Month: August 2020

Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar had many battles against each other on the ground.© AFP Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar and Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas after the three former players got inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. “Congratulations to @sthalekar93, Zaheer Abbas & @jacqueskallis75 on being inducted
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Aug 22, 2020 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Alexander Povetkin knocked out Dillian Whyte with a stunning uppercut in the fifth round Saturday to shatter Whyte’s hopes of fighting for the WBC
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12:00 AM ET Steve KimESPN Former two-time welterweight titlist Shawn Porter dominated Sebastian Formella to win a one-sided unanimous decision Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. All three judges saw it as a clean sweep for Porter, 120-108. Formella (22-1, 10 KOs), of Germany, did his best to box and stave off the
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9:36 AM ET A one-of-a-kind Mike Trout baseball card set a record Saturday night as the highest-selling sports card of all time, selling for $3,936,000. The 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor signed rookie card sold at Gold Auctions online, eclipsing the previous record, which was set in 2016 in the sale of a 1909
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7:47 PM ET Associated Press NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson could have used a finish such as this for a record score. The birdie-eagle ending to his round Saturday at The Northern Trust gave him a 7-under 64 and stretched his lead to five shots in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener. Johnson, coming off a
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7:33 AM ET Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has credited manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he achieved his best goalscoring tally at the club last season. Martial scored 24 goals in all competitions and finished the campaign as United’s top goalscorer. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider Notebook: Arsenal, Man City battle
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8:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL playoffs roll on to the conference semifinals beginning Saturday, with the Colorado Avalanche taking on the Dallas Stars. Tampa Bay won three of four regular-season matchups against Boston, as well as their contest in the round-robin portion of the postseason. Will the Bruins reverse that trend in this series?
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SunRisers Hyderabad players at the Mumbai airport on Sunday ahead of their flight to the UAE.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament, having reached the Mumbai airport on Sunday morning. This was revealed
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1:25 AM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox‘s recent power surge is breaking records, as they hit five more home runs on Saturday night in a 7-4 victory over the crosstown Chicago Cubs. Jose Abreu led the charge with his first career three-homer game, one day after he belted two at Wrigley Field. “I’m
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12:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer left his team’s 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday because of an injury. In the second period, Grubauer went face down on the ice after pushing a shot away with his right skate. He was helped off by trainers and replaced by
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11:11 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul wasn’t shy about shouldering the blame for his team’s 2-0 hole entering a critical Game 3. He said he had to show up. And that’s what he did on Saturday, putting the Thunder back in the first-round NBA playoff series with a 119-107 overtime victory over
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