Nitish Rana has been an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders batting line-up since joining the IPL franchise seven years ago. The left-handed batter is considered to be one of the senior members in the KKR dressing room and he has provided quite a bit of solidity in the middle order in the past
ESPN News Services Oct 10, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma leading wide receiver Deion Burks is not expected to play against No. 1 Texas, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday. Burks tops the No. 18 Sooners in receptions (26) and yards (201) this season. He’d been listed as questionable and has
Oct 10, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 7 is here as we look toward some exciting conference matchups this weekend that you won’t want to miss. The Red River Rivalry game is Saturday as No. 1 Texas will face No. 18 Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. In just his second
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 10, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — On the plus side, Lee Carsley now has a ready-made reply the next time he’s asked if all of England‘s best young attackers can fit into the same team. The downside for the interim manager is that in finding out the answer
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor has already started mapping out his return to the UFC in 2025. After being forced out of his June matchup with Michael Chandler because of an injured toe, the former two-division champion has been chomping at the bit for his opportunity to
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Even at age 58, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson isn’t expecting to work overtime in a boxing ring. Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) will face Jake Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) on Nov. 15 in his first professional boxing match in nearly two
ESPN Oct 9, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Undefeated Tatsuro Taira meets onetime title challenger Brandon Royval in the men’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. All of the fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET,
Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The night before last year’s Peach
Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens Oct 10, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Earlier this week, the players on the U.S. men’s national team took the first steps into a new frontier as they experienced their first
Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins announced Thursday that they are for sale, potentially ending one of the longest-tenured ownerships in Major League Baseball. The Pohlad family, which bought
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions IT WAS NEAR midnight on the evening
James Regan Oct 10, 2024, 01:09 PM Open Extended Reactions In September 2025, Twickenham will dust itself down for another major showpiece. The Women’s Rugby World Cup final will be in town, and there is immense pressure on organisers to make the tournament the greatest spectacle the female game has ever produced. New Zealand experienced
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions After an on-and-off season and an attempt to find an exit on his own terms, Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that he would be retiring after one last Davis Cup go-round in November.
Oct 10, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu has suffered another injury. WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from two more tournaments in China because of an ongoing foot injury. Raducanu, 21, pulled out midway through her Korea Open quarterfinal clash with Daria
Oct 10, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has announced his retirement. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 38-year-old legend, who won 22 Grand Slam titles over the course of his 23-year career, posted a video on his social media accounts saying his final
Fatima Sana in action© X (Twitter) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana will miss the crucial Women’s T20 World Cup match against Australia as she is returning home to Karachi following the death of her father, the PCB announced on Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board said that they were arranging for Fatima to return on the first