Legspinner Ish Sodhi, who last played a Test match four years ago, the uncapped Blair Tickner, and Glenn Phillips, who has one Test cap, have been picked for New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan which begins on December 26. The two-match series will be Tim Southee’s first assignment as New Zealand’s full-time Test captain after Kane
9:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former UCF wide receiver Ryan O’Keefe, one of the most productive players in the NCAA transfer portal, told ESPN that he’s transferring to Boston College. O’Keefe has caught 184 passes for 2,002 yards and 15 touchdowns in four seasons at UCF. He said he had offers from TCU, Oregon and
2:00 PM ET The NBA and its players’ union have agreed to extend the deadline to give notice of plans to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement to Feb. 8, the sides announced in a joint statement Wednesday. Prior to Wednesday’s agreement, the opt-out deadline had been Thursday. Now it falls one day before
9:21 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry was ruled out of the Golden State Warriors‘ 125-119 loss at the Indiana Pacers in the fourth quarter because of a left shoulder injury Wednesday. Curry sustained the injury with 2:04 left in the third quarter after attempting to strip Indiana’s Jalen Smith of the ball
3:55 PM ET France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side’s dream run in Qatar. An early goal from Theo Hernandez and a late tap in from substitute Randal Kolo Muani earned defending champions France a hard-fought win over
5:30 PM ET Morocco coach Walid Regragui said his team’s 2-0 semifinal loss to France at the World Cup doesn’t take away from everything they did to get there and showed they are not far from the top levels of world football. The African side, which won their group then beat Spain and Portugal in
6:15 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — Didier Deschamps has revealed France are taking precautions to stop a virus spreading through the squad before the World Cup final against Argentina. Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot were unavailable for Wednesday’s 2-0 semifinal win over Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium after suffering with sickness in recent days.
7:55 PM ET The stage is set for the 2022 World Cup final, and it’s going to be a doozy. Lionel Messi and Argentina will take on Kylian Mbappe and defending champions France on Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Will Messi equal the feat of Argentina icon Diego Maradona while cementing his status as
8:25 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN WESTWOOD, Calif. — UCLA is officially heading to the Big Ten after receiving approval from the University of California regents Wednesday, but the approval comes with stipulations. More than five months after the Bruins, alongside USC, announced their shocking intention to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024,
7:33 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Wide receiver Cole Beasley said that there are some things he wished he would have done differently in his first stint with the Buffalo Bills and that he talked with Bills coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane to address any lingering issues before rejoining