Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia India gained a significant advantage when they won the toss and opted to chase in a severely reduced T20 international in Nagpur. Adding to that feeling is the return of Jasprit Bumrah, who will play his first game of cricket in over two months. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has
2:55 AM ET The main event at ESPN Africa Boxing 21 produced a nail-biting affair as Jackson Chauke successfully defended his South African Flyweight title against Sinethembu Kotana in Johannesburg on Thursday. It was a full 12-round battle, with the champion earning a unanimous decision win (118-110, 116-114, 116-112), successfully defending his title for the
9:26 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Even before he arrived at Camden Yards as a member of the road team, this visit was already different for Trey Mancini. “I rode the bus for the first time ever here,” he said. “Got dropped off down here, rather than parking in the parking lot.” Mancini played
9:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Shakur Stevenson returns to his native Newark, New Jersey, squarely on the precipice of pound-for-pound greatness, if not stardom. At 25, Stevenson owns an Olympic silver medal along with titles in two weight classes. Until Thursday, when he failed to make weight, Stevenson was a unified champion at 130 pounds.
5:14 AM ET Williams has confirmed Nicholas Latifi will leave the team at the end of the current Formula One season, the team confirmed on Friday. The Canadian driver has looked unlikely to remain with the team for several months. Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, who stood in for Latifi’s unwell teammate Alex Albon at
2:20 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Predators have brought back former goaltender Pekka Rinne in a new role as a special alumni adviser. General manager David Poile announced the move Thursday. Rinne is the only player in franchise history whose number has been retired. Rinne, a native of Kempele, Finland, was Finland’s
Sep 22, 2022 Patrick Kane is well aware he has been the subject of rampant trade speculation for months. The Chicago Blackhawks‘ winger just doesn’t believe the hype. “It was all just rumors,” Kane said Thursday from Chicago’s training camp media availability. “A lot of the rumors are just rumors, maybe people looking for things
Sep 23, 2022 Everything you’re about to read is going to happen in the NHL this season. OK, most of it will. Some of it? At the very least, the thing about the Leafs. Probably. In my first column of the 2022-23 NHL season, I’ve made 32 bold predictions, one for each NHL team. They
Sep 19, 2022 ESPN staff HENDERSON, Nev. — It was an eventful offseason for NHL players, with high-profile trades and surprising free-agent signings. Not to mention those weddings, bucket list golf outings and scooter rides along the Amalfi Coast. ESPN reporters Ryan Clark, Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski caught up with over a dozen stars
4:27 AM BST Determined to challenge the All Blacks before and after the first whistle, the Wallabies insist their response to the haka is designed to respect, not antagonise, their opponents. The Wallabies have arrived at their house of horrors, Eden Park, for Saturday night’s Test with New Zealand with the Rugby Championship on the