Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul’s omission from the squad against Afghanistan, especially when he and skipper Rohit Sharma both put up disappointing numbers during ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, but the ‘Hitman’ got a chance to return to the national T20I side. Star opener Rohit Sharma
ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has avoided serious injury, with an MRI revealing that he suffered just a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Haliburton’s status is expected to be reevaluated in approximately two weeks, but there’s
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former welterweight champion Errol Spence said Monday that he underwent cataract surgery. The recovery timeline for cataract surgery is approximately eight weeks. The procedure comes 29 months after Spence suffered a detached retina in training that scrapped his planned August 2021 fight with Manny
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 9, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After several players voiced their concerns in 2023, the WTA and ATP announced new rules Tuesday to reduce the number of late-night matches at tour events. Citing an increase in the average match length, the organizations said matches finishing after midnight had “risen
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — As Jim Harbaugh exited the platform where he hoisted the College Football Playoff National Championship
Former coach John Buchanan, who oversaw Australia’s two 50-over World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007, does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game, saying the title should be reserved for exceptional cricketers like Don Bradman and Shane Warne. Buchanan was in charge of one of the most successful Australian
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool’s Premier League title bid has suffered a new injury blow with Trent Alexander-Arnold set to be sidelined until mid-February with a knee ligament tear. The 25-year-old has undergone a scan to assess the full extent of the damage sustained while playing in Sunday’s FA Cup third round win against Arsenal at
Jan 9, 2024, 07:21 AM Open Extended Reactions Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74, Premier Division club Bridgend Ravens said on Monday. Williams, who was part of the golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s, captained his country as well as Bridgend. “Bridgend Ravens are devastated
Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 01:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Two council members from the city of Oakland have mailed a letter to Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval expressing their concerns with his club’s decision to block a minor league game by the expansion Oakland Ballers that had been scheduled for
Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Two-time champion Roberto Bautista Agut was knocked out of the ASB Classic in the first round Tuesday, beaten 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. Bautista Agut won the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Monday night. Morant suffered a subluxation
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 02:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The barrier between very good and truly great has always appeared thin. It is not. The distance that separates one’s
Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 03:13 AM ET ADELAIDE, Australia — Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Adelaide International on Tuesday citing a right hip injury, five days before the Australian Open starts in Melbourne. The No. 7-ranked Vondrousova pulled out of the tournament hours before her scheduled first-round match against Russian qualifier Aliaksandra
Mohammed Shami hasn’t played a T20I for India since 2022 T20 World Cup© BCCI/Sportzpics India’s veteran pacer Mohammed Shami remains one of the finest performers for the team across formats. In Tests and ODIs, Shami has time and again emerged as a match-winner for the team. While his performances for Gujarat Titans in the Indian
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Cutter Gauthier, who helped lead the United States to a world junior championship, was traded Monday from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 8, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery have agreed to a deal for a May fight in Tokyo for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight championship, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) claimed ESPN Fighter of the Year honors when he KOed Marlon Tapales
Open Extended Reactions The six matchups for the wild-card round of the 2023 NFL playoffs are set, with the Cleveland Browns at the Houston Texans as the first matchup of the weekend. The San Francisco 49ers (NFC) and Baltimore Ravens (AFC) are the 1-seeds in their respective conferences and earned byes through to the divisional
Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 04:52 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco, a shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was released Monday from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing investigation into allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Franco paid 2 million Dominican pesos ($34,000) as a