11:55 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Middlesex have named Stephen Eskinazi as their captain for this summer’s Bob Willis Trophy, after confirming that Peter Handscomb, the Australia batsman who was set to lead them this summer, will defer his two-year contract until 2021-22. Eskinazi, 26, will take charge of Middlesex’s red-ball team in the competition that
11:30 AM ET Associated Press The global nature of the LPGA Tour and the way the schedule falls for the planned resumption from the COVID-19 pandemic-caused shutdown has created some dynamics rarely seen. According to Golf Channel, the top eight South Koreans in the world will not be at the LPGA Drive On Championship next
6:45 AM ET Picking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Mitchell Trubisky. Not ideal. Wentz had a good season without ever seriously getting in the MVP hunt, and Mayfield and Trubisky collapsed. Nobody
12:14 PM ET Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban declared that the “National Anthem Police in this country are out of control,” leading to a tense exchange on Twitter with Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican who represents Texas. Cuban initially tweeted “Bye” on Sunday evening in response to a tweet from Mark Davis in which the
10:25 AM ET Associated Press The tournament that was supposed to mark the official return of men’s professional tennis amid the coronavirus pandemic has been canceled. The Citi Open in Washington, scheduled to start with Aug. 13 qualifying, was called off Tuesday because of what tournament manager Mark Ein said are “too many unresolved external
7:00 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN It’s quite clear MLB’s 2020 season will be unlike any other, what with a 60-game schedule, no fans in attendance and numerous modifications to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which stopped the game — and so much else — in its tracks in March. Beyond all that, baseball will
8:20 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Durham have signed Sean Dickson from Kent on a two-year deal. Having turned down a contract extension offered by Kent, he will move initially on loan for the 2020 season, and be available to play for Durham in both red- and white-ball formats. Dickson, a South Africa-born opener who has
8:52 AM ET Steve KimESPN The initial run of shows inside of Top Rank’s “bubble” inside of the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas culminates Tuesday with two former world titleholders returning to the ring as headliners. Former featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez will face Jayson Velez in a 10-round junior featherweight main event, and
7:00 AM ET By the time Jake Adkins and Andrew Walker call on Thursday afternoon, they’re sitting alongside a river in Pennsylvania after having just woken up from a nap. To be honest, they don’t know exactly where they are, but they know it’s their second of four days in the state. Walker’s legs are
7:05 AM ET It’s been a long, long time coming but Liverpool finally have their name etched on the Premier League trophy, which they will get to hold aloft at Anfield this week. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that