Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated on Thursday that he would be willing to consider releasing detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in exchange for the freedom of a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for assassinating a man in Germany.
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(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Ryan Grubb, who recently agreed to become Alabama's offensive coordinator, reportedly changed his mind and is heading back to Seattle for a new job. Grubb, the University of Washington's offensive coordinator the past two years, will take over that job with the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN and NFL.com reported Friday night. Mike Macdonald recently took over as the Seahawks' head coac
(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports) Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for his 16th triple-double this season, Malik Monk scored 23 points off the bench and the host Sacramento Kings cruised to a 135-106 victory Friday night over the Denver Nuggets. Sabonis now leads the NBA in triple-doubles this season, breaking a tie with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who had 23 points, eight rebounds an
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 10 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the remaining three Tests of the five-match series against England, with star batter Virat Kohli set to miss the remaining matches as well due to personal reasons. Virat had earlier missed the first two Tests. Now, his absence is extended to three more games. His last appearance came in the T20I series
Hobart [Australia], February 10 (ANI): Star Australia opener David Warner surpassed England batter Jos Buttler in the list of most runs scored by a batter in T20Is after playing a blistering knock against West Indies at Bellerive Oval in his 100TH T20I on Friday. The southpaw played a marvellous knock of 70 runs from just 36 balls which was laced with 12 fours and a six. Warner was awarded the Player of the Match for his
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Henry "Henry" Leverette became the first-ever Madden millionaire, topping the seven-figure mark in career earnings by winning the Ultimate Madden Bowl championship on Friday in Las Vegas. Henry, the top seed, defeated 10th-seeded Wesley "Wesley" Gittens 35-24 in the final at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay casino. The title was worth $250,000, moving Henry's career winni
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 10 (ANI): East Bengal FC look to build on the momentum and NorthEast United FC would be desperate to put a dent in that momentum when the two sides meet in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday. Juan Pedro Benali and Co. resumed their campaign after the mid-season break with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Jamshedpur FC, as a late equalis
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Two teams that hope to have beefed-up supporting casts square off Saturday night when the Phoenix Suns visit the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Both teams have won three in a row, but each has even more reason for optimism as they could be getting reinforcements in the clubs' fourth andfinal meeting of the regular season. Phoenix won the first three matchups,
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 10 (ANI): FC Goa held Odisha FC to a 1-1 draw at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar as the top-of-the-table clash of Indian Super League (ISL) on Friday produced a gripping 1-1 draw with goals in the first half by Roy Krishna and Jay Gupta. The result ensured that the Juggernauts held on to their top spot in the league table, but head coach Sergio Lobera's wish to build a six-point g
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 10 (ANI): Mohun Bagan Super Giant will host Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) to round off the Saturday doubleheader at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata. After losses against FC Goa and Odisha FC, Hyderabad FC faces another mounting challenge against one of the strongest sides in the competition. They are yet to win a match, sitting at the last s
Santa Barbara [US], February 10 (ANI): Actor Brad Pitt presented his friend and actor Bradley Cooper with one of the Santa Barbara Film Festival's top honors, outstanding performer of the year, for his work starring as Leonard Bernstein in the biopic 'Maestro'. While honouring Cooper, Pitt gave a shout out to him in a hilarious way. He joked that the duo has a "couple of things in common," including "being a movie superst
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Legendary South African bowler Dale Steyn hailed Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah for being able to deliver wicket-taking yorkers and attain success on "docile pitches". In a media interaction ahead of the SA20 final between Durban Super Giants and Sunrisers Eastern Cape taking place on Saturday, Steyn praised Bumrah for his yorkers and said that there are only a handful of bowlers in
Shillong (Meghalaya), February 10 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that the government has embarked on a mission to promote entrepreneurship in the state, with an ambitious plan to provide opportunities to over 20,000 entrepreneurs to avail financial support under CM-Elevate. "In the next 3-4 years, the government will support close to over 20,000 entrepreneurs for different businesses in the state," t
(Photo credit: Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports) Mika Zibanejad scored at 2:37 of overtime and Chris Kreider had a goal and assist to boost the streaking New York Rangers to a 4-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. New York overcame a shaky start and finish in goaltender Igor Shesterkin's return to the lineup, winning for the fourth straight time while earning points for the sixth time in the past seven gam
(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Kirill Kaprizov scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn. Kaprizov, Matt Boldy and Jonas Brodin each finished with a goal and an assist for the Wild, who won their second straight game since the NHL All-Star break. Reilly Smith and Sidney Crosby each s
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Responding to a troll criticising him for his commentary, former West Indies cricketer and commentator Ian Bishop opened up on the reason why he will not stop praising and hyping performances of up-and-coming players through his platform. Bishop, who has played 127 international matches and picked up 279 wickets for West Indies from 1988-1998 as a pace bowler, transitioned to a commen
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Thursday that the Indian men's tennis team will lock horns with Sweden in Davis Cup's Group I tie later this year in September. This tie would be an away fixture for team India and the tentative dates are from September 13 to 14 or from September 14 to 15, as per Olympics.com. India received promotion to the World Group I after de
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica comeptes in the women's 4x100-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, August 25, 2023. /CFP
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(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports) Damian Lillard, a night after sitting out a game, poured in 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks gave Doc Rivers his first home victory since becoming head coach by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 120-84 on Friday night. Malik Beasley had 21 points, Bobby Portis came off the bench for 18 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 15 points and 14 rebounds in 24 minutes for a Milw
(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) Riding a wave of confidence after winning five of their past seven games, the Toronto Maple Leafs face a road game Saturday against the Ottawa Senators, who tied for the lowest point total in the Eastern Conference. Coming off a 5-4 comeback win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, the Leafs shifted their regular routines between games, taking their regular Thursday practic
(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports) Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Houston Rockets 107-104 Friday night. RJ Barrett added 21 points for the Raptors, who have won two in a row. Scottie Barnes had 13 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and two steals, Jakob Poeltl had 16 points, 13 rebounds, six blocked shots and three steals, and Bruce Brown added 11 points.
Pallekele [Sri Lanka], February 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka's historic double century outpowered a magnificent fightback from veteran Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammed Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai as the Lankan Lions secured a hard-fought 42-run win over the rising Asian side on Friday. With this, Sri Lanka leads the three-match ODI series 1-0. After Afghanistan won the toss, they asked SL to bat first. Niss
(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) Head coach Tom Thibodeau has employed a football philosophy -- "Next man up" -- to deal with the New York Knicks' spate of injuries. But to borrow an adage from another sport, the Knicks are running out of players they can send to the on-deck circle. The Knicks will welcome their trade-deadline additions and hope that some of their banged-up players return Saturday nigh
(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) Mississippi State coach Chris Jans spelled out the stakes for his team this week: To keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive, the Bulldogs had to defeat Georgia at home and Missouri on the road. "It is just the way it is," Jans said. "Get your mind around it. We were upfront and we don't normallydon't do that, but we told the truth and made sure they understood what we were ab
(Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports) Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 35 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 34 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Washington Wizards 133-129 on Friday. Boston trailed by seven at halftime but took control by outscoring Washington 36-16 in the third quarter, when Porzingis scored 14 points and Tatum had 11. Tatum also contributed 10 rebounds and eight assists
