1:27 PM GMT Tamim Iqbal has been appointed Bangladesh’s ODI captain, it was announced after a BCB meeting on Sunday. He takes over from Mashrafe Mortaza, who finished his five-year stint with the recently concluded Zimbabwe series. Bangladesh’s next ODI assignment is a one-off game against Pakistan in Karachi on April 1. The other one-cricket
9:17 AM ET The Nashville Predators‘ midseason coaching change from Peter Laviolette to John Hynes didn’t cause the kind of immediate impact that some had hoped, but the team has lingered in the playoff mix through much of the second half. With Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Dallas Stars, they jumped back into the second
7:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Open-minded approach: When receiver Phillip Dorsett entered unrestricted free agency last offseason, his first choice was to return to the Patriots and that contributed to him not visiting with other teams. As for this year? “I would
7:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Corner market: It happens every two or three years; the Jets, desperate for a CB1, pay a premium price for a big-name free agent. It was Darrelle Revis in 2015 ($39 million guaranteed) and Trumaine Johnson ($34 million) in 2018. To
4:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya is still the UFC middleweight champion, escaping a bizarre battle with Yoel Romero by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday night. Zhang Weili, meanwhile, held onto her strawweight title in an instant classic war with Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event. The
4:20 AM ET On a night when the UFC announced a fight was being inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, fans at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas were treated to an epic bout that probably will have its own HOF induction announcement someday. Zhang Weili defended her strawweight crown with a violent
7:22 AM ET Members of the cycling teams confined to a luxury Abu Dhabi hotel due to coronavirus concerns said they left quarantine on Sunday, a week before an initial date set by the Gulf state’s health authorities. Emirati authorities ordered the lockdown of the Crowne Plaza in Yas Island and the nearby W hotel
4:53 AM ET The Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix will be restricted to participants only and no fans will be allowed to attend, due to coronavirus concerns, organisers announced on Sunday. The Gulf state has reported 83 cases of the virus, mostly linked to people who had travelled to Iran. 1 Related Bahrain International Circuit
1:13 AM ET During the lead-up to UFC 248, Joanna Jedrzejczyk said that her fight with strawweight champion Zhang Weili was going to be the greatest title fight in the division’s history. Boy, was she right. In fact, their performance on Saturday night in Las Vegas may be considered the greatest fight ever in women’s
3:36 AM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — King Guillermo won the $351,000 Tampa Bay Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on Saturday for owner Victor Martinez, a five-time All-Star in Major League Baseball. The 3-year-old colt earned 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. However, King Guillermo isn’t nominated to the Triple Crown series, so