The inaugural edition of the Major Cricket League concluded on Sunday (Monday IST) with MI New York clinching the title against Seattle Orcas in Dallas. The brand MI continued to display its flawless cricketing skills as it added another trophy to its collection. Asked to bat first, the Orcas posted a good total of 183/9
Venues: Glasgow & across Scotland Dates: 3-13 August Coverage: Follow live across the BBC on television, online, the BBC Sport app & BBC iPlayer Being in the midst of a race is Olympic champion Katie Archibald’s “happiest place in the world”. In those moments, nothing else matters. The nerves vanish. The emotional crash has yet
Caitlin Murray, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Close Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called
Venue: Glasgow, Scotland Date: 3-13 August Coverage: BBC TV and iPlayer, BBC Sport website, app and social media, including live streaming, live text commentary, reports and reaction. It is 10 years since Elinor Barker won the first of five track cycling world titles but she insists there is still plenty more to come. Barker, now
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 07:02 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, earning himself a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Buescher led 88 laps. He was ahead by nearly six seconds when a caution came
Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 08:47 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 06:54 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges rarely gets rattled, except perhaps during Alabama football games when he’s rooting for his beloved Crimson Tide. After using that unflappable demeanor to keep control of the 3M Open, Hodges finally let loose. Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 07:11 PM ET ATLANTA — Taylor Fritz won his sixth career title Sunday, beating Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 at the Atlanta Open. The top seed and highest-ranked American at No. 9 tuned up for the U.S. Open with his second victory of the season on hard
Jul 30, 2023, 03:46 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing a trade to acquire right-handed reliever Jordan Hicks from the St. Louis Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and multiple reports. The trade comes one day after the Blue Jays placed All-Star closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list due to a
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Four-star cornerback Aaron Scott committed to Ohio State on Sunday. Scott (No. 49 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300) becomes the sixth top-50 prospect for Ohio State’s class, which ESPN has ranked third — just ahead of Michigan. “I feel like whoever I see myself
American junior rider Magnus White has died after being hit by a car while training in his Colorado home town. The 17-year-old, a US junior men’s national team member, was out riding in Boulder when the accident happened. White had been preparing for the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships in Glasgow next month.
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 05:32 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Texas quarterback Arch Manning sold his first trading card at auction Saturday through Panini America’s website and broke a record doing so. Manning’s one-of-one Prizm Black autographed card, produced by Panini, was auctioned
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 05:11 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Germany’s Alex Cejka prevailed over Ireland’s Padraig Harrington on the second playoff hole to win the Senior British Open at Royal Porthcawl on Sunday. Cejka birdied the second extra hole to claim his third senior major title after he and Harrington had finished tied
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 04:11 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim won the U.S. Junior Amateur championship Sunday, winning the final two holes for a 2-up victory over Joshua Bai. Kim led when the 36-hole final was suspended Saturday, fell behind when the players returned Sunday and then went back ahead for good
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Artur Beterbiev’s unified light heavyweight championship defense against Callum Smith on Aug. 19 has been postponed as Beterbiev deals with a dental injury, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The timetable for Beterbiev’s recovery is unclear at this time. The 38-year-old Beterbiev, ESPN’s No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer, was
How starved are we for the NFL? Passes and catches from the start of 2023 training camps have already gone viral. Every team has taken the field this week in preparation for the upcoming NFL regular season — which is six weeks away. We will have updates every day of camp to keep you informed
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 03:56 PM ET WARSAW, Poland — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek won her fourth title of the year and her first at home by routing Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Poland Open on Sunday. The French Open champion didn’t lose a set over the course of the tournament.
Max Verstappen is toying with Formula 1 at the moment. The Dutchman won the Belgian Grand Prix for Red Bull at a canter from sixth on the grid while barely appearing to extend himself. When he wanted to overtake Sergio Perez for the lead, he lapped two seconds faster than his Red Bull team-mate at