11:17 AM BST England, Scotland and Wales will field joint men’s and women’s Britain teams from the 2022-23 World Rugby Sevens Series with a view to improving their Olympic prospects, their respective governing bodies said on Wednesday. Rugby sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio in 2016 and returned in Tokyo last year, with Britain’s
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has described Ben Stokes as “once-in-a-generation player”, while his predecessor Eoin Morgan hailed him as a “true leader” after the star allrounder retired from ODIs, leaving the cricket world shocked. The chief architect of England’s historic 2019 World Cup triumph, Stokes ended his 105-match ODI career with a forgettable 5-run
4:49 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday he “reject[s] the premise” that minor league players are not paid a living wage, prompting a barrage of criticism a day
11:51 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of the National Bank Open next month. She will compete in Toronto for the first time since 2019 and return to WTA Tour singles play for the first time since August 2021.
11:43 AM ET The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Bayern eye Leipzig’s Laimer Bayern Munich are confident that they can follow up the signing of
8:42 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are bringing back their classic 1980s and 1990s uniforms for a pair of legacy games this season. The jerseys will be modernized versions of what the team wore during the franchise’s first two Super Bowls. The Giants will wear blue Nike jerseys with white
9:53 AM ET Associated Press The World Golf Hall of Fame is leaving Florida and returning to North Carolina, where it will be part of the USGA’s campus at Pinehurst and have two induction ceremonies during the U.S. Open weeks in 2024 and 2029. The move will involve relocating some of the artifacts that have
Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has denied that he will be a part of the upcoming second edition of Legends League Cricket. His clarification came minutes after the tournament organisers had issued a press release, saying that the former India skipper
Tadej Pogacar edged out Jonas Vingegaard to win stage 17 of the Tour de France – but was unable to break the race leader on an epic mountain stage. Defending champion Pogacar won the uphill sprint but only cut Vingegaard’s overall lead by four bonus seconds. The Dane now leads by two minutes and 18
8:39 AM BST England prop Joe Marler has revealed that he forgot he was a father after suffering concussion. Rugby has been facing up to issues with concussion after a group of former players announced legal action against World Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union and the Rugby Football Union over a perceived failure to protect
8:25 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Chris Curtis dreamed about fighting inside the Octagon for over a decade as a professional mixed martial artist. Now that his UFC debut was happening, though, it was turning nightmarish. He was in a UFC 268 prelim last November in New York, and Curtis was getting beaten to the punch
8:00 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN LAS VEGAS — IT’S the final game of opening night at the Thomas & Mack Center, and the crowd — some Detroit Pistons fans, some Portland Trail Blazers fans and the rest just folks itching for some sports action in the middle of the offseason — arises in jubilation on
6:45 AM ET NORMAN, Okla. — The Oklahoma Sooners are in their second week of spring practice, and the football facility is buzzing with high school football players and their families ahead of a critical recruiting weekend, but head coach Brent Venables — just three months into the job after his December hire — wants
SL vs PAK 1st Test Day 5 Live: Abdullah Shafique scored a century in the second innings.© AFP SL vs Pak 1st Test, Day 5 Live Updates: Pakistan were 331 for six before rain interrupted proceedings on Day five of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium. The visitors needs
1:23 AM BST ESPN staff As New Zealand Rugby [NZR] officials prepare to meet and attempt to plot a path out of the All Blacks’ mire, the team’s media manager has revealed she was responsible for cancelling coach Ian Foster’s Sunday press conference. Jo Malcolm, an employee of NZR, says she made the decision because
11:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in 42 years featured Clayton Kershaw starting in front of the home fans and appearances from Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera, but the final score looked all too familiar: The American League won 3-2 for its ninth straight All-Star victory and 21st
8:58 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Charlotte Hornets restricted free agent Miles Bridges is facing three felony domestic violence charges after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children last month, the Los Angeles County district attorney said Tuesday. District Attorney George Gascon said his office filed one
5:11 PM ET England have just three non-white players in their Euros squad, with the team that’s dominating the tournament largely lacking in representation, something the FA is already trying to address. Alex Pantling – The FA/The FA via Getty Images They have been the outstanding team of Euro 2022 so far with three straight wins,