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Former England international Gerrard signed a four-year contract to take charge at the club in May, despite having no previous senior managerial experience. Victory never looked in doubt for the dominant home side with a Jamie Murphy strike and late James Tavernier penalty setting them up nicely for the return fixture in Macedonia next Tuesday. Gerrard wasted little time stamping his authority on the Scottish giants, handing debuts to six new signings, including Jon Flanagan and Scott Arfield....

In the Nos. 5 (Dallas-Fort Worth) and 10 (Houston) media markets in the United States, there is room to grow, and with both teams entering 2016 with heightened expectations, there is an opportunity for baseball to capture more of the heart of a state where football is unquestionably king, but passion for the diamond is lurking. MORE: Top 10 Astros of all time | Don’t sleep on Rangers in West That passion was plainly evident in September as the Rangers took five out of seven games from the Astros, with five of the games drawing crowds of more than 30,000....

The Rangers announced Tuesday they have placed the 35-year-old slugger on unconditional release waivers. Releasing him before Sept. 1 leaves open the possbility that Texas could re-sign Hamilton to a minor league contract and have him in the majors before May 15, which would not have been allowed if they waited until next month to release him. MORE: 15 worst free-agent signings of all time Hamilton underwent surgery on his left knee June 8, ending a season that never got started....

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Newsweek that 29-year-old James Anastasio of Staten Island was arrested on Thursday night after an incident where he appeared to punch a Lighting fan in the face. The arrest of Anastasio came just hours after the incident was caught on video and has now been viewed on Twitter over two million times. In a video of the incident, which was posted to Twitter by Scott Kaplan, fans can be seen leaving Madison Square Garden following the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 between the Rangers and the Lightning....

After kicking off their Scottish Premiership campaign with a 2-1 win over Motherwell, Pedro Caixinha’s side lost 3-2 at home last weekend and the Portuguese coach will be demanding an improvement against Hearts in order to ensure they do not lose further ground on title rivals Celtic. The Glasgow giants suffered humiliation earlier in the season when they were knocked out of the Europa League by Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn, so the pressure is already mounting on Caixinha to deliver results....

Ange Postecoglou guided Australia to their fourth successive World Cup last month but the 52-year-old surprisingly stepped down following last month’s inter-continental play-off victory over Honduras. Luiz Felipe Scolari, Jurgen Klinsmann, Marcelo Bielsa, Slavoljub Muslin and Graham Arnold have all been linked with the vacant post ahead of next year’s tournament in Russia. But Zdrilic believes 59-year-old Rangnick, who oversaw Leipzig’s promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016 and previously led Schalke and Hoffenheim, would be ideal for the Socceroos....

Delhi scored 250/8 on the second day, taking their lead to 67 runs with Manan Sharma (82) and Vikas Tokas (28) were at the crease when umpires called off the day’s play. In Patiala, Karnataka scored 168/5, taking their lead to 9 runs against Saurashtra at the end of the third day at the Dhruve Pandove Stadium. Kaunain Abbas (62) and Shreyas Gopal (15) were at the crease when umpires disloged the bails for the day....

After Bengal skittled Baroda out for a meagre 97, riding on India discard Ashoke Dinda’s 6/45, it was young seamer Atit Seth’s 7/36 that bundled Bengal out for 76. With a slender lead of 21 runs, Baroda then reached 63/3 in their second innings at stumps to take an overall lead of 84 runs. In other Group A matches, Gujarat rode on openers Priyank Kirit Panchal (122) and Samit Gohel (87) to reach 246/3 at stumps against Mumbai at the K....

The bilateral series will begin on March 4. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday named a 18-member squad for the two Tests against Sri Lanka. They also announced that Rohit Sharma will be the new captain in the longest format, making him their skipper across all formats. Pujara and Rahane were under the scanner after poor runs of form, and them not contributing more in the series defeat in South Africa had raised questions....

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. Nonetheless, the fans can expect some heel turns to invigorate their mood. The rumors and speculations of heel turns are always rife in the WWE. But this Sunday, the fans in attendance can witness more than one of them. Without any further ado, here we rank all the possibilities of heel turns in SummerSlam. #8 New Day members The New Day is one of the most, if not the most, charismatic stables WWE has produced in the PG Era....

However, in the crucial Game 7 fixture, James Harden’s impeccable shooting was gone with the wind, as he shot a measly 16.7% from the 3-point range. His partnership with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving created a super team. But the Brooklyn Nets got edged out of the 2021 NBA playoffs with a 111-115 loss at the Barclays Center. Although James Harden has had several poor runs in the NBA playoffs, many hoped things would be different this year, considering the caliber of superstars in the Brooklyn Nets team....

With Fisher coming to Siege, it cements the Splinter Cell series’ place in not just the fictional universe of Rainbow Six but Ghost Recon as well, since he had a cameo there too. Now while it might not seem much of a stretch to imagine all of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy games sharing a universe, that line of thinking ends up connecting the Clancy-verse to some surprising other universes, as Reddit user ChiUnit4evr pointed out this week....

My son, a gigantic 4-year-old with big, bright eyes, doesn’t even yet realize that he’s a future “black man” and, before that, a “black male teenager,” but I do. I am so panicked at the thought that every single solitary thing has to be just so over these next 20 years in order for me to produce a solid, productive adult who understands the world in which he lives, both the realities and the possibilities....

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, who famously butted heads with Rondo last season, had high praise for his former point guard, saying he will be deserving of a huge contract in the offseason. MORE: Top 15 best PGs for 2015-16 | Jahlil Okafor cited for reckless driving “He’s a max player next year. Someone’s going to have to back up the truck to get him,” Carlisle told reporters Sunday. Rondo played 46 games for Carlisle’s Mavericks last season after being traded from the Celtics....

Cato threw a TD pass for the 40th consecutive game against Florida Atlantic when he hit Tommy Shuler from 21 yards out in the third quarter. The 23rd-ranked Thundering Herd improved to 8-0 Saturday and is trying to work their way into the conversation for one of the prime bowl slots at the end of the season. Russell Wilson threw TDs in 38 straight games at N.C. State and Wisconsin, Graham Harrell hit 36 at Texas Tech and BYU’s Ty Detmer reached 35....

For each type, there’s a choice of three frame sizes: 40cm, 45cm and 50cm. In old money, that’s roughly 16, 18 and 20 inches. The bike is a ‘hybrid’, so it can be ridden just easily on roads as it can on dirt and gravel paths. It has manual gears and can be ridden like an ordinary bike without any electric assistance – but because of the extra weight of the motor and battery, you will want that electric assistance for any inclines on your route....

Recently two weapons were temporarily taken out of Respawn Entertainment battle royale. The Rampage LMG and the Sentinel sniper rifle were bugged in Apex Legends, as a glitch allowed the weapons to be charged infinitely. Now that the bug is fixed, Respawn has taken the opportunity to “nerf” the Rampage LMG, a weapon that much of the community have been complaining about. RELATED: Octane Goes Full Jack Sparrow in Hilarious Apex Legends Clip...

The problem? McDonald and Jenkins are teammates. MORE: Week 13 photos | Week 13 scoreboard It’s bad news for the Rams, and not just because McDonald and Jenkins are teammates. The Rams’ secondary is already without Trumaine Johnson. Jenkins was shaken up on the play, meaning the Rams will have to go even deeper on the defensive depth chart.

But now the Rams, and Mason’s family, are worried about his well-being. Mason was a no-show this week at Rams training camp at UC Irvine when veterans reported Friday for the team’s first training camp in Southern California since 1994. The Rams began practice Saturday and head coach Jeff Fisher said the team has been unsuccessful in contacting Mason despite several attempts. Fisher said he has not spoken with the 22-year-old Mason since the end of the 2015 season in January....