11:14 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root, the England captain, says that his team’s overwhelming reaction was one of “relief” after their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour’s postponement was confirmed with England midway through the second day of their final warm-up match in Colombo, ahead of
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Marnus Labuschagne goes inside out against spin © EPA The remaining two matches of the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series will not take place along with the three-match T20I series between the two teams in New Zealand later this month due to new travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand government amid the coronavirus pandemic. More to
11:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Toronto Raptors said Friday night that the entire travel party from the team’s last game Monday night in Salt Lake City was tested for the coronavirus on Wednesday, and that all but one person’s test has come back negative. The remaining person’s test is still pending. The team went
11:23 PM ET Luka Doncic scored 50 points and dished out 19 assists on Friday night as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 150-136. Well, not exactly. Soon after the decision was made Wednesday to suspend the NBA season because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Suns announced that their games would continue virtually. Friday
10:46 PM ET Associated Press The New York Mets say the father of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested negative for the coronavirus. Donovan Mitchell Sr. works for the Mets as director of player relations and community outreach. The younger Mitchell confirmed Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19 after Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert became
8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NBA great Charles Barkley, who is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test he underwent after believing he was exposed, spent significant time with members of the Los Angeles Angels on March 2. Barkley, who did not appear on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” Tuesday, revealed he was self-isolating after
7:00 PM ET National Hockey League players will receive their final three scheduled paychecks despite the season being suspended for the coronavirus outbreak, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday. The players are scheduled to receive three more payments before the scheduled end of the regular season. The first paycheck, which they received today,
7:17 PM ET Associated Press A major prep race for the Kentucky Derby will be run as scheduled next week, without spectators. Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans is joining other tracks in banning fans through the remainder of its racing meet that ends March 29. Only essential staff and credentialed horsemen and media
7:09 PM BST The Premiership Rugby Cup final between Sale Sharks and Harlequins has been postponed after a staff member showed symptoms of coronavirus, it was announced on Friday. The match was due to take place on Sunday at AJ Bell Stadium but it becomes the latest sporting event to be cancelled due to the
5:42 PM ET Associated Press NHL Players’ Association chief Don Fehr tells The Associated Press that he expects teams will be cleared to open their training facilities to allow player workouts as early as next week. Though there is no definitive timeline, Fehr says the potential of teams opening their training facilities to players will
5:34 PM ET Associated Press The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard scheduled Monday in Montreal will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced that the decision was made in response to measures put in place by the Quebec government to prevent the spread of the virus
4:48 PM ET Serena Williams says she will be spending the next six weeks in “solitude,” as the tennis world goes on hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the post, Williams is seen applying makeup, writing that’s how she will spend part of her time while adding, “stay safe everyone. This is serious.” “Spending the
4:27 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is encouraging players to go home, a day after canceling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Ballparks in Florida and Arizona were locked down Friday as the sport considered
4:37 PM BST The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on the sporting calendar, with the Six Nations heavily affected. Ireland vs. Italy, due to be played in Dublin, was the first game to be postponed during Round 4. With Italy one of the worst affected countries, England’s Round 5 game in Rome was
4:01 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The makeup of the Minnesota Vikings defense changed in a major way Friday, when the team announced it had terminated the contracts of cornerback Xavier Rhodes and nose tackle Linval Joseph. Five days ahead of the start of the new league year and free agency, which is set to begin
3:00 PM ET ESPN staff The NFL offseason is in full swing, and 2020 NFL free agency kicks off next week. Teams can begin to negotiate with free agents on Monday afternoon, but they’re already striking deals to re-sign players — and make trades — and rumors are flowing on all the latest news across
3:50 PM ET The SEC has suspended all sports-related activity on or off campus until at least April 15 as it attempts to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, a source told ESPN’s Chris Low. The conference decision includes spring football practice. The SEC had previously cancelled all sports until March 30. Alabama announced that
Mar 9, 2020 NFL NationESPN The deadline for the NFL franchise tag has been extended to Monday. Six teams — the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers — already have decided to use the franchise tag, which binds the player to the team for one season.