9:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies allrounder Andre Russell will not be part of the T20I series against India, after it emerged on the eve of the first match in Kolkata that he was injured and had not yet arrived in the country. Russell was one of seven players supposed to join the T20I
Month: November 2018
A second string All Blacks side featuring eight debutants crushed Japan 69-31 in a thriller of a try-fest in Tokyo on Saturday with centre Ngani Laumape running in a hat-trick for the world champions. Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga scored one of New Zealand’s 10 tries and kicked a penalty and seven conversions for 22 points as
Rwandan Premier League champions APR FC will not deviate from their strategy of promoting local players and homegrown talent despite their upcoming CAF Champions League campaign, according to the club’s vice chairman. The army side dethroned Rayon Sports to win their 17th league title earlier this year, and will subsequently represent Rwanda in Africa’s premier
7:39 AM ET Mari Hulman George, the chairman of the board emeritus of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, died early Saturday morning at the age of 83, the track announced in a statement. She served as IMS chairman from 1988 to 2016, giving the command for drivers to start their engines for both the Indy 500 and
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno has his say on whether Alexis Sanchez, Edinson Cavani, James Rodriguez and more could be on the move in Transfer Rater. The FC crew raise questions about whether Jose Mourinho can be trusted with £100 million to spend on Manchester United reinforcements in January. The transfer window for all of Europe’s
6:09 AM BST Fijian-born powerhouse Isi Naisarani’s potential to solve Australia’s back-row dilemma has been underlined, with his naming as a development player to accompany the Wallabies on their spring tour. Naisarani isn’t eligible to represent Australia until April, but the 195cm 23-year-old Brumby is widely considered the man who can add much-needed height and
3:53 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler says it will be up to him whether he plays in both ends of a back-to-back this week. Butler, who has asked for a trade from the Timberwolves, sat out Wednesday’s game because of general soreness and made it clear that he might
3:30 AM ET Associated Press SHIGA, Japan — Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Japan Classic on Saturday. Lee, seeking her second LPGA title this year, had eight birdies in a bogey-free round at the Seta Golf Club to improve to 13-under 131, three-strokes
2:24 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — As the Toronto Raptors continue their hot start to the 2018-19 NBA season, they are playing it safe with star forward Kawhi Leonard. After Leonard sat out one game of each of the first two back-to-back sets the Raptors have played this season, head coach Nick Nurse said
3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v Bangladesh Nazmul Islam is thrilled after getting his maiden ODI cap Raton Gomes/BCB Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has decided to bat against Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet. Bangladesh decided to pick just the one seamer – Abu Jayed – as they bank on a three-man