Ben Stokes hit his first century since being appointed England’s full-time captain and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes also reached three figures as the hosts established a commanding lead over South Africa in the second Test in Manchester on Friday. Stokes made 103, with Foakes a Test-best 113 not out when his skipper declared England’s first innings
11:58 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — An Italian tennis umpire was banned for seven years and six months Friday after admitting to charges of match-fixing. Lorenzo Chiurazzi, a national-level chair umpire and line judge, was also fined $50,000 – $33,500 of which is suspended – in a case investigated by the International Tennis Integrity
Title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the back of the grid. The Red Bull and Ferrari stars are two of six drivers to be penalised for using too many engine parts, with McLaren’s Lando Norris another. Verstappen, who leads Leclerc by 80 points in the championship, set
Spain’s Jesus Herrada held off Italy’s Samuele Battistella to win a thrilling stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana. Herrarda, 32, used his experience to time his sprint on the breakaway to perfection and win a second Vuelta stage of his career. Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel retained his 21-second lead over France’s Rudy Molard in the
7:38 AM ET Manchester United have been handed a tough draw in the group stages of the 2022-23 Europa League, while Arsenal will face Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV Eindhoven. United finished sixth in the Premier League last season, meaning they missed out on Champions League football this term and were entered into Friday’s draw with
9:59 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will send players to South Korea for a postseason tour in the league’s first trip to the country since 1922. The games between an MLB team and players from the South Korean league will be at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on Nov. 11-12 and
Mohammad Wasim has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup due to a left side strain.© Twitter Pakistan team dealt with another blow ahead of the clash against India as their fast bowler Mohammad Wasim has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup due to a left side strain, Pakistan Cricket Board announced
6:50 AM ET NFL Nation reporters History has shown that not every NFL rookie will be counted on in his first season, but plenty will. Some can even change the fortunes of a franchise, though we won’t know for probably a few years if anyone in this class is capable of such things. Eight teams
8:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN STORRS, Conn. — Jim Mora lives in a stately old building set upon three acres on a hill above campus at the University of Connecticut. He loves the location, the connection to the campus community and the six-minute walk of a commute. But there’s a spooky soundtrack of doors that
7:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com A farewell to Serena Williams, one of the sport’s most legendary players. The involuntary absence of Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic. The return of last year’s debut major champions Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev. The 2022 US Open truly has it all. After an unexpected, unpredictable and at times chaotic tennis
8:08 AM ET The sport of mixed martial arts loves itself a good set of rankings and awards, doesn’t it? Every year, we debate topics such as best fighter, best submission and best knockout. Heck, nearly every week, the UFC awards for performances of the night and fight of the night. We rank athletes within
7:00 AM ET Drew Smyly was working into the seventh inning of a scoreless duel against the St. Louis Cardinals and knew one mistake could change the game — especially to a hitter like Albert Pujols, up for his third at-bat in Monday’s game. To his delight, the Chicago Cubs left-hander threw the pitch exactly
11:06 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A special pregame surprise was awaiting the U.S. World Cup qualifying team Thursday night, in the form of a pep talk from Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K’s words worked for the Americans again. John Jenkins scored 22 points on 8-for-9 shooting — including a 6-of-7 effort from 3-point
7:00 AM ET As much as college football has changed over the past few seasons through the transfer portal, conference realignment and NIL money, the lopsided nature of the sport has largely remained unchanged. Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State are still the most dominant teams in the FBS, and it’s difficult to find any
7:52 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN HOURS BEFORE THE New Orleans Pelicans hosted the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA’s play-in tournament, Zion Williamson took the court with assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon. Williamson went through light shooting and dribbling drills but certainly saved the best for last. Late in the workout, Williamson got the ball on
4:00 AM ET Sir Jim Ratcliffe has heard nothing from Manchester United since declaring an interest in buying the club — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Barcelona are worried about Antoine Griezmann’s future at Atletico Madrid. Jump to: Barca and Atletico in Griezmann row | Leicester’s financial fears | Ten Hag wants to
File photo of David Warner.© AFP David Warner is quite active on social media. The Australian opener often uploads dance videos with his family on Indian movie songs. Now, in a recent social media post, he uploaded the image of a tree and asked his followers to identify it. His Australian teammate Pat Cummins, however,
Audi is to make its debut in Formula 1 in 2026. Markus Duesmann, chairman of the Audi board, said on Friday that the German car company had officially registered as a power-unit manufacturer in F1. Audi has not yet revealed whether it will run its own team, as is expected, or simply supply engines. “Racing