10:13 PM IST Not since their 1980s heyday have West Indies won a Test series in England, but two aspects of the forthcoming three-match encounter could work in their favour, according to head coach Phil Simmons. Firstly, due to the behind-closed-doors nature of the Tests, in response to Covid-19, there will be no supporters in
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8:29 PM ET When the National Basketball Players Association conducted a conference call and vote on restarting the season a week ago, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was an active participant — although his questions were of a mundane nature. Sources say Irving asked, as an injured player, if he would count among the Nets’
7:55 AM ET The Sunday Funday Bunch has met via Zoom every Sunday for the past two months. It is an eclectic mix, including former Orioles players, those who played for other teams or other sports, writers, PR people, fans, sons and daughters. Sometimes the meetings last an hour, sometimes three, depending how long the
8:13 PM IST Sarfaraz Ahmed is back and he believes the decision to be relieved of the Pakistan captaincy, and later getting axed from the side, actually allowed him a much-needed break so that he could concentrate on getting better. Pakistan picked a 29-man squad for their England tour for three Tests in August, followed
7:10 AM ET Doug Williams traveled a long road, not to mention an atypical one, to become the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He starred at a historically black college, Grambling, before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him in the first round of the 1978 draft — on the recommendation of then-offensive
Jun 11, 2020 Nicky Bandini Lautaro Martinez did not leave much of an impression during his first visit to the Camp Nou. The Argentinian forward had played only a handful of games for Inter in the fall of 2018 before being thrown into a Champions League group-stage clash with Barcelona as a second-half substitute. His
9:59 PM ET In theory, you could pull it off without a hitch: about 1,500 people test negative for the coronavirus — several times — before entering the NBA’s proposed “bubble” at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, they interact with almost no one else, and the league emerges three months later
11:13 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Matt Poore, the New Zealand right-hand batsman and offspinner from the 1950s, died in Auckland on Thursday, ten days after completing his 90th birthday. A batsman who bowled a bit, Poore played most of his cricket in Christchurch in a first-class career that ran from 1950-51 to 1961-62, and he
8:00 AM ET On Dec. 6, 2019, UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo barricaded herself in her Washington, D.C., hotel room and wept, alone, for hours — one day before she was to face an undefeated, surging prospect in Marina Rodriguez. Calvillo, who faces Jessica Eye (15-7) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas, was
8:08 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — He wanted to get bigger and stronger, and Bryson DeChambeau delivered on his pledge. DeChambeau had plenty of time with the PGA Tour on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic to work on his physique, a project that began late last year during his first break. Now
10:05 PM ET Oregon‘s recruiting success in California continued Friday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Troy Franklin announced his commitment to the Ducks. Franklin is the No. 69 prospect overall and chose Oregon over Alabama, Arizona State and Washington. He’s a 6-foot-1, 175-pound receiver out of Menlo High School in Atherton, California, and is the
2:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jockeys competing in California won’t be allowed to strike a horse more than six times during a race, and then only in an underhanded position, according to a new rule approved by the California Horse Racing Board. The rule would allow no more than two strikes in
9:15 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Harold Varner III took his place in history in the PGA Tour’s technology era, all because of a triple bogey. Jordan Spieth had his lowest 36-hole score in four years. Rory McIlroy shot 63 with a bogey on his final hole. The strongest field of the
9:20 PM ET Three Clemson student-athletes — two football players and a men’s basketball player — have tested positive for the coronavirus, the school reported Friday. Clemson conducted 128 tests on football and basketball players. Tests for 12 women’s basketball players all came back negative, as did additional tests of 41 staff members who work
8:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — While Major League Baseball and the affiliated minor leagues are shut down, an independent circuit is set to open on July 3 with some fans in the seats. The American Association said Friday its six teams will play in three hubs due to the coronavirus, at
2:01 PM ET Ray Ciccarelli, who gained notoriety for saying in a Facebook post that he intends to leave NASCAR’s Truck series over the sport’s recent changes to policies regarding the national anthem and the Confederate flag, is now leaving the door open to racing next season. “That’s to be determined,” Ciccarelli told Frontstretch.com on
2:17 PM ET The Premier League has sanctioned the wearing of the Black Lives Matter logo on the back of shirts in place of individual players’ names and also voiced its support to players who want to take a knee following the resumption of fixtures next week. England‘s top flight is due to restart on
7:32 PM ET Ten Iowa State student-athletes, including two football players, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the university’s athletic department confirmed on Friday. None of the student-athletes were participating in team activities at the time they were exposed to the virus, according to a statement released to ESPN. Since May 28, all 147 members