1:44 AM GMT Mitchell Swepson, the Queensland wrist spinner, is in line for a Test debut at the SCG and a place on next year’s tour of Bangladesh after he was added to Australia’s squad ahead of the final match of the series against New Zealand. Having first toured with Australia’s Test team to India
8:12 PM ET Associated Press Lindsey Vonn popped the question to New Jersey Devils star P.K. Subban. Vonn linked a picture of herself and Subban with the ring, with the couple wearing matching striped pajamas in front of a Christmas tree with three dogs in the foreground. She also posted a close-up of Subban flashing
5:33 PM ET Spencer Ware‘s return to the Kansas City Chiefs was cut short Wednesday as the team put the running back on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. In a corresponding move, the Chiefs activated Xavier Williams, who had been on IR with an ankle injury. Ware, who played for Kansas City from 2015-2018,
2:09 PM ET Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is hopeful to return to the lineup by early February — and perhaps as soon as late January — from a ruptured right quad tendon, league sources tell ESPN. Oladipo’s looming return to the Pacers — which will partner him with All-Star candidate Malcolm Brogdon in
1:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger delivered a pretty good Christmas present to Steelers fans Wednesday morning. The franchise quarterback, who has been on the injured reserve list since his Week 2 injury, tweeted reassurances he’d be back on the field in 2020. P.S. Contrary to recent reports out there about my football future and
10:38 AM ET ESPN staff Leander Paes, one of India’s most decorated tennis players, has announced that the 2020 season will be his “farewell year” as a professional. Paes, 46, wrote on his social media that he will be “playing select tournaments, travelling with my team, and celebrating with all my fans around the world.”
2:04 PM GMT Playing his first first-class match in more than 15 months, Shikhar Dhawan might have been forgiven for feeling he was still in England. On a cold Delhi day, he was asked to bat against the seaming ball in nightmarish conditions for top-order batsmen. Dhawan, coming back from an injury, brought all his
Dec 23, 2019 Over the past decade, mixed martial arts grew more than it had in all of the previous ones combined. The UFC purchased some of its biggest competitors, expanded internationally, signed multimillion-dollar broadcast deals with major outlets, and then, as the decade was winding down, the promotion was purchased by Hollywood superpower Endeavor.
Dec 22, 2019 Multiple Contributors There are fighters who found success in the Octagon, and there are fighters whose success transcended the Octagon. The latter group featured superstars whose contributions weren’t necessarily defined by their records. They didn’t just excel in the sport, they changed it. Over the past decade, three such athletes stood out
Pakistan must be careful about managing Naseem Shah’s workload © Getty Images Sixteen-year-old Naseem Shah‘s participation in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa early next year is not certain yet, with the senior team management not in favour of releasing him for age-group cricket. The junior team management, understandably, wants the star fast bowler