1:06 PM ET Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined €780 after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona following his goal in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Osasuna. Messi, who was fined €600 while his club were fined €180, paid homage
3:42 PM ET Houston‘s upcoming game with SMU has been postponed for a second time because of COVID-19 issues, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The game, which was originally to be played on Nov. 21, was postponed to Dec. 5 when COVID-19 issues within Houston’s program caused the game to be delayed. This time, it’s
5:24 AM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Toss West Indies chose to bowl v New Zealand /b> Jason Holder won an important toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the first Test. The pitch at Seddon Park in Hamilton was lush green, almost indistinguishable from the
6:23 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is scheduled to change his plea to misdemeanor charges stemming from his drunken driving arrest nine months ago on a freeway in Phoenix. The Hall of Fame manager, who had previously pleaded not guilty to the two drunken driving charges, is
5:54 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — While the Las Vegas Raiders activated right tackle Trent Brown, defensive back Lamarcus Joyner and running back Theo Riddick off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, coach Jon Gruden was not sure whether Brown would play Sunday at the New York Jets. Brown, who signed a record four-year, $66 million
3:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker says he won’t return to the court before his troublesome left knee is fully ready to withstand the rigors of playing at a high level. “There’s no rush. There’s no rush on my end,” Walker said Wednesday. “I’m coming back when I need to come
5:00 PM ET University of North Dakota players Jasper Weatherby and Jacob Bernard-Docker took a knee during the national anthem before their game against Miami (OH) on Wednesday, in what is believed to be the first such demonstration against racial injustice during an NCAA Division I men’s hockey game. The game was held in an
3:33 PM ET WBC flyweight world titlist Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his belt against Francisco Rodriguez Jr. on the Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith undercard on Dec. 19 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The matchup was announced Wednesday. Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs) won the title in a ninth-round TKO victory over Cristofer Rosales in December
4:35 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Tennis Association has canceled its National Winter Championships in Arizona and Florida because of the coronavirus pandemic. The youth tournaments were supposed to run from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The USTA said Wednesday that it took into account recent CDC recommendations to limit interstate travel and problems
4:06 PM ET Associated Press The Daytona 500 will have limited spectators for NASCAR’s season-opening race on Feb. 14. Daytona International Speedway did not specify Wednesday how many spectators will be admitted into “The Great American Race.” Daytona said it will work to accommodate guests who have already purchased tickets to the race. To ensure