11:39 PM ET The Green Bay Packers opened as 4.5-point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers at Caesars Sportsbook for their NFC divisional-round matchup next Saturday night at Lambeau Field. The line had ticked up to Packers -5.5 Sunday night at some books. The Packers beat the 49ers 30-28 in Week 3 in San Francisco,
News Ashish Nehra and Gary Kirsten to join coaching staff; Vikram Solanki set to be team director The Ahmedabad franchise, which was bought last October by CVC Capital Partners (Irelia Company Pte Ltd), has also finalised its coaching staff – they will be led by former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra, and former South Africa
2:14 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui has hit out at claims that his team exaggerated the condition of midfielder Joan Jordan — who was hit by a pole during their Copa del Rey derby with Real Betis on Saturday — to try to get the game suspended. The round-of-16 tie
9:00 AM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
5:04 AM ET Novak Djokovic could be barred from playing in the French Open as things stand now after the Sports Ministry said Monday there would be no exemption from France’s new vaccine law. World No. 1 Djokovic arrived in his native Serbia on Monday after being deported from Australia on Sunday because he is
1:33 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Notre Dame is hiring Al Washington as its new defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The move marks an uptick in title and responsibility for Washington, who spent the past three seasons at Ohio State before being let go last week. Washington chose
7:23 AM ET Katie Taylor has become a game-changer for women’s boxing. The undisputed lightweight champion and ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter is on the precipice of a massive year, which will likely include a bout against Amanda Serrano, one of the best fighters of this generation and current unified featherweight champion, who has won
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Three days into the MLB lockout, when New York Yankees fan Ray Sbarra checked Reddit for his baseball fix, he came up empty. So, with the lockout leaving the hot stove freezing cold and no end in sight, he decided to fill in the gap. “I just figured, let
News Left-arm spinner had missed India series due to injury, but returned to action in WBBL with 21 wickets for Brisbane Heat Jess Jonassen will play her first international cricket since April when the Ashes begins this week in Adelaide, and shapes as an even more important player than normal in Australia’s plans. Her comeback
8:42 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic was heading home to Serbia on Monday after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player’s hopes of defending his Australian Open title. An Emirates plane carrying him from Australia landed in Dubai early Monday,