1:57 AM GMT ESPN staff The Pacific Islands remain a focal point among other developing nations for World Rugby as it continues its progression towards a Nations League, sources have confirmed. The rugby world reacted with anger Thursday to a New Zealand Herald article that a 12-team World League would be set up from 2020,
Month: March 2019
2:08 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In the meetings that led to him becoming the highest-paid athlete in the history of team sports, Bryce Harper kept coming back to one word: family. The protracted, bordering-on-interminable nature of his
3:50 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Nick Kyrgios advanced to the Mexico Open semifinals Thursday night, following his comeback victory over top-seeded Rafael Nadal with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 decision over Stan Wawrinka. On Wednesday night, Kyrgios, 23, overcame three match points to beat the second-ranked Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
shares Umar Amin watches on fly off his bat © PSL How the game played out Twin fifties by Umar Amin and Kieron Pollard helped Peshawar Zalmi surge past Multan Sultans’ total of 172 in a seven-wicket win at Dubai. Sultans got off to a red-hot start reaching 65 for 1 in the Powerplay,
After sending a message to his No.1 goalkeeper, ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti and the FC crew explain why Maurizio Sarri should start Kepa against Fulham. The Exploding Heads are back to review February where David Silva complicates emoji’s, Solskjaer’s Man United win again and Kepa was benched after his Carabao Cup final antics. Despite Maurizio
11:13 PM ET Donnie Nietes has vacated his junior bantamweight world title, with the move coming ahead of a purse bid scheduled on Thursday for his mandatory defense against Filipino countryman Aston Palicte. Nietes, with belts in four divisions, is among his country’s all-time best. He decided he wanted to have a more meaningful fight
10:47 PM ET Rockets guard James Harden scored 58 in Houston’s win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night for his sixth 50-point game of the season. No other player in the NBA has more than one this season. Harden also had 10 assists, 8 threes, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. He was 18 for
10:44 PM ET Another tournament, another new rule violation on the PGA Tour. On Thursday, it was Alex Cejka who was the culprit, with the book he was using to read the greens at the Honda Classic deemed too large. Among several new rules that went into effect this year, mapped-out green books must be
10:08 PM ET Associated Press No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka has a new coach: Jermaine Jenkins. Osaka’s agent confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Jenkins has started working with the two-time major champion. Osaka had tweeted about “taking this moment to thank Jermaine for joining us and coming
9:02 PM ET Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart decided to play Thursday, a day after learning that his brother, former New Mexico running back Romell Jordan, had died. “Romell would have been upset with me if I didn’t put on my uniform today,” Swihart wrote on Instagram. Swihart was in the starting lineup against