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[ad_1] Apr 11, 2024, 05:42 PM ET STILLWATER, Oklahoma — Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 33-year run that produced five NCAA team championships, 33 individual NCAA champions and 23 conference titles. The 58-year-old Smith compiled a 490-73-6 dual record and had 153 All-Americans …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Naomi Osaka said she was driven by the fear of letting her teammates down after helping Japan take control of their Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Friday. The former world number one and four-time major winner beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in Tokyo to …

[ad_1] Apr 12, 2024, 04:22 AM ET Liverpool “lost the plot” against Atalanta and fully deserved their 3-0 defeat in the Europa League quarterfinal first leg, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday. Gianluca Scamacca struck either side of half-time before Mario Pasalic capped an impressive win at Anfield as Liverpool …

[ad_1] MANCHESTER: Erling Haaland has room for improvement according to Pep Guardiola, but the Manchester City boss defended the Norway striker from mounting criticism over his performances. Haaland has netted 30 times this season and scored 52 goals last term when City won the Champions League, Premier League and FA …

[ad_1] MONTE CARLO: Daniil Medvedev was again drawn into a heated exchange with an umpire before crashing out of the Monte Carlo Masters in a 6-3 7-5 defeat by Karen Khachanov in the last 16 on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarter-finals. Fourth seed Medvedev, …

[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN: Liverpool slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta on Thursday as Gianluca Scamacca struck twice for the Italian side in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. On a chastening evening for former European champions in the continent’s second-tier club competition, AC Milan lost 1-0 at home …

[ad_1] LONDON: World Athletics’ (WA) decision to give prize money to Olympic gold medallists is unfair to other sports that cannot afford to do the same, Britain’s five-times Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave said. Athletics became the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions when WA President Sebastian …

[ad_1] In a major blow to New Zealand, two players have been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan which is set to begin from next week. New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Adam Milne have been removed from the squad for T20 series after they sustained injuries during …

[ad_1] The New Zealand cricket team. — AFP/File In a major blow to New Zealand, two players have been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan which is set to begin from next week.  New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Adam Milne have been removed from the squad for …

[ad_1] Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Syracuse is set to hire Mount St. Mary’s head coach Dan Engelstad as the school’s new assistant men’s basketball coach. He was head coach at Mount St. Mary’s for six seasons, including an NCAA tournament appearance in 2021. He’ll replace Gerry …