IPL 2020: Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during Chennai Super Kings’ match against Mumbai Indians© BCCI/IPL In a major boost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the team’s head coach Stephen Fleming on Thursday confirmed that Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo are available for selection for the next clash. “Yep, they are available for selection, so
7:15 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft is just days away, so it’s time to lock in my final prospect rankings for this year’s class. The Tampa Bay Lightning just wrapped up their Stanley Cup championship, but attention now turns to the draft, which will be held virtually on Oct. 6-7. I’ve poured through game
7:30 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Former champion Jelena Ostapenko reached the third round by beating second-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2. Ostapenko won her only major title here in 2017. Pliskova reached the semifinals that year and lost to Simona Halep. There were blue skies over Roland Garros after days of rain but the
7:48 AM ET Barcelona have completed the signing of USMNT right-back Sergino Dest from Ajax. The 19-year-old joins Barca on a five-year deal, with Ajax receiving a fee of around €21 million plus a potential €5m in add-ons. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Transfer Q&A: How will summer transfers work? Dest,
7:00 AM ET Chris ConnellyReporter Close Reporter for ESPN and ABC Stories appear on Outside the Lines and E:60, as well as College GameDay and SportsCenter, Has won three Sports Emmys and six Edward R. Murrow Awards, as well as a Prism, a Gracie, and a National Headliner Award. ON THE MORNING of Oct. 2,
Trek-Segafredo have suspended junior road race world champion Quinn Simmons after he made “divisive, incendiary, and detrimental” statements on Twitter. The 19-year-old American, who won his title in 2019, responded to a tweet by a cycling journalist about United States president Donald Trump with ‘bye’ and a black hand-waving emoji. His response, deemed racist by
3:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN For the first time in the history of the MLB playoffs, there will be eight postseason games played on a single day. Wild Card Wednesday began with a Cincinnati Reds–Atlanta Braves extra-inning thriller and the Houston Astros‘ sweeping the Minnesota Twins out of the playoffs. Then the Miami Marlins took
12:47 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers made a loud statement with a 116-98 Game 1 win over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. LeBron James recorded 25 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, Anthony Davis added a game-high 34 points and 9 rebounds, and the 3-pointers were dropping for the Lakers, who turned
IPL 2020, KXIP vs MI: Mayank Agarwal will be aiming to build on his fine form© Twitter Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 13th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Both teams have suffered a defeat in their previous league encounters. KXIP were defeated by four
9:46 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup title with a boat parade and ceremonies Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium. The boat parade featured forward Alex Killorn on a personal watercraft with Steven Stamkos riding on the back as they held up the Stanley Cup and did
10:30 PM ET The UFC has formally offered Conor McGregor a non-title lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, Dana White told Barstool Sports on Wednesday. Additional UFC sources confirmed to ESPN that the promotion on Tuesday sent a physical contract to McGregor for a potential bout against Poirier. Sources close to McGregor confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel
3:02 PM ET PAC-12 commissioner Larry Scott suggested expanding the College Football Playoff from four to eight teams for this season, but the CFP management committee did not approve the idea during Wednesday’s meeting, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN. Although the playoff won’t expand this season, the commissioners have reviewed the current format
8:29 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Spanish tennis player Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez has been suspended for four years and fined $15,000 after being convicted of courtsiding, the first player to be charged with the offense. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Wednesday that six months of the ban were suspended on condition that no
7:23 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jockeys and exercise riders in California will be working under a more restrictive rule governing the use of whips that goes into effect on Thursday. The amended Rule 1688 was designed by the California Horse Racing Board to further protect horses without compromising the safety of horses
11:13 AM ET Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans is being postponed, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Sources said playing the game Monday night is among the options being considered to reschedule the contest. The postponement follows positive COVID-19 tests among the Titans from four players — including starting nose tackle DaQuan
6:29 PM ET The Hong Kong Open will be postponed until next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the golf tournament said on Wednesday. The event, which is organised by the European and Asian Tours, was due to be held at the Hong Kong Golf Club at the end of November.
6:35 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Shaken up by a scandal before the virus outbreak shrunk the season, the Houston Astros barely played well enough to reach the playoffs — with the rest of baseball actively rooting against them. Well, they’re not ready to leave yet. Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run
7:14 AM ET Peter Dinoris and his family live in Brisbane, Australia, some 9,500 miles — or close to a half-world away — from Philadelphia. Yet they are massive Philadelphia Eagles fans. How could they not be? The Eagles play in the city where the breakthrough happened, and champion a cause that couldn’t hit closer