One of the world’s leading batsman, Babar Azam knocked a commanding half century to help the Karachi Kings win their first Pakistan Super League title with a five-wicket win over the Lahore Qalandars Tuesday. Azam smashed seven boundaries in his 49-ball 63, but it was skipper Imad Wasim who hit the winning boundary to help
3:19 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury will have to reconsider his 2021 plans and fight Deontay Wilder if his rival wins an arbitration hearing, according to Fury’s co-promoter,
Nov 13, 2020 Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Callum Smith to unify the WBA super middleweight titles will take place Saturday, Dec. 19. Alvarez and Smith agreed to the fight last Wednesday but were still looking for a date. The bout will be televised on DAZN. Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) will face “Mundo” Smith (27-0, 19
3:41 PM ET Brett Peterson has been hired by the Florida Panthers, who believe that he is the first Black assistant general manager in NHL history. “If it means that we’re expanding opportunities for people in hockey, then I’m humbled. But this was a hockey hire,” Panthers general manager Bill Zito told ESPN on Tuesday.
12:35 PM ET Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall are going to run it back more than 10 years after their first meeting. Weidman vs. Hall 2 has been verbally agreed to for UFC 258 on Feb. 13, 2021, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight hasn’t been signed yet, sources said. The duo first met in
12:45 PM ET Every day at 6 a.m., Minnesota United manager Adrian Heath wakes up, and the first thing he does is look at his phone. Did the latest COVID-19 tests for players and staff come in? Did anyone test positive? With four positive tests in his team since the start of October, his tension
3:52 PM ET Seattle Sounders FC announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. and his family have been added to the Major League Soccer club’s ownership group. – Carlisle: Can MLS complete playoffs outside bubble?– MLS Cup playoffs: Who’s in, fixtures and more– MLS on
5:44 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the right shoulder he dislocated celebrating a home run in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, sources told ESPN. Bellinger is expected to miss 10 weeks, which would put him on track to return by spring training, sources told
Paul Manning has resigned as women’s endurance coach at British Cycling. The 46-year-old, who won men’s team pursuit gold at the 2008 Olympics, has been part of the coaching set-up for more than 10 years. The women’s team have won every Olympic medal available during Manning’s tenure as coach and won European team pursuit gold
12:13 PM ET Chicago Cubs drought buster Theo Epstein is stepping down as president of baseball operations Nov. 20. Epstein, 46, has been with the Cubs for nine seasons. When he first arrived he tore the club down to completely rebuild, and after a few very lean years, the project culminated in the 2016 World
2:46 PM GMT New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey said on Tuesday that he would be resigning from a similar position with SANZAAR at the end of the year to make way for an independent head of the southern hemisphere’s governing body. Impey has spent the last five years as chairman of SANZAAR, a joint
Dr Richard Freeman says he has “never, ever taken any undue risks with a rider” as the hearing into his fitness to practise medicine continued. He has admitted a number of charges but denies ordering testosterone “knowing or believing” it was for improving a rider’s performance. He said a rider had “never come across any
7:45 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 13 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place
1:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — On the heels of another win against an AFC North opponent, the undefeated Steelers will head to Jacksonville to take on a one-win Jaguars team this weekend. Coming just four days before a Thanksgiving rematch with the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday’s meeting has all the makings of a trap game, but
1:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Bill Haas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic this week at Sea Island. Haas, who had received a sponsor exemption, is the 16th player to test positive since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 pandemic
10:32 AM ET The Grand Place was packed, a sea of red shirts. The Belgium squad waved down from the balcony of Brussels’ City Hall, celebrating their third-place finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It felt like the entire country (population: 11 million) was packed into the square. “It’s a difficult environment, sometimes, but
12:11 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Dominic Thiem mastered the tiebreakers again to get the better of Rafael Nadal, beating the 20-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets Tuesday for a second win at the ATP Finals. Thiem clinched a 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) win on his fifth match point in their first meeting
Nov 15, 2020 IT’S SATURDAY, AND Anthony Edwards’ stomach rumbles with anticipation as the young man climbs into the back of Grandma’s SUV with his older brothers and sister. Mom’s up front with Grandma; they’re mirror images, always smiling and having a good time. Buckled in, they turn onto Lockwood Drive and head out for