7:23 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Walking along the Museumplein on a weeknight evening in Amsterdam, the
Month: August 2018
5:29 AM ET Connor McDonagh McLaren junior Lando Norris admits his future is still uncertain and will likely remain so until Fernando Alonso reveals his plans for 2019. Norris currently sits second overall in Formula One’s feeder series Formula 2 and is widely tipped as one of the sport’s leading stars of the future. McLaren’s
Paul Mariner and Alexis Nunes rate all the latest transfer rumors as deadline day rapidly approaches. FC’s Craig Burley takes a look at a few big names who could still move in the summer transfer window, including Eden Hazard, Yerry Mina and many more. The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest
3:16 AM ET Associated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico — Second-seeded Fabio Fognini upset top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday night in the Mifel Open final. Fognini, a 31-year-old Italian ranked 15th in the world, won the hard-court event for his third victory of the year and eighth overall. He also won clay-court
2:55 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mihaela Buzarnescu rallied past fourth-seeded Elise Mertens 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to set up a finals showdown against Maria Sakkari at the Silicon Valley Classic. Fifth-seeded Buzarnescu got her third three-set victory of the tournament, which ensured that she’ll climb to at least No. 21
2:48 AM BST SYDNEY — Veteran hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and six uncapped rookies feature in Michael Cheika’s 36-man Wallabies train-on squad for this month’s Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks. Rested from the June series against Ireland after returning from a stint in the English Premiership, Polota-Nau is back in the
2:57 AM ET India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar chipped in from off the green to record an eagle on the 17th hole to propel himself to a one-shot victory in the Fiji International over Australia’s Anthony Quayle at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course on Sunday. The 30-year-old’s eagle gave him the lead over the Queenslander, who
2:43 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Saturday’s reboot of a bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt played out similarly to the first meeting eight months ago, though this time, it took Dillashaw only one round to get it done. Dillashaw (16-3) knocked out Garbrandt (11-2), his heated rival and former teammate, at
2:07 AM ET ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A “Storm” came ashore and laid waste to Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night. Trailing on all three scorecards, Eleider “Storm” Alvarez, not known for his punching power, went wild on Kovalev in the seventh round, knocking him down three times and stopping him to take his light heavyweight
3:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson, the most dominant champion in UFC history, suffered his first loss in nearly seven years on Saturday in a rematch with Henry Cejudo at UFC 227 in Staples Center. Cejudo (13-2) narrowly edged Johnson (27-3-1) via split decision. Two judges scored the contest for Cejudo 48-47, and