England defeated India in thrilling fashion to win the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday by seven wickets. Set 378, more than any other England team have made in the fourth innings to win a Test, the hosts achieved their target with more than two sessions to spare as Joe Root (142 not out)
Month: July 2022
12:25 PM BST Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been passed fit to play in the second test of their three-match series against New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday. Sexton was taken off with a suspected concussion during their 42-19 defeat to the All Blacks in the series opener in Auckland last weekend but Ireland assistant
The two rugby hemispheres come back together this year July, with several massive series taking place across the globe. Can Ireland win a first Test on New Zealand soil? Will Australia at last end this losing run to England? Can a struggling Wales spring an upset in South Africa? It really is a tantalising few
10:17 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Spain midfielder and women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has injured her knee ahead of the women’s European Championship, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday. Putellas, who was also named the FIFA Best Women’s Player earlier this year, was at the heart of
Wout van Aert’s sensational escape in the final 10km of stage four gave him his first win at this year’s Tour de France and extended his overall lead. The Belgian had finished second in each of the first three stages of this year’s race but this time his plan worked to perfection. A breathtaking attack
10:08 AM ET Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, which is linked to repeated blows to the head, according to an announcement Tuesday by doctors from Boston University who had been studying the former NFL star’s brain. Thomas was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia, home this
7:30 AM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Serena Williams, last week, was preparing to face Harmony Tan in her singles comeback after a year out at Wimbledon — she was ready for almost everything: the pressure of the occasion, the physical battle, the mental test. She was not ready for the forehand slice. “I think
9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — With one swing of the bat, Victor Caratini turned a forgettable performance into one of the most memorable moments of his career. After striking out in each of his first four plate appearances, Caratini hit a three-run homer off Scott Effross with two outs in the 10th
7:00 AM ET Cale Makar requires no introduction. Frankly, he never has. Before Colorado‘s superstar defenseman entered household-name territory in June by earning a Norris Trophy, Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe honors in the span of a week, he was just another kid without a driver’s license whose pure talent happened to stop NHL veterans
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana moved up a rung to eighth position in the batter’s chart in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings released in Dubai on Tuesday. Mandhana, who hit an 83-ball unbeaten 94 in India’s 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Monday, is the lone Indian in the top 10
11:40 PM ET ESPN News Services WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Rick Bowness doesn’t mind being the second choice. The Winnipeg Jets‘ new coach was introduced Monday, a little more than a week after the team’s first choice, Barry Trotz, declined an offer because he wanted to spend more time with his family. “If I’m in his
11:18 PM ET Jeff Kassouf On the surface, there was plenty of familiarity about the United States‘ 3-0 win over Haiti to open the CONCACAF W Championship on Monday in Monterrey, Mexico. Alex Morgan scored a first-half brace, and the Americans worked through some early rust to prevail in their opener at a regional tournament,
9:00 PM ET Alex Morgan scored a first-half brace and Margaret Purce added a late goal as the United States women’s national team beat Haiti 3-0 in group stage action at the CONCACAF W Championship. – Rapinoe to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom– Kassouf: Rapinoe’s USWNT role has changed, and that’s fine– Foudy: Will
6:19 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski died in a boating accident in Virginia over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Julia Budzinski was one of two girls who fell off a tube being pulled behind a boat on the James River in Richmond
4:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox canceled their postgame fireworks celebration on Monday in the wake of a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago that left at least six people dead and wounded 24 others. A moment of silence will be held before the start of Chicago’s
9:39 PM ET Associated Press HAVANA — There were some cheers for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before USA Basketball’s game in Cuba on Independence Day. And then the Americans celebrated the holiday with a big win. Xavier Munford scored 24 points and the U.S. defeated Cuba 87-64 on Monday night to close the first round of
6:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ian Poulter and two other players who signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series won a stay Monday from a British court that allows them to play in the Scottish Open. Poulter, Adrian Otaegui of Spain and Justin Harding of South Africa challenged their suspension
5:55 PM ET LSU picked up a pair of defensive line recruits, Da’Shawn Womack and Darron Reed, on Monday. Womack, a defensive end from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, is ranked No. 93 overall in the ESPN 300. “They were just telling me how much they really want me and I can help be a
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