11:42 PM BST All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has poured lukewarm water on the notion their Test against South Africa is a significant pointer to the teams’ Rugby World Cup group stage blockbuster. The Rugby Championship Test in Wellington on Saturday is the only meeting of the old rivals ahead of their clash in Yokohama
12:27 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard have been recalled to the West Indies T20I squad for the opening two matches against India, with uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Anthony Bramble also earning a call-up. Allrounder Andre Russell has been included subject to passing a fitness test following the knee injury which forced him out
10:56 PM ET Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Allen Bailey is signing a two-year, $10.5 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bailey’s contract will pay him $6 million this season, including $3.5 million guaranteed, the source said. Bailey, 30, was one of the longest-tenured Chiefs, having arrived as
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7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Artemi Panarin walked out of Madison Square Garden with the first New York Rangers jersey bearing his name draped around his shoulders like a cape. The grandeur of his play — only seven NHLers have amassed more points the past four seasons than Panarin (320) — had been matched by
9:19 AM ET Kawhi Leonard nudging Paul George out of Oklahoma City with two years remaining on George’s contract will go down as a watershed moment in the NBA — for the teams it built and tore apart; for the bounty the Thunder received; but mostly for what it signified about the degree to which
5:47 PM ET The Washington Nationals placed first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the injured list Monday with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, a day after he left a game against the Atlanta Braves. Zimmerman, who missed 53 games with plantar fasciitis in the same foot earlier this season, showed obvious discomfort while running down
5:28 PM ET Tim Duncan has returned to the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant on coach Gregg Popovich’s staff, the team announced Monday. “It is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant, that he returns the favor,” Popovich said in a statement. Duncan, 43, played his entire
7:25 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured multiple former UFC champions, a rising prospect on the verge of a title shot and a famous television and movie star. Here’s what you might have missed: Spencer ready to ‘shock the world’ Cris Cyborg, at one point considered the greatest female fighter
5:09 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have a tentative agreement for a new arena to replace the Saddledome. The city, NHL team and the Calgary Stampede have agreed in principle to terms. The Stampede, a rodeo exhibition, owns the land. The deal was to be presented to the City Council