Month: June 2020

Abbas had been due to play nine Championship matches for Nottinghamshire © AFP via Getty Images Nottinghamshire have cancelled Mohammad Abbas‘ contract with the club, but held out hope that he would be able to represent them at some point in the future. Abbas had been contracted to play nine County Championship fixtures before the
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Formula 1 has launched an equality and diversity task force to increase opportunity for minority groups. The move is part of a wider commitment that will also see F1 support initiatives fighting the coronavirus pandemic and promote sustainability. It coincides with the start of the delayed 2020 season in Austria in July. “At our first
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3:37 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says there are no guarantees Michael Hooper will be retained as captain, saying the selectors will first pick their team before settling on a leader. Speaking as part of a Zoom call ahead of his arrival in Australia next month, Rennie also admitted to disappointment over the departures
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1:54 AM ET A former Vanderbilt football equipment manager is accusing former Commodores linebacker Charles Wright of raping her, according to posts on social media. Regan Siems on Saturday detailed the allegations against Wright, who she said was found responsible of a Title IX violation by the school in October 2018 and expelled following an
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4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from being displayed at its events, but supporters of the symbol still managed to be seen Sunday. Vehicles lined the boulevard outside Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, waving the flag and a plane flew above the track towing a banner of the Confederate
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9:10 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Nothing can top the first time Webb Simpson won on Father’s Day, a U.S. Open title eight years ago at Olympic Club and hearing his father’s laughter on the phone to share the joy. Harbour Town was special in its own right. Dressed in his
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11:01 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR said it is investigating after a noose was found in the garage of black driver Bubba Wallace on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. “Late this afternoon, NASCAR was made aware that a noose was found in the garage stall of the 43 team. We are angry
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12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players have reversed course — again — deciding not to vote on Sunday on the league’s 60-game proposal as commissioner Rob Manfred made late tweaks to the offer, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. Manfred sent a letter to MLBPA executive director Tony Clark offering to cancel expanded playoffs and
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7:45 PM ET Former USC All-American center Max Tuerk has died at age 26, the school announced Sunday. No cause of death was specified. “Heartbroken by the loss of Max Tuerk,” USC coach Clay Helton wrote on Twitter. “Incredible person, teammate, and Trojan. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.” Heartbroken by the
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6:57 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — The Chinese basketball league has restarted after an almost five-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer foreign players and no fans in the stands. The CBA was suspended on Jan. 24 after the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, a week before it was scheduled to return following a
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3:14 PM ET Associated Press Grigor Dimitrov said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play. Dimitrov, ranked No. 19 and a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist, is the highest-profile current player to say he has the virus and
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12:22 PM ET Major League Baseball players intend to vote Sunday on MLB’s latest proposal to return to the field after initially planning to delay the vote because of recent coronavirus outbreaks in training camps, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The executive board met Saturday, but the players originally planned to delay voting on the
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2:32 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott plans to sign his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender by Monday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides still have until July 15 to work out a long-term deal. The Cowboys had placed the franchise tag on Prescott on March 18. By signing his franchise
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