11:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset have announced that Vernon Philander‘s contract with the club has been cancelled by mutual consent. Philander, who played his final Test match for South Africa against England in January after announcing his retirement from international cricket, had signed a two-year deal with the county on a Kolpak registration. All
9:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxers will always have that fight or win that defines their career. They also have those fights where they just enjoy being in the ring, win or lose. They know their most challenging opposition and love to discuss their most satisfying victories. ESPN spoke to a number of top fighters
9:19 AM ET The NHWL announced last month it was expanding to Toronto next season, but the league really shook feathers in the women’s hockey world when it announced that Digit Murphy would be the president of the unnamed franchise. Murphy, the longtime coach at Brown University, has also founded a women’s lacrosse league and
May 5, 2020 There’s a public park next to the Colorado home of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey where their four sons played as kids. It’s not easily visible to the general public, tucked behind two big hills in a suburb outside Denver. The park almost was taken for granted by Max, Christian, Dylan and Luke
9:07 AM ET It has been 60 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there have also been continuous nuggets of new information being provided regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft,
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football has the knack of propelling the “out of nowhere” story. The tale of the near impossible, the astonishing underdog and the stars that burn the brightest for a moment and never return. Our writers dove head first into the players, teams and even seasons that captured the nation
The British Grand Prix is under threat this year because of a financial stand-off between Formula 1 and Silverstone. F1 believes Silverstone is making unreasonable demands to host races on consecutive weekends on 19 and 26 July. High-level sources say Silverstone initially asked for £15m to host the races – the same amount it pays
French rider Remy di Gregorio has been banned for four years for using a form of banned blood-boosting hormone EPO. His ban starts from the date of the test so he will be suspended until 7 March 2022. Di Gregorio was suspended by his team, now known as Nippo-Delko-One Provence, at the time of his
7:00 AM ET LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain? Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Old school or new school? These debates rage on endlessly in every corner of NBA fandom, and our experts have done their best to answer them, ranking the greatest players in the league’s 74-year history. ESPN’s NBA
8:23 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and third-ranked Karolina Pliskova will lead teams in a tennis charity event during the coronavirus pandemic. Pliskova’s team will include her twin sister Kristyna, 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, Tereza Martincova and Nikola Bartunkova. Kvitova will be
7:42 AM ET The PGA Tour’s planned return to action after the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports is now a month away, and decisions are looming. Sometime this week, an announcement is expected concerning the status of the first event scheduled as part of the restart – including if it will even be played. And
5:36 PM IST A watchful PCB is ready to do what it can – health and safety permitting – to ensure that its summer tour to England goes ahead. A panel of the board’s executives and directors as well as head coach Misbah-ul-Haq will meet its ECB counterparts on May 15 over a video link
7:00 AM ET Now that we are within 30 days of the 2020 MLB Draft and intel leaking out of pre-draft meetings and conversations with agents has reached a tipping point, it’s time for my first stab at projecting the first round. To be clear, this is my attempt at projecting what teams will do
Williams have appointed long-time McLaren engineer Simon Roberts to a newly created position as managing director of their Formula 1 team. Roberts, 57, who joins Williams on 1 June, will oversee the team’s F1 operations, reporting to chief executive officer Mike O’Driscoll. Deputy team principal Claire Williams said: “Simon will bring enormous experience and knowledge
Last updated on 15 minutes ago15 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen will retire next year and become a coach with Boels-Dolmans. The Dutch rider, 30, will try to defend her road race title at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics next summer before ending her racing career. Compatriot Chantal van den
5:43 AM BST ESPN staff Senior Australian rugby players have pitched an NFL-inspired rugby ‘combine’ to Rugby Australia [RA], in a bid to boost excitement ahead of a proposed domestic competition. Similar to the NFL combine, players would compete in skills tests with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting players would take part in power, skill
5:59 AM BST New Zealand Rugby [NZR] have confirmed Super Rugby Aotearoa will kick off next month with the first match to take place on Saturday, June 13. The five team, 10-week, round robin competition will include all five New Zealand Super Rugby sides, with two matches to be played each weekend without fans. Players
Double Paralympic champion in cycling and athletics, Kadeena Cox takes you through seven exercises designed to help with some of the physical effects of multiple sclerosis. It’s easy to set up and most of all very fun, featuring exercises called “crazy legs” and “broom hurdles”. WATCH MORE: This workout will maintain your football fitness