5:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff R Ashwin has consciously worked on deceiving batsmen in the air over the last 18 months. He revealed this in a chat with India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun on bcci.tv after picking up four wickets on the opening day of the Edgbaston Test. Varying his speeds, he observed, has also
Month: August 2018
1:20 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It was the debut the Chicago Cubs were hoping for: Four-time All-Star Cole Hamels dazzled with his changeup on the way to a five-inning, nine-strikeout performance in the Cubs’ 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. It helped that the Cubs offense staked him to an early, 4-0 lead.
1:12 AM BST Reece Hodge has been given a chance to claim the vacant Wallabies outside centre berth for the Bledisloe Cup. Coach Michael Cheika has named the versatile Hodge to start there for the Wallabies in Friday night’s trial match against a Super Rugby selection at Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval. Hodge will line up in
1:19 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Victoria Azarenka, a former world No. 1, eased past lucky-loser Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Azarenka broke the Russian teenager’s serve six times to advance to face American qualifier Danielle Collins, a 6-1, 3-6,
1:38 AM ET Associated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico — Juan Martin del Potro opened his summer hard-court season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Wednesday night in the Mifel Open. Playing for the first time since losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the top-seeded del Potro set up a
1:04 AM ET Urban Meyer today is the same Urban Meyer who walked the sideline at Florida: a head coach so driven to win, he was willing to tolerate misconduct among players and alleged misconduct among assistants as long as it meant competing for championships. But there is one big difference. Forgiving and forgetting domestic
9:58 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson is mourning the deaths of his mother and brother in the last two weeks. Betty Lee Jackson, 83, died Sunday in Los Angeles, the Browns confirmed Wednesday night. She had been ill for some time. John Jackson Jr., died unexpectedly two weeks ago. “It’s
9:37 PM ET Associated Press Adrian Beltre was back in Texas, still with the Rangers on Wednesday after a road trip that ended on the same day as the non-waiver trade deadline. No team added more talent than the Yankees, while the crosstown rival Mets utterly failed to unload any. Time to hand out the
9:04 PM ET The Frisco (Texas) Police Department has completed its investigation into Terrance Williams‘ May arrest for public intoxication and no additional charges are expected for the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, according to Williams’ attorney. Williams was arrested May 19 after police responded to an accident involving his 2017 blue Lamborghini not far from
12:41 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Basketball Without Borders Africa 2018, staged ahead of the third NBA Africa Game to honour the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birthday, tipped off on Wednesday in Johannesburg, with a number of the NBA and WNBA’s shining lights taking part. We take you behind the scenes