12:20 PM ET The NHL will allow teams to sell advertising on their jerseys beginning in the 2022-23 season. The measure has been approved by the board of governors, and teams are already having exploratory conversations with potential sponsors. To say those teams are salivating at the potential revenue the ads will generate is an
Month: August 2021
BCCI issued a new itinerary for Indian domestic cricket season 2021-22.© AFP The BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn’t held during last season due to the COVID-19
11:00 AM ET Auston Matthews played it coy when asked what EA Sports identified as his “X-Factor” in its new NHL 22 game. “I’m going to take a wild guess and say that I’ve got a good shot in the game. Maybe some good goal-scoring abilities,” said the Toronto Maple Leafs center, who last season
10:47 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th homer and pitched eight sharp innings, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Wednesday night. The crowd of 27,282 was hoping to see Cabrera hit his 500th career homer, but the slugger went 1 for
9:33 AM ET This week’s AIG British Women’s Open at Carnoustie will be the most lucrative tournament in women’s golf with the prize fund increased by $1.3 million to $5.8m, organisers said on Wednesday. The winner will earn $870,000, with the runner-up taking $572,750. The largest prize fund in women’s Major Championship golf will grow
8:00 AM ET HE IS A quiet man, content to observe, and his manner gives him the air of the mystic. As everything around Manny Pacquiao moves — quickly, and solely for his benefit — he remains fixed, a stone in the center of a stream. In the backyard of his luxurious and incredibly occupied
9:32 AM BST Flyhalf Handre Pollard as said winning is the priority for South Africa, not playing entertaining rugby, in response to continued criticism of the Springboks’ style of play. The world champions, who defeated the British & Irish Lions 2-1 in their recent series, have been roundly criticised for what is perceived as a
9:15 AM ET Social media is a boon for athletes because it allows them to speak directly to the world. No filters, no club press officers, no sponsor PR reps, no misquotes. Just their voice, with their chosen words and the opportunity to clarify and rectify. Somebody probably should have told Cristiano Ronaldo’s social media
8:02 AM ET Genah Fabian‘s phone rang the night of May 23. It was a video call from Carlos Ulberg, her teammate at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. For nearly a week, Fabian had been distraught. Fau Vake, another teammate, was clinging to life in a Wellington hospital after being brutally assaulted six days earlier
Krunal Pandya poses for a photograph with his brother Hardik.© Instagram Having recently recovered from COVID-19, India all-rounder Krunal Pandya took to social media to post some stylish photos which also included a snap with his brother Hardik Pandya. Sharing the photos on Instagram Krunal captioned it as “Elegance never goes out of style”. The
7:00 AM ET The first handful of games of the 2021 college football season are less than two weeks away, with everything really kicking into gear over Labor Day weekend. It will be an opportunity to see some of the top prospects in the 2022 NFL draft class, including a bunch of talented quarterbacks. As
12:36 PM ET HOUSTON — The allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson are being investigated by the FBI, Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said Wednesday. Hardin also said that Watson spoke to the FBI about allegations of extortion regarding one of the 23 lawsuits filed against the quarterback, of which
7:20 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The past two seasons have seen the NBA — like the rest of the world — deal with unprecedented circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused as much upheaval across the NBA as any sports league in North America and beyond, with the 2019-20 season ending in a bubble inside the
New Zealand’s cycling and sporting high performance governing bodies have commissioned an independent inquiry following the death of Olivia Podmore. Both High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) and Cycling New Zealand said the inquiry would look at the adequacy of changes made after a 2018 report. That report said HPSNZ had failed to act on
6:55 AM ET Every year, Little League World Series officials interview the players, asking biographical questions, including their favorite food, book, TV show, athlete and so on. Here’s what the kids offered in 2019, the last time the LLWS was held: Best names Harrison Ford (“It’s a little annoying being asked all the time about
5:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MASON, Ohio — Down a set and a break to 17-year-old Coco Gauff, second-ranked Naomi Osaka fought back to pull out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, her first WTA Tour event since the French Open in late May. Osaka appreciated being
1:13 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — B. Wayne Hughes, the founder and chairman of Public Storage whose passion for horse racing culminated with a victory by Authentic in the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, died Wednesday. He was 87. Hughes died at home at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, according to
1:18 PM BST Lood de Jager will earn a 50th cap for South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday — a milestone that had looked doubtful as he battled a career-threatening injury last year. De Jager, 28, is one of the finest second-row forwards in the game
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