Aerial view of the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata that will host the T20I series© AFP The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Thursday requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow spectators at Eden Gardens for the T20I series against West Indies. India and West Indies will lock horns in
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8:31 AM ET Although Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden wants a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, he has resisted making that formal request out of fear of the public backlash that would come with asking out of a second franchise in consecutive seasons, sources told ESPN. Harden is hopeful that 76ers president of basketball operations
1:23 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is adding a ton of NFL experience to his defensive staff in new pass game coordinator secondary coach Steve Wilks, who was with the organization for six year under Ron Rivera. The team agreed to terms with Wilks, a Charlotte native, on Wednesday. Wilks
Mark Cavendish opened his 2022 season with a second-place finish on the opening stage of the Tour of Oman. Colombia’s Fernando Gaviria took the win for UAE Team Emirates, holding off the 36-year-old Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider in a sprint finish to the 138km stage from Rustaq Fort to Muscat. Cavendish edged Australia’s Kaden Groves
6:24 AM ET 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 John Riel Casimero will defend his WBO world bantamweight title in front of challenger Paul Butler’s home crowd at the M&S Bank Arena in
The Tour of Britain will return to Yorkshire for the first time since 2009 when the race resumes this September. Britain’s flagship men’s road cycling event will travel to Dorset for the first time and also feature a first full stage within Gloucestershire. Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight had already been confirmed as the
3:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen With Arsenal having let five first-team players depart in January either on loan or for free, and bringing nobody in to replace them, Mikel Arteta’s squad depth for the rest of the season looks a little thin. 2 Related The Gunners opted to loan out defenders Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma) and
11:46 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — John Isner beat Kevin Anderson to advance to the quarterfinals of his hometown Dallas Open on Wednesday night, outlasting the South African in their first meeting since a marathon in the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018. All three sets went to tiebreakers, with Isner holding on, 7-6 (1), 6-7
The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. In a bid to get the strongest composition possible, the existing eight teams are set to battle it out with the two new franchises — Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat
12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is on the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in California, where the Serb would face a vaccine mandate. Djokovic, who was unvaccinated against COVID-19 as of last month, was detained and eventually deported from Australia for failing to meet that
3:14 PM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Romelu Lukaku had to come to the desert to end his goal drought. The 28-year-old’s first goal in a month was enough to ensure Chelsea beat Al Hilal by a score of 1-0 and book their place in Saturday’s Club World Cup final against Brazilian side
5:35 PM ET Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen apologized for a since-deleted tweet in which he said Adolf Hitler was one of three people living or dead with whom he’d like to have dinner. Allen, Washington’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, had told his
9:37 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — Tyler Skaggs’ mother painted a portrait Wednesday of the late Los Angeles Angels pitcher as a loving son who first struggled with a Percocet “issue” in 2013. Debbie Hetman appeared as a prosecution witness in the federal criminal case against former Angels communications director Eric Kay, providing emotional
4:31 PM ET After offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ departure to Miami, Michigan will turn over play-calling duties to assistants Matt Weiss and Sherrone Moore. Weiss, who spent last season as Michigan’s quarterbacks coach, has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator following Gattis’ departure. Moore, who served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, will remain in
3:27 PM ET Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he’s frustrated that the league is still facing questions about diversity in hiring of coaches and executives despite efforts to improve. Goodell, in his annual Super Bowl news conference, said the league “fell short” in terms of increasing the number of minority
7:02 PM ET Former major league baseball player Jeremy Giambi died Wednesday at his parents’ home in Southern California, according to a statement from agent Joel Wolfe. He was 47. No cause of death was immediately provided. Giambi spent six seasons in the majors, including a stint with the Oakland Athletics with his older brother,
9:19 PM ET Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has been suspended six games for roughing and high sticking against Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. NHL Player Safety announced the ban Wednesday night following an in-person hearing with Marchand earlier in the day. Marchand was already suspended once this season, for three games, when he slew
9:22 PM ET PORTLAND — Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook will not play in Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of tightness in his lower back, the team announced. It will be the first game Westbrook has missed all season. Westbrook felt the same tightness in his back in Tuesday night’s