Pakistan captain Babar Azam meeting Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan© Twitter The Asia Cup 2022 will see a crunch clash on Thursday as Pakistan take on Hong Kong in a Group A tie. The winner of the contest will progress to the Super 4 and will face India on Sunday. Both teams had lost their
Month: September 2022
1:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Finally, blessedly, the Backyard Brawl returned to college football on Thursday night. Fans saw a game to tell their grandkids about, but were also reminded of the emotion, hatred and yes — profanity-laced chants — that go hand-in-hand with this lost rivalry. Eleven years separated the most recent matchup between
11:57 PM ET NEW YORK — As the match slipped away from the Williams sisters on Thursday night, the crowd oscillated between desperation and brief exhilaration. Moments of greatness from Venus and Serena were greeted with cacophonous celebration. But it was the times when things went astray that betrayed the real emotion of this occasion.
3:22 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry III tore an ACL during practice on Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Landry led the Titans with a career-high 12 sacks last season, making
8:27 PM ET NBA Insiders What is going on in Utah? Two months to the day after the Utah Jazz sent three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, his former teammate Donovan Mitchell is on the move, as well. The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the three-time All-Star from the Jazz in
8:13 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chinese rookie Ruoning Yin turned her irritation over a bogey into six birdies over her last 10 holes Thursday for a 6-under 65 and a three-way tie for the lead in the Dana Open. Hye-Jin Choi, who like Yin earned her LPGA Tour card last year for
7:25 PM ET The summer transfer window has reached the Sept. 1 deadline, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Chelsea announce Aubameyang, Zakaria As the summer transfer window comes to a close,
12:55 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — In a matchup of the top two contenders for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Shohei Ohtani came up with the biggest hit of the night. The reigning AL MVP became the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs and record 10
5:24 PM ET Associated Press The Dallas Stars signed Jake Oettinger to a $12 million, three-year contract Thursday, securing the young goaltender whose 64 saves in Game 7 of the playoffs capped the season in which he became the team’s starter. Even after beginning last season in the minors with several veteran goalies also on
4:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kansas has extended the contract of football coach Lance Leipold by a year, sources told ESPN. Leipold’s first season was highlighted by a win at Texas, as the Jayhawks went 2-10 and showed tangible signs of progress. Leipold was hired in late April 2021, taking over one of the most
7:22 AM ET Eric MoodyESPN Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Read ESPN’s fantasy football daily notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a
3:41 PM ET After the New York Knicks temporarily walked away on talks Monday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers aggressively pursued and acquired three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The Cavaliers are sending the Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, rookie wing Ochai Agbaji, guard Collin Sexton,
6:26 PM ET Associated Press England’s Ross McGowan carded a bogey-free, 9-under 62 to lead by one stroke after the first round of Made in HimmerLand in Denmark on Thursday. Among the late starters, McGowan chipped in for eagle at No. 8 — his next-to-last hole — and tapped in for birdie at the par-4
4:47 PM ET Associated Press MARION, Mass. — Rusty Strawn won five of the opening six holes and never trailed Thursday in a 3-and-2 victory over Doug Hanzel in the U.S. Senior Amateur final at The Kittansett Club. In a battle of Georgia residents, the 59-year-old Strawn won his first USGA title. Hanzel, who 10
Tail-ender Asitha Fernando showed exceptional composure under pressure to hit two match-defining boundaries that took Sri Lanka to the Super 4 of the Asia Cup with a thrilling two-wicket victory over bitter rivals Bangladesh here on Thursday. Chasing a target of 184, Sri Lanka won with an anti-climax reserved for the final over when off-spinner
Ineos Grenadiers’ Richard Carapaz claimed his first Vuelta a Espana win with a solo victory on stage 12. The Ecuadorian, 29, attacked a small breakaway group to reach the summit nine seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman. Remco Evenepoel crashed with 45km remaining but recovered to control the ascent and sprint to the line ahead of
6:30 PM ET The summer transfer window has reached the Sept. 1 deadline, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Chelsea wait on Zakaria, Aubameyang moves As the summer transfer window comes to
10:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Timmy Trumpet made his triumphant return to Citi Field on Wednesday and got an opportunity to deliver the performance baseball fans have been waiting for: a live horn rendition of Edwin Diaz‘s walk-up song, “Narco.” Taylor Twellman, Treavor Scales and Ashley Brewer host a highlight-driven recap of the previous