1:30 AM ET Genessis Alarcon, the estranged wife of Andy Polo, has said that around two weeks after police were called to their home due to an alleged incident of domestic violence, two representatives from the Portland Timbers attempted to dissuade her from pursuing charges against their player. Speaking to ESPN on a Zoom call,
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Jhulan Goswami becomes joint-highest wicket-taker in Women’s World Cup.© AFP India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami on Thursday equalled the tally of most wickets in the ICC Women’s World Cup. Goswami equalled the tally of 39 wickets taken by Lyn Fullston of Australia from 1982 to 1988. The 39-year-old achieved this feat against New Zealand in
Watch: Pooja Vastrakar’s stunning direct hit which gave India the breakthrough.© Instagram After beating Pakistan in their opening game earlier this week, India are currently taking on hosts New Zealand in the ongoing Women’s World Cup at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. After electing to bowl first, India got off to the best possible start
Australia are likely to play two spinners as they go in search of a win in Saturday’s second Test in Karachi after Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi. The historic occasion — Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 — was marred by a pitch described as “dead” by
10:42 AM ET Chris Henderson has compared the rebuilding job he is doing as sporting director of Inter Miami CF to that of the expansion season he experienced with the Seattle Sounders in 2009. Yet that’s arguably an understatement considering just how onerous his current task is. With Seattle more than a decade ago, Henderson,
9:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In what seemed like a formality from the first time he played in a PGA Tour event at the Greater Milwaukee Open in August 1996, or perhaps even before then, Tiger Woods was officially inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Woods, 46, was
1:08 AM ET Colby Covington dominated Jorge Masvidal to claim a one-sided unanimous decision Saturday night at UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena in a grudge match between former teammates turned bitter rivals. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 50-44 and 50-45 for Covington. Covington wasted little time going to his bread and butter in the
2:09 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail Monday in his attempted murder case, per a Santa Clara County (California) court spokesperson. Judge Shelyna Brown of Santa Clara County Superior Court said the “risk is too great” to let Velasquez out on bail because of the “extreme recklessness” of the retired
8:53 PM ET UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev claims he never turned down an offer to fight Rafael dos Anjos on short notice last weekend. Quite the opposite, in fact. Makhachev (22-1), who defeated Bobby Green in a UFC Fight Night main event on Feb. 26, publicly offered to face dos Anjos in a 170-pound
11:02 PM ET One of the most popular women in mixed martial arts is crossing over into professional wrestling. Paige VanZant, a UFC veteran, has signed a contract with All Elite Wrestling, AEW president Tony Khan announced Wednesday night on Twitter. VanZant signed her AEW contract in a segment on Wednesday night’s “Dynamite” television show.
10:48 AM ET Bellator is bringing one of its deepest cards in some time to Hawai’i. Cris Cyborg, one of the top female fighters of all time, will defend her Bellator women’s featherweight title against Arlene Blencowe in a rematch April 23 in Honolulu, Hawai’i, the promotion announced Wednesday morning. ESPN has Cyborg ranked as
3:53 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has signed with Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s Eagle FC and will make his promotional debut against Yorgan De Castro on May 20. Nurmagomedov announced the heavyweight main event to ESPN on Wednesday. Additionally, Hector Lombard will face Thiago Silva on the card’s co-main event. The Eagle FC
8:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera to headline a UFC Fight Night event next month, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are expected to be signed shortly. The 135-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 30. The
6:14 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic withdrew Wednesday from the BNP Paribas Open on the eve of the event, saying he cannot travel to the United States because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, cited regulations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the reason
The body of cricketer Shane Warne arrived at a Bangkok airport Thursday to be flown back to Australia where the cricket superstar is to receive a state funeral. A coffin wrapped in the Australian flag and containing the 52-year-old, who died on Thailand’s Koh Samui island Friday, arrived at Don Mueang airport. Autopsy results confirmed
The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. Wrapped in the Australian flag, the coffin of the 52-year-old — who died on Thailand’s Koh Samui island Friday — left Don Mueang International airport at 8.24 am local time (0124 GMT) on
6:30 PM ET NFL NationESPN Without the trade of running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989, the Dallas Cowboys‘ Super Bowl drought could be in its fifth decade, who knows? Instead it is at 26 years and counting because the Walker deal propelled the Cowboys from 1-15 in coach Jimmy Johnson’s first
7:11 PM ET MADRID — It was written in the stars that a Frenchman would shine at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, when Real Madrid hosted Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League round-of-16 second leg. It just wasn’t the one we all expected. For his big audition in the Spanish capital ahead of a