7:20 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Harbhajan Singh has called for people to “respect his privacy” after opting out of IPL 2020, saying that family takes precedence over sport. “I have informed the CSK management about my decision to pull out of this year”s IPL. I have decided to take a break due to personal reasons
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Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes dominated yet again. Hamilton was 0.262 seconds quicker than team-mate Valtteri Bottas after they completed laps in line astern, each trying to benefit from a slipstream. Daniel Ricciardo was third in the Renault but had his lap time deleted for running
8:02 AM ET What Alistair Overeem is doing — especially at this stage of his career — you just don’t see every day. Veterans of his caliber are not always willing to accept this kind of a fight. Overeem (46-18) will face Augusto Sakai (15-1-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday,
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — It was June 26, 2019. Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish was struggling — like he had done for much of his short Cubs career — against the Atlanta Braves. Then came a mound visit from his pitching coach and a conversation later in the dugout. Those moments changed the trajectory
7:50 AM ET Jamel Herring looked across the ring to the opposite corner and immediately realized what was missing from his own. At the time, in 2017, Herring watched as the trio of trainers led by Brian McIntyre worked together and gave instructions in unison to Terence “Bud” Crawford during a sparring session in Omaha,
7:05 AM ET At first we were worried we weren’t going to have any Game 7s in the 2020 NHL playoffs. Now — thanks to three teams climbing out of the dreaded 3-1 hole — we’re going to have three in a 28-hour span. And that includes two today! In the same rink! What could
5:18 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show On Saturday, Isaac Chamberlain will prepare for his second fight in two weeks following an extended break of no boxing in nearly two years.
Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull. The Dutchman – second in the championship, between Hamilton and Bottas – lost control through the fast Ascari chicane and spun into the wall. Verstappen managed to return to the pits
1:37 AM ET It’s difficult to doubt the LA Clippers‘ personnel and its potential. Yet coming into this conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets, we still hadn’t seen the fully-intact, healthy Clippers play championship-quality basketball for a sustained stretch of time longer than 10 days after the All-Star break and before the March suspension.
2:31 AM ET The Vegas Golden Knights‘ 3-1 series lead over the Vancouver Canucks has evaporated. Their offense has been silenced by a hot goaltender. After losing 4-0 in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday night, their postseason fate will be on the line. “There’s no place for frustration right now,” Knights
11:43 PM BST The man charged with creating a new Wallabies game plan they can implement successfully says there have already been some selection disagreements but that Australia will play with “clarity” when they eventually take to the paddock later this year. Scott Wisemantel returned to Australia to be a part of Dave Rennie’s new
12:31 AM ET Manchester City would clearly love to bring Lionel Messi to the Etihad as part of their short-term quest to win the Champions League in the next three or four years. But the club are also looking to South America in their long-term planning. They have recently brought in two teenage attacking right-backs
12:43 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a wild day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, Serena Williams looked determined from her first point on Thursday night to not join the growing list of seeded players sent home unceremoniously early from the US Open. Despite a downpour that began just
7:46 PM ET Dabo Swinney said Thursday he’d be thrilled to see the Big Ten and Pac-12 get back on the field sooner rather than later, an option that seems to have at least some traction in recent days, but the Clemson coach doesn’t want to see the College Football Playoff wait on those leagues
10:47 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw collected the 2,500th strikeout of his career during Thursday night’s game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Kershaw reached the milestone with his third strikeout of the night, throwing a looping curve that got Nick Ahmed swinging in the second inning. At 32 years, 168 days old,
5:41 PM ET King Guillermo, the colt owned by former major league All-Star Victor Martinez, is a scratch for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The horse came down with a fever Wednesday, leading to Thursday’s announcement. “To race in a race like the Derby we need him at 100 percent,” Avila said in a statement. “We aren’t
7:10 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers, with their season on the line entering a pivotal Game 6 on Thursday, got an extra boost with the return of Oskar Lindblom to the lineup — the forward’s first game action since being diagnosed and treated for Ewing’s sarcoma. He’s in. Welcome back, @oskarlindblom. pic.twitter.com/SeMbnLKzur — Philadelphia Flyers
9:21 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The entire 59-game WBBL season will be held in Sydney, starting on October 25, to enable the competition to go ahead amid the challenges created by Covid-19. Sydney had already been scheduled to host a three-week hub during the competition – with matches at North Sydney Oval, Hurstville Oval and