11:04 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Deccan Chronicle Holdings (DCHL), the promoter of the former IPL franchise Deccan Chargers, has won a substantial arbitration award – reported in the Indian media to be in the tune of INR 4800 crore (USD 640 million approx) plus add-ons – against the BCCI for their alleged wrongful termination from
7:00 AM ET Bring back the Cleveland Spiders. The one historical fact about the original Spiders, the bit of trivia familiar to many fans, is that in 1899, they authored the worst record in baseball history (20-134). Indeed, that is pretty bad, but it’s a shame that’s how the franchise is remembered. That last Spiders
Two Formula 1 personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week. They are the first positive tests for Covid-19 since a handful of people contracted the virus at the abandoned race in Australia in March. A statement said: “The affected people have been removed from operations and isolated. Tracing of contacts (has been)
10:22 AM BST Maro Itoje has become the latest England international to commit his future to Saracens despite the team’s relegation to the Championship, the club announced on Friday. Saracens drop into the second tier at the end of the campaign after being relegated for breaching salary cap rules. Despite being relegated, several England internationals
11:00 AM ET Mikel Arteta is perhaps the perfect man to try and drag Arsenal out of Manchester City‘s shadow, given he is embarking on the same journey in his own managerial career. The Gunners face City in an FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Saturday (stream LIVE on ESPN+ at 2:45 p.m. ET in
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel headed Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes in a wet second practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel was 0.272 seconds faster than Bottas, while Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes did not set a lap time. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz was third fastest, ahead of the Racing Points of Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll.
6:43 AM ET THE LENGTH OF time is nearly five weeks. “Say that again?” CJ McCollum asked, just to be clear. Forty days is roughly how long, at a minimum, each of the 22 NBA teams in Orlando, Florida, will reside in the Walt Disney World Resort bubble. In a late June call to discuss
8:44 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Long shot Cole Custer (200-1) got his first Cup Series victory last Sunday. The rookie emerged after a late restart and finished just ahead of Martin Truex Jr. to win the Quaker
7:24 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It was looking as if Joseph Benavidez might just get the job done. Early on in his Feb. 29 fight with Deiveson Figueiredo, Benavidez looked sharp. He escaped a submission threat in the opening minutes and, after getting the fight back to standing, was landing hard, straight punches that started
7:00 AM ET John Hynes began the 2019-20 NHL season as head coach of the New Jersey Devils, a position he had held since 2015. But after 26 games, having amassed only 22 points in a highly hyped season, Hynes was fired on Dec. 3. He wasn’t out of a gig for long: On Jan.
Lewis Hamilton headed team-mate Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Hungarian GP. Hamilton was 0.086 seconds quicker than the Finn despite running harder tyres as Mercedes looked dominant. Racing Point’s Sergio Perez was third, 0.527secs adrift, and 0.437secs ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll. Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo took fifth, from Ferrari’s
2:54 PM IST Both Cricket South Africa (CSA) and a leading epidemiologist are comfortable that Saturday’s 3TC match will proceed as safely as possible, despite it being played in Gauteng, which is currently seen as the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. The exhibition match, which will feature 24 players divided into three
4:49 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, Mesut Ozil and Arsenal’s strained relationship is in the spotlight. Plus: Liverpool are keen on USMNT star Weston McKennie. Jump to: USMNT’s McKennie a man in demand | Martinez to Barca gets
1:39 AM BST It’s the debate generating passionate responses on both sides of the Tasman. But as to what shape Super Rugby could take next season, neither New Zealand or Australian stakeholders are united in their views. What is almost universally agreed is that the planned 2021 14-team round robin competition, comprising five teams from
11:53 PM ET Michigan defensive end David Ojabo has been stuck in his home country of Scotland since March, unable to travel back to the United States. Ojabo had flown to Aberdeen, Scotland, before the COVID-19 outbreak, thinking he would be home for only a few weeks. As the virus spread and was designated a
This year’s RideLondon cycling festival will become a virtual event to raise funds for UK charities. RideLondon 2020 was due to take place on 15 and 16 August but was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival, which raised £11.5m last year, usually features men’s and women’s professional one-day races as well as events
11:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay outfielder Austin Meadows has been placed on the injured list after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Rays announced the move Thursday night. Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup was added to the 40-man roster in place of Meadows, who was a first-time All-Star and batted
10:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo delivered a message to the 135-pound division by stopping Will Madera in the first round of Thursday’s Top Rank on ESPN main event at the MGM Grand Conference Center. It was an explosive performance that reminded everybody in boxing of why Verdejo was such a highly