England will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 in Dhaka, according to the tournament schedule released on Sunday. The hosts Bangladesh will also open their campaign on the opening day, taking on one of the qualifiers, also in Dhaka. Defending champions Australia take
ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored on a feed from Hampus Lindholm 1:54 into overtime and the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday night to clinch their NHL first-round series and advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 5, 2024, 01:19 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Auston Matthews‘ return to the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ lineup wasn’t enough to lift the road team Saturday in Game 7 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series vs. the Boston
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Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC welterweight Matt Brown is retiring from mixed martial arts after nearly 19 years in the sport and 30 Octagon appearances. Brown, who turned 43 in January, announced his departure from the sport on X. “Not doing it again. I’m out,” said Brown. “That’s
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC will induct Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, one of the most lethal knockout artists of all time, into its Hall of Fame later this year. Rua, of
ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night.
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Associated Press May 5, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Luis Arraez had four hits and an RBI in his first game after being traded from the Miami Marlins, Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer in San Diego’s eight-run seventh inning and the Padres routed the listless Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Saturday.
Associated Press May 5, 2024, 12:03 AM ET CHICAGO — Bob Avellini, the former Bears quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, has died. He was 70. The Bears said Saturday that Avellini died after a battle with cancer. The team did not