Middlesex 106 for 4 (Stoneman 67) trail Nottinghamshire 551 for 8 dec (James 155, Mullaney 79, Patterson-White 50, Hollman 4-122) by 445 runs Division Two leaders Nottinghamshire tightened their grip against Middlesex in the LV= Insurance County Championship, posting their highest total at Trent Bridge for seven years after Lyndon James had turned his overnight
12:44 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Maple Leafs on Monday signed defenseman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.4 million. The 23-year-old Swede had 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) in 61 regular-season games with the Maple Leafs in 2021-22. He also appeared in two playoff
3:27 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty left his start against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday because of stiffness in his right shoulder. Flaherty threw 49 pitches, allowing one hit, walking two and striking out two before being relieved by right-hander Nick Wittgren in the top of the third inning.
7:47 AM ET Formula One plans to introduce a sustainable fuel in 2026 as part of its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. The synthetic fuel will be introduced in line with the sport’s next iteration of hybrid engines, which will make their debut the same year. F1 hopes the fuel will be used
4:24 PM ET Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun was an upbeat, smiling presence throughout the Women’s PGA Championship — easy enough when you shoot 64 in the first round and lead comfortably for much of the tournament. In the final round, all of her positive thinking was put to the test. “Golf
6:21 AM BST Ahead of the opening Test against England in Perth, Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper says his exchanges with the old enemy’s playmaker Marcus Smith are mutually beneficial and for the good of rugby. Connecting over social media, Smith recently revealed Cooper, 11 years his senior at 34, had “helped me a lot”. That
Toss England chose to bowl vs South Africa England have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the Test against South Africa in Taunton. England have handed a surprise international debut to 20-year-old quick Issy Wong, who was promoted from travelling reserve after Emily Arlott pulled out of the 13-strong squad as she
5:08 AM ET Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will step down from his role as technical and performance advisor at the end of June, the Premier League club said on Monday, the latest staff member to leave Stamford Bridge following the takeover led by Todd Boehly. Cech, who was appointed to the role in 2019
10:53 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The night before the Colorado Avalanche won their first Stanley Cup in over two decades by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday, they called a players-only meeting. Colorado could have clinched the Cup on home ice in Game 5. Instead, Tampa Bay extended the
3:09 AM BST New Zealand’s preparations for their opening Test against Ireland have been rocked with head coach Ian Foster, his assistants John Plumtree and Scott McLeod, as well as two key players all testing positive for COVID-19. Midfielders David Havili and Jack Goodhue as well as the coaches are in isolation after contracting the