6:22 AM BST All Blacks coach Ian Foster says he isn’t worried about Caleb Clarke coping with the Jonah Lomu comparisons coming his way after the rookie winger bulldozed through the Wallabies on Sunday. Clarke was the standout performer in New Zealand’s 27-7 victory, the winger opening up some flimsy Australian defence on a number
5:55 AM ET Andy Murray has suffered another injury setback and has pulled out of this week’s ATP Tour event in Germany due to a lingering pelvic problem, raising doubts over his participation for the remainder of the year. The former world No. 1 returned from a second hip surgery in January 2019 to win
The Pakistan Cricket Board wants the ICC to assure visas for its players and officials when India hosts the T20 World Cup in October next year, by January 2021, CEO Wasim Khan has said. The PCB CEO also confirmed that there is “no chance” of an Indo-Pak bilateral series in “foreseeable future” and neither will
5:31 AM ET Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has vowed to come back stronger after his club announced that he is set to undergo knee surgery and faces a battle to play again this season. Van Dijk sustained the injury in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Everton in the Merseyside derby on Saturday following a challenge
11:55 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — Comebacks complete, crises averted, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series, determined to do what they couldn’t the last two times they tried: end a championship
11:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins that many San Francisco 49ers called embarrassing, the Niners spent this past week hammering home the need for a sense of urgency Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams. Lest their 2020 season slip away before they even reach the
9:56 PM ET While considering a move to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent, center Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks sought as much advice as possible. He spoke with family and friends. He spoke with Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau, former Sharks teammates who left the team via free agency. But
8:30 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Jason Kokrak was playing for the 233rd time in his 10th season on the PGA Tour without ever having won, so he didn’t need any reminders Sunday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek that anything would come easily. He watched Xander Schauffele stuff a
1:22 AM ET On Saturday night, Teofimo Lopez accomplished what he sought out to do when he began his professional boxing career in 2016: beat Vasiliy Lomachenko and take over the sport. Lopez did that by getting aggressive and building an early lead on the judges’ scorecards in the lightweight unification bout against Lomachenko at
6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — Phil Mickelson became the fourth player and second this year to win his first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions, slamming the door on Mike Weir with a back-nine surge Sunday in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. Mickelson closed with a 7-under 65 to finish
6:24 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano spent the final 40-plus laps at Kansas Speedway keeping an eye on Kevin Harvick in his rear-view mirror. Now, he can look ahead to the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix. Using every bit of the track Sunday to hold off the winningest driver
5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday. He was 100. Hartman, whose first newspaper column was published in 1945,
4:25 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants put one on the board. Barely. Both Joe Judge and the Giants got their first win of the season, thanks to a two-point conversion stop of the Washington Football Team with 36 seconds remaining in a crazy, sloppy game at MetLife Stadium. It allowed
3:17 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Jason Day withdrew on the second hole of the final round Sunday at the CJ Cup with a neck injury. Day was in the penultimate group at Shadow Creek after a 66 left him in the group five shots out of the lead. The former
IPL 2020, MI vs KXIP: Mohammed Shami’s sublime performance played a vital role in Kings XI Punjab’s win.© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper KL Rahul had words of praise for pace-bowler Mohammed Shami who made his presence felt in a nail-biting historic triumph against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Shami was handed the responsibility
2:49 PM ET Tottenham’s attack really is going to have to be the best around if they keep defending like they did in Sunday’s 3-3 draw vs. West Ham. Gareth Bale‘s second coming at Spurs inevitably drew the focus before the Hammers’ visit and the 31-year-old had the chance to write the perfect script, leaving
2:21 PM ET Associated Press Clemson easily held off Alabama on Sunday to retain the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll, extending its longest run atop the poll to seven weeks. The Crimson Tide ran away from Georgia on Saturday night to make the case to be No. 1, but it
2:09 PM ET Associated Press SANTA MARGHERITA DI PULA, Sardinia — Laslo Djere of Serbia beat Italian wild card Marco Cecchinato to win the Sardegna Open on Sunday. Djere won 7-6 (3), 7-5, sealing the final with a deep backhand return. It was the 74th-ranked Djere’s second title. Both have come on clay and 11