Apr 17, 2024, 11:27 AM Open Extended Reactions Wales rugby great Ken Owens announced his retirement from the sport on Wednesday, ending an 18-year professional career. Owens, 37, played 91 times for his country, more than any other hooker in Wales’ history. He featured at three Rugby World Cups and played for the British and
IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant takes the catch of David Miller in the DC vs GT match.© Twitter Rishabh Pant could do no wrong on Wednesday. Leading Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024, Pant’s wicketkeeping was top-notch as he was involved in several dismissals as GT got all out for just 89. Then,
Apr 17, 2024, 10:52 AM Open Extended Reactions Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, the World Cup-winning former South Africa prop, has backed the USA’s potential as a rugby nation, but said they will need a structural overhaul before they can match emerging superpower Japan. Mtawarira was part of the Springboks side that lost 34-32 to Japan in
Getty Images Welshman Stephen Williams pulled off the biggest victory of his career by winning La Fleche Wallonne in Belgium. The Israel-Premier Tech rider, 27, is the first British male winner of the 88-year-old spring classic. But fellow Briton Tom Pidcock was among several riders to abandon the race amid torrential conditions in Ardennes. “I’m
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 17, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning deserves to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player this season. The beautiful thing about making that kind of declarative statement about the 2023-24 MVP race?
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 17, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Mexico international Rafa Márquez is now seen as one of the candidates to replace Xavi Hernández as Barcelona coach, despite only being considered as an interim option two months ago, a source has told ESPN. There is growing support within the
Neil PaineApr 17, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions When the NHL playoffs start Saturday, they’ll be dropping the puck on the most wide-open race for the Stanley Cup in four decades — if not longer. Comparing
Apr 17, 2024, 06:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Coco Gauff said she is full of optimism heading into the clay-court season as she targets a first French Open crown, but the American said her immediate focus was on ending her trophy drought on the surface over the coming weeks. Gauff last
Apr 16, 2024, 09:33 PM ET A woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona on felony charges of fraudulent schemes and theft by extortion. Darcy Adanna Esemonu “knowingly did obtain a benefit from … Trevor Anthony Bauer by means of fraudulent
Boxing Australia’s head coach has admitted to “disgusting” sexual misconduct involving female fighters and has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics. Jamie Pittman has apologised at the National Sports Tribunal, which has delivered damning findings about his behaviour. Pittman, national coach since 2021, has withdrawn from the Olympics in Paris, and the tribunal has recommended a
Gujarat Titans will host Delhi Capitals in the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, April 17. Both teams will head into the clash after returning to winning ways in their respective fixtures last week. While the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans beat in-form Rajasthan
Open Extended Reactions Now that the 2023-24 NBA regular season is over, we’re turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including the draft and free agency. It starts with the 10 teams that have been jockeying for lottery position and the best chance of making the No. 1 pick in the
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — T.J. Oshie shot the puck into an empty net and, in the process, scored one of the more improbable game-winning goals in recent NHL history and sent the Washington Capitals to the playoffs. Oshie’s empty-net goal with 3 minutes left helped the
Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Sacramento Kings taking on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, De’Aaron Fox chose a right time to show off his hops. Early in the first quarter, after Harrison Barnes‘ layup bounced off the rim, Fox skied toward the
Apr 16, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured big toe on his right foot, it was announced Tuesday. Albies was hit by a pitch in the second inning by Houston Astros rookie Spencer Arrighetti on Monday but
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 16, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona came into the second leg tie against PSG with a one goal lead, but lost 6-4 on aggregate after going a man down and falling apart. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Barcelona‘s wait for a first Champions League semifinal appearance since 2019 goes
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Zheng Qinwen eased past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday despite a long journey from China to reach the clay-court tournament. The seventh-ranked Zheng traveled from Changsha to Beijing and then on
ESPN Apr 16, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Tuesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid