4:00 AM ET Diego Maradona said his first goal against England at the 1986 World Cup was scored by the ‘hand of God’. BONGARTS In part of the build-up to his 60th birthday on Friday, Argentina great Diego Maradona gave an interview to France Football in which he said that he dreams of scoring a goal
10:18 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN — Alexander Zverev denied accusations of domestic abuse on Friday, saying they are “simply not true.” The 23-year-old German tennis player was responding to an interview former girlfriend Olga Sharypova gave to Russian sports website Championat on Thursday. Sharypova, a former Russian tennis player, said Zverev attempted to strangle
3:38 PM GMT George Dobell Close Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo Umar Farooq Wasim Khan, the PCB chief executive, has admitted he is undecided about his future in the position beyond his initial term. While there is more than a year to run on Wasim’s original three-year contract – it is due to expire
11:22 AM BST Gael Fickou will be shifted from centre to the wing to make up for the absence of the injured Teddy Thomas as France look to win the Six Nations for the first time in 10 years when they take on Ireland on Saturday. Fickou is replaced by Arthur Vincent at centre in
10:28 AM BST The Six Nations games between France and Ireland and Wales against Scotland have been postponed due to coronavirus cases in the camps. The French rugby federation told Reuters on Thursday that France’s game had been postponed following an outbreak of cases in the French camp. 1 Related The game was scheduled for
Oct 29, 2020 Alun Wyn Jones will become the most capped player in test history when he leads a much changed Wales in their Six Nations finale against Scotland on Saturday. Lock Jones will earn a 149th cap, including nine for the British & Irish Lions, and move ahead of former New Zealand captain Richie
Oct 30, 2020 The cancellation of England’s game against the Barbarians because of coronavirus protocol breaches made rugby a laughing stock, England coach Eddie Jones said on Thursday. On the day the Rugby Football Union was bringing charges against the Barbarians players who twice broke camp to visit a London restaurant, Jones, who had previously
Oct 28, 2020 The Houston Rockets are hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas to become the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN. Silas and the Rockets agreed to a four-year contract Wednesday, and a formal announcement was expected soon, sources said. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban congratulated Silas on Twitter. CONGRATS COACH Silas ! https://t.co/pVeMXuf103
10:52 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, announced Wednesday he had decommitted from Texas. Ewers is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound prospect from Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, and had committed to the Longhorns in August. Ewers had been rethinking his decision, however, as more and more schools
11:50 PM ET It has been a disappointing and, at times, embarrassing season so far for the Atlanta Falcons, but quarterback Matt Ryan wants to think that Thursday’s victory at Carolina could be the spark for yet another second-half surge. The Falcons held on to a fourth-quarter lead for just the second time in five