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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Super League (PSL) Code of Conduct has been handed over to the franchises and they have been given one week to sign it. According to details, a PSL team official had severely criticized PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja this year which made the former cricketer angry and directed them to take action. Ramiz was told that the board has no such authority; therefore, Ramiz asked to make a new code of conduct. The franchisees expressed their displeasure over this, saying that the PSL contract included all of this. However, PCB made a new code of…
Facebook Tweet Email Link One of my earliest memories is standing in the living room of a small house in Garden City, Michigan, mimicking Hulk Hogan’s pose down to my laughing parents. Any wrestling fan knows the rhythm: Flex one arm while pointing to the side with your other, then turning 90 degrees to show off both biceps before turning back square to the audience and bending your arms at a right angle to flex your chest and arms repeatedly. Maybe you’d rotate your hand a few times before cupping it to your ear to hear the cheers as well.…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Venus Williams’ bid for her first winning streak since 2019 ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to 24th-ranked Magdalena Frech at the D.C. Open on Thursday night. Williams is 45, and her victory in the first round Tuesday night against 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns made the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova was 47 in 2004. That was Williams’ first win in singles since 2023, and she joked afterward that she was motivated to succeed because she wanted to be able to get back on the…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self underwent a heart procedure at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday after he “felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms,” the school said. The 62-year-old had two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries in his heart. “The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery,” Kansas’ athletic department said in a statement. “He is in good spirits and expects to be released from the hospital soon.” Last season, Kansas finished the regular season 21-13 and lost to John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a long-anticipated executive order on college sports, an attempt to provide federal guidance to the wild world of big money that has transformed collegiate athletics in recent years. The executive order signed by Trump said it is executive branch policy “that third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes are improper and should not be permitted by universities,” while it specifically allowing endorsement deals. It did not lay out a specific enforcement mechanism. But those expecting the administration to suddenly provide the guardrails and rules that have been sorely lacking…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Tour de France organizers have shortened Stage 19 of the competition to avoid a herd of cows which have suffered an outbreak of disease. Organizers say that cattle near the Col des Saisies have experienced an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis, resulting in the culling of livestock and restricting access to the area. “In light of the distress experienced by the affected farmers and in order to preserve the smooth running of the race, it has been decided, in agreement with the relevant authorities, to modify the route,” organizers ASO said in a statement. As a…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Woodbury, New Jersey AP — The 12-year-old Little Leaguer who faced suspension from his team’s first state tournament game for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run will be allowed to play Thursday night. Marco Rocco of Haddonfield, New Jersey, tossed his bat in the air on July 16 after his sixth-inning, two-run homer in the final of the sectional tournament. Marco was ejected and suspended for a game over what the family was told were actions deemed “unsportsmanlike” and “horseplay.” The family sought an emergency temporary restraining order that would allow him to…
Facebook Tweet Email Link There were no fewer than a dozen cameras positioned just outside the men’s restroom on the third floor of the Hilton Charlotte Uptown on Thursday afternoon. A similar scene played out near a closed conference room door. Even more lined the hotel breezeway, waiting for a 73-year-old rookie college coach to come out and meet the press. Everywhere Bill Belichick went on Thursday, a cascade of cameras and iPhones followed, eventually leading into a jam-packed ballroom for his first big ACC Kickoff press conference. After taking the stage, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels head…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to World Wrestling Entertainment. Bollea is widely recognized as the biggest wrestling star of all time and helped WWE become the behemoth that it is today. In the 1980s and 1990s, Bollea’s larger-than-life personality – in and out of the ring – made him a household name and a crossover mainstream star, starring in movies and recognized around the world. “WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture’s…
Facebook Tweet Email Link With the swimming portion of the World Aquatics Championships approaching, all eyes will be on Katie Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in history, as she goes head to head with teen sensation Summer McIntosh. Ledecky, who has nine Olympic gold medals and a staggering 21 World Championship titles, has dominated women’s swimming for more than a decade and looks toward this year’s championships in Singapore with an eager eye. “Each of my events, there’s a different challenge and I’m just excited to see what kind of times I can put up and how I can…