11:02 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, which was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will be rescheduled to January 2021. That is what SLC CEO Ashley de Silva has suggested anyway, though the ECB appears not to have made any firm arrangements yet. SLC is currently attempting to reschedule a
Month: May 2020
8:48 PM IST Pakistan 264 for 6 (Inzamam 60, Miandad 57*, Watson 2-39) beat New Zealand 262 for 7 (Crowe 91, Rutherford 50, Akram 2-40, Mushtaq 2-40) by four wickets They lost three of their first five matches, and should probably have lost a fourth too, when England bowled them out for 74. Rain saved
7:05 AM ET On occasion, even Bill Belichick needs some outside counsel on how to run his football team. Tom Brady‘s departure from the New England Patriots should certainly mark one of those occasions. Only when Brady was officially gone would Belichick call him “unfathomably spectacular,” one of the “original creators” of the Patriot program,
10:54 AM ET Associated Press The Swiss hockey federation says it won’t seek to host the 2021 men’s world championship after losing this year’s event because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 championship had been due to start next week in Zurich and Lausanne. It was canceled in March. Swiss officials say they had talks
7:02 AM ET AS THE INDIANA PACERS sat at their lockers in Chicago moments before Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference finals, Larry Bird, in his first year as coach, strode to the center of the room to address them. Bird was not big on speeches. The Pacers had done their work in practices
4:49 AM ET Andy Murray prevailed in a tight men’s final against David Goffin at the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro on Friday, and Kiki Bertens routed Fiona Ferro to capture the women’s championship. Murray downed Goffin 7-6 (5) on the Tennis World Tour video game, while Bertens cruised past Ferro 6-1, giving her the
6:59 AM ET Tim Bontemps Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books In the seven weeks since the NBA season was suspended due to the coronavirus, the league has avoided speculation about how and when it may return. But as May
7:00 AM ET The coronavirus can take away our games, for a while anyway, but it can’t take away our debates. The baseball portals of the internet have continued to buzz over the past few weeks, with age-old discussions carrying on more loudly than ever. What else do we have, except the nagging anticipation of
7:12 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1991, Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock’s career record for stolen bases. Henderson pulled the historic bag out of
Formula 1 plans to create an isolated environment for competitors when it starts racing again in July. Managing director Ross Brawn said they are working on a “kind of biosphere” in which teams and drivers would operate at races without spectators. F1 aims to start the championship with consecutive races at the Red Bull Ring
3:37 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Colin Graves will end his five-year tenure as ECB chairman on August 31, with Ian Watmore cleared to succeed him following a review into the circumstances of his departure from the Football League. The decision was confirmed by the ECB board in the wake of the decision to postpone the
3:27 AM BST ESPN staff Bulls players have added storytelling to their skillsets in a bid to help children affected by the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa. The players, who are currently unable to train or play after the Super Rugby competition was shutdown by the coronavirus pandemic, are sharing video clips in which they
Hungarian Grand Prix organisers have said the race will have to be held without spectators this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country’s government announced on Thursday a ban on all gatherings of more than 500 people until 15 August. Organisers said they had “pursued all possible ways” to stage the event
3:42 AM BST ESPN staff Former All Blacks coach remains Steve Hansen remains upset about the decision that cost his side a potentially series-winning penalty against the British & Irish Lions in 2017. The series locked at 1-1 game apiece, the two sides met at a packed Eden Park in Auckland for the decider. With
12:26 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN A FEW WEEKS ago Paul Armendariz, an air conditioning mechanic from California’s Central Valley, was talking to his aunt Yolanda, who had just received her $1,200 federal stimulus check. Aunt Yolanda, now 74, was the 11th of 12 children from Fresno by way of Mexico, part of an immigrant generation
7:59 PM ET For a time, Las Vegas was the most popular idea for a proposed resumption of the NBA season: a bubble city of teams grinding out the playoffs within a quarantine of connected casino hotels and arenas. As time has passed, those talking with NBA commissioner Adam Silver find him still needing to
11:46 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday in a post showing him in a hospital gown. “I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off!”
10:29 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic has forced golf courses to get creative in order to stay open and safe. Jordan Spieth became a high-profile victim of the rules in place at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, on Thursday when he watched his tee shot fly into the cup for an apparent ace, only