Ashes, 4th Test, Day 4, Australia vs England Live Updates: Jonny Bairstow hit a ton on Friday.© AFP Ashes, 4th Test, Day 4, Australia vs England Live Cricket Updates: England will look to chip away at Australia’s lead when they resume batting at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes
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9:02 AM ET Five-time World Series champion and Cy Young Award winner David Cone is joining the announcing booth for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, which will also feature a secondary broadcast led by Alex Rodriguez, the network announced Friday. Cone will serve as an analyst alongside Karl Ravech, who will become the fourth-ever play-by-play announcer
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 18 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course,
7:46 AM ET Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Predicting what could happen
Sri Lanka Cricket lifts one-year ban on cricketers who had broken Covid protocols.© ICC/Twitter Sri Lanka on Friday revoked a one-year international ban on three top cricketers who were disciplined six months ago for breaching Covid-19 regulations while on tour in England. The trio — vice-captain Kusal Mendis, opener Danushka Gunathilaka and wicket-keeper Niroshan Dickwella
7:11 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Sonny Smart remembers taking his youngest son, Kirby, to the city pool in Bainbridge, Georgia, in the summer of 1983. Kirby, only 7 years old, was trying out for the Bainbridge Barracudas swim team. There was just one requirement to make it: A child had to swim the length
8:00 AM ET When the Los Angeles Lakers host the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App), the team and the NBA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lakers’ 33-game winning streak in the 1971-72 season, regarded as one of the most unbreakable records in NBA history.
8:30 AM ET In footballing terms, Kylian Mbappe is a phenomenon. The same goes for Robert Lewandowski. Thomas Delaney stands a chance of helping Sevilla to their first LaLiga title since 1946 while his Denmark teammate, Simon Kjaer, deservedly received a special commendation at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. A young French World Cup winner,
6:29 AM ET ESPN News Services A Czech tennis player has joined Novak Djokovic in immigration detention after having her visa canceled, authorities confirmed Friday. Renata Voracova was detained after being informed by Australian Border Force officials that she had to leave the country. Czech officials are seeking an explanation to the situation but said
7:00 AM ET Since our last NHL Awards Watch, a pesky little bug named the omicron variant has significantly impacted the 2021-22 season. Players are entering the COVID-19 protocol on a nightly basis, forcing the postponement of over 100 games. The NHL pulled its players out of the Beijing Games and scuttled the Olympic break
7:00 AM ET Hockey Hall of Famer Hayley Wickenheiser is determined to get female players young and old hockey sticks designed specifically for them. Perry Nelson/USA TODAY Sports THERE ARE OVERACHIEVERS. And then, there’s Hayley Wickenheiser. The six-time Olympian and four-time gold medalist in women’s ice hockey has barely finished her shift helping deliver babies at
6:56 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Roberto Bautista Agut clinched Spain’s spot in the ATP Cup final with a 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz on Friday. In the opening singles match, Pablo Carreno Busta gave Spain the advantage with a 6-2, 6-1 win against late replacement Jan Zielinski. Kamil
7:00 AM ET The Hall of Fame has been at a crossroads for more than a decade now due to uncertainty on how to consider what I call the PED Five, which sounds like an outlaw gang that used to rob stagecoaches and saloons in Dodge City: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa
3:06 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Newcastle United have completed the signing of Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid, the club announced on Friday. The England full-back returns to the Premier League after a successful two-and-a-half year spell in Spain. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access
1:00 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal has advanced to the semifinals of an ATP tournament in Melbourne without taking the court in his quarterfinal match. The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion received a walkover on Friday when his Dutch opponent Tallon Griekspoor withdrew. Officials didn’t initially confirm why Griekspoor couldn’t play.
With a century and two half-centuries to her name in the six ODIs that she played in 2021, right-handed batter Punam Raut was “extremely disappointed” to be left out of India’s squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 in New Zealand. BCCI announced the 15-member India women’s squad for the ODI World Cup on Thursday
12:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Despite helping his team engineer a remarkable comeback from 25 points down against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, star forward Julius Randle wasn’t happy. Midway through the fourth quarter, Randle made a layup and, as he ran back to the other end
10:16 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa Bay’s three-goal third period, and the Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night. Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn scored to help Tampa Bay (23-8-5,