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AP  —  All-Pro return man KaVontae Turpin of the Cowboys was arrested in a Dallas suburb on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and unlawful carrying of a weapon, authorities said Sunday. Turpin was arrested by police in Allen on Saturday. The 28-year-old is out of jail on bond. There is no record of an attorney for Turpin. The team declined to comment. The former TCU standout is going into his fourth season with the Cowboys and recently signed an $18 million, three-year contract. Turpin’s TCU career ended in 2018 when he was kicked off the team after the school found…

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MLC 2025 Maxwell struck thrice with the ball. © MLC Washington Freedom wrapped up their league stage with a clinical six-wicket win over MI New York in Lauderhill to secure a top-two finish. Glenn Maxwell was named Player of the Match for his game-changing spell of 3 for 29 which kept MINY to 112/8 in a rain-shortened 18-overs-a-side affair. Put in to bat after a delayed start, MINY lost captain Nicholas Pooran and Monank Patel inside the first three overs. Opener Kunwarjeet Singh held the innings together with a steady 33, but the middle order collapsed quickly. Glenn Maxwell triggered…

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Nasser Hussain fears England’s Test series with India may have “shifted in India’s favour” with the hosts’ heavy defeat in the second Test at Edgbaston and hopes the return of “special” Jofra Archer could provide a spark.It is expected Archer will appear in his first Test match in four years in the third Test at Lord’s on Thursday – live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am – while Gus Atkinson has also been called up to the squad ahead of an anticipated return. Hussain believes it could be a “gamble” for both to play, but given the struggles of England’s…

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Decisions.A couple of huge ones were made at Edgbaston and they were revealed at the toss. England had elected to bowl and India had elected to rest pace ace Jasprit Bumrah. As these big calls were digested, the mood music was that India had got theirs wrong. Ravi Shastri was virtually apoplectic at the tourists giving Bumrah a breather despite heading into the game 1-0 down. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ravi Shastri was left surprised by India’s decision to leave out Jasprit Bumrah at Edgbaston – but it paid off in the end England’s…

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Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka and men’s defending champion Carlos Alcaraz both survived tough tests to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals and Cameron Norrie kept alive British singles hopes after surviving a five-set thriller on Sunday. Sabalenka ruined home favourite Emma Raducanu’s dream in the previous round but had the Centre Court crowd cheering her on as she beat Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel. Wimbledon’s new automated line-calling technology came under fire after an embarrassing malfunction robbed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of a point during her last-16 victory over Britain’s Sonay Kartal on Centre Court. Spaniard Alcaraz came through a…

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MLC 2025 Fletcher made 118 and was named Player of the Match © MLC San Francisco Unicorns missed out on a top two spot in MLC 2025 in agonising fashion as they fell short by 11 runs in an epic high-scoring game in Florida against Los Angeles Knight Riders. Andre Fletcher’s second ton of the tournament helped LAKR post 243 on the board and despite losing the in-form top three for a combined total of 5 runs, SFU came up with a stunning comeback led by Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s 40-ball 92. LAKR were on the money right from the word go…

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Gill was adjudged Player of the Match for his contributions of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston, though India received a host of strong contributions with Deep, Siraj and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja all playing a major part in the easy victory. It was Gill’s knock in the first innings that set up the match for India and the 25-year-old said it was important for him to lead from the front in his new role as captain. “Sometimes, especially when you are the captain, I think you need to lead by example so that whenever there is another player in that…

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CNN  —  Wimbledon organizers have apologized and explained that “human error” was the reason behind the electronic line-calling system being turned off during a match on Sunday. During the first set of the fourth-round clash between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sonay Kartal on Centre Court, a backhand from Kartal went long but there was no “out” call from the electronic system, which has replaced human line umpires at Wimbledon this year. Pavlyuchenkova, who was one point away from winning that game, stopped playing with the ball landing outside the court. Umpire Nico Helwerth called for the match to be paused, while…

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With a crucial Ashes series against England coming up at the end of the year that will be pivotal to Australia’s hopes in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle, Cummins has offered some advice for the 19-year-old as he aims to be the Aussies’ long-term answer at the top of the order. “Look, he’s been good,” Cummins said of Konstas after Australia’s 133-run victory over the West Indies that sealed the three-match series. “I think for anyone who’s starting out their Test career, you are kind of picked for a reason and…we know he’s good enough. “So I think…

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CNN  —  Mexico defeated the United States Men’s National Team by a score of 2-1 on Sunday to win the nation’s 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy as champions of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The match was the most important match for either team until next year’s FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the two fierce rivals, along with Canada. The intensity of the occasion was evident from the opening kickoff in front of more than 70,000 screaming fans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Americans seemed to catch Mexico off guard as Chris Richards…

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