1:53 AM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Delhi Capitals 228 for 4 (Iyer 88*, Shaw 66, Pant 38, Russell 2-29) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 210 for 8 (Rana 58, Morgan 44, Tripathi 36, Nortje 3-33) by 18 runs For the third time in as many matches in Sharjah this season, both teams hit the 200 mark. The
3:28 PM BST Sale Sharks’ final Gallagher Premiership match against Worcester Warriors has been postponed until Wednesday after the club reported a number of COVID-19 positive tests, the league announced on Saturday. Sharks had initially said that Sunday’s match would go ahead while Warriors, who said all their tests were negative, released a contrasting statement
10:26 AM ET Associated Press Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin advanced to the French Open fourth round on Saturday, and Zhang Shuai became China’s first player to get that far since Li Na in 2012. No. 4 seed Kenin blew past Romanian qualifier Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 in 72 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Zhang
12:08 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have signed backup goalie Brian Elliott to a one-year, $1.5 million contract extension. Elliott, 35, went 16-7-4 with a 2.87 goals-against average and two shutouts this season. He was 1-1 in two playoff starts as the backup to Carter Hart. Elliott has played in 100 games
10:57 AM ET Former UFC stalwart Rustam Khabilov has signed a multifight deal with Bellator, sources told ESPN. Khabilov (24-4) has won seven of his past eight fights. He most recently fought for the UFC last November, defeating Sergey Khandozhko via unanimous decision. That was the last fight on Khabilov’s UFC contract. Khabilov has been
8:39 AM ET Usman Nurmagomedov, the younger cousin of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has signed a multifight deal with Bellator, according to promotion officials. Khabib Nurmagomedov announced the signing on his Instagram page Friday. Usman Nurmagomedov is 11-0 since turning pro in 2017. Ten of his 11 victories have come via finish. He is
11:24 PM ET If the outcome between the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins in their first-round Wild Card Series surprised you, then you haven’t been paying attention to either team. The Cubs made a predictably early exit from the postseason, due to a continued lack of offense, while the Marlins did what they always do
11:00 AM ET The first thing one notices about Bill Armstrong is the ring. The one with 282 diamonds and 51 sapphires, for a total weight of 10.6 carats. The one with the St. Louis Blues logo resting on the Stanley Cup, with each round of their 2019 championship journey etched inside the band. The
11:15 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. “Late last night, we received notice that a Patriots players tested positive for COVID-19. The player immediately entered
11:01 AM ET Bellator MMA lightweight prospect Aaron Pico has booked his next fight, against John de Jesus on Nov. 12, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup. The Nov. 12 event is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
11:03 AM ET LONDON — Saturday’s emphatic win over Crystal Palace should dispel any premature suggestions that Frank Lampard is under immediate pressure at Chelsea, but the performance didn’t disprove any of the reasons behind that speculation, either. This was ultimately a comfortable afternoon for the Blues as they ran out 4-0 winners against a
2:17 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Despite being in a 0-2 hole after being dominated by the Lakers for most of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat are holding onto a belief that they can find a way to win. Sure, they played Friday’s game without one of the team’s
2:22 AM ET LeBron James has never seen a more “dominant duo” than Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. But nearly two decades after Shaq and Kobe dominated the early 2000s with their three consecutive titles, the Los Angeles Lakers might have the closest thing to that legendary tandem. James and Anthony Davis dominated the Miami
10:37 AM ET No. 14 Oregon, the Pac-12’s only ranked team, will open play at home Nov. 7 against Stanford as part of the league’s seven-game schedule announced Saturday. Despite the shortened season, the Pac-12 will still have two rivalry weekends. North Division rivals will play each other in Week 4 with this year’s installments
9:55 AM ET Before the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first official training camp practice, Frank Vogel and his staff gathered the team in their film room for a PowerPoint presentation on what their defense would look like. Vogel wanted them to be the league’s most physical team — echoes of the “smashmouth basketball” vision that guided
Geraint Thomas claimed fourth place at the Giro d’Italia’s opening day time trial – 26 seconds ahead of British rival Simon Yates. The stage was won by Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Filippo Ganna – who was also victorious at the world time trial championship last Friday. Yates, 28, was 17th, nearly a minute down on
7:47 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 for 2 (Padikkal 63, Kohli 72*, Archer 1-18) beat Rajasthan Royals 154 for 6 (Lomror 47, Tewatia 24*, Chahal 3-24) by 8 wickets Not since IPL 2013 have the Royal Challengers Bangalore won three out of their
1:13 AM ET This is not how the San Diego Padres would have preferred to draw up their first postseason series victory since 1998. They played three games against the St. Louis Cardinals and their starting pitchers threw a combined six innings. They used eight pitchers in a Game 1 loss, used nine pitchers in