorities and security forces in order to prepare for the match.

Israeli fans were assaulted last week after a soccer game in Amsterdam by groups of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, according to Dutch authorities. Five people were treated at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks, which were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Amsterdam, Israel and across Europe.

On Sunday, Dutch police detained several people for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following the violence targeting Israeli fans, a local broadcaster reported.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau confirmed Friday that the France-Israel match would go ahead as planned.

"I think that for a symbolic reason we must not yield, we must not give up," he said, noting that sports fans from around the world came together for the Paris Olympics this year to celebrate the "universal values" of sports.

Macron's expected attendance not only is a show of support for the French team, but also aims as sending "a message of fraternity and solidarity following the intolerable antisemitic acts that followed the match in Amsterdam," an official in Macron's entourage said. The official couldn't be named in line with the Elysee's customary practices.

Information from The Associated Press and Reuters was used in this story.

Hoosiers rise into top 5; Dawgs, Canes plummet

Published in Breaking News
Sunday, 10 November 2024 11:41

Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10, and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the rankings with a month left in the regular season.

No team this season has held the top spot for more consecutive weeks than Oregon, which pulled away from Maryland to improve to 10-0 over the weekend and is a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week.

Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2, and Texas got a two-rung bump to No. 3. Penn State was No. 4, one point ahead of No. 5 Indiana with Tennessee just three points behind at No. 6.

Penn State, No. 6 last week, returned to the top five after its comfortable win over Washington. The Hoosiers, who beat Michigan 20-15 for their school-record 10th win and first win by fewer than 14 points this season, moved up from No. 8 and have their highest ranking since they were No. 4 in the final poll of the 1967 season.

Following Tennessee in the top 10 were BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Ole Miss. The SEC has four teams in the top 10 and nine in the Top 25, while the Big Ten's four ranked teams are all in the top five.

Georgia and Miami plummeted. The Bulldogs lost 28-10 at Ole Miss and went from No. 2 to No. 11, marking the first time they have been out of the top 10 since late in the 2020 season. The Hurricanes' 28-23 loss at Georgia Tech sent them from No. 4 to No. 12.

How those losses affect their bids for a College Football Playoff spot will be known when the selection committee releases its second rankings Tuesday night. Georgia is the fifth-highest-ranked SEC team in the AP poll, and Miami remains the highest-ranked ACC team.

POLL POINTS

Ole Miss earned the biggest promotion, from No. 16 to No. 10. The Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing records in a blowout of Arkansas.

LSU had its playoff hopes snuffed with its 42-13 home loss to Alabama. The Tigers dropped from No. 14 to No. 21.

No. 18 Colorado controls its own destiny in the playoff chase. The Buffaloes are alone in second place in the Big 12, one game behind unbeaten BYU, and are the conference's second-highest-ranked team in the AP poll. They don't meet in the regular season. If both run the table, they would play in the conference championship game.

Boise State slipped one spot to No. 13 and remains the highest-ranked Group of 5 team following its 28-21 win over a three-win Nevada.

WHO'S IN; WHO'S OUT

No. 23 South Carolina, which has beaten ranked Texas A&M and Vanderbilt teams in consecutive weeks, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2022 season.

No. 24 Missouri beat Oklahoma on a late fumble return for a touchdown and is back after a one-week absence.

No. 25 Tulane, winner of seven straight, made its Top 25 debut under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.

Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt dropped out.

The Cyclones' second straight loss came against a Kansas team that entered with two wins. Pittsburgh, beaten soundly by SMU a week earlier, lost at home to Virginia. Vanderbilt has lost two of its past three.

CONFERENCE CALL

SEC: 9 (Nos. 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, 23, 24)
ACC: 4 (Nos. 12, 14, 17, 22)
Big Ten: 4 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5)
Big 12: 3 (Nos. 7, 18, 20)
AAC: 2 (Nos. 16, 25)
Mountain West: 1 (No. 13)
Pac-12: 1 (No. 19)
Independent: 1 (No. 8)

RANKED VS. RANKED

No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Georgia: Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava is expected to be back after not playing in the second half against Mississippi State. The Volunteers haven't scored more than 21 points during their seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs.

No. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina: The Tigers have won five straight in the series. The Gamecocks have a chance to beat a third straight ranked opponent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Denver Broncos turned a short-yardage look into a big-play touchdown on Sunday.

In a third-and-2 from the Kansas City Chiefs' 32-yard line, Denver flashed its power with a three-tight end formation that hinted at a short-yardage run.

But that also put wide receiver Courtland Sutton solo on Chiefs' cornerback Trent McDuffie. Sutton sprinted up the left sideline past McDuffie, and rookie quarterback Bo Nix put it on Sutton's hands as Sutton ran into the end zone.

It gave the Broncos a 14-3 lead with 6:39 left in the first half and made Nix 10-of-13 passing for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Nix had thrown a touchdown pass to rookie Devaughn Vele earlier in the second quarter.

Celtics' Brown returning after four games out

Published in Basketball
Sunday, 10 November 2024 11:40

MILWAUKEE -- Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown is available to play Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks after missing four games with a strained left hip flexor.

Brown had been listed as questionable on Boston's injury report, but Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said at his pregame availability that the three-time All-Star was available to play.

"No minutes restriction," Mazzulla said. "He can run, jump, shoot, pass, cut. He's ready to go."

Brown is averaging 25.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in six games this season after being named the NBA Finals MVP last season.

The Bucks won't have Gary Trent Jr. available for a second straight game because of lower back spasms.

Reds honor Rose with stadium visitation for fans

Published in Baseball
Sunday, 10 November 2024 10:58

CINCINNATI -- Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83.

The 14-hour visitation, in honor of Rose's jersey number, was arranged by the Cincinnati Reds with cooperation from Rose's daughters, Fawn and Kara, who exchanged hugs, stories and even some tears with fans.

"We wanted to do something like this," said Rick Walls, executive director of the Reds Hall of Fame. "You could see from the turnout, it means a lot to the people here. It's a moving experience."

Rose, known as "Charlie Hustle" for his unbridled passion for the game, was the engine behind Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" clubs that won back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976.

A 17-time All-Star, the switch-hitting Rose played on three World Series winners. He was the National League MVP in 1973 and World Series MVP two years later. He holds the major league record for games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890). But no milestone approached his 4,256 hits, surpassing his hero Ty Cobb's 4,191.

Rose was banished by Major League Baseball in 1989 for gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, undermining his achievements and Hall of Fame chances.

Despite his indiscretions away from the diamond, fans arrived as early as 4 a.m. Sunday to honor Rose, slowly passing by an urn containing his ashes and a table displaying his bright red Reds Hall of Fame induction suit jacket and other memorabilia while a highlight video of his illustrious career played on the concourse video boards.

Fans left flowers and other mementos at the Rose statue located just outside the main entrance to the ballpark.

"He was a guy you thought was going to live forever," longtime Reds fan Bob Augspurger said. "When I heard the news, obviously it was sad. Baseball lost its greatest ambassador."

Fawn Rose said in a statement, "We are deeply moved by the overwhelming love and support from the people of Cincinnati, the entire baseball community, and fans across the world as we mourn the loss of our beloved Dad, Grandpa, and Brother, Pete Rose."

The Reds plan to honor Rose on "Pete Rose Day" when they play the Chicago White Sox on May 14 with first pitch planned for 7:14 p.m., also in homage to his No. 14.

Scotland lose intense scrap with dogged Springboks

Published in Rugby
Sunday, 10 November 2024 10:11

Scotland looked to have broken through when Sione Tuipulotu and Jordan put Ben White through the Bok defence and all the way to the posts, but it was brought back for a knock-on earlier on. A tiny one, but it was enough.

Referee Christophe Ridley felt Murrayfields wrath again.

The stadium roared once more early in the new half but this time it was for another Russell penalty. Sevenpoint game now.

Rassie Erasmus brought on RG Snyman at the break and then the other horsemen of the Apocalypse followed within minutes. Enter Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi, Malcolm Marx, Vincent Koch. Gerhard Steenekamp. The Bomb Squad had arrived.

Almost as soon as they did, a bit of a scrap broke out between Zander Fagerson and Etzebeth. It was intense and brutal and compelling.

Scotland took the fight to the Boks. They were relentless in their physicality, the game turning into a magnificent frenzy.

South Africa survived when Matt Fagerson spilled in the shadow of the posts and survived again when Huw Jones began another siege, the upshot within seconds being a yellow card for Mapimpi as he scrambled to stop the charge.

The Scots had a lineout five metres out, but lost it. Agony. They went again through Jordan and his cavalry.

The visitors were hanging on, but hang on they did. Incredibly. Heroically, in a rugby sense.

Scotland had thrown the kitchen sink, the contents of the living room and half a dozen wardrobes at them and they still didnt break.

Russell kicked a goal to narrow it to 19-15, but they needed more. And more still when Pollard booted over a penalty to make it a seven-point gap and then another to make it a 10-point lead.

Wieses late score put a cruel look on the board for Scotland.

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