Mar 4, 2024, 01:40 PM Open Extended Reactions Italy flanker Jake Polledri has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 28, having failed to recover completely from a serious knee injury, he said on Monday. Polledri, born in England, qualified for Italy through his grandparents and played for them at Under-20 level
Dasun Shanaka held his nerve under pressure to take two wickets in the final over, snatching a dramatic three-run win for Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international of a three-match series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Monday. Set a target of 207 runs, lower middle-order batsman Jaker Ali took Bangladesh close with his maiden
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMar 4, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been another action-packed weekend in European soccer, so let’s review. Sunday brought the Manchester derby and with it, a fresh reminder as to how far back Man United are from Pep Guardiola and Man City. Real Madrid returned to Valencia,
Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Austin Eckroat waited a long time to become a winner on the PGA Tour. Another day didn’t hurt. Eckroat got the first victory of his tour career Monday, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by 3 shots
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA, is under investigation for allegedly interfering over a Formula 1 race result. A whistleblower has told the FIA that Ben Sulayem allegedly intervened to overturn a penalty given to Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer The Alpine team have reorganised their design department in the wake of a poor start to the season and the departure of their technical boss. Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified on the back row of the grid at the first race of the season in Bahrain
ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a scary fall, Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile was released from the hospital with just a lower back contusion, manager Davey Martinez announced Sunday. Lile was taken off the field on a stretcher after he tumbled over the wall in right-center during
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou uncorked a short left hook that collided with Tyson Fury‘s jaw. The impact of the blow sent Fury to the mat — and might have changed the trajectory of the combat sports economy for the foreseeable future. Ngannou lost the
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Who were the best players of the four-team playoff era (2014-23) in college football? It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade
MET POLICE By Samantha Jagger & PA Media BBC News A rare Ferrari stolen 28 years ago from an ex-Formula One driver in London has been recovered by police. The red Ferrari F512M was shipped to Japan after it was taken from Gerhard Berger in 1995, the Metropolitan Police said. The car, worth £350,000, was
Cesar Hernandez Mar 4, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — As the rain dissipated into an idyllic sunset sky at BMO Stadium on Sunday, so too did a storm that has been surrounding the U.S. women’s national team. Days after falling to rivals Mexico for just the second time in a
ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev will retain the ranking points and prize money earned at the Dubai Tennis Championships, despite getting defaulted from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, after an appeal to the ATP. Rublev was defaulted by the chair umpire after a Russian-speaking official appeared
Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Unseeded Katie Boulter of England capped a run of upsets to win the San Diego Open singles title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on Sunday. A 10-year tour veteran, the 27-year-old Boulter won her
Sohail Khan had a forgettable evening during the PSL game vs Karachi Kings.© X (Twitter) Quetta Gladiators pacer Sohail Khan had a forgettable evening during his side’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings on Thursday. Sohail conceded 23 runs in his first two overs and gave away an overthrow after losing his cool
The United States women’s national team bounced back from a shocking loss to Mexico in its previous Concacaf Gold Cup match to make short work of Colombia in a 3-0 quarterfinal win Sunday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. First-half goals from Lindsay Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw gave the U.S. a comfortable lead
ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Jusuf Nurkic broke the Suns‘ franchise record with 31 rebounds, the most in an NBA game in 14 years, but he didn’t want to talk much about the feat after a 118-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.
Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 08:05 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ed Ott, a former major league catcher and coach who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, died Sunday. He was 72. Ott died in the central Pennsylvania town of Danville, according to the Pirates. No further details were provided by the team.
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auMar 3, 2024, 11:55 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions