Mumbai and Chennai have played each other in four IPL finals.© BCCI/IPL The clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings is one of the most awaited in Indian Premier League (IPL). The teams have met in four IPL finals thus far with Mumbai emerging victorious in three of them. As the two teams gear
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7:05 AM ET THWACK!! Detroit Pistons defensive wizard Tayshaun Prince, all 215 pounds of him, smashed into an immovable, 7-foot-3, 260-pound object named Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The Cleveland Cavaliers big man planted himself adjacent to Prince with the explicit purpose of preventing him from tracking a precocious 21-year-old LeBron James. Splat!! This time the culprit was
Anna van der Breggen moved into the Giro Rosa lead with one day to go as Elisa Longo Borghini won stage eight. Van der Breggen and Longo Borghini went clear on the steep final climb to drop Niewiadoma and the rest of the field. Italy’s Longo Borghini then claimed the two-up sprint in San Marco
Soren Kragh Andersen claimed his second win of the Tour de France with another shrewd late solo attack on stage 19. Team Sunweb’s Andersen, 26, attacked from a break 16km out and powered to the line in Champagnole, 53 seconds ahead of Luka Mezgec in second. Ireland’s Sam Bennett won his duel with Peter Sagan
9:23 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Promoter Frank Warren has said it looks likely the clash between unbeaten British heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce will be pushed back from
4:27 AM BST Australia’s new coach Dave Rennie has appointed former England lock Geoff Parling as his forwards coach for his first season in charge, Rugby Australia said on Friday. Parling played 29 tests for his country and another three for the British and Irish Lions on their triumphant tour of Australia in 2013. The
7:32 AM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Colby Covington was holed up in a St. Louis hotel room. It was early 2014, and Covington was flown in to be part of Tyron Woodley‘s training camp for his
6:37 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The White Sox clinched their first postseason berth since 2008, rallying to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Thursday as Eloy Jimenez hit a tiebreaking double that capped a two-run rally in the seventh inning. Chicago (33-17) opened a three-game lead over the second-place Twins (31-21) in the American
8:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN Saturday’s boxing schedule ramps up with a pair of cards — one headlined by a clash of junior welterweight contenders inside the Top Rank bubble and the other by 154-pounders taking center stage at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. While there aren’t any direct title implications for the Top Rank
8:24 PM ET A recurring theme Tiger Woods on a Friday: struggling to stay relevant in the tournament. He will need a good day during the second round at Winged Foot, not only to get back into contention, but perhaps to even make the 36-hole cut, which would be for the top 60 players and
7:04 AM ET By KJ Sails Over the past six months, hundreds of college football players across the country have spoken out about social injustice and police brutality, looking for effective ways to make an impact both locally and nationally. One of those athletes is South Florida senior defensive back KJ Sails. After leading a
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Before Bubba Wallace became the only Black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, before he became a symbol of the national movement against racial injustice, he was a reality TV star. Sort of. In 2010, Wallace competed on BET’s “Changing Lanes,” where he was one of 30 young drivers living
6:50 AM ET Allen Robinson‘s contract situation is a tricky one, and not just for the usual reasons. The Chicago Bears‘ No. 1 wide receiver was in the news this week because he’s frustrated with the state of contract negotiations with the team. Robinson is in the final year of the three-year, $42 million free-agent
3:53 AM ET Manchester United transfer news features in this week’s ESPN’s Insider Notebook. Plus: Why Arsenal fans had to wait so long for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s contract renewal. Jump to: Arsenal fans’ wait for Aubameyang | Real Madrid plot project Mbappe | Suarez rejected record MLS payday | La Liga’s football gaffe a pain for
When the Indian Premier League was discussed not so long ago, the conjectures were not about who would shine and which franchise would win. It was all about whether IPL 2020 would be held at all. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating chaos worldwide, sports, like everything else, went into lockdown with no end in sight.
5:11 PM ET Victoria Azarenka produced a masterclass on centre court at the Italian Open to knock out third seed Sofia Kenin with a dominant 6-0 6-0 victory in the second round on Thursday. Azarenka, who lost the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday and flew in to Rome to beat Venus Williams
10:45 PM ET In the NBA postseason, there’s often a team that discovers its potential along the way. It learns who it is, banks on its strengths and builds confidence with each win. The Toronto Raptors accomplished that in the 2019 playoffs, and in the Year of the Bubble, the Miami Heat are that team.
11:55 PM ET CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s NFL career began on a Thursday night. It might have just been revitalized on a Thursday night, as well. Coming off a rough 2019 season and even rougher season opener on Sunday, Mayfield roared back with perhaps the sharpest performance since his rookie year, as he propelled the