File pic of PCB chief Ramiz Raja.© AFP Former pacer Tanvir Ahmed has slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja, saying that the 59-year-old has followed in the footsteps of his predecessors and has done nothing for the betterment of the sport in the country. Pakistan are currently fifth, third, and third in the
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9:20 PM ET Tony Mitchell didn’t want to waste another moment. Four days after releasing his final four schools, Mitchell committed to Nick Saban and Alabama on Sunday night. The 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback from Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama, is ranked 16th in the ESPN 300 and chose Alabama over Auburn, Georgia and Texas
7:48 PM ET Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Padraig Harrington holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th right when the last of his five-shot lead was about to vanish, and he closed with three tough pars for a 1-over 72 to hold off Steve Stricker and win the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday. Harrington
7:15 PM ET Matthew Wolff, whose meteoric rise at the start of his PGA Tour career was as surprising as his struggles in recent months, is the latest player to defect to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Wolff, 23, is planning to play in this week’s LIV Golf tournament
4:00 PM ET Associated Press Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf is getting a chilly reception in Oregon, its first stop in the United States. This coming week, the series, which is paying enormous signing fees for players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, descends on Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in tiny North Plains, nestled in the
5:00 AM ET The future of Wales forward Gareth Bale has been the subject of great interest over the past few years, as his contract at Real Madrid began to wind down. But now he’s on his way to Major League Soccer… with LAFC! 2 Related The most-expensive player of all time in 2013, when
12:27 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left with an apparent injury to his right hand after being hit by a 97-mph fastball from Blake Snell in the fourth inning Saturday night against the San Diego Padres. The nature and extent of the injury were not immediately known.
Mark Cavendish won his second British National Road Championship title and first since 2013 after edging a three-way sprint to the line. Cavendish, 37, held off the challenge from under-23 rider Sam Watson and Alex Richardson over the 201km course around Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. He is set to miss the Tour de France
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Striker Loum Tchaouna has starred for the France U19 side. Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The eight-team Under-19 European Championship is into the knockout rounds, with France taking on Israel and England facing Italy in the semifinals on Tuesday. But which players have stood out during the group stage? And
Jun 25, 2022 FRISCO, Texas — In 2007, Mike McCarthy was 44 years old and in his second year as Green Bay Packers head coach. He was still learning the trade and emotions would sometimes flare, especially with a rookie kicker. McCarthy is now 58 and facing a pressure-packed 2022 as he enters his third
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. McMillan in middle: When the Patriots lined up in their nickel defense on the first day reporters were present for spring practices, Raekwon McMillan was a top linebacker. It was a reminder of significant personnel turnover. Dont’a
5:45 PM ET Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun shot a 3-over 75 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship. On a day when Congressional Country Club gave the leaders plenty of trouble, Chun was holding her own until she made a double bogey
12:30 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Max Holloway should be under a lot of pressure. It’s Saturday, June 25, seven days before he is set to face Alexander Volkanovski for the third time at UFC 276 and Holloway (23-6) is sitting inside T-Mobile Arena for the first time since December 2019, when he surrendered the
7:07 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com This year, Wimbledon will feature some of the sport’s all-time greats. But there will be just one 23-time major champion on the grass at the All England Club. Serena Williams is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to competition on Tuesday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the
11:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia 76ers are trading the No. 23 pick from Thursday night’s NBA draft and small forward Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for shooting guard De’Anthony Melton, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Memphis will get the rights to guard David Roddy, sources said. Philadelphia selected him at No.
11:04 AM ET Five-star recruit Matas Buzelis — the No. 11 player in ESPN’s Top 100 for the Class of 2023 — has committed to the G League Ignite for the 2023-2024 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Buzelis, a skilled 6-foot-10 forward, will bypass college basketball and sign into the NBA’s professional pathway program
7:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman counted them. “Fourteen Freeman 5 jerseys,” he said, then he buried his face in his towel again, his cheeks reddening and his eyes welling. Freeman saw the jerseys as he drove into Truist Park in Atlanta early Friday afternoon. The sight of them marked the second time —