IPL 2020, KXIP vs CSK: Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson shared an unbeaten 181-run opening stand.© Twitter MS Dhoni was full of praise for veteran openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis who scored unbeaten half-centuries to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 10 wickets. The Chennai-based franchise recorded
2:04 PM ET Faced with another salary cap crunch, the Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings for a prospect. Chicago needs to make deals for forwards Dominik Kubalik, who finished third in Calder Trophy voting, and Dylan Strome, and they do not have a frontline goalie under contract. Two-time
2:23 PM ET Associated Press Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets. There largely was stability at the top of the rankings Sunday after No. 1 Clemson, No. 2
6:50 AM ET Associated Press Polish teenager Iga Swiatek ousted the 2018 champion and top-seeded Simona Halep from the French Open, winning 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Swiatek, the only teenager who reached the fourth round, avenged a crushing defeat by Halep at the same stage last year. The Romanian won
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians defeated SunRisers Hyderabad to go the top of points table.© BCCI/IPL On the second double-header of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Mumbai Indians, who won the afternoon game against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), moved up to the top of the points table table on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings, who thrashed Kings XI
10:00 AM ET Sometimes it’s better not to play, apparently. Miami ranked 15th in last week’s SP+ ratings and took a bye week before this Saturday’s big game against Clemson. Of the teams ranked just above them … UCF lost to No. 71 Tulsa Texas lost to No. 45 TCU Oklahoma lost to No. 41
8:00 AM ET John Carpino, the Los Angeles Angels‘ president, and Joe Maddon, their decorated manager, sat on adjacent couches on Wednesday morning, a day when 16 other teams would participate in the postseason. Displayed between them was the World Series trophy from 2002, a persistent reminder of the glory that still eludes this franchise
Geraint Thomas retained his advantage over Simon Yates in the Giro d’Italia as Diego Ulissi won after a late attack on stage two. Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Filippo Ganna continues to lead overall after his win in Saturday’s time trial. Ulissi broke away from the peloton with about 1km to go of the final climb
Britain’s Lizzie Deignan won Liege-Bastogne-Liege in Belgium on Sunday to claim her first ever ‘monument’ – the pre-eminent races in one-day cycling. Deignan made a solo break with 24km left to open up a minute’s lead. Australian Grace Brown produced a late counter-attack to get within 10 seconds, but Deignan held on for her third
Whether it’s television shows, clothes or music, we can all think of stuff out there that’s so bad, it’s good. So… welcome to the greatest kit you’ll probably never dare to wear: EF Pro Cycling’s special Giro d’Italia ‘duck’ outfit. The American team is no stranger to colour schemes and concepts that are a little,
6:42 AM ET EARLY IN THE first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers appeared lethargic, disjointed. Coach Frank Vogel called time, down 23-10, and made some substitutions. One of them, 34-year-old Rajon Rondo, who shot 41.8% in the regular season, surveyed the floor, noted the Miami Heat‘s
12:29 AM ET Do you hear it, off in the distance? It’s still faint, because we’re just a month into this strange attempt at college football in 2020, but it’s there — that familiar refrain, the siren song we’ve heard before. Listen. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” You thought this college football season would be different just because
2:10 AM ET Much of the talk in recent years surrounding Holly Holm has focused on retirement. When will the 38-year-old Holm hang up the gloves? After her performance on Saturday in the UFC Fight Night main event on Fight Island, that discussion could be about a title shot. Holm, ranked sixth in the ESPN
1:19 AM ET Holly Holm turned to her wrestling against Irene Aldana and rolled to an easy unanimous decision victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday on Yas Island. The judges scored the bout 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45 for Holm. Holm, known for her skills as a striker, mixed
IPL 2020, MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians and SRH have defeated each other seven times.© BCCI Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Match 17 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Rohit Sharma and David Warner — two of the biggest entertainers in world cricket —
10:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had a virtual team meeting on Saturday night, and the players were told, pending negative tests, the current plan is to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Saturday started with the team confirming that “a Patriots player tested positive
12:07 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United are in discussions to sign Edinson Cavani, sources have told ESPN. The striker, a free agent after leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, has been offered to every major club in Europe but United are now actively working on
9:12 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss — Sergio Garcia squeezed his eyes shut on the 18th green, not as he stood over his putt but when he saw it stop one turn short of dropping for another birdie. No matter. He played bogey-free Saturday in the Sanderson Farms Championship for a 6-under 66, and