Ben Stokes has called for the Decision Review System (DRS) to scrap umpire’s call after England were left bemused by Zak Crawley‘s second-innings dismissal in their defeat in the third Test against India. Crawley reviewed Kumar Dharamasena’s decision to give him out lbw to Jasprit Bumrah in the ninth over but left the field incensed,
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday because of two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway. The race was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon amid heavy doubts that the green flag would wave on time, if at
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Jannik Sinner won the ABN Amro Open on Sunday in his first tournament since capturing the Australian Open title. The top-seeded Sinner, playing his second straight Rotterdam final, beat fifth-seeded Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Sinner extended his perfect record against
Field Level Media Feb 18, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Ames was declared the winner of the Chubb Classic on Sunday morning after the PGA Tour Champions shortened the event to 36 holes due to inclement weather in Naples, Fla. The Canadian shot 13-under 131 through two rounds after his 64 on
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper wants to finish his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing into his 40s and perhaps gloving a throw at first base for the final out of a World Series. Harper arrived at spring training on Sunday, and the two-time
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The new generation of the UFC featherweight division is here, in the form of a multicultural, multilingual European fighter who has roots in Georgia, Spain and Germany. The undefeated Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski, arguably the best featherweight
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee will not change its rules to let boxing great Manny Pacquiao compete at the Paris Games aged five years beyond the entry limit. Pacquiao, who retired in 2021, wanted to box at age 45 in the Olympic
Ben Stokes, England’s captain, has promised that his team will park the disappointment of their crushing 434-run loss in the third Test in Rajkot, and move onto Ranchi later this week fully focussed on bouncing back to claim a 3-2 series victory. After challenging India hard over the first two days of the contest, England’s
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 18, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier said their game at MetLife Stadium had been circled on their calendar before the season. What he didn’t know was how crucial their 6-3 win over