IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Prithvi Shaw hits a shot against Royal Challengers Bangalore© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals batsman Prithvi Shaw impressed former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with an “incredible shot” during his side’s win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), at Dubai International Stadium on Monday. After being asked to bat first by RCB skipper Virat
Britain’s Geraint Thomas is out of contention for the Giro d’Italia after losing more than 12 minutes on stage three to Mount Etna. The Ineos Grenadiers rider, 34, crashed just before the start and began to lose contact with the peloton about 25km from the end of the stage. Fellow Briton and race favourite Simon
11:50 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones, restricted in his options by the ongoing Premiership season, has included 12 uncapped players in an initial 28-man training squad to begin preparations for the delayed Six Nations game away to Italy on Oct. 31. England will also have a non-cap match against the Barbarians the week before,
7:30 AM ET Six years of the College Football Playoff have produced 24 playoff bids. Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State have combined for 17 of them. This season, then, it was fair to assume once the Big Ten rejoined the fray and announced it would play later in the fall (Oct. 24) that these
9:00 AM ET When the Eagles knocked away a Hail Mary attempt from third-string 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to hold on for a 25-20 victory in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday night, they did more than win a game. At 1-2-1, the Eagles are now in first place in the NFC East, a division in
8:45 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarterfinals for the first time in eight years by beating Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4. The seventh-seeded Czech player lost her only semifinal match at Roland Garros in 2012. Zhang had a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the first set. Kvitova
Organisers of the Turkish Grand Prix have abandoned plans to invite fans to November’s race because of Covid-19. A statement from the Istanbul governor’s office on Monday said the event at the Istanbul Park track on 13-15 November would be held without spectators. The decision was made on the recommendation of the coronavirus provincial pandemic
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis rekindle their bromance ahead of clash.© Delhi Capitals/Twitter Love is surely in the air at the ‘Love Cafe’ where Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Adam Zampa and Delhi Capitals’ Marcus Stoinis rekindle their bromance ahead of their teams’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 clash in Dubai on
3:00 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — the window closes for Europe’s top leagues on Monday — but here are the rumours floating around. Plus, check out the latest major completed transfers across Europe. Jump to: What could the big European clubs do on Deadline Day? Window closes: England
7:15 AM ET ESPN staff Believe it or not, the 2020 NHL draft is finally here. After being delayed and rescheduled from June, all 217 picks over seven rounds will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, starting with the New York Rangers atop the board. Whether you are a draft enthusiast who has followed this
7:15 AM ET You’ve been hearing about the 2020 NHL draft class for more than a year. But now teams will finally get to make their first-round picks on Tuesday night. And that means one final mock draft projecting all 31 selections of Round 1. The class features an excellent No. 1 prospect and a
6:31 AM ET When Conor McGregor talks — or tweets — everyone in the MMA world is sure to take notice. That’s a pretty strong reaction for a guy who has had one cage fight in two years. But for McGregor, that’s where the problem lies. As he geared up for his January Octagon return
11:50 PM ET ESPN News Services In an essay posted to his website Sunday night, suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson writes of the lessons he’s learned — and the steps he’s taken to make amends — since using the N-word during a virtual race in April. Chip Ganassi racing fired Larson, who has
11:38 PM ET As insistent as the Miami Heat were that they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals squarely in the series, a pall descended over the team as it fell behind 2-0 in unimpressive form. They lost two key starters in Game 1 — defensive ace and offensive facilitator Bam Adebayo
9:20 PM ET I don’t expect Fernando Tatis Jr. to hit a triple, slide into third base, get tangled up with Justin Turner and then pop up and try to punch Turner in the face, like what happened with George Brett and Graig Nettles in the 1976 American League Championship Series. I don’t expect the
9:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Moments after the Los Angeles Rams secured a 17-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Giants wide
5:14 PM ET An absolutely riotous day of Premier League thrills and spills saw both Manchester United and Liverpool fall to humiliating and incredibly heavy defeats, with United going down 6-1 against Tottenham and Liverpool, even more improbably, getting thumped 7-2 by Aston Villa. That’s right: Two clubs with a whopping 39 English top-flight titles
9:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul dismissed the idea that being stuck on a rebuilding team in OKC next season will be a problem in an interview during Game 3 of the NBA Finals Sunday night. “I just love to hoop,” Paul said while watching