Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was injured in his first IPL match of the season for Gujarat Titans. Williamson returned to New Zealand in recent days where
5:45 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby will have arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder and could miss the entire season. Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced after Milwaukee’s 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that Ashby would have surgery Friday in Washington. “This puts him out for significant
9:50 PM BST Liam Napier It used to be an area with an embarrassment of riches for New Zealand, with powerful, dashing wings, dominant throughout Super Rugby. But with less than six months until Rugby World Cup and with the news of Sevu Reece’s year ending injury, Ian Foster’s cupboard is looking, if not exactly
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sometimes a late night is required. Other times it’s an early morning. But by now, Jeff Hall knows the drill. As the U.S. Open managing director overseeing rules who has been working on pairings since 2006, Hall’s task is relatively straightforward: turn a field of 156 players into 52 threesomes. The process
7:50 PM ET MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal said he is not sure how his rival Colby Covington is set for the next UFC welterweight title shot given legal claims Covington has made in a criminal case against Masvidal. Masvidal is facing felony charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged attack on
6:57 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes and the firm the franchise hired to develop a new arena project near Sky Harbor International Airport have filed a $2.3 billion notice of claim against the city of Phoenix for alleged breach of contract. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, that was
6:51 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula and past champion Madison Keys easily won second-round matches at the Charleston Open on Wednesday. Pegula, the American ranked third in the world, needed less than 65 minutes to beat Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-2, 6-0. Keys, an American who took this title in
5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Georgia — Tom Hoge had one of five holes-in-one on the day — including two by Ireland’s Seamus Power — en route to winning the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National on Wednesday. Hoge finished at 6-under 21 on the short, nine-hole layout in the casual, fun-filled event
1:22 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A top group of NASCAR team owners skipped a meeting with series officials Wednesday with the two sides at an impasse over permanent charters, a key plank in the business model of the stock car series. Fearing the meeting would be “hijacked” by conversation solely on the
2:52 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson left Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies with right hamstring tightness and will be reevaluated Thursday, the team announced. The 2015 AL MVP exited the game on a flyout leading off the second inning. Donaldson ran at about half-speed to first base and