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Mbemba flew to Tyneside on Thursday July 23rd to undergo his medical, which he passed, before putting pen to paper on his five-year contract. He must now acquire the “appropriate visa” before he can finally join the team on the training pitch (again considered a formality).

The £1.5 million summer signing from Dundee United was again preferred to last season’s top scorer Leigh Griffiths for the second-leg of the Hoops’ Champions League qualifier against Stjarnan on Wednesday night.

Normally used to control hypertension and cardiovascular problems, hydrochlorothiazide is also a known masking agent for performance-enhancing drugs.

One97 Communications owned Paytm has purchased the rights for title sponsorship from the BCCI for all home series to be played in India till 2019, reports NDTV. Importantly, it also includes all BCCI domestic (Ranji and Dilip trophy etc.) matches in India.

Rousey vs. Correia may be a big fight for a lot of people, but I believe Rousey will go through Correia like she has every woman that she has fought. On average, Rousey has won her 11 fights with 90 percent of the scheduled fight time remaining; only three of her fights took more...

In a move Friday that helped define Brett Brown’s concept of the National Basketball Association “gypsy”, the Sixers flipped the Camden-born, South Jersey-raised, Rider-educated Thompson to the Golden State Warriors before he could play one shift in his hometown...

Closing the book on Junior: As training camp opened today for the Saints, General Manager Mickey Loomis and Coach Sean Payton were pelted with questions regarding their recent decision to release outside linebacker Junior Galette.

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that Minnesota has acquired right-hander Kevin Jepsen from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Twins have been seeking bullpen help and appear to have landed their man. Jepsen has had a nice year in Tampa, putting up a 2.81 ERA while striking out 34 across...

Peterson also noted that many players who might not otherwise put the John Deere Classic on their schedule could do so because of the date change, assuming they are among a large group of players not participating in the Olympics.

The Royals designated Blanton for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster for Johnny Cueto.

Joseph Duffy will headline the UFC’s return to Ireland when he takes on lightweight Dustin Poirier in the main event in Dublin.

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday will be the venue for the Gold Cup final between rank outsiders Jamaica and pre-tournament favourites Mexico.

In the morning, news came out that he was going to be suspended for the first game of the season, a punishment stemming from an arrest for marijuana possession past year.

Florida prosecutors dismissed a misdemeanor battery charge against Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer on Friday. On July 12, Kromer was arrested after allegedly confronting three minors over the late-night use of his beach chairs, then punching one of the minors in...

BCCI has yet again decided to bar the presence of wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of Indian cricketers on the upcoming Test tour to Sri Lanka.