7:49 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Players from both teams and match officials have taken part in a poignant gesture in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before play in the first Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas bowl. The players, support staff and umpires all took a knee, with each member
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7:28 AM ET In a May Instagram chat, Chris Bosh gave voice to the gnawing sense that the Miami Heat of 2010-2014 — a supernova of sports celebrity — fell short of expectations. Bosh conceded the Golden State Warriors had surpassed that Heat team in dynastic terms, and compared the Heat to the short-lived U.K.
8:44 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has twice tested negative for the coronavirus and has been cleared to race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Johnson missed the first race of his Cup career when he tested positive Friday. He was tested after his wife received a positive result. Jimmie
7:00 AM ET Despite a global pandemic and a contentious labor fight, Major League Baseball is, in fact, on track to return this year, in one form or another. But baseball’s reach is far greater than its highest level. Countless other people — in high schools and throughout college campuses, from youth teams and travel
7:35 AM ET AFP via Getty Images Novak Djokovic has accused critics of subjecting him to a “witch-hunt” after his regional Adria Tour tennis event ended in a novel coronavirus fiasco and said he was still uncertain whether he would play at the Aug. 31-Sept 13 U.S. Open. Images and videos of the players hugging
9:21 AM ET Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has slammed Dominic Thiem for defending players who competed at the ill-fated Adria Tour and subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus. Kyrgios has repeatedly criticised organisers and players at the abandoned event in the Balkans, where Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all tested positive for
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will return to the sport next year with Renault. The Spaniard, 39 later this month, left F1 at the end of 2018 but always kept the door open for a potential return. He will be returning to the team for whom he won his two titles in 2005
7:20 AM ET THE MANAGER AND coaches of UFC featherweight Max Holloway trickled into the conference room, where walls were covered with screens showing the stats of NBA players. At the front of the room, leading the discussion, was Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster. Webster brought in the Raptors’ department heads in health, nutrition,
8:32 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Bryson DeChambeau has been on fire and notched his first win since the season’s restart, finishing 23-under after a final-round 65 to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club last weekend. ESPN.com
7:00 AM ET NHL Insiders The 2020 NHL playoffs will be unlike any postseason that preceded them — and perhaps the last 24-team tourney the league stages for some time. But as with any edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs, goaltending will be a deciding factor on which teams advance, and which teams leave their
8:00 AM ET Major League Baseball is scrambling to get the 2020 season off the ground, with considerable concerns about travel, safety and logistics during the coronavirus pandemic. Also hovering over the game is the question of how it will face a new sensibility about race in America. Being neutral is no longer an option.
3:34 AM BST The future of the SANZAAR alliance has been cast into further doubt after a leaked report suggested New Zealand’s Aratipu review will recommend the country pursues a trans-Tasman provincial competition from 2021. A Newshub report on Tuesday suggested the alliance could be broken up once and for all, leaving the national unions
6:54 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been ruled out of the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. Prince is the fourth Nets player — including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler — who won’t participate in the league’s restart because of the
10:17 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Gerrit Cole once again showed a glimpse of what New York Yankees fans can expect this season out of their $324 million ace. In his first intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday night, Cole threw five innings of one-hit ball, which required
3:27 PM ET Shaun Reynolds Chelsea’s defensive issues were prevalent once more as Frank Lampard’s side recorded a 3-2 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud put Blues two goals up before the half-hour mark, although they conceded twice before the full-time whistle was blown, with substitute Tammy
12:41 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda did what he was expected to do on Tuesday — he once again proved himself to be an extremely well-schooled and fundamentally sound fighter as he controlled the majority of his fight against Kendo Castaneda in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the
11:44 PM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda easily outpointed Kendo Castaneda over 10 rounds in a clinical performance, earning a unanimous decision victory Tuesday night inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas. Zepeda (32-2, 25 KOs) was able to keep his focus and win by scores of 97-93, 98-92 and
8:30 PM ET The first impactful decision regarding college sports’ return to play this fall is almost upon us. The Ivy League will announce its plans on Wednesday for fall sports, which could include a shortened schedule or postponing the season until the spring. Back on March 10, the Ivy League presidents decided to cancel