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Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.
“I had $300 in my pocket,” he recounts. “And no job.”
At that point it might have been hard for the newly qualified physiotherapist to imagine he would one day be telling basketball great Shaquille O’Neal – with his full entourage in tow – to wait his turn to see him.

Satou Sabally is joining a WNBA powerhouse in free agency.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Alex Philippou and Kenda Andrews, the New York Liberty are signing the former Phoenix Mercury forward and WNBA All-Star to a multi-year deal, Sabally’s agency revealed on Saturday.
“Major WNBA free agency domino: All-Star Satou Sabally has agreed to sign a multiyear deal to join the New York Liberty,” Charania wrote on X.
Interestingly enough, it was Sabally who helped eliminate the Liberty in the first round of the WNBA playoffs last season.

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Phil Parkinson will officially receive the Freedom of the Wrexham County Borough today.
The Wrexham manager has overseen three successive promotions since taking charge of the north Wales club in the summer of 2021.
On the back of the Red Dragons’ promotion into the Championship last year, councillors unanimously voted in favour of Parkinson being handed the honour.

Luis Palma’s influential performance for Lech Poznan
Luis Palma delivered an influential performance for Lech Poznan on Sunday, playing a key role in rescuing a valuable result that could prove crucial in the ongoing title race in Poland…
The Honduran winger has rediscovered his form during his loan spell, having struggled to make a lasting impression during his previous stint with Olympiacos in Greece.
He has now registered 17 goal contributions in 41 appearances this season, including eight goals and nine assists, but his impact off the bench at the weekend stood out in particular.

‘I am ready to die on the pitch tomorrow’ – Liverpool star vows to fight against PSG
Dominik Szoboszlai has vowed to fight against Paris Saint-Germain, saying he is ‘ready to die on the pitch tomorrow’. 
The Reds will welcome PSG to Anfield on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. 
Liverpool suffered a demoralising 2-0 defeat in the French capital last week following goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. 
The Ligue 1 giants completely dominated the game at the Parc des Princes, as they registered 18 shots with six on target.

Cardinals trade idea sends fan favorite to Astros despite dealing with an injury originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The St. Louis Cardinals simply aren’t in a position to win it all anytime in the next year or so. It’s the harsh reality of where this organization stands, currently in fourth place in the National League Central. The Cardinals have actually had a decent start to the campaign, but this is a better look for the future than it is in the short term.

Mets trade pitch would allow New York to move veteran back to regular position by landing young Red Sox slugger originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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I liked what the New York Mets had done to start the season outside of this past series, and it’s important to note that the organization certainly understands that they have to be better.

Red Sox trade proposal attempts to fix horrible start in deal with Mets originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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There’s reason to believe that the Boston Red Sox feel a lot of panic right now after a brutal start to the 2026 campaign. The Red Sox were expected to be one of the better teams not only in the American League East, but all of Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox don’t want to go out and make any panic trades just yet, but this wouldn’t be one in a recent trade idea.

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge turned his manifestation into reality in spectacular fashion, returning figures of 4/34 in a historic IPL performance against Rajasthan Royals on Monday. His spell helped Sunrisers Hyderabad register a commanding 57-run victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
“I wrote it down somewhere that I could take four or five wickets on debut,” Hinge said after bagging his Player of the Match award on debut.

NEW DELHI: Praful Hinge announced himself on the grand stage by dismantling Rajasthan Royals’ top order and putting their run chase in complete disarray at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. The young pacer broke the backbone of RR’s batting by removing their top three batters for ducks, delivering a dream spell in his very first over.
Praful Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (golden duck), Dhruv Jurel (duck), and Lhuan-dre Pretorius (duck) in a sensational opening burst.