3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Glenn Phillips rues his dismissal AFP New Zealand have decided to bat after winning the toss in Dubai. In a game his side must win to remain in contention for the series, Kane Williamson had no hesitation about his decision to put runs on the
Denmark international Nicklas Bendtner was convicted of assaulting a taxi driver and sentenced to 50 days in jail on Friday by a city court in Copenhagen, but walked free from the courtroom pending an appeal hearing. The 30-year-old striker, who plays for Norwegian club side Rosenborg, has appealed against the sentence, his lawyer said, and
2:14 PM ET The man who made car noises during the world TV feed of the U.S. Grand Prix has been identified on Twitter. During the broadcast of the race, a man was heard making several “neoww” noises, mimicking the sound of Formula One cars passing by at speed. The moment went viral after the
2:53 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FORT WORTH, Texas — Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso was chatting with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson in January, and Alonso casually mentioned they should drive each other’s cars. Alonso
5:38 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic remains on course for a fifth Paris Masters title after beating Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic, who is guaranteed to take the No. 1 ranking on Monday, struggled on his serve for much of the first set. Cilic had
1:08 PM ET Standing nowhere near each other at a recent press event conducting interviews about their upcoming fight, junior lightweight world titleholder Miguel Berchelt and mandatory challenger Miguel “Mickey” Roman had an identical take on what their showdown would look like. “It’s going to be memorable, like Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez.
Nov 2, 2018 Light heavyweight world titleholder Artur Beterbiev’s defense against Joe Smith Jr. will take place on Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, their promoters told ESPN. The fight will take place on the undercard of unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez’s rise in weight to challenge secondary super middleweight titlist
11:57 AM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against South Africa after suffering a groin strain. Tuilagi’s space among the replacements will be taken by Chris Ashton. England’s injury crisis showed no signs of abating with Tuilagi the latest to be ruled out of their November internationals opener against
10:34 AM ET Madison Keys advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Elite Trophy despite losing to Qiang Wang in her final group match on Friday. Chinese No.1 Qiang fought from a set down to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 but it wasn’t enough to prevent Keys from topping the Azalea group and joining Garbine Muguruza,
9:30 AM ET The UFC makes its third-ever trip to Madison Square Garden this weekend, with a heavyweight title fight between two-weight champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. This fight came together quickly, on the heels of Lewis’ come-from-behind knockout win against Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. It will mark Cormier’s first