Getty Images An island of Ireland bid to host the Tour de France Grand Depart in either 2026 or 2027 has been withdrawn. Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin, and former NI Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, had submitted an expression of interest in the formal bidding process to the Tour
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The coaching restructuring at LSU is continuing as Brian Kelly is shuffling some things around on the offensive side of the ball. LSU is promoting quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan to the role of offensive coordinator and playcaller, a source tells ESPN. Cortez
File photo of Karun Nair© X (formerly Twitter) Indian batter Karun Nair will be heading back to Northamptonshire for the upcoming County Championship after a successful outing with the English club last season. The 32-year-old player will be featuring in seven county games for the side. Nair played for the side last season in the
Jan 23, 2024, 10:14 AM Open Extended Reactions Twickenham was vandalised with red paint and “Free Gaza” spray-painted on the walls on Tuesday morning after a protest against a military vehicles event being held at the stadium. Protestors gathered outside the home of English rugby on Monday and shouted “RFU is covered in Palestinian blood”
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJan 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions The Baseball Writers’ Association of America portion of the Hall of Fame election will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with one surefire candidate
NFL Nation reporters Jan 23, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 NFL season is over for 28 teams, and now their sights are set on the offseason. Each team is thinking about free agency in March and planning for the 2024 draft in April. This draft class again offers plenty of excitement,
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions With ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the 2024 season unveiled following Michigan’s 34-13 defeat of Washington in the national championship game earlier this month, it’s time to move
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “The Rock” is going to need some new custom business suits for his well-muscled 6-foot-5 frame. Dwayne Johnson, the actor, former WWE star and most followed American man on social media platforms in the world, was appointed Tuesday to the board of
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Fixing whatever was wrong with the Vancouver Canucks became Rick Tocchet’s priority when he was hired by the team last January. And fix them he did, as they won 20 of the
Head coach Rahul Dravid did not see Indian batters replying to England’s ‘Bazball’ in kind but he said they will not be taking a backward step in the five-match Test series beginning here from Thursday. Dravid said India will formulate their game plans as per the situations that the match throws up at them in
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Madrid will replace Barcelona as host of the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026. The race will run on a new 5.47km (3.399-mile) circuit around the Ifema exhibition centre between the Spanish capital and Barajas airport. Formula 1, which is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to
AAP with ESPN staff Jan 23, 2024, 03:07 AM Open Extended Reactions The Wallabies are in good hands with new coach Joe Schmidt, All Blacks mentor Scott Robertson says, and he’s expecting Australia to bounce back for the annual Bledisloe Cup battle. Both nations have replaced their coach since the 2023 Rugby World Cup, with
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 12:58 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on a one-year agreement with free agent starting pitcher James Paxton
ESPN News Services Jan 22, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 62 points, including 44 in the first half, but the Charlotte Hornets erased an 18-point deficit and stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125 on Monday night. Towns topped his previous career best of 60, which was also
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 70 points to surpass Wilt Chamberlain and set a new franchise record for points in a single game, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and rookie Victor Wembanyama at Wells Fargo Center.
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah believes that he will have a lot of chances to take wickets if England decide to play ‘Bazball’ in the upcoming five-match Test series starting January 25. In a recent interview, Bumrah explained that the aggressive brand of cricket will
Associated Press Jan 22, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says on social media that he has asked attorneys to end his appeal of Medina Spirit’s disqualification as the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner after the now-deceased colt failed a postrace drug test that detected the
Turron Davenport, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can