4:00 AM BST Rugby in New Zealand is one step closer to returning with the government giving New Zealand Rugby [NZR] and professional netball the green light to resume when the nation’s restrictions ease to COVID-19 alert level two. The New Zealand government made the announcement on Thursday with the national cabinet to make a
11:49 PM ET Tennis star Sania Mirza takes pride in the fact that many of India’s sporting stars, outside cricket, are women even though she believes that it will take a few more generations before being a sportswoman is seen as a natural career choice in the country. “I take huge pride in the fact
11:01 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers will not be among the first wave of NBA teams that reopen their facilities for individual workouts on May 8, Frank Vogel said, but L.A.’s head coach is just fine with that. “There’s a competitive balance element to this that I personally am not really all that
9:51 PM ET Steve KimESPN Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday that his company will begin putting on fight cards next month after being idle since February due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are coming back in June,” Arum told ESPN. “These will be shows that will be on ESPN and ESPN+. They will
8:46 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball expects to offer a return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association within a week as teams have begun to encourage players to prepare for a “spring” training that could
8:31 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15. In a memo sent by commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by ESPN, several phases of the protocols were laid out. The first phase would
8:14 PM ET Andy Dalton already understands the Dallas Cowboys are Dak Prescott‘s team. “My mindset is, I’m going to try to be the biggest asset to this team, try to help out this offense, help out Dak, help out everybody as much as I can,” Dalton said during a conference call Wednesday. “It’s a
7:56 PM ET The NHL said Wednesday that it “strongly condemns” comments that were made by Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic and Florida Panthers forward Jack Rodewald in a private group chat on social media, calling the remarks “misogynistic and reprehensible.” Leipsic’s comments came from a group chat on Instagram and quickly went viral after
8:01 PM ET Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan — Fans will be allowed to enter baseball stadiums for games in Taiwan for the first time this season as part of a gradual easing of restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The China Professional Baseball League said up to 1,000 people would be permitted to enter ballparks Friday
7:26 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa to one-year contracts. The Ducks announced the deals Wednesday. Djoos will make $1 million next season and Hakanpaa gets $750,000. Djoos had one goal and two assists in nine games with the Ducks after they acquired