News Wicketkeeper-batsman says Sri Lanka have a better chance of success against England than in 2018-19 Seventy Test innings in, Niroshan Dickwella is still hunting for that big one. Way back in 2014, when he had barely graduated from the Under-19 team, Dickwella began his Test career with a sparkling 72 off 116 balls, against
Month: January 2021
5:28 AM ET Kazuyoshi Miura is entering his 36th season as a professional footballer. Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images Kazuyoshi Miura is set to play on at the age of 54 after extending his contract with Yokohama FC for another season, the club said on Monday. Miura, dubbed “King Kazu” in Japan, turns 54 on Feb.
6:00 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said it is “morally strange” for elite football in England to continue playing amid the COVID-19 pandemic but added that the sport is helping to raise the nation’s spirits. Scenes of dressing room celebrations during the FA Cup third-round weekend combined with recent high-profile player breaches of
8:47 AM ET Celtic will face Hibernian without 13 first-team players who are self-isolating. Photo by Mark Runnacles – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Celtic‘s Scottish Premiership match against Hibernian will take place on Monday despite the club announcing that 13 first-team players and manager Neil Lennon are self-isolating. The Scottish champions confirmed that defender Christopher Jullien
9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been left sweating over the fitness of Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly ahead of the trip to Burnley on Tuesday. The pair were able to train at Carrington on Monday but will be assessed on Tuesday after only joining in on part of
7:59 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur will now face Fulham on Wednesday after their match with Aston Villa was postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Villa squad. The Premier League sanctioned a late change following medical advice that the situation at Villa Park had not sufficiently improved since the weekend, when 10 members of
10:45 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Lyon lead the race for USWNT prospect Catarina Macario with a contract on the table for the former Stanford player, sources have told ESPN. The Brazilian-born midfielder announced on Friday that she was going to forgo her senior season for a professional career. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Macario
5:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
9:24 AM ET Associated Press Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko defended his country’s ability to host this year’s hockey world championships on Monday by ridiculing the United States following the violent attack at the Capitol. The authoritarian leader met with International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel for talks amid calls to move the world championships
7:04 AM ET The Golden State Warriors have won four of their past five games, including a 21-point comeback against the LA Clippers on Friday night. Stephen Curry — his 2-of-16 showing Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors notwithstanding — has found his scoring groove. Although they aren’t the same title contenders of seasons past,