Alex Bowman will remain sidelined for a second consecutive week as the Hendrick Motorsports driver continues to battle vertigo. Bowman will be replaced by JR Motorsports driver Justin Allagier for this weekends race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Allgaier, a JR Motorsports driver in the OReilly Series (formerly Xfinity) who has 84 career Cup starts and does frequent at-track data-gathering testing for Chevrolet, won the OReilly race last March at Vegas. "Alex continues to work closely with doctors toward being medically cleared, but hes still experiencing some lingering symptoms," Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews said in a news release. "Hes put a lot into the recovery process, and we will continue to support him every step of the way. Our priority remains making sure Alex is fully ready before returning to the race car." Even if he returns next week at Darlington, Bowman will be a longshot to make the playoffs.Already last in the regular-season standings among the 36 full-time drivers before last week, Bowman is now 77 points behind the current playoff cutoff and likely will be more than 100 points behind after Las Vegas. The 32-year-old Bowman has missed races in three separate seasons for medical reasons. He missed five races in 2022 because of a concussion and three races in 2023 because of a broken back. He was replaced last week at Phoenix by Viking Motorsports OReilly Series driver Anthony Alfredo, who also serves as the HMS simulator driver. Alfredo had worked his way into the top-10 before being involved in an accident.He was not injured.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 04: Green Bay Packers defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. (57) looks on during the second half of the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings on January 4th, 2026, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Green Bay Packers are re-signing edge defender Brenton Cox Jr., who was set to be a restricted free agent, to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter. This is the third restricted free agent that the Packers have re-signed to below the minimum $3.5 million first right of refusal tender.Previously, Green Bay re-signed sixth offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, who signed a $2.75 million deal with up to $1 million in incentives, and running back Chris Brooks, who signed a two-year deal worth up to $4.85 million total. Its been reported that the Packers have elected to decline the tender options of running back Emanuel Wilson and safety Zayne Anderson, too.The only restricted free agents we havent heard from yet are defensive end Arron Mosby, tight end Josh Whyle and nose tackle Jonathan Ford. Both Mosby and Whyle were brought up from the practice squad in-season, while Ford was poached at the end of the year. Meanwhile, Kinnard, Brooks and Cox were on Green Bays 53-man roster, or injury lists, throughout all of the 2025 campaign.Cox coming back makes sense, since the Packers have lost both Rashan Gary and Kingsley Enagbare this offseason. With Micah Parsons, Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell, Collin Oliver and now Cox under contract for 2026, it will be interesting to see if Green Bay believes they have space on the 53-man roster to add another notable body at the position, be it in the cap casualty market or the draft market.

The Ravens have restructured quarterback Lamar Jackson's contract to create nearly $40 million in salary cap space, a source told ESPN.

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Real Madrid and Manchester City go at it again in the Champions League on Wednesday.For the fifth season in a row, the rivals have been drawn against each other in European club soccer's biggest competition.By the end of the round of 16 they will have played each other three times this season after meeting in the league phase.City won 2-1 on that occasion but goes into the latest encounter knowing it has been eliminated by Madrid in each of the last two seasons.Madrid is missing big names with Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo all out for the 15-time champion.Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain hosts Chelsea, the Club World Cup winner.Chelsea was crowned world champion after victory over PSG in the final last summer and this is a rematch between the giants.In other games, Arsenal travels to Bayer Leverkusen and Bod/Glimt hosts Sporting Lisbon.___James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Real Madrid and Manchester City go at it again in the Champions League on Wednesday.For the fifth season in a row, the rivals have been drawn against each other in European club soccer's biggest competition.By the end of the round of 16 they will have played each other three times this season after meeting in the league phase.City won 2-1 on that occasion but goes into the latest encounter knowing it has been eliminated by Madrid in each of the last two seasons.Madrid is missing big names with Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo all out for the 15-time champion.Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain hosts Chelsea, the Club World Cup winner.Chelsea was crowned world champion after victory over PSG in the final last summer and this is a rematch between the giants.In other games, Arsenal travels to Bayer Leverkusen and Bod/Glimt hosts Sporting Lisbon.___James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

German cross-country skiers Linn Kazmaier and Florian Baumann staged a podium protest at the Winter Paralympics on Tuesday, turning away from Russian gold medallists as the anthem played.The pair, who claimed silver in the women's sprint classic vision impaired event, refused to face Anastasiia Bagiian and her guide Sergei Siniakin during the ceremony.This marks the first Paralympics since 2014 where Russian competitors have appeared under their national flag, following the International Paralympic Committee's decision to lift its suspension in September.Russia had previously been excluded due to a state-sponsored doping scandal, with additional sanctions imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.The IPC confirmed it was aware of the demonstration and is currently gathering evidence regarding the incident.Speaking to German outlet Bild, Kazmaier described her experience on the podium: "The medal ceremony felt completely strange."I don't know the [Russians], I don't know if perhaps they also support the system in Russia as little as we do."Perhaps they are really nice people, who we could be friends with. That it is so totally overshadowed by politics is simply a complete shame."The visually impaired skier explained the reasoning behind their silent protest: "That's why we decided to leave our hats on and not turn towards the flag, because we do not support it."Bild also reported that both athletes declined to participate in the traditional medallists' selfie that follows each ceremony at the Games.Baumann emphasised that the gesture was intended as support for Ukrainian competitors, recalling positive interactions at previous Games. "Four years ago in Beijing we had a great exchange with the Ukrainians. We wanted to show solidarity to them," he told Bild.He stressed the protest was not directed at individual Russian athletes, acknowledging their difficult position. "It's not about the Russian athletes, themselves."It's also difficult for many of them, but the IPC's decision to have Russia here under their flag, with their anthem and their full contingent in attendance, while the Ukrainians are also here, I find simply not correct."The German Paralympic Committee confirmed the nature of the demonstration, stating: "This was an expression of solidarity with their friends, the Ukrainian athletes."Ukraine's Paralympic committee issued a statement on Wednesday accusing both the IPC and Games organisers of subjecting its delegation to "systematic pressure" throughout the competition.The committee alleged its team had encountered "openly negative manifestations and even obstacles," citing the relocation of a Ukrainian flag from their headquarters to a less prominent position.Family members of Para-biathlon champion Taras Rad reportedly had flags and scarves confiscated while spectating, according to the statement.Gold medallist Oleksandra Kononova received a warning after an IPC representative requested she remove earrings bearing the Ukrainian flag and the phrase "stop war" before a podium appearance.IPC communications chief Craig Spence acknowledged the incident, stating staff "politely asked for them to be removed" as they breached rules prohibiting political messaging. The athlete complied.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Iran is not in a position to participate in the 2026 World Cup, says the country's Minister of Sports and Youth.