11:16 AM ET The BCCI’s electoral officer has upheld the decision taken by the Committee of the Administrators (CoA) to disqualify three key state associations from participating in the BCCI elections, scheduled for October 23. On Thursday N Gopalswami, the board’s electoral officer, removed Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra from the final electoral roll, thus taking
9:13 AM ET One of the best fights of the PFL’s 2019 regular season took place on July 11 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, involving welterweights Magomed Magomedkerimov and Chris Curtis. And good news: The rematch is scheduled to go down Friday at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Magomedkerimov (25-5), who is looking
11:52 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he recently had a “heart-to-heart” meeting with cornerback Jalen Ramsey and thinks the disgruntled cornerback will play against New Orleans on Sunday. Khan made those comments as part of an interview with the business website called The Street, in which he also discussed
11:52 AM ET ESPN News Services Carolina Hurricanes winger Jordan Martinook will undergo a core muscle surgery for the second time this year, general manager Don Waddell announced Thursday. The latest procedure is set for Friday. Martinook is expected to miss six to eight weeks to recover. He also underwent a procedure on a core
11:47 AM ET Showtime’s Premier Boxing Champions card on Oct. 26 has undergone a radical change with a main event fighter dropping out and the opening bout of the tripleheader being replaced entirely. Junior middleweight Erickson Lubin will face new opponent Nathaniel Gallimore in the main event of the card (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at
11:44 AM ET Top seed Kiki Bertens will face American teenager Coco Gauff in the Linz Open quarterfinals on Friday. The Dutchwoman beat Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, on Thursday, while no. 8 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova got through to the quarterfinals after beating Germany’s Laura Siegemund in Austria. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 24, edged
11:44 AM ET No. 8 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova is through to the semifinals of the Linz Open in Austria after beating Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Thursday. Alexandrova, 24, edged Siegemund 7-6(1), 2-6, 6-4 in a closely fought contest that saw five broken serves during a tense final set. The Russian will be looking to go
10:00 AM BST Italy legend Sergio Parisse has labelled the decision to cancel their final Rugby World Cup pool match “ridiculous” and accused World Rugby of a lack of respect. With Typhoon Hagibis due to hit on Saturday, World Rugby announced Thursday that both England-France and New Zealand-Italy were being cancelled as pre-emptive measures. Italy
6:50 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Sebastian Vettel admits events at the Russian Grand Prix could have been handled better after he ignored team orders to let Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc past during the race. Although Mercedes ended up winning in Russia, Ferrari stole the headlines after a pre-race agreement between its drivers turned sour.
9:12 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she intends to represent Japan at next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Osaka, who plays under a Japanese flag in WTA events and the Fed Cup, told national broadcaster NHK that she has started proceedings to choose Japanese citizenship. She holds dual nationality