Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran hit centuries to propel the West Indies to a convincing 101-run win over Nepal at the World Cup Qualifier in Harare on Thursday. Hope scored 132 while Pooran made a brisk 115 as the pair put on 216 for the fourth wicket to help the two-time champions post 339-7 after
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 22, 2023, 09:00 AM ET LaLiga‘s fixtures for the 2023-24 season (stream all games live on ESPN+) were released on Thursday and the new campaign is already bubbling with promise after some busy transfer market activity. As Real Madrid look to reclaim the title from rivals Barcelona, they have spent €103
Jun 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga returns to Madison Square Garden in New York to headline a boxing card against Jason Quigley on Saturday. The fight at The Theater will be Berlanga’s 21st professional bout. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs), 26, of Brooklyn, New York, and Puerto Rican descent, started his
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. In a roundabout way, Texas Tech gamed my SP+ ratings in 2022. I have long written about a measure I call postgame win expectancy — it takes all the plays in a given game, tosses them
Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 22, 2023, 09:00 AM ET A number of players from Europe’s top clubs could depart in the transfer window this summer, but who would be perfect to replace them? We break down some of the best options available. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) ARSENALCentral midfieldThomas Partey/Granit Xhaka >> Amadou
Jun 22, 2023, 12:15 AM ET Three-time All-Star forward Khris Middleton has declined his $40 million player option with the Milwaukee Bucks to become a free agent, his agents Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A return to the Bucks on a new deal remains a possibility. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Injuries
Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar says a crash in which he fractured his wrist came at the “perfect time” for the 2023 Tour. The 24-year-old Slovenian, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, was injured at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in April. But the timing of the accident meant he was able to rest before
Jun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET They’ve been ahead in the standings for a while — now the Arizona Diamondbacks have at last leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers in our MLB Power Rankings. That’s only part of a wild week for the National League West, though, which sends a third team into our top 10
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Selling the Ottawa Senators generated more drama than an episode of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset.” For months the Senators’ saga played out like a reality series cliché: billionaire bidding wars, high-stakes negotiations, celebrity cameos and, in
Michael Vaughan urged England to be a ‘little bit smarter’ in the remainder of the series.© AFP England captain Ben Stokes‘ decision to declare their first inning backfired as Australia won the first Ashes Test by 2 wickets to go 1-0 in the series. Stokes defied convention by declaring on the opening day with England
ESPN news services Jun 21, 2023, 05:11 PM ET CINCINNATI — Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 01:50 AM ET PALM DESERT, Calif. — Michael Vecchione scored off a rebound at 16:19 of overtime to give the Hershey Bears their 12th American Hockey League title, 3-2 over the expansion Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 7 of the Calder Cup final Wednesday night. Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre
Jun 22, 2023, 12:05 AM ET The Washington Wizards are completing a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies that will send Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics and Tyus Jones to the Wizards, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday night. The Wizards are also acquiring Danilo Gallinari
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 09:01 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. In early January, roughly a week after Gregg Berhalter’s contract as the United States men’s soccer coach expired, Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to be the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 11:46 PM ET A pair of elite bantamweights will scrap in Beantown. Rob Font and Song Yadong have verbally agreed to a 135-pound contender fight at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Bout agreements have not yet been sent out, sources
Josh Tarling became the youngest British elite men’s time trial champion when he won by more than one minute at the National Road Championships. Fellow Welsh riders Anna Morris and Elinor Barker took silver and bronze in the women’s race won by the Isle of Man’s Lizzie Holden in Darlington. Tarling, 19, was one minute
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 21, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock will retire when his contract expires Feb. 1, 2025, the CFP announced following a routine June meeting in Half Moon Bay, California, on Wednesday. Hancock, 72,
Jun 21, 2023, 11:30 AM ET United States coach Vlatko Andonovski named his 23-player squad on Wednesday for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe both picked to the team for the fourth time in their careers and 14 players making their World Cup debuts. Veteran Julie Ertz also made the