Known for their humorous posts on social media, Iceland Cricket have taken a fresh aim at Pakistan star batter Babar Azam, who recently stepped down as captain of the team across formats. Babar relinquished his captaincy amid backlash over Pakistan’s early exit from the Cricket World Cup 2023. Babar had a below par tournament with
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 27, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason can read a calendar. His team was predicted by many to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth straight season and for the 11th time in 12 seasons. But the
SEATTLE — Denis Bouanga scored his fourth goal of the MLS Cup playoffs in the 30th minute, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made seven saves, and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to the Western Conference final with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night. Bouanga got one chance at goal and didn’t miss,
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2023, 10:53 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
One of the greatest cricketers of all time, Virat Kohli has won numerous accolades in his distinguished cricketing career. But, it’s the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy that has continued to evade him. Despite possessing a formidable squad on multiple occasions, RCB have only managed to go as far as the final of the event.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 26, 2023, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alejandro Garnacho has the potential to be one of the best players in the world, according to Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, after drawing Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons for his wonder goal in a 3-0 win over Everton on Sunday. Garnacho,
Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby will be the new coach at Mississippi State, the school announced on Sunday. Lebby has been the offensive coordinator at OU, Ole Miss and UCF, with high-tempo and prolific offenses his hallmark. Since 2019, he’s been coordinator of an
Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M and Duke‘s Mike Elko have reached an agreement to make him the school’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Elko addressed the potential move with his Duke team at a team meeting on Sunday. Sources told ESPN on Sunday afternoon
Nov 26, 2023, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent right-hander Kenta Maeda will remain in the AL Central next season, agreeing to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Maeda, 35, went 6-8 with a 4.23 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 21 games for the
Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green doesn’t regret the actions that landed him a five-game suspension. Putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a headlock on Nov. 14 was in pure defense of his Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson, Green said Sunday. He said
Great Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Dame Laura Kenny is targeting a fourth Games in Paris next year. Kenny wants to prove that motherhood is no reason to end her career after the birth of her second child in July. She has won five gold medals and a silver across three Olympic Games at
The 2023 Formula 1 season drew to a close in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with another crushing Max Verstappen victory, and afterwards Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff likened the task of trying to beat him next season to conquering the highest mountain in the world. “There is a Mount Everest to climb in order to
Associated Press Nov 26, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, giving the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season. Georgia remained
Nov 26, 2023, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Italy won the Davis Cup title for the second time by beating Australia 2-0 in Sunday’s final. After Matteo Arnaldi outlasted Alexei Popyrin in the first singles clash, Italy No. 1 Jannik Sinner sealed the title with an easy 6-3, 6-0 win over
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2023, 02:48 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is