12:43 PM ET Alec Stewart is understood to have withdrawn from the race to become England’s head coach. Stewart, the director of cricket at Surrey, was shortlisted for the role and asked to an interview this week. But it is understood that he notified the ECB over the weekend that he was no longer available
4:45 PM ET Edmonton Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson is out 6-8 weeks with a fractured right fibula suffered in Wednesday’s opener, the team announced Thursday. “He’s got a broken bone that’s going to take some time to heal,” coach Dave Tippett said. adding that surgery is not required. “He’s disappointed, tough break for him.” Larsson
3:05 PM ET Associated Press Kristian Krogh Johannessen of Norway shot a career-best 8-under 63 to match the course record and take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Spanish Open on Thursday. Johannessen birdied four of his last six holes at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid for the lowest opening
3:17 PM ET NEW YORK — From 2010 to 2018 Gennadiy Golovkin owned at least one middleweight world title belt. Then, 13 months ago, he lost a heavily disputed majority decision to rival Canelo Alvarez in their mega rematch. Gone were GGG’s three unified belts, and his historic title reign, during which he tied the
8:15 AM ET Ireland began to put their World Cup back on track after the shock loss to Japan but it took them over an hour to secure a bonus point and strengthen their quarter-final chances in an unconvincing 35-0 win over a stubborn Russia on Thursday. Ireland just need to beat Samoa to reach
12:57 PM ET Super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim has tested positive for two performance-enhancing drugs, likely destroying his chances of getting the mandatory shot at a 168-pound world title he was supposed to have in his next fight. The WBC said Thursday that on Sept. 26 the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported that the A sample
12:43 PM BST Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be cheering on his team from space when they take on South Africa in their pivotal Rugby World Cup clash. Parmitano will be watching Friday’s Pool B match from the International Space Station as it orbits some 400 kilometres above the earth. Italy are looking to upset
11:57 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Naomi Osaka won the final 10 games of the match and beat Alison Riske 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the China Open. The two-time Grand Slam champion from Japan served seven aces and stretched her winning streak to seven matches. “Today I was kind
10:31 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots plan to sign veteran kicker Mike Nugent after placing Stephen Gostkowski on injured reserve, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Nugent, 37, was one of seven kickers the Patriots worked out over the last two days. He is 253 of 311 on field goal attempts
1:48 AM ET OAKLAND — Pressure? You think a 92 mph fastball on the outside corner with a huge and vocal crowd bearing down on you in a playoff game is pressure? Try riding a raft to freedom from your native Cuba, after being caught once before, or playing winter league baseball in Venezuela, where