(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Zane Smith will drive the No. 38 Ford as Front Row Motorsports' third NASCAR Cup Series entry in 2025. The team announced a multiyear agreement with the former Truck Series champion on Thursday. Front Row Motorsports purchased the charter for a third vehicle from now-defunct Stewart-Haas Racing. Smith, 25, joined FRM in 2022 and captured the Truck Series championship that se
(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images) Poland secured its place in the semifinals of the United Cup with a victory over Great Britain on Thursday in Australia. Hubert Hurkacz got Poland, the second seed, off to a lead in the mixed-team event with a 7-6 (3), 7-5 defeat of Billy Harris. Iga Swiatek nailed the victory with a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 win against Katie Boulter and the sixth-seeded Brits in their first career mee
(Photo credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Keaton Middleton signed a two-year contract extension on Thursday that spans through the 2026-27 season. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team. Middleton, 26, has a plus-1 rating without notching a point in 10 games this season with the Avalanche. He also has totaled four points -- all assists -- in 16 games this season with the Colorado
(Photo credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images) The Chicago White Sox signed versatile infielder/outfielder Josh Rojas to a one-year contract, MLB.com reported on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rojas, 30, batted. 225 with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 143 games last season with the Seattle Mariners. The club, however, did not tender him a contract for 2025. He is a career .247 hitter with 34 homers and 189
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 2 (ANI): Director Kabir Khan is extremely happy that the Ministry of Youth AffairsSports has awarded the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) to para-swimmer Murlikant Rajaram Petkar. Speaking to ANI, Kabir Khan, who brought Murlikant Petkar's story to the big screen with the film 'Chandu Champion', said he is glad for the recognition to the athlete. "I am just really, really happy that this is ha
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, who has been awarded Khel Ratna, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words have always inspired him to strive for excellence and make the nation proud and that he will continue delivering his best moves "on 64 squares and outside of it". 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award' is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in t
(Photo credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images) The Indianapolis Colts have nothing to play for this week and the players know where to point -- at themselves. The Colts complete their fourth consecutive non-playoff season on Sunday when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars in a battle of AFC South squads. The Jaguars (4-12) have long been eliminated from playoff contention in a truly disappointing campaign. Indianapolis (7-9)
(Photo credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images) Losing on purpose isn't the plan for the New England Patriots as they prepare to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass. While New England (3-13) officially would secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft if it falls to Buffalo in the regular-season finale, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said he wants his team to end the campaign on a high note. "
(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey suffered a broken left fibula in a collision with the Orlando Magic's Cole Anthony, ESPN reported on Thursday. Ivey was injured when Anthony fell into his plant leg as the two went after a loose ball with 10:07 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Pistons' 105-96 victory over the Magic on Wednesday. Ivey was writhing in pain on the floor followi
(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in franchise history on Thursday. Carnell, 47, guided St. Louis City SC to a 17-12-5 record during its expansion season in 2023 and an 3-7-10 mark in 2024 before he was dismissed on July 1. St. Louis was the top seed from the Western Conference's in the MLS Cup Playoffs and set several expansion-team records und
(Photo credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images) The Houston Texans plan to use their healthy players despite having nothing to gain from Sunday's regular-season finale at the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn. After all, the Texans, who have lost two games in a row, are locked into the fourth seed for the AFC playoffs. But second-year coachDeMeco Ryans would like to build momentum going into their first-round matchup. "Every
SHANGHAI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese startup NeuroXess on Thursday reported two significant clinical-trial milestones: its flexible brain-computer interface (BCI) device successfully decoded the precise intended movements of one patient with a brain injury in real time, and decoded Chinese speech in real time for another.
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(Photo credit: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Sunday's meeting between the host Green Bay Packers and Chicago marks the first time that the Bears have visited their longtime rivals in the regular-season finale in successive years. Darned if this one doesn't feel similarly sunny for the playoff-bound Packers (11-5) and eerily murky for the Bears (4-12). The Packers, who can m
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 2 (ANI): BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing him of adopting anti-farmer policies and betraying the farming community. She condemned the Congress government's imposition of conditions on the Rythu Bharosa scheme, calling it a grave injustice to farmers who toil to feed the nation. Addressing a gathering of BRS leaders and c
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China has taken another step toward greater health care transparency by launching mini-programs that allow users to compare drug prices at designated pharmacies in 29 provincial-level regions, and in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
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SYDNEY, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- World number two Iga Swiatek dug deep to overcome Katie Boulter in a tense three-set women's singles match as Poland reached the semifinals of the mixed teams United Cup after defeating Britain on Thursday.
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SYDNEY, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka won through to the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International on Thursday, while China's Yuan Yue was knocked out of the tournament.
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XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024: CHINA NEWS (Part 2)
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(250102) -- NANJING, Jan. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ty Leaf (front L) of Nanjing Monkey Kings goes for a lay-up during a match between Nanjing Monkey Kings and Beijing Royal Fighters at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
(Photo credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images) The Washington Commanders are putting their long-standing label of laughingstocks behind them with their winningest season since the 1991 campaign. That season also marks the franchise's most recent Super Bowl title. The current squad clinched a playoff berth last weekend and looks to finish theregular season in style when it faces the Dallas Cowboys at Arlington, Texas. The Com
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images) The Baltimore Ravens placed nine players on the 2025 Pro Bowl Games rosters, announced Thursday by the NFL. The Detroit Lions also saw seven players picked, one of six teams with at least five players chosen for the event, which culminates Feb. 2 with a flag football game between the AFC and NFCin Orlando. The Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Chiefs (five) a
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 at the Sydney Cricket Ground between Australia and India, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan shared his thoughts on skipper Rohit Sharma's retirement after the completion of the ongoing series. "In my personal opinion, Rohit Sharma should fight out this phase. I don't want him to walk out of this. He has done enough for I
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took to his official media handle and congratulated all the players and coaches who were nominated for the National Sports Awards 2024 on Thursday. Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Para Athlete Praveen Kumar have been awarded the prestigious Khel Ratn