Joe Root is on the cusp of playing his 100th Test © SLC Having toured India as a spare batsman in 2012, Joe Root got his opportunity in the fourth Test and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a half-century on debut. Now Root, the England captain, has come full circle, preparing to play his 100th Test
2:40 PM ET It’s just short of a year since Martin Braithwaite became an “emergency” signing for FC Barcelona, and just over two weeks until Paris Saint-Germain come calling in the Champions League last-16. Naturally, there will be a phenomenal amount of focus on other strikers rather than this whip-smart, likable and ultra-articulate Dane. Lionel
12:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Ash Barty looked like the world No. 1 in the first set, then struggled the rest of the way against No. 52-ranked Marie Bouzkova before completing a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win in an Australian Open tuneup tournament on Wednesday. In the third set, the 2019 French Open champion exchanged
10:55 PM ET Shortstop Andrelton Simmons said depression and thoughts of suicide led to his decision to opt out during the last week of the Los Angeles Angels‘ 2020 regular season, telling the Orange County Register that “the idea of finishing the season in a bubble was too much for me to handle.” Simmons, who
1:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Bieniemy is spending this particular week for the second straight year not only preparing the Kansas City Chiefs to play in the Super Bowl but also trying to explain why he doesn’t have an NFL head-coaching job. Bieniemy said Tuesday that even though he interviewed for six
1:15 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard George Hill will miss at least four weeks after having a procedure on his right thumb, the team announced Tuesday. Hill had a procedure to address a mallet finger injury at the Kerlen-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. He is averaging 11.8
Report Mustafizur Rahman is the lone seamer for Bangaladesh Bangladesh chose to bat vs West Indies Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat in the first Test against West Indies in Chattogram as the visitors handed debuts to allrounders Shayne Moseley, Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner. After a 3-0 cruise in the ODI series, Bangladesh
4:00 AM ET Let’s get one thing straight: this transfer window has been unlike any before as the spread of COVID-19 has limited travel and the economic impact of the pandemic has hit football clubs hard. 1 Related In January 2020, according to transfer tracking website Transfermarkt, Premier League clubs spent just over €242 million
1:40 PM ET On Tuesday, EA Sports announced it would be rebooting its college football video game series for the first time since 2013, which will be named EA Sports College Football. Everything else you need to know about the return of the game is in this FAQ. For now though, the immediate news immediately
10:29 PM ET Associated Press Players wanting to stare down or glare at a line judge at the Australian Open after a close or contentious call will have difficulty doing so this year. There won’t be any. In a Grand Slam first, there will be no on-court line judges on any of the tournament courts