12:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff An “average” pitch rating by the ICC for the recently concluded Boxing Day Test between Australia and India has eased some pressure off the MCG and its ground staff, in the wake of last year’s “poor” rating. Given the dull draw played out last year between Australia and England, there
Month: January 2019
From a lasting title challenge for Tottenham to N’Golo Kante solving Chelsea’s striker crisis, here’s football’s biggest new year’s resolutions. Just like the rest of us, footballers across the globe celebrated New Year’s Eve in their own way. Whether it be partying until the first sunrise of 2019 or staying at home with family, the
12:56 AM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Pavel Shen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Russia defeated Canada 2-1 Monday in the world junior hockey championship. With the win, Russia (4-0-0-0) claimed the top spot in Group A in the preliminary round. Canada (3-1-0-0) finished second in the group. Shen,
12:36 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to a deal with the Seattle Mariners late Monday night, delivering a New Year’s surprise for a team that has traded a number of foundational pieces already this winter, league sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The 27-year-old Kikuchi was among the best free-agent
11:29 PM ET The Professional Fighters League crowned six world champions on Monday, at PFL 11: Championships inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. In addition to some hardware, the PFL, which was rebranded from the World Series of Fighting in 2017, handed out six $1 million checks. It was the final
11:04 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Kyrie Irving dressed alone in the visitors’ locker room after the Boston Celtics‘ 120-111 loss Monday to the San Antonio Spurs, squinting his eyes after suffering what he called a scratched left cornea in the fourth quarter. Celtics coach Brad Stevens wasn’t sure whether the injury could force Irving
10:37 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Leonard Fournette‘s season-long struggles proved costly for his position coach. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired running-backs coach Tyrone Wheatley and three more assistants Monday night, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity and said offensive
10:09 PM ET Kayla Harrison may not have won $1 million at the Professional Fighters League Championships on Monday — but it feels like that’s only a matter of time. Harrison (3-0) claimed an easy TKO victory against Moriel Charneski on Monday, at the 3:39 mark of the first round. The lightweight bout took place
9:28 PM ET UFC fighter Cat Zingano isn’t out of the woods yet, regarding a right eye injury she suffered during a TKO loss to Megan Anderson at UFC 232 on Saturday in Los Angeles. The 145-pound fight ended in bizarre fashion when Anderson landed a left high kick to Zingano’s face. As Zingano tried