8:01 AM ET In his fifth Test in charge, Suranga Lakmal has perhaps his greatest leadership challenge yet. When he led Sri Lanka to wins against West Indies and South Africa, he largely had his first-choice attack at his back, and was up against opposition that appeared seriously vulnerable. England, though, are a much sterner
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8:24 AM ET Our injury analyst provides the latest on injured Bears, Lions, Redskins, Cowboys, Saints and Falcons in advance of Thursday’s games. To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactive lists, typically
8:09 AM ET Texas coach Tom Herman expects starting quarterback Sam Ehlinger to play in Friday’s game against Kansas. Herman made the announcement after Wednesday’s practice, during which Ehlinger was a full participant and made 40 throws. Ehlinger, who has started all 11 of Texas’ games this season, left the Longhorns’ 24-10 victory over Iowa
3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh opted to bat against West Indies Shakib Al Hasan had a productive third morning AFP Making his first appearance after recovering from a finger injury, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first in the first Test against West Indies in Chittagong. The home side has handed a Test debut
6:03 AM ET ABU DHABI — Robert Kubica says his return to Formula One after eight years away from the sport is proof that “nothing is impossible”. The Pole partially severed his right arm in a rallying accident ahead of the start of the 2011 Formula One season, forcing him out of F1 midway through
6:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root insists that England need to savour the experience and expertise of Stuart Broad and James Anderson for as long as they can, despite both of his senior seam bowlers enduring frustrating series in an otherwise triumphant tour of Sri Lanka. Broad is set to make his first appearance
5:44 AM ET ABU DHABI — Sergey Sirotkin’s Russian backers say they did not want the 2019 race seat Williams has given to Robert Kubica as they were “unpleasantly surprised” with the team’s performance level this season. Williams confirmed Kubica to its second race seat on Thursday, meaning the Polish driver will compete alongside British
5:27 AM ET It was the Britpop songsmith Jarvis Cocker who penned a tune in 2009 called “Further Complications”, in which he pondered how many of his former certainties had been replaced by questions, doubts and imperfect choices. “I used to think that people all chose the lives they led, but so many different choices
shares Big Picture What can Sri Lanka salvage from here? They’ve lost both Tests so far. They are without their captain due to injury. Their best bowler from the previous Test is off in Brisbane, having his action assessed. Having come into the series as mild favourites (they had either won or drawn their
May 17, 2018 The tale of Robert Kubica is one of the saddest in F1’s recent history. Supremely talented, the Pole appeared to be destined for greater things at the start of the current decade, only for a rally crash on the eve of the 2011 season to leave him with a partially severed right