shares The Sri Lanka batsmen struggled against the short-pitched stuff © Getty Images There was papare music enlivening the stands in Cardiff, hundreds of Sri Lankan flags aflutter, and raucous cheers for every Sri Lankan boundary. Fans had traveled hours to be at this match, filling out early morning trains from London, and booking
5:57 PM BST TWICKENHAM — Saracens now have their fourth title in five years and the domestic double as they sprung a remarkable comeback against Exeter Chiefs to ensure they remain the dominant force in English rugby. For so long they told us there was something special happening there. They were right. This team has
5:16 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Anthony Smith‘s place among the elite light heavyweights in the world is secure. “Lionheart” went into Alexander Gustafsson‘s hometown and finished him via rear-naked choke submission at 2:38 of the fourth round Saturday in the main event of UFC Stockholm. It was the biggest win of Smith’s 11-year career and
4:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — When Kawhi Leonard was growing up in Southern California, he dreamed — like many others — of having the ball in his hands with the outcome on the line in the biggest of games. And as Leonard has gone through this playoff run with the Toronto Raptors, leading
5:21 PM ET Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Cole Custer slipped past Tyler Reddick in the final turn and held on to win the Xfinity Series race in overtime at Pocono Raceway. Custer won his third race of the season in the No. 00 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing. Reddick used a sweeping move on
12:06 PM ET Saracens have been crowned Premiership champions after defeating Exeter Chiefs 37-34 in Saturday’s final at Twickenham. Exeter got off to the perfect start, scoring the quickest try in Premiership final history as Nic White scored within 30 seconds of the first half after a Saracens handling error from the kick-off. The rest
2:32 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Last June, the Colorado Eagles paraded around the ice with the Kelly Cup in their hands as ECHL champions. Apparently, they never gave it back. The Eagles, who left the league to become the American Hockey League affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche after last season, neglected to return the Kelly
2:33 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Serena Williams has been handed her earliest loss at a major in five years. The 23-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2, 7-5 in the third round at Roland Garros by 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin. The last time Williams was eliminated this quickly at a major came
2:24 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies are in talks with the Seattle Mariners about a trade for veteran Jay Bruce, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Bruce is hitting .212 with 14 home runs and 28 RBIs this season. He also has played for the Mets, Indians and Reds during his 12-year career,
3:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Cyclist Miguel Angel Lopez has apologized for smacking a fan who knocked him from his bicycle during Saturday’s penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia. Lopez had hoped to compete for a stage win but was tripped by a fan who was running alongside encouraging him, but collided with another