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Jorge Lorenzo: ‘Francesco Bagnaia should’ve “accepted” Marc Marquez’s overtake’. Jorge Lorenzo has accused Francesco Bagnaia for the collision with Marc Marquez at the Portuguese MotoGP, arguing he should have allowed his competitor to pass. Race Direction ruled that the collision was a racing event, which both riders and now Lorenzo agree with, but Marquez made it plain that Bagnaia’s manoeuvre was only marginally acceptable. Bagnaia’s effort to dive up the inside of Marquez at Portimao during the battle for P5 resulted in a crash. Bagnaia did not restart, therefore Marquez ended P16. “Marc is an aggressive rider, but in this…

Lawrence Shankland learns the outcome of the Hearts appeal as the tribunal gives the ruling on the Ross County dive yellow. Hearts’ appeal against Lawrence Shankland’s booking for diving in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Ross County has been rejected. Referee Grant Irvine penalized the Jambos captain for going down in the box under a challenge from Ryan Leak with the score at 2-0 to County. Although video replays appeared to indicate contact, referee Irvine awarded County a foul and given Shankland a yellow card. Steven Naismith protested the judgment at full-time, and Hearts officials filed a ‘wrongful caution’ appeal on…

UNC’s RJ Davis is one of four finalists for the Naismith Player of the Year. North Carolina guard RJ Davis is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, given annually to the most outstanding player in college basketball. Davis shares the honor with Purdue’s Zach Edey, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht and Houston’s Jamal Shead and would be the fourth Tar Heel to win the award, joining Michael Jordan (1984), Antawn Jamison (1998) and Tyler Hansbrough (2008). Davis has received consensus first-team All-America and ACC Player of the Year honors, assuring that his name will be inscribed in the Smith Center…

Jaime Jaquez Jr. hoped to play for the Heat, mostly because Jimmy Butler is his favorite NBA player. According to The Athletic’s William Guillory, Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez wanted to be picked by the Heat because Jimmy Butler is his favorite player in the NBA. The younger Jaquez expressed his adoration for Butler. The 23-year-old was picked by the Heat with the 18th pick and has been an integral part of the team’s rotation since his rookie season. He has played 64 games in the 2023-24 regular season and is averaging 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per…

Rangers must cash in on star player despite billionaire interest; replacement already at Ibrox. Rangers should aim to sell captain James Tavernier this summer, given the interest from rich teams in Saudi Arabia. The captain has once again been in excellent form this season, with 21 goals and eight assists in all competitions, and manager Philippe Clement has found a way to help him progress in a new and improved role. However, it appears that a decision will be made during the summer transfer window, as Saudi clubs, including Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq, have been linked with the 33-year-old player. Should…

‘Absolutely scandalous’: BBC pundit lashes out at ‘Downright disrespectful’ Rangers. Ryan Stevenson has described the Rangers’ emblem being placed above Hearts’ at Tynecastle as “absolutely scandalous” and “downright disrespectful”. The former Jam Tarts midfielder vented in a Daily Record piece on March 26 about footage of Rangers Women’s celebrations [Sky Sports News, 25 March] in the dressing room after they defeated Partick Thistle 4-1 to retain the Sky Sports Cup. The Gers had placed a mat with the club’s logo on top of the Hearts badge on the floor, prompting an outraged response from the Edinburgh club, who claimed it…

Lewis Macleod secures Rangers’ comeback in new job nine years after departing. Lewis Macleod is back at Rangers as a coach, over a decade after departing as a player. The former midfielder joined the Ibrox club as a young player and broke into the senior squad, making his debut in 2012. He went on to make nearly 100 appearances for the Light Blues in the lower leagues as they worked their way back to the top of the Scottish game. Nine years ago, Macleod went for Brentford in the English Championship, where he played under Mark Warburton, who would later…

Players placed on notice after May evades action: “Should have been a charge” The head of football for the NRL, Graham Annesley, has issued a warning to any player who commits a similar tackle to Panthers center Taylan May, which resulted in Broncos fullback Reece Walsh breaking his eye socket. Such a player will probably face a judicial charge. Senior NRL officials, according to Annesley, believed that May ought to have faced charges from the Match Review Committee for his head-on collision with Walsh in the first few minutes of last Thursday’s game at Penrith. May was fined and put…

Philippe Clement breaks silence on the actions of the Rangers Women at Tynecastle on Sunday. Following Rangers Women’s victory against Partick Thistle in the Sky Sports Cup final on Sunday, March 24, Philippe Clement responded on social media. The manager of the Gers men’s team wrote on his personal Twitter page on Sunday, congratulating Jo Potter and her squad on their 4-1 victory, saying “big congratulations.” At Tynecastle, goals from Olivia McLoughlin, Rio Hardy, Rachel Rowe, and Mia McAuley made sure the Light Blues kept the trophy. Rangers Women should be commended for winning the SWPL Cup. It’s good to…

It Has Happened: Live on talkSPORT, Ally McCoist was perplexed by the “strange” Jack Butland story. In light of Jack Butland’s most recent rejection, Ally McCoist has questioned what the Rangers star needs to do to gain an England recall. After Burnley keeper James Trafford was called up to the squad in place of the injured Sam Johnstone, the analyst remarked on talkSPORT on Monday, March 25, at 07:58 a.m., that it’s “strange” that players who aren’t getting into their club teams are being picked ahead of the 31-year-old. He went on to say that although the Light Blues goalkeeper…