Cricket World Cup: File image of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli© AFP The ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 is one big opportunity for Virat Kohli to reaffirm his status as an all-time great. The former Indian cricket team has already made an impact at the Cricket World Cup with two half-centuries in India’s first
Oct 17, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in last month’s Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur will return for this weekend’s fixtures. Officials Darren England and Dan Cook were replaced for two matches that same weekend, before being excluded
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Associated Press Oct 17, 2023, 08:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz and second-seeded Casper Ruud both won their opening matches Tuesday at the Japan Open. Fritz beat 18th-ranked Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-3 and Ruud defeated wild-card entry Yosuke Watanuki 7-6 (8), 6-3. Fritz, ranked 10th in the world, had 13
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — You hear it so often at playoff time that the words take on the
Formula 1’s all-female junior category will hold all its rounds next year as support races for grands prix. The F1 Academy will feature seven rounds, starting in Saudi Arabia on 7 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 8 December. The other races will be at the Miami, Spanish, Dutch, Singapore and Qatar Grands Prix.
Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Vassell hasn’t experienced much success over the past three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. The team has a .377-win percentage since drafting him with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft. They’ve lost twice in the first round of the
Oct 17, 2023, 12:00 AM Open Extended Reactions Eddie Jones has again denied reports of a return to Japan, saying he fully intends to stay on as Wallabies coach until the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Eddie Jones remains committed to Australian rugby and says his full intention is to coach the Wallabies through
Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Kris Rhim Oct 16, 2023, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 17, 2023, 12:54 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper always wanted to play a baseball game on his birthday. So he made sure his 31st was one to celebrate. Harper crushed
Shahid Afridi’s sister passed away© Instagram Former Pakistan captain Shahidi Afridi announced the news of her sister’s demise on Tuesday. Afridi took to social media to reveal that his sister was battling for her life in a hospital. Her health condition even prompted the retired cricketer to change his travel plans. While Afridi returned to
ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Manhattan prosecutors have dropped one of the assault charges against Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., acknowledging Monday during Porter’s hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court that he did not fracture his girlfriend’s neck vertebra during an alleged attack at a New York City hotel last month.
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 16, 2023, 08:58 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS, France — A day after Owen Farrell’s match-winning performance for England against Fiji, attack coach
Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Monday rescinded Ryan Blaney‘s disqualification at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when series officials found a problem with the template used during postrace inspection. The reversal restored Blaney’s sixth-place finish from Sunday’s race, which had been stripped hours after the
Oct 16, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai broke his hand during Saturday’s 15-6 loss to Iowa on Saturday and had surgery on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Mordecai had a pin put in his hand and he’s expected to be out for the immediate future, according to
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring Dec. 15, though an opponent has yet to named, his Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) team announced Monday. In a statement, Paul said his “mission is to be a world champion.” Paul, 26, last competed
ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2023, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at half-time after two Swedes were shot dead in Brussels earlier on Monday. The Swedish players told UEFA that they did not want to play the second half, and the Belgians agreed, Swedish
Oct 16, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four teams. Two spots in the World Series up for grabs. The 2023 MLB playoffs have reached the league championship round. In the American League, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in the early game today, with the Rangers leading the series 1-0, followed by