Moeen Ali said his appointment as England vice-captain for the fourth Test against India starting on Thursday was an example of the “beauty of sport” after he was not even in the squad at the start of the series. The off-spinning all-rounder finds himself deputy to Joe Root at the Oval with Jos Buttler on paternity
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11:49 AM ET Joel Embiid has denied a reported “rift” with 76ers teammate Ben Simmons and said Wednesday in a series of tweets that he loves playing with the embattled star in Philadelphia. “Stop using my name to push people’s agendas,” Embiid tweeted. “I love and hate drama. I love playing with Ben. Stats don’t
7:30 AM ET After a 2020 season and then an offseason like no other, college football is finally back. As much as things might have changed off the field with name, image and likeness, talk of an expanded College Football Playoff (we think), and Oklahoma and Texas jumping from the Big 12 to the SEC
Defending Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic powered clear of Egan Bernal to win stage 17 and reclaim the leader’s red jersey. Roglic followed a long-range move by Bernal before riding clear 7.5km from the top of the iconic summit finish on Lagos de Codavonga. The Colombian ended up seventh in a group containing Britain’s
10:03 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Chris Eubank Jr. will face Sven Elbir at the SSE Arena Wembley in London on Oct. 2, UK promoter BOXXER announced Wednesday. It will
4:47 PM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs conclude this week with the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analysts Chris “The Bear” Fallica, Tyler Fulghum
8:20 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Warrington has admitted that losing to Mauricio Lara earlier this year left him too embarrassed to leave his house for six weeks. The
Tamim Iqbal said he is “not available” for selection in Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup squad.© AFP Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal said Wednesday he did not want to be in the national squad for the Twenty20 World Cup to give other players a chance. The 32-year-old opener said he had told the Bangladesh Cricket Board and
6:28 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he and general manager Trent Baalke took a player’s vaccination status into consideration during final roster cuts. Meyer said Tuesday that it was considered because of the more stringent COVID-19 protocols imposed on unvaccinated players who test positive or are identified as high-risk
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The Brooklyn Nets enter September as the betting favorites to take home the 2021-22 NBA title — and for good reason. The superstar trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving form the most-feared big three in the league. But that group played just 14 games together during the
6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston Red Sox star shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled from Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays after testing positive for COVID-19, the latest virus setback for the team. Bogaerts was on the field before the start of the bottom of the second inning
4:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This transfer window has been incredible. Given the challenges of the last 18 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that has ensued as a result, nobody really thought anything would happen at all. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, the English Premier League led the way by spending
4:32 PM ET Associated Press Ash Barty, the No. 1 seed on the women’s side of the U.S. Open, held off 2010 runner-up Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 7-6 (7). Barty won Wimbledon for her second major title and now is back in New York after remaining in Australia last year when the event was played with
1:13 AM BST Liam Napier Strength in depth is a pillar that underpins the All Blacks, one set to be severely examined as they confront 12 Tests in the next 10 weeks. Traditionally if the All Blacks don’t hurt opposition with their starting team they have an equally dynamic threat waiting on the bench. Lose
11:35 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — For a moment on Tuesday night, it seemed as if the opening round of the US Open could be the site of Novak Djokovic‘s latest implosion. Playing 18-year-old qualifier Holger Rune, who was making his major main draw debut, Djokovic dominated from the start and rolled to
4:38 PM ET Nebraska’s proud sellout streak will survive another week. The Cornhuskers announced on Tuesday that the Fordham game on Saturday will be its 376th consecutive sellout, continuing a streak that dates to the Bob Devaney era in 1962. The remaining tickets that were purchased will go to a new program Nebraska started called
7:35 PM ET ESPN News Services ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hockey is returning to the University of Alaska Anchorage after donors, including the NHL’s newest team, raised over $3 million after the program was eliminated. “It’s a great day to be a Seawolf,” UAA chancellor Sean Parnell said Tuesday when announcing the team would return to
10:04 PM ET Texas A&M is finalizing a new contract extension for football coach Jimbo Fisher that will increase his average annual salary to more than $9 million, sources told ESPN. Fisher, entering his fourth season at Texas A&M, originally signed a 10-year, $75 million contract when he was hired away from Florida State after