Derbyshire 189 for 5 (Madsen 109*) beat Leicestershire 187 for 5 (Ackermann 59*) by two runs A career-best unbeaten 109 by veteran campaigner Wayne Madsen set up Derby Falcons for a first win of the Vitality Blast season over East Midlands neighbours Leicester Foxes, who ran them close but ultimately fell three runs short of
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Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 03:26 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts per rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance in the wake of the recent deaths of 12 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Other safety initiatives announced by Churchill Downs
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller will pilot NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at this month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chris Graythen/Getty Images “Just a
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 1, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Sergio Perez trails Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen by 39 points in the standings. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images MONTMELO, Spain — Sergio Perez believes he can beat Red Bull teammate Max
Jun 1, 2023, 07:28 AM ET Sergio Perez’s Monaco Grand Prix crash may give Mercedes aerodynamicists a useful insight into some of dominant Red Bull’s hidden secrets, according to technical director James Allison. Perez’s car was craned off the street circuit after the qualifying incident, with the rarely seen floor of the Formula One car
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 10:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa named Beth Goetz, its deputy athletic director and chief operating officer, as interim athletic director beginning Aug. 1, when longtime AD Gary Barta retires. Goetz, the former athletic director at Ball State,
Julien Laurens Alex Kirkland Jun 1, 2023, 09:56 AM ET Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this month to join Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported earlier this week that Benzema was offered a two-year contract worth €400 million to move to Saudi in January, the
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 31, 2023, 06:48 PM ET Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris happened to be in the right place at the right time this past weekend, as he helped save a child who was drowning in a Las Vegas pool. Morris was at the Encore Las Vegas with his family when he
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette June is full of title fights, some defenses with unexpected challengers because of injuries and positive tests for banned substances. In most of these cases, the
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 1, 2023, 09:32 AM ET The WTA is moving its annual San Jose tournament to Washington, D.C., starting this summer, the association announced Thursday. The event, now called the Mubadala Citi DC Open, will be held July 29 to Aug. 6 and will be the first combined WTA and ATP tournament