Smriti Mandhana got to her maiden Test ton vs Australia women in a day-night Test last month.© Twitter India opening batter Smriti Mandhana on Thursday said that she never thought that she would be able to play a day-night Test. India had played against Australia in a pink-ball Test last month and the game ended
Scotland reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time on Thursday with a thumping eight-wicket win over Oman. The Scots comfortably chased down their target of 123 with 18 balls to spare to register their third win out of three in qualifying. Captain Kyle Coetzer top-scored for Scotland with 41 off 28 balls with
When it comes to world soccer, there’s arguably no game or rivalry bigger than Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. The sides renew acquaintances on Sunday (10:15 a.m. ET; stream LIVE on ESPN+) in the 247th official edition of El Clasico (excluding friendlies), and it might even be one of the biggest clashes in all of sports,
1:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There’s hot, there is sizzling and then there is the Braves‘ Eddie Rosario. Rosario banged out four hits in a game for the second time in the National League Championship Series and tied a Braves postseason record with 12 total bases, leading Atlanta to a 9-2 win over the
9:24 AM ET Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon will miss the rest of the 2021 season after suffering a torn Achilles, the team announced Thursday. Blackmon suffered the injury in practice Wednesday. Blackmon, 23, has started 20 games for the Colts since they drafted him in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft. He
10:54 AM ET ESPN News Services New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes was placed on injured reserve Thursday with a dislocated left shoulder and is out indefinitely. The Devils said Hughes will not need surgery after an MRI confirmed no additional damage to his shoulder. The former No. 1 overall draft pick has begun physical
11:03 AM ET Troubles keep piling up for the Winnipeg Jets. The team announced that forward Mark Scheifele has been placed on the COVID list. Earlier this week, Jets captain Blake Wheeler was declared out for at least four games when he tested positive for COVID-19. The team said that he was symptomatic. Winnipeg is
9:00 AM ET The Jack Eichel saga in Buffalo has been quite the soap opera. But nothing in that saga was as odious and contentious as when the Sabres announced they were stripping their franchise player of his captaincy. “From our perspective and my perspective, I feel the captain is the heartbeat of your team,”
8:00 AM ET There was a time when an appearance by Fedor Emelianenko was as big as it got in mixed martial arts. From mid-2000, when the Russian first competed as a pro, through the end of 2009, Emelianenko fought 32 times and lost only once, by a dubious doctor’s stoppage. During one stretch, mostly
7:41 AM ET The current generation of young boxers has made a tremendous impact on the sport over the past few years. Look no further than the now two-time No. 1 fighter in ESPN’s top 25 boxers under 25, Teofimo Lopez. His victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October 2020 turned the lightweight division upside down.
7:25 AM BST The Wallabies are taking the diplomatic approach to securing Quade Cooper’s availability for the U.K. leg of their spring tour, after the veteran playmaker was named for his fifth straight Test start in Saturday’s match against Japan. Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on Thursday unveiled a squad without the in-form Samu Kerevi —
6:00 AM ET Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett is off to an exceptional start to the season, and he’s worked his way into the Heisman conversation while putting the Panthers in the driver’s seat in the ACC Coastal. Still, this is just a good QB having a great season, right? Perhaps not, says Clemson defensive coordinator
6:49 AM ET Associated Press CHIBA, Japan — Japanese golfer Hiroshi Iwata shot a 7-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship. Iwata had a one-stroke lead over Joaquin Niemann and 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama on the par-70, 7,041-yard Narashino Country Club course. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay is
5:30 AM ET Matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage has been and gone and there is plenty to discuss, from important wins for Barcelona and Real Madrid ahead of ElClasico, to an epic Manchester United comeback and struggles for several German teams. We asked Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Derek Rae to answer
Scotland will look to continue their unbeaten run in T20 World Cup when they face Oman.© AFP Scotland will take on Oman in their final Round 1 clash in the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Scotland are currently leading the Group B with two wins from as many games and are all but certain to
3:10 AM ET Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea — Jin Young Ko couldn’t quite manage an LPGA Tour scoring record for consecutive rounds in the 60s, but her South Korean compatriots packed the leaderboard after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday. Ko had 14 straight under-70 rounds, tying her with Annika
12:23 AM ET When the NBA’s 2021-22 schedule was released, fans of the incoming rookie class could circle Wednesday night as their first chance to see the top six picks from the 2021 NBA draft in action in the regular season. At least that was the plan, until Cade Cunningham suffered an ankle injury in
12:00 AM ET BOSTON — Sisu. It’s a Finnish word that, according to Finland’s tourism website, typifies the enduring spirit of all Finns: “stoic determination, hardiness, courage, bravery, willpower, tenacity and resilience.” It’s also the word Houston Astros pitching coach Brent Strom used with his pitchers in a meeting before Game 4 of the American