10:16 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand Cricket is set to make redundancies as they prepare for an expected fall in revenue due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall NZC are aiming to make NZ$6million in savings of which NZ$1.5million would come from the job cuts that are expected to hit their operations
7:32 PM ET UFC president Dana White said Wednesday on SportsCenter that the promotion is targeting Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo for the bantamweight title, which was vacated after Henry Cejudo retired this month. White said a date and location are not set. Cejudo, a former two-division champion, announced his retirement after successfully defending the
11:57 PM BST World Rugby has rejected a proposal for an unofficial World Cup event next year aimed at boosting the game’s finances after the coronavirus stoppage. Former Rugby Football Union CEO Francis Baron had put forward a plan for a six-week 16-team invitational tournament in the UK and Ireland which he said could raise
3:38 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones is like Aaron Rodgers in at least one way: He wants to finish his career with the Packers but doesn’t know whether that can happen. The fourth-year running back, who tied for the NFL lead with 19 touchdowns last season, is entering the final year of
4:53 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will head into whatever becomes of the NHL postseason without forward Nick Bjugstad. The team announced Wednesday that Bjugstad underwent spinal surgery to repair a herniated disk. General manager Jim Rutherford said the surgery was necessary after Bjugstad had a “setback” while recovering from a
8:20 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway — a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing. The race was rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, which in turn forced NASCAR to move the Xfinity Series
7:49 PM ET Count the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as the latest institution to have its best-laid plans felled by the coronavirus. Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the board of the governors for the Hall, told ESPN on Wednesday that enshrinement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, one of the most star-studded lineups ever
6:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White has announced the official lineup for a UFC 250 pay-per-view event on June 6 in Las Vegas. White revealed the 11-bout card on SportsCenter on Wednesday. The main event will feature two-weight female champion Amanda Nunes, who will look to defend her 145-pound featherweight title against Felicia Spencer.
5:47 PM ET William Weinbaum Lotte Giants pitcher Lee Seung-heon, who was struck in the head by a line drive May 17 and suffered a microfracture of his skull and slight internal bleeding, was released from the hospital Monday, a team spokesperson told ESPN. Seung-heon, 21, didn’t require surgery, is doing well and is expected
11:17 AM ET There is a decent chance, assuming the NFL plays games this fall, that Tom Brady‘s first season in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform will end up reminding you of something you’ve already seen. Not his 20 years with the Patriots but his golf swing. At times, I predict, he’s going to be