Great Britain won women’s gold and men’s silver in the team pursuit at the UEC European Track Championships. Anna Morris, Josie Knight, Neah Evans and Katie Archibald beat world champions Italy by more than two seconds over the four-kilometre mark. Oliver Wood, Ethan Vernon, Charlie Tanfield and Dan Bigham lost to Italy, the Olympic champions,
Feb 9, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is back on injured reserve with an ankle injury, the club announced Thursday. The netminder began dealing with the issue late last month and was eventually forced out last minute from a scheduled start against the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 27. Murray was monitored over the
6:45 AM ET One of the first things Evgeni Nabokov did after retiring from the NHL in 2015 was to fly back to Moscow so he could visit friends and watch hockey with them. There was a night when Nabokov and his friends were joined by Vladislav Tretiak — yes, the man considered to be
Feb 8, 2023 After a blockbuster opening weekend, Six Nations returns for its second round of fixtures this weekend. Winners of their curtain-raisers, Ireland and holders France go toe-to-toe at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in what could prove to be a deciding match-up in the tournament. After their opening day defeat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland,
12:39 PM ET PHOENIX — Defensive end Brandon Graham is the author of one of the biggest plays in Philadelphia Eagles history — a strip sack on Tom Brady late in Super Bowl LII to help secure Philadelphia’s first-ever Lombardi Trophy with a win over the New England Patriots. Five years later, Graham is hoping
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz and reacquire point guard D’Angelo Russell from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a three-team, eight-player trade, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Lakers also get Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in the trade, while
Skipper Mayank Agarwal hit a double century to help Karnataka post 407 in their first innings and take the upper hand over Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru on Thursday. Resuming his innings at 110, Agarwal carried on his good form and played with more intent on the second day to score 249
Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after dismissing an Australian batter.© AFP After bagging a fifer on his comeback Test match, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja talked about his recovery process and said he was bowling 10-12 hours every day at National Cricket Academy (NCA) which helped him a lot to get back his form and rhythm. Jadeja celebrated his
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent For all the talk of fabulous tactics and that fiery desire to win, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes it’s an ability to “smell” what’s going on with his teams that is his greatest asset as a football manager. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) During news conferences,
8:00 AM ET The most surprising thing I discovered during NHL All-Star Weekend wasn’t Sidney Crosby‘s affinity for dunk tanks or that Montreal doesn’t have a single Chipotle restaurant for Nick Suzuki to claim his year’s supply of bowls and burritos. Although those were stunning in their own right — man should not live on
7:48 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 After the multiple disappointments of fights failing to materialize last year, 2023 is already shaping up to be an improvement for boxing, with some
Feb 9, 2023 Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russia from the Olympic Games, saying any medals it wins in Paris next year would be tainted by the blood of his countrymen who have died in Russia’s war with his country. Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Games over the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff It’s never too early to start thinking about all the things we’re excited about for the 2023 college football season. From the games we’ve already marked on our calendars to players and teams we expect to have breakout seasons, to early playoff picks, here’s everything we’re expecting in 2023. The
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Adam Ottavino never expected The Lab to turn into this. The New York Mets reliever just wanted a place in the city to throw in the offseason, something that can be hard to find here in the winter months. Heading into the 2018 season, Ottavino — then with the
1:15 AM ET After three-plus tumultuous years and a second trade request in eight months, the Brooklyn Nets traded All-NBA forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for a package that includes dynamic forward Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four unprotected future first-round picks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. In a deal
Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates during India-Australia Test© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to take 450 Test wickets during Day 1 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy encounter between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday. The record belonged to Anil Kumble to achieved the feat in 93 matches but Ashwin took just 89 matches to take
4:19 PM ET PHOENIX — Despite several high-profile officiating controversies — including a replayed third down in the AFC Championship Game — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday expressed support for the league’s officials and the quality of their execution. “I don’t think it’s ever been better in the league,” Goodell said at his annual
12:12 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Frances Tiafoe dominated fellow American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. The second-seeded Tiafoe cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 58 minutes. Next up for the 14th-ranked player is another American in J.J. Wolf, who beat Radu Albot 6-3,