Month: September 2019

9:44 AM ET The Pakistan Cricket Board appears to have made peace with potential conflicts of interest with the appointment of Misbah-ul-Haq as the head coach and chief selector. Though it has not been made public or official yet, Misbah is also on the verge of becoming the PSL franchise Islamabad United’s head coach but
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8:09 AM ET Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start from the back of the grid at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after Honda confirmed that his car will be fitted with an upgraded power unit this weekend. The upgraded engine has been scheduled into Honda’s development plan since the start of 2019, but will take
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7:59 AM BST Eddie Jones has named an experimental side for England’s final Rugby World Cup warm-up Test, which comes against Italy Friday at St James’ Park. The head coach’s “mix and match” selection strategy sees Joe Marchant start at outside centre with Piers Francis at inside centre, while captain Owen Farrell plays at fly-half.
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Steve Nicol and Alejandro Moreno examine whether Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez will produce during their loan spells for Roma and Inter. With Alexis Sanchez now on loan at Inter, Craig Burley examines how it went so wrong for him at Manchester United. Mark Ogden doesn’t hold back in criticizing Alexis Sanchez for how he
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7:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Police have seized 40 marijuana plants thanks to images recorded by a helicopter filming the Vuelta a Espana cycling race on Saturday, Spanish authorities have confirmed to ESPN. As the helicopter tracked cyclists during the final kilometre of the race’s eighth stage, which started in Valls and finished in the
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Gab Marcotti recommends closed-door games to punish fans following the racist chants directed at Romelu Lukaku during Inter’s win over Cagliari. Jadon Sancho has spoken out about the detrimental impact of racism in football, following the abuse given to Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses the actions that need to be
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Mark Ogden evaluates the current squad depth, who are the leaders within the team and what United are missing. ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe joins the panel to talk how Spanish football will respond to the tragic death of Luis Enrique’s 9-year-old daughter, Xana. Spain coach Robert Moreno said he is prepared to adopt a policy
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11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Roger Federer gave away a lead against a guy he’d never lost to and was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by 78th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov in the US Open quarterfinals before a stunned crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 38-year-old Federer took a rare-for-him medical timeout
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