Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina said that Bangladesh cannot be taken lightly as the Asian side has a fine bowling attack as India prepares, adding that this series will be a practice match ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Raina was speaking at a Legends League Cricket (LLC) event in Delhi on Thursday. Speaking to
Kendra Andrews, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry has agreed to a one-year, $62.6 million extension, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The agreement keeps Curry under contract with Golden State through the 2026-27 season, and he will become
File photo of Joe Root.© X/@sakthi_sudhan Joe Root equalled the England record of 33 Test centuries held by Alastair Cook when he reached three figures on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Thursday. Root, 81 not out at tea, spent 12 balls on 99 and one of the
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Monza 3 hours ago World Championship contender Lando Norris says he struggles to eat and drink on Formula 1 racedays because of the nerves and pressure he feels to do a good job. The McLaren driver, 24, who is hoping he can challenge Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for
Getty Images 7 hours ago Pablo Castrillo claimed the biggest win of his career with a brilliant summit finish to beat Britain’s Max Poole on stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana. The 23-year-old Equipo Kern Pharma rider, making his Grand Tour debut, approached the final kilometre with a lead of around half a minute
Anna Katherine ClemmonsAug 29, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Open Extended Reactions Mitch Mason sat in his mother’s hospital room in Tampa. It was June 11, 2024 — his birthday — and his phone buzzed with text messages. He’d flown to Florida from Chapel
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Monza 29 August 2024 Renault motorsport employees will go on strike on Friday in protest at plans to end the company’s Formula 1 engine programme after next year. A statement from a staff committee at the Renault motorsport base in Viry-Chatillon, near Paris, said the “vast majority” of
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Emma Smith BBC Sport journalist at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome, Paris 2 hours ago Comments Daphne Schrager and Steve Bate won Great Britain’s first medals of the 2024 Paralympics in the track cycling, after team-mate Kadeena Cox earlier
Famous faces from Formula One’s past and present gathered in London to discuss what the future of the sport could look like and what is important to them in the next decade. In the previous video in the ‘F1 in 10 Years’ series McLaren driver Lando Norris sat down with BBC Sport to discuss how
Records are made to be broken, right? Try telling that to Wilt Chamberlain and Cy Young. “Wilt the Stilt” averaged an NBA-record 50.4 points per game in 1961-1962, a season in which he also set a single-game scoring mark with 100 points. No one has come close to either record in the six decades since.
ESPN staff with Reuters Aug 29, 2024, 06:34 AM Open Extended Reactions Sam Cane has been handed a shot at redemption in Saturday’s clash with the Springboks, after the former All Blacks skipper was named in the run-on side for the Rugby Championship Test in Johannesburg. Cane was red-carded for a high tackle in the
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he has an “open communication channel” with Max Verstappen regarding a potential future with the team. Wolff has abandoned hopes of signing the Red Bull driver for next season, and Mercedes are expected to confirm soon that Italian Andrea Kimi
Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, one day after straining his left hamstring while covering first base against the Guardians. Lorenzen, who was acquired in a July 29 trade with the Texas Rangers,
Open Extended Reactions New head Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre has left out veteran players such as Guillermo Ochoa, Raúl Jiménez and Hirving “Chucky” Lozano out of his first 26-man call-up for the Mexican national team. Revealed on Thursday for upcoming friendlies against New Zealand on Sept. 7 (at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
File image of England Cricket Team.© AFP England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Score and Updates: England host Sri Lanka in the second Test of the three-match series at Lord’s Cricket Ground. After a hard-fought first Test, tensions will be high after Sri Lanka batter Angelo Mathews blamed their loss on an unprecedented
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2024, 11:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open on Wednesday night when his opponent had to stop in the third set of their match with an injury. Djokovic led Laslo Djere 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when his
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 10:36 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Louis Rees-Zammit is set to continue chasing his dream of making the NFL with the Jacksonville
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Victoria Azarenka said she suffered a migraine during her match against Clara Burel at the US Open on Wednesday, but the former world No. 1 still managed to claim a 6-1, 6-4 victory to move into the third round. Azarenka