3:19 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg was scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals on Saturday night because of a nerve issue with his right hand. Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced about four hours before the scheduled first
11:10 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will sit out Sunday afternoon’s scrimmage against the Oklahoma City Thunder with right calf tightness. The Sixers said before the scrimmage that Embiid began feeling tightness in the calf during Friday’s 90-83 victory over Memphis in Philadelphia’s first action inside the NBA’s bubble at the
9:09 PM IST Bangladeshi left-arm fast bowler Qazi Onik has been banned for two years for failing a dope test during last season’s National Cricket League. He had failed the test in November 2018, after which he was removed from every BCB programme that he was part of. According to a BCB media release, Onik
9:49 AM ET Associated Press PALERMO, Sicily — Second-ranked Simona Halep withdrew from the Palermo Ladies Open on Sunday following a quarantine ordinance issued by Italy’s health ministry. Given the recent rise in Covid19 cases in Romania and my anxieties around international air travel at this time, I have made the tough decision to withdraw
12:54 AM ET The UFC’s stay on Fight Island is over — at least for now — but Saturday’s main event between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till was a fitting ending to a memorable and entertaining stretch of fights. Action throughout the 15-fight finale card will have far-reaching consequences across several divisions, most notably with
3:00 AM ET The race for Champions League qualification from the Premier League has now come down to a final-day scramble, with three clubs — Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester City — locked in a battle for the two remaining places alongside Liverpool and Manchester City in next season’s competition. One point separates third-place United
3:32 AM BST A possible broken wrist to Ngani Laumape soured the Hurricanes’ victory over the Crusaders in Super Rugby Aotearoa but his coach hinted it was indicative of the intensity of the competition. Laumape left the field in the 53rd minute of the Hurricanes 34-32 victory on Saturday, the first defeat for the Crusaders
12:16 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Becoming the first West Indies bowler to reach 200 Test wickets in 26 years is not Kemar Roach‘s favourite moment of his career. At least, not yet. Roach reached the landmark when he bowled Chris Woakes on the second day of the third Test against England at Old Trafford, but
10:37 PM ET One of the greatest MMA heavyweights of all time might have departed from the UFC with quite the bang. Fabricio Werdum, the legendary heavyweight ground artist and former UFC champ, finished Alexander Gustafsson by armbar submission at 2:30 of the first round Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Robert
12:25 AM ET For the fourth time in three years, an NFL team hoping to make a leap to the next level has traded away two first-round picks to acquire a young superstar. In some ways, the Seahawks’ unexpected decision to trade three picks and Bradley McDougald to the Jets for All-Pro safety Jamal Adams