Month: August 2019

5:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dinesh Chandimal and spinners Akila Dananjaya and Dilruwan Perera have returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand starting August 14 in Galle. Uncapped batting allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya and fast bowler Asitha Fernando were also named among the squad of 22 that will
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3:24 AM ET Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam title wins at the U.S. and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam champion, topped the annual list for a fourth consecutive year
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12:25 AM ET Former UFC champion Holly Holm will return to the scene of one of the most stunning knockouts in combat sports history later this year. Holm (12-5) has agreed to meet Raquel Pennington (10-7) at UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, sources told ESPN. Contracts have not yet been signed, but
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11:17 PM ET The Texas Longhorns have been on quite the hot streak on the recruiting trail over the past month, racking up 11 commitments, including three ESPN 300s and five ESPN Junior 300s. On Tuesday, Ethan Pouncey, ranked No. 103 overall in the ESPN 300 rankings, added to that impressive run, picking Texas over
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10:00 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn‘s preseason is over before it could really begin. Quinn fractured his left hand during one-on-one pass rush drills during Tuesday’s practice but executive vice president Stephen Jones said he expects the pass rusher to be ready for the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against
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Aug 6, 2019 A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar will co-headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news of the 145-pound bout to ESPN on Tuesday. The UFC Fight Event is scheduled to take place at TD Garden in Boston, and air on
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