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When Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1997-2015, started using data analytics to build a winning baseball team on a budget, many in the baseball community were skeptical. However, the team's performance demonstrated that leveraging in-game data to identify undervalued players could provide an edge. During the 2002 season, the team won 20 games in a row on a budget less than a third of the leag

AJMAN, 9th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Department of Tourism Development in Ajman has announced that it will host the Etihad Ajman Golf Tournament from 24th to 25th January.

LONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- West Ham United on Thursday named former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter as its new head coach, after sacking Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday.

MADRID, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Super Cup with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Club Bilbao and Mallorca in Saudi Arabia means there is a reduced fixture list in La Liga this weekend, with eight games to be played rather than the usual 10.

(250109) -- WUHAN, Jan. 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a magic carpet lift at a ski resort in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 26, 2024. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Winter sports boom turns former coal town into tourism gold mine" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

The 22-year-old from Langley who now plays soccer at Ohio State University was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting on Dec. 8.

New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Delhi BJP General Secretary Vishnu Mittal launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of focusing on building a "sheeshmahal" (palatial residence) while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor. "Arvind Kejriwal is building his 'sheeshmahal' while PM Modi is building houses for the poor," Mittal said, emphasizing t

The AFL community has paid tribute to Mark Robinson after the veteran football reporter called time on his career after more than four decades in journalism.

Manchester City are exploring a January deal for Brazilian youth international Vitor Reis, who is valued at around 40m, sources have told ESPN.

Somali Athletics Federation president, Farah Ali Moalim, was re-elected to lead SAF for a four-year term, received support from World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe.

Brussels [Belgium], January 9 (ANI): Formula 1 has agreed to a multi-year extension with the Belgian Grand Prix that will see the sport race at the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in four of the next six years. The extension includes the 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031 grand prix seasons which follows significant investment at the circuit in recent years, including the addition of two new grandstands - increasing capacity b

London [UK], January 9 (ANI): Graham Potter has been named Julen Lopetegui's successor as West Ham United's head coach on Thursday. The 49-year-old has taken over Lopetegui, who was sacked on Wednesday after leading the club to just six wins in 20 Premier League games, leaving West Ham United in the 14th spot in the league standings. Potter has been out of the managerial role since leaving West Ham's local rival Chelsea i

Former England player Andy Goode has accused New Zealand of purposely avoiding plating the Springboks at Eden Park to preserve their amazing 30-year unbeaten run at the Auckland venue. The All Blacks have not played South Africa at Eden Park since 2013, but will host them there during this years Rugby Championship on September 6. []

The Wallabies might finally have settled on their long-term fly-half in Noah Lolesio, but former fullback turned coach Chris Latham believes Australian rugby missed an almighty trick by failing to nurture Mack Mason. Oh mate, I love him, said Latham, who just left Seattle Seawolves to take on the Chicago Hounds head coach role in []

Western Force have signed record-breaking Wallaroo Ashley Marsters. Marsters joins the Force from the Melbourne Rebels, having become the most capped player in Wallaroos history during the WXV2 series in Cape Town last year. The 31-year-old has played 34 times for Australia including appearing at the 2014 and 2021 World Cups. Cook Islands-born Marsters is []

Rugby Australia has sent a ruthless message to anyone thinking of signing overseas that youll rule yourself out of the Lions mixer if you put pen to paper with a foreign club. Indeed, The Roar can reveal that days after Langi Gleeson signed with French Top 14 outfit Montpellier the regular Wallabies back-rower was uninvited []

Peter Horne says hes confident the Wallabies can manage without Langi Gleeson, with the explosive back-rower set to move to the French Top 14 at seasons end. The 23-year-old, who appeared at the 2023 World Cup and has featured under the past three Wallabies coaches, is poised to move to Montpellier and replace English international []

(Photo credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images) Lamar Jackson has won the same number of playoff games as NFL MVP trophies: two. The dearth of postseason victories have been an issue and the Ravens star quarterback looks to change the narrative when third-seeded Baltimore hosts the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild-card round onSaturday night. Jackson owns a 2-4 record in the playoffs, having thrown six inter

Canberra [Australia], January 9 (ANI): After impressing against a famed Indian bowling unit in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sam Konstas was named in Australia's upcoming two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka. But there is still uncertainty whether he would walk out to open for Australia in the sub-continent. The young tyro exhibited flawless technique straight out of cricket textbooks during his run as an opener against India.

New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Arnav Paparkar overcame an inexplicable second set lapse to go past Croatia's Emanuel Ivanisevic and secure his place in the quarterfinals of the boys event of the ITF J300 event along with top seed Pranav Senthil Kumar while Maaya Rajshwaran Revathi also cruised into the last-eight of the girls singles, a relase from the ITF said. Arnav made a resounding set by pocketing the opening se

Canberra [Australia], January 9 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins's availability is now in doubt for the upcoming Champions Trophy after it was revealed that he had been dealing with an ankle problem during the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, reported ESPNCricinfo. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Cummins would miss the two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka. He will undergo scans in the coming day

(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images) Three wins in the final six regular-season games led the Houston Texans to a home playoff game nonetheless. As they prepare to face the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC wild-card round on Saturday, the fourth-seeded Texans realize the urgency ramps up in January and beyond. That especially rings true against a fifth-seeded Chargers team that boasts the NFL's top-ranked scoring de

WUHAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nine years ago, when guesthouse manager Li Li decided to turn her family villa into accommodation for travelers taking the provincial highway in central China's Hubei Province, she had hoped to make a modest income.

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) The Columbus Blue Jackets begin the second half of their season in position to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in five seasons. The Blue Jackets their enter Thursday game against the visiting Seattle Kraken with 42 points and occupying the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference thanks to a 14-11 regulation-wins tiebreaker over the Pittsburgh Penguins

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Govind Sahani, a silver medallist at the 2023 Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament and a member of the Indian contingent for the 2023 Men's World Boxing Championships, started his campaign at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship with a commanding win over Mohammad Aarif of JammuKashmir on Tuesday, Day 1 of the tournament. Close to 300 boxers are b