3:45 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Friday’s first leg World Cup qualifiers across Africa offered tension and tactical intrigue aplenty, with the four teams still standing from the continent’s
Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc in a thrilling late battle to win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After several back and forth attempts in another thrilling series of wheel-to-wheel moves, Verstappen got past Leclerc with four laps remaining and made the move stick. Just as they did at the Bahrain Grand
9:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Raptors‘ victory over the Pacers on Saturday night was delayed about 70 minutes in the second quarter and the arena evacuated because of a fire in a speaker hanging over the stands. Players headed to their locker rooms with 4:05 left in the second quarter and the
News Atherton, Hussain and Vaughan lead calls for change of leadership England’s defeat on the Spice Isle was Root’s 26th in 64 Tests as captain since his appointment five years ago, meaning that only two men in Test history – Stephen Fleming (27) and Graeme Smith (29) – have overseen more defeats. While Root said
Mar 24, 2022 NFL NationESPN With 2022 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what transpired and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings — left tackle Terron Armstead to the Miami Dolphins, pass-rusher Von Miller to the Buffalo Bills, wide receiver Allen Robinson II
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts/notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Draft fits: The Patriots traditionally like to have every position accounted for entering the NFL draft, giving them flexibility to select the “best player available.” This year feels different, however. It highlights how Bill Belichick and his staff still
6:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford will be sidelined at least a week with a hyperextended knee and bone bruise suffered in Saturday’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Watford led the Blazers with 15 points and 10 rebounds before suffering the injury with 3:01 remaining in the 115-98 loss.
5:27 AM ET World Cup qualifying has entered its final stretch, with 19 of the 32 finalists now known. But who could take the 13 places that remain? We take a look at how qualifying looks. – World Cup 2022 qualifying: How it works around the world Europe Qualified (10/13):GermanyDenmarkBelgiumFranceCroatiaSpainSerbiaEnglandSwitzerlandNetherlands – Olley: England still a
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Following a wild, 10-game slate on Saturday, the NHL schedule-makers provide another eight matchups for us on Sunday. Leading the way are a pair of intradivisional clashes: the Colorado Avalanche visit the Minnesota
News Joe Root in the firing line as England brace for inevitability of another series loss Marcus Trescothick, England’s batting coach, insists that “one bad day” cannot undermine the progress that has been made in the Caribbean, as the squad faces up to the near-inevitability of humiliating defeat in the third and final Test in