India head coach Ravi Shastri and his support staff colleagues Bharat Arun and R Sridhar are likely to leave for India on Wednesday provided they have two negative RT-PCR reports prior to their departure date. Shastri, who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the fourth Test at the Oval, has been in quarantine since September
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4:58 AM ET One of the many reasons why the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the third overall spot in this year’s NFL draft was their belief that the New England Patriots could trade up to No. 3 and beat them to Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, league sources told ESPN. San Francisco wanted to
3:25 PM ET ESPN staff Novak Djokovic, the No. 1-ranked men’s player in the world, has a chance to make history: complete the calendar-year Grand Slam and break a tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who also have 20 major titles, for the most in men’s tennis history. Daniil Medvedev can spoil Djokovic’s bid
Belgium’s Wout van Aert won the final stage of the Tour of Britain to pip Great Britain’s Ethan Hayter to overall victory in the race. Van Aert produced a late surge in a bunched sprint to narrowly and dramatically win stage eight, which was 173km from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. Germany’s Andre Greipel was second, with
8:51 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes combined with reliever Josh Hader to pitch baseball’s record ninth no-hitter this season, breaking a mark set when pitchers began throwing overhand in 1884 as the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Saturday night. Burnes (10-4) struck out 14 with 115 pitches
Sri Lanka named a 15-player squad for next month’s T20 World Cup, but said they were undecided on whether to play against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s reported ban on women playing sport. Sri Lanka Cricket retained Dasun Shanaka as captain with Dhananjaya de Silva as his deputy for the T20 World Cup which runs from
1:00 PM ET ESPN staff We have made it to Week 2 of the college football season, and if the first week showed us anything, it’s that there’s plenty in store for the rest of the season. Come back here throughout the day for the latest results, reaction and revelry from throughout the land. It’s
11:59 PM ET Two top-10 teams lost on Saturday. The Pac-12 rose from the ashes of so many years of misery to make an emphatic statement on a national stage. Nick Saban lambasted his Alabama team for a 48-14 win. Texas is already 0-1 in SEC play. Week 2 had all the hallmarks of a
12:53 AM ET This new genre of novelty boxing matches — fights between celebrities, legends and social-media influencers — has been one of the most popular things in combat sports over the last year. Mike Tyson and Ron Jones Jr. set the stage last November, and the trend has continued to gain momentum since then.
11:44 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va, — Martin Truex Jr. assumed the lead when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch was penalized for speeding with about 50 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. The victory was the third for Truex in the last five
11:46 PM ET Associated Press Nine teams passed on Paul Pierce in the 1998 NBA draft, and if you think he doesn’t remember each and every one of them, then you don’t know Paul Pierce. The newly inducted Basketball Hall of Famer called out by name — in order — the teams with the first
10:16 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Emma Raducanu arrived in New York three weeks ago for the US Open qualifying tournament ranked No. 150 in the world and having just played in the biggest final of her career — a Challenger event in Chicago. She leaves the city as the most improbable Grand
Anthony Joshua has welcomed Tyson Fury’s declaration that he still wants to fight him next year. Hopes for Joshua-Fury — reportedly worth £200 million — fell apart when an arbitration hearing in the United States ruled that Deontay Wilder was owed a third fight with Fury. Both will instead fight different opponents over the next
10:01 PM ET Anderson Silva is closer to 50 years old than he is 40. But the UFC great, somehow, is currently embarking on a relatively successful boxing run. Silva stopped fellow MMA legend Tito Ortiz via knockout at 1:21 of the first round Saturday night in Hollywood, Florida. Ortiz had Silva trapped in the
1:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Manchester United squad made Cristiano Ronaldo introduce himself at the team hotel the night before his debut against Newcastle but joked that if any of the players didn’t know him before “they do now” after he scored twice in a 4-1 win at Old Trafford.
10:30 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Evander Holyfield, months shy of his 59th birthday, was stopped on his feet by former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the opening round on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The TKO came at 1 minute, 49 seconds. Belfort, 44, swarmed Holyfield from the
9:48 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The wait is over for Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants. Barkley was medically cleared and will be ready for the season opener Sunday against the Denver Broncos, a source told ESPN. Barkley, who tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 2 last season, is
4:46 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward left Saturday’s game with San Francisco in the fourth inning after sliding into third and getting kneed in the head by Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. Heyward was at first when Crawford fielded David Bote’s grounder at short and threw to first baseman Brandon