File photo of Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Recalling the days of his struggle, ace Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has revealed that he used to sell snacks in the market to pay his education fees. Rauf added that the stuggle continued untill he started playing tape-ball cricket. Rauf, who made his debut for Pakistan in the
Month: October 2023
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 05:52 AM ET BEIJING — Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev overcame a second-set stumble to beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday. The Russian struggled to find his usual fluid game in the first two sets but sprung to life in
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 01:47 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auOct 1, 2023, 09:10 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. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 10:31 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Indiana fired offensive coordinator Walt Bell on Sunday, a day after the team failed to score more than 17 points for the third time against a major conference opponent. Rod Carey, who had
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 06:25 PM ET PHOENIX – On Saturday night, the Houston Astros celebrated clinching a playoff spot with T-shirts and a subdued toast. One day later, after rallying to claim a bigger prize in their crosshairs, the Astros held an all-out locker room rager of cigars and champagne-and-beer showers that
Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 05:56 PM ET Duke junior quarterback Riley Leonard has a high right ankle sprain and has a realistic chance of returning later this month for the Blue Devils, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Leonard is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources told ESPN. Duke has a bye this week before
Ravichandran Ashwin made a sensational return to the Indian cricket team for the ODI series against Australia and thanks to his brilliant performance, he was included in the Cricket World Cup 2023 as a replacement for the injured Axar Patel. Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, Ravichandran Ashwin was pictured playing the reverse sweep in
Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 06:18 PM ET TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ryan Blaney beat Kevin Harvick to the Talladega Superspeedway finish line by 0.012 seconds Sunday to advance into the round of eight of NASCAR’s playoffs and keep Harvick winless in his final season before retirement. Blaney used a crossover move from the outside lane
The two VAR referees involved in Luis Díaz‘s incorrectly disallowed goal in Liverpool‘s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday have been removed from remaining fixtures this weekend. PGMOL, the body in charge of refereeing in England, admitted that Díaz had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside after the VAR, Darren England, and assistant VAR,
Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 08:14 PM ET ROGERS, Ark. — Hae Ran Ryu completed a wire-to-wire run to her first LPGA Tour title, a three-shot victory Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The 22-year-old rookie from South Korea had four birdies and an eagle in her last nine holes at Pinnacle Country Club
Sep 25, 2023, 04:29 PM Australia’s slender hopes of making it to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals survived another round of matches as they huffed and puffed to a 34-14 bonus-point victory against Portugal on Sunday. Eddie Jones’s Wallabies, who have now played all their games, will be eliminated in the group phase for the
Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:41 PM ET Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to escape
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 03:54 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of