Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli has been a topic of debate on social media ever since veteran Indian spinner Amit Mishra triggered a row with his comments in a podcast. From suggesting that Kohli has changed because of ‘fame and power’, to accusing him of abusing his Lucknow Super Giants teammates during an IPL 2023
Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 17, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Thirteen months ago, Paul Skenes was still in college, winning a national championship at LSU. Exactly a year ago, he secured his spot
Jul 16, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards rookie big man Alex Sarr had a historically poor showing in Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Las Vegas Summer League, finishing with 0 points on 0-of-15 shooting. It was the most field goal attempts by a player without a
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving underwent surgery to repair a broken left hand, the team announced Tuesday. Irving suffered the injury while
The United States women played to a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday night in its final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics. It was 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) at kickoff after Washington tied the hottest day on record in the nation’s capital at 104 (40C) hours earlier. Coach
Jul 16, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who has started 39 games since being selected out Wisconsin-Whitewater in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft, will sign a four-year, $80 million contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday night. The deal includes $45 million
File photo of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya© X (formerly Twitter) Suryakumar Yadav is expected to be appointed Indian cricket team captain for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka ahead of incumbent vice-captain Hardik Pandya, according to a report. Following India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, the trio of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli,
Jul 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB All-Star Game is here! Will the National League make it two straight victories over the American League after snapping a nine-game skid last year? As Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and the rest of baseball’s best descend upon Globe Life Field, home of the
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Oklahoma makes its entrance into the SEC, third-year coach Brent Venables has not wavered in his vision of having a dominant defense. But he admitted Tuesday
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Texas arrives for its first appearance at SEC media days Wednesday, but an old Longhorns storyline preceded
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BASTAD, Sweden — Rafael Nadal returned to singles action with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on clay over Leo Borg, the 21-year-old son of Swedish great Bjorn Borg, in the first round of the Nordea Open in Bastad on Tuesday. “For me it has been
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal was on the US Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will compete in the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug is in danger of missing the entire 2024-25 NHL season after being diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle. The team announced Tuesday that Krug will work to rehabilitate the injury without surgery over
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will compete next month in the sanctioning body’s Brasil Series Special Edition tournament that runs parallel to its main competition in Brazil. The Cup series will take a two-week break during the Paris Summer Olympics.
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have signed forward Simon Holmstrom to a one-year contract. The Islanders announced the signing with the 23-year-old restricted free agent from Sweden on Tuesday. Holmstrom had 15 goals and 10 assists in 75 games with the Islanders
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Field Level Media Jul 16, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks agreed to terms with goaltender Arturs Silovs on a two-year contract Tuesday. Silovs, 23, went 3-0-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage with the Canucks in 2023-24. He also went 16-11-6 with a 2.74 GAA and
Jul 16, 2024, 02:38 PM The rules governing player outings will be changed following the arrests of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in Argentina on an allegation of sexual assault, France Rugby chief Florian Grill said on Tuesday. Jegou and Auradou, 21 and 20 respectively, were arrested in Argentina following an allegation of sexual assault