3:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball has heard his name swirl in trade rumors almost from the time he entered the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers four years ago. But now, for the first time, Ball could have a say in his next destination as he approaches restricted free
11:36 AM ET Manchester City, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich may have wrapped up the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga titles respectively, but the races in La Liga and Ligue 1 are going down to the final weekend as Luis Suarez starred for Atletico Madrid and PSG closed the gap on Lille. Elsewhere we
Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England and he is looking forward to use his coaching stint at National Cricket Academy (NCA) to guide the youngsters during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests between 2000-02, has a decent
11:28 AM BST The French rugby federation (FFR) will allow transgender women to play women’s rugby as of next season, going against governing body World Rugby’s guidelines, it said on Monday. Last year, World Rugby said that after months of research, it had “concluded that safety and fairness cannot presently be assured for women competing
One rider struck by a car, a painful early exit for a key contender, a signal of intent from Egan Bernal – and could we see the comeback of all comebacks from one of cycling’s most exciting talents? The first Grand Tour of the year is under way and there’s been plenty to unpack in
9:30 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — As he stepped toward the blocking sled Friday, the sound of metal on metal made a screeching noise Micah Parsons has been used to hearing ever since he started playing football, but it had been a long time since he heard it. “Last time I hit a sled?” the
8:53 AM ET Associated Press PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams earned her first victory in more than three months by beating 17-year-old qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Emilia-Romagna Open. Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open
7:49 AM ET Charles Oliveira sits atop the UFC’s lightweight division after a thrilling second-round TKO of Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 262 on Saturday, but did the new champ do enough to surpass Dustin Poirier as the No. 1-ranked fighter in the division? Oliveira wasn’t the only one to make an
10:04 PM ET UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev is set to return to the Octagon in July, according to multiple sources. 1 Related The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between Makhachev and Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night on July 17 in Las Vegas, per sources. The bout will consist of three rounds.
A day after Michael Vaughan’s match-fixing barb, Salman Butt has fired back at the former England skipper saying, “some people have mental constipation” and their minds are stuck in the past. Describing Vaughan’s comments as “low-level thinking”, Butt said there can’t be any justification for such “below-the-belt” personal attack. The former Pakistan opener had slammed Vaughan
May 13, 2021 John Daly‘s story has always been the stuff of fiction. You just don’t win one of golf’s four major championships having never seen the course, let alone getting into the field as an obscure alternate. Yet, 30 years ago, in 1991, John Daly emerged as the long-hitting “grip-it-and-rip-it” folk hero when he
7:09 PM ET CHICAGO — Add Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny to the list of people who have questioned motives behind video replay. Matheny was on the wrong end of a review in the bottom of the ninth inning of his team’s game against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. With two outs in
7:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University When word began circulating Thursday that the Pac-12 was set to hire George Kliavkoff as its new commissioner,
2:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers‘ repeat title bid will commence with LeBron James facing a familiar foe in the Golden State Warriors during the play-in tournament, led by James’ pick for MVP, Stephen Curry. “I mean, just look at what he’s done this year,” James said after L.A.’s 110-98 win at the New
7:00 AM ET Anthony Mantha was accustomed to hating this time of year. The 26-year-old, a 2013 first-round pick of the Red Wings, became a regular for Detroit in 2016-17 — right after the franchise’s NHL record streak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances ended. The Red Wings entered a rebuild, with no end in sight.
5:30 PM ET The business end of the season is the wrong time for questions to be asked regarding a team’s ability to get the job done, but that is precisely the scenario that Chelsea find themselves in after Saturday’s FA Cup Final defeat against Leicester City. – Highlights: Leicester win first-ever FA Cup with
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke has said nobody is surprised that more than three people knew about the ball-tampering incident. His remarks came as Cricket Australia (CA) on Saturday said it is open to reinvestigating the ‘Sandpaper Gate’ fiasco if there is anyone who has more knowledge about the matter. This announcement from the board
12:35 AM ET ESPN News Services Making his first appearance after missing the entire regular season with a hip injury, Tampa Bay right winger Nikita Kucherov scored two power-play goals Sunday night to help the defending champion Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 1 of their playoff series. Kucherov had surgery on Dec.