Sky Sports have announced a new five-year rights deal to show the South Africa T20 cricket league. Beginning on January 10, the SA20 league will run for four weeks and comprises 33 matches involving six global franchises and will be broadcast across Sky Sports Cricket channels for the first time. Members of England’s T20 World … Read more
The 2022 College Football Playoff semifinals, which will send Georgia and TCU to the national championship, scored for ESPN networks. Saturday’s Georgia-Ohio State CFP semifinal at the Peach Bowl averaged 22.1 million viewers on ESPN networks, according to ESPN and Nielsen fast-nationals, marking the most-watched CFP semifinal since the Georgia-Oklahoma Rose Bowl five years ago … Read more
Sound the trumpets! Mets closer Edwin Díaz is back in the Big Apple, signing a five-year, $102 million deal with the team, several outlets reported Sunday. The deal is dependent on Diaz’s passing physical, and includes an opt-out clause after the 2025 season, and a $20 million team option for 2028. It also includes a … Read more
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President Xi Jinping has called on the Chinese Communist party’s 97mn members to steel themselves for a “critical time” in the country’s history, as he opened a congress that will solidify his status as the country’s most powerful ruler since revolutionary hero Mao Zedong. In an almost two-hour speech in the Great Hall of the … Read more
Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial next week on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013 and the complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said on Thursday it was demanding a five-year jail term. Along with Neymar, the defendants in the trial being brought by Spanish prosecutors, which begins in … Read more
Chelsea have announced Graham Potter as their head coach on a five-year contract. Potter becomes the first managerial appointment of the Todd Boehly era following his summer takeover. The American is still acting as sporting director having moved on director Marina Granovskaia, chairman Bruce Buck and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech in a complete … Read more
MarianVejcik/iStock via Getty Images California declared a power grid emergency for Monday and expects all-time record demand on Tuesday, as a heatwave that has pushed temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas threatens to stretch the state’s electricity system to its limit. The California Independent System Operator, which runs the energy grid, forecasts electricity … Read more
Russell Wilson signed a 5-year, $245 million contract with the Denver Broncos last week with $165 million guaranteed. It is $65 million guaranteed less than what Deshaun Watson got in his deal with the Cleveland Browns this offseason. Shannon Sharpe explains why he is surprised Russ took a lot less money than Watson. 22 MINUTES … Read more
The Denver Broncos have agreed to a five-year contract extension with quarterback Russell Wilson that would keep him in Denver through the 2028 season, ESPN reported Thursday. The deal reportedly includes $245 million in new money, $165 million of it guaranteed. In total, Wilson would be under contract for seven years and $296 million — … Read more