9:59 PM BST It promises to be a thrilling conclusion to Super Rugby’s regular season with only the Reds and Sunwolves officially out of contention for the playoffs. Each of the conference winners could be decided by the time Round 17 wraps up in Buenos Aires but the race for four of the five wildcard
11:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Five Test matches, three against South Africa and two against Bangladesh, will be the highlight of a packed home season for the Indian team – the top-ranked Test team – one in which they will host five teams. The season kicks off with South Africa’s tour in September-October 2019, in
5:08 AM ET Anthony Joshua has denied reports he suffered a panic attack before his defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr., admitting he will “have to take my loss like a man”. The former unified world heavyweight champion suffered an enormous upset at Madison Square Garden Saturday night when unheralded Mexican Ruiz knocked him out in
1:27 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN It’s time for the big boys. PFL will debut its 2019 heavyweights and light heavyweights on Thursday night in Uniondale, N.Y., (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET) which likely means a heaping helping of knockouts and quick finishes. The first two PFL events of this season have provided some serious action and
1:21 AM BST Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
10:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bruce Bochy joined John McGraw as the only Giants managers to win 1,000 regular-season games when San Francisco beat the New York Mets 9-3 Tuesday night behind Stephen Vogt‘s tiebreaking, two-run double in the 10th inning. On a night that began as a rematch between the Giants’
9:29 AM BST With just two rounds of the regular season remaining, several teams still remain in the running to book their playoff spot. Round 17 is headlined by a key Australian derby between the Brumbies and Waratahs with plenty of playoff implications, while a logjam in the middle of the table could make this
8:00 AM ET In early June, fans and teams alike are excited about the incoming draft picks — especially the first-rounders. Training camp is still weeks away, but teams have had a look at their draft classes during offseason workouts and can start to get an idea of how quickly the first-round selections are adapting
10:26 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Grant McCray will get a chance to leave his mark on professional baseball — but he’ll have a tough time making one as dramatic as his famous father. The Florida high school outfielder, drafted in the third round by San Francisco on Tuesday, is the son of
3:00 AM ET Warwickshire 311 for 7 (Sibley 87, Hose 84*) v Nottinghamshire Plan B for Bouncer sounds like it might be the title of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, but there was not a lot of mystery or intrigue about the storyline as conjured by Stuart Broad on a day heavily punctuated by bad light