7:20 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Here’s what the Mumbai Indians players said after they bossed their way to an unpresented fifth IPL title in Dubai Jasprit Bumrah: It means a great deal [us playing this tournament amid a pandemic]. As we know, it is a difficult time and everyone’s stuck at home. We are few
Month: November 2020
11:05 AM ET Sergino Dest flew into Barcelona on a Tuesday and finally signed for the Catalan club that Thursday. Between landing at El Prat airport and penning a five-year deal at Camp Nou, Bayern Munich were on the phone trying to resurrect a deal they had been working on since January. The German giants
1:03 PM ET The Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch is inching closer to reality. Poirier has signed a bout agreement to fight in the Jan. 23 main event of UFC 257 versus McGregor, per multiple sources. The fight would take place at 155 pounds. McGregor, per sources, hasn’t signed a bout agreement yet, however,
1:31 PM ET Auburn paused team activities on Tuesday after nine players and three staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s open week. The SEC on Monday postponed Auburn’s game against Mississippi State because of COVID-19 issues with Mississippi State, which caused the program to pause activities. But Auburn is dealing with its
12:40 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods will begin defense of his Masters title on Thursday at 7:55 a.m. off the 10th tee with Shane Lowry and Andy Ogletree. Due to reduced daylight in November, the Masters is using a two-tee start on Thursday and Friday, with players alternating each day between morning and
7:23 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has parted company with agent Mino Raiola, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has been working with Raiola, who also represents United teammate Paul Pogba, since the start of the year but will now be managed entirely by family members and other close associates. – ESPN
9:00 AM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters is “confident” a rescue package for the English Football League will be agreed soon and revealed a long-term structural review of the game is to be completed by the end of March, 2021. Masters, EFL chairman Rick Parry and England Football Association chairman Greg Clarke gave
10:12 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks with Neymar over extending his contract, sources have told ESPN. The Brazil international is happy to remain on his existing terms — he earns €32 million gross per year — and sign for another five years, but has asked PSG sporting director Leonardo for assurances about the
12:36 PM ET England Football Association chairperson Greg Clarke has resigned from his role following the use of a racist term during a press briefing. When asked why there isn’t an openly gay men’s footballer at the elite level in England, Clarke said, “The answer is I don’t know, right, because I’ve spent a lot
11:17 AM GMT The European qualification tournament for the women’s World Cup next year has been indefinitely postponed due to coronavirus travel restrictions, World Rugby announced on Tuesday. The event was due to be contested by Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the winner of the postponed Rugby Europe Women’s Championship next month, with the victors qualifying