Showing no signs of rust, Mohammed Shami carried Bengal to the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by smashing a game-changing 17-ball-32 and bowling 13 dot balls in his four overs that paved way for his team’s thrilling three-run win against Chandigarh on Monday. With no clarity over his international comeback, the 34-year-old played
Getty Images 35 minutes ago Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has suffered a fractured hip in a fall from his bike, according to Belgian media reports. The 79-year-old winner of 11 Grand Tours was cycling with a group when the incident happened near Hombeek, Mechelen. His wife Claudine told reporters that it was “a stupid accident”
Associated Press Dec 9, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings. In other results of voting by tennis media, Emma
Dec 9, 2024, 06:48 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa won the Cape Town Sevens rugby title for the first time in nine years, after beating France 26-14 in the men’s final on Sunday, while New Zealand beat the USA to win their third title in the Mother City. The men’s final was tied on
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Jordan Staal sat in his locker looking shell-shocked. Again. The Carolina Hurricanes had just been blown out for the second straight night — a rarity in itself — but by the same
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 9, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re inching closer to Christmas, and that makes sense, as the European soccer weekend gave us plenty this weekend. We got another Manchester United home defeat — this time to Nottingham Forest — and the exit of sporting director Dan Ashworth
Getty Images Aisha Sembhi BBC Sport 9 December 2024 There are two world titles up for grabs in Formula 1 – for drivers and constructors. The drivers’ championship is undoubtedly the more high-profile prize, but it’s the one for constructors that has a bigger impact on a team’s development and results. That race is determined
Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel ESPN College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Dec 9, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Talks between North Carolina and Bill Belichick for the
Dan Orlovsky, ESPNDec 9, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In mid-October, I stacked the top five QB-WR connections in the NFL on “Get Up!” (with the help of Harry Douglas). But a lot has changed over those two months, so I decided to re-up my list — and expand it to 20 duos.
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC 310 cemented the legitimacy of a champion and established new title contenders in two divisions. In Saturday’s main event, Alexandre Pantoja made quick work of Kai
File photo of Virat Kohli.© AFP Former captain Kapil Dev feels it is up to stalwart Virat Kohli how fast he can bounce back from his lean patch of form as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) and World Test Championship (WTC) continues to be on line for India. The ‘Chase Master,’ who thrived on his hunger
Reuters and Getty Images 13 minutes ago 2 Comments Max Verstappen may have won a fourth consecutive drivers’ title but it has been far from a predictable Formula 1 season. McLaren secured the constructors’ championship and they, Ferrari and Mercedes won 15 of the 24 races between them – a contrast to 2023 when Red
Dec 9, 2024, 06:48 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa won the Cape Town Sevens rugby title for the first time in nine years, after beating France 26-14 in the men’s final on Sunday, while New Zealand beat the USA to win their third title in the Mother City. The men’s final was tied on
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Abu Dhabi 8 December 2024 Updated 9 December 2024 Max Verstappen will do an activity with junior competitors in Rwanda after swearing in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix. The world champion was ordered to complete some “work of public interest” for the transgression, a punishment
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 9, 2024, 02:17 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs clinched their ninth straight AFC West championship Sunday night, but none of the first eight were quite like this one.
Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul glanced up as a rookie during a game at Utah and read the words: “John Stockton, all-time steals and
Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Fifteen years, $765 million, no deferred money. The numbers of Juan Soto‘s contract with the New York Mets, agreed to Sunday night in a
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will sit out Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers