5:33 AM ET There’s a well-known saying in France: “the absentees are always wrong.” Neymar missed Paris Saint-Germain‘s crucial 3-0 win at rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday through injury and considering that it was one of PSG’s best performances of the season — and in Le Classique, no less — the Brazilian was
Month: March 2023
Innings break Bangladesh 209 (Shanto 58, Wood 2-34, Archer 2-37) vs England England bowled Bangladesh out for 209 on a slowish pitch offering appreciable turn in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, barely 24 hours after the remarkable climax of their Test against New Zealand, 7,000 miles away. Najmul Hossain Shanto, who
2:56 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders General Editor, F1 The new Formula One season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5. Here’s some answers to the most important questions of the season to bring
3:17 AM GMT The move to speed up Super Rugby Pacific and increase the amount of ball-in-play time is off to a promising start, with the Round 1 numbers now confirmed to have been an improvement on those from 2022. The trial laws, which prohibit huddles before lineouts and have placed a firm time limit
1:43 AM ET DALLAS — Once again, the Mavericks failed to finish with their pair of All-Stars on the floor together. On this occasion, Kyrie Irving missed a contested step-back 3-pointer on the final possession of a 124-122 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. It marked the fourth time in five games that
10:15 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Matteo Berrettini won the seven games he played on Tuesday before Alex Molcan retired with a wrist injury in the second round of the Mexican Open. The 26-year-old Italian, playing his first match since he lost to Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open
11:05 PM GMT New Zealand Rugby will make a decision on the next All Blacks coach in the next “four to six weeks”, rejecting Ian Foster’s wishes that the process instead be carried out after this year’s World Cup in France. NZR chairman Dame Patsy Reddy made the announcement on Wednesday morning, after weeks of
4:04 PM ET The Washington Capitals continue to unload players ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, sending forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild for a 2024 third-round draft choice Tuesday. Johansson has 13 goals and 28 points in 60 games with Washington this season. A solid two-way forward, he projects to take on a middle-six
9:16 PM ET Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Former No. 3-ranked and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem has continued to struggle on clay courts courts in South America as he works his way back from right wrist and abdominal injuries. Thiem, a 29-year-old Austrian, lost to Cristian Garin on Tuesday in the first round
4:35 PM ET Veteran offensive lineman Austin Blythe announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons on Tuesday. “The last 7 years have been nothing short of amazing,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “For a short, unathletic, undersized kid from Iowa, I’ve played a lot of football, met countless coaches and teammates that