5:28 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The ECB are preparing themselves for the possibility that portions of the English domestic season could be played behind closed doors, postponed or cancelled outright, as the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to sweep the game. In the wake of this morning’s postponement of the Test tour of Sri
1:12 PM ET Augusta National announced on Friday that it is postponing the Masters because of the coronavirus pandemic, likely meaning the tournament will be played outside of its traditional April time slot for the first time since before World War II. The announcement came a day after the PGA Tour announced the Players Championship
11:59 AM ET NASCAR has postponed its next two race weekends, calling off events at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the series announced Friday. “We believe this decision is in the best interest of the safety and well-being of our fans, competitors, officials and everyone associated with our sport,”
12:34 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens officially placed the franchise tag on outside linebacker Matthew Judon on Friday, keeping the team’s top pass-rusher from hitting free agency. Judon, 27, reached the first Pro Bowl of his four-year career after leading the Ravens with a personal-best 9.5 sacks and recording the fourth-most
11:26 AM ET Kevin Lee has missed weight prior to a UFC fight for the second time in his career. Lee weighed in at 158.5 Friday morning in Brasilia, Brazil, prior to his lightweight fight on Saturday against Charles Oliveira. The lightweight limit for non-title fights is 156 pounds. Lee weighed in publicly two minutes
Mar 11, 2020 Mixed martial events in Brazil have always been something special. The enthusiasm of the arena crowds, in full-voiced support of their country’s fighters, has made it that way. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Brasilia will be different. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the promotion announced Thursday that its 12-fight card will
9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland on Saturday in Cardiff has been postponed, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. 2 Related “Whilst medical advice remains consistent, we have decided that
9:57 AM ET The Giro d’Italia has been postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, race organisers RCS Sport said on Friday. “The organising committee of the Giro d’Italia’s Hungarian stages declared the Giro’s start could not be held in Hungary at the originally scheduled time,” the organisers said in a statement. “All parties
10:04 AM ET The Masters, golf’s first major tournament of the year, has been postponed due to fears of the coronavirus. The Masters was scheduled to be played April 9-12 and becomes the fifth straight tournament on the PGA Tour schedule to be put off due to the global pandemic. Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta
9:43 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy awoke early Friday morning ready to go through his routine to prepare for the second round of the Players Championship. With a scheduled 8:46 a.m. tee time, he had gone to bed early Thursday evening — and missed the text from the PGA Tour that