4:22 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The PCB is “very optimistic” about the operational plans being put into place for this summer’s tour of England by Pakistan and has reached an agreement in principle after ECB assurances, as elite-level cricket plots a re-start after months of worldwide lockdown. The two boards held a meeting on Friday
7:00 AM ET McLaren is looking into various funding options to help the sportscar maker and Formula One team owner negotiate the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman said on Thursday. Sky News reported that British-based McLaren was seeking to raise up to £275 million by borrowing against its Woking headquarters and extensive collection of historic racing
11:47 AM ET Formula One and Silverstone have agreed terms for two races without spectators at the circuit this season, subject to government approval, the track’s managing director Stuart Pringle said on Friday. The British Grand Prix, a home race for Mercedes’ six times world champion Lewis Hamilton as well as seven of the 10
6:45 AM ET The news Sebastian Vettel would not be renewing his Ferrari deal beyond 2020 appeared to be manna from heaven for Daniel Ricciardo, who seemed the most logical alternative to the outgoing four-time world champion. A proven race winner, popular and with Italian heritage, Ricciardo ticked all the boxes that Ferrari would be
1:39 AM BST ESPN staff South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has cancelled his contract with the Lions Super Rugby franchise. The Rugby World Cup winner is one of four players and one coach to leave the Lions after the introduction of the Industry Salary Plan to deal with the repercussions of the coronavirus, under which
7:43 AM ET What was the biggest story on Saturday night at UFC 249? Was it Justin Gaethje‘s virtuoso performance? Or was it Tony Ferguson‘s 12-fight winning streak coming to a halt? Was it Henry Cejudo‘s retirement? Or maybe Dominick Cruz‘s failed comeback attempt? Perhaps it was Francis Ngannou‘s 20-second knockout? You could make a
10:36 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle has avoided sanction for his public criticism of Ramnaresh Sarwan and other Jamaica Tallawahs personnel, after the CPL Tournament Committee (CTC) said in a media release on Friday that it was satisfied with the batsman’s statement, even though he stood by his comments – calling Sarwan a “snake”
7:00 AM ET MICHAEL JORDAN MISSED. With 35.8 seconds left in Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, the greatest player in NBA history actually just bricked what should have been the winning free throw. And now, for roughly 26 seconds, the basketball world is in chaos:
8:36 PM ET Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa announced Friday he is transferring to Maryland. The former Alabama quarterback entered the transfer portal on May 8, and has found his new home with the Terrapins. Tagovailoa is the younger brother of former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was selected in the first round of this year’s NFL
10:40 AM ET The UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday is expected to be a slugfest as heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris collide in Jacksonville, Florida. Overeem is coming off a loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who finished the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion in the final seconds of their fight last December. Harris, meanwhile,