2:48 PM GMT ESPN staff Duane Vermeulen will start at No 8 in a re-jigged back-row after Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus made six cganges to his starting side to face Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Vermeulen replaces Warren Whiteley, with the Lions eight man struggling with a calf injury that has also ruled him out
Month: November 2018
9:04 AM ET On a big-turning pitch such as this, Roshen Silva has shown he has what it takes to succeed. So said team-mate Dimuth Karunaratne, whose 63 was second only to the immense 85 off 174 deliveries that Roshen produced on day two, which pushed Sri Lanka 46 runs beyond England’s first-innings total of
2:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Baseball owners have extended the contract of Commissioner Rob Manfred after two days of meetings in Atlanta. The owners put off any decision Thursday on changes that might speed games. Manfred says they prefer to reach a consensus with the players’ union. Manfred took over as commissioner from
2:00 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jalen Ramsey doesn’t want to play for any team other than the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite what one of his recent posts on social media might indicate. The third-year cornerback made that pretty clear on Thursday, but he also admitted that he doesn’t like the negativity from what he called
1:53 PM ET Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson is sidelined again, this time scheduled to miss six to eight weeks with a broken thumb. The 25-year-old was in his second game back after a three-game stint on injured reserve for a lower-body injury when he was injured. He had an assist Saturday against the Stars
1:54 PM ET Multiple Pittsburgh Steelers players say Le’Veon Bell’s locker-room items were packed up and placed in the back of team headquarters, with former teammates scoring a few pairs of cleats and not much more during Wednesday’s raid. Bell forfeited the season and $14.5 million when he failed to report to the team by
1:41 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts took a low-risk, high-reward flyer when they signed former Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins to their practice squad on Thursday. Collins, who was selected by the Falcons in the second round of the 2015 draft, has already been suspended four times for violating the NFL’s policies on
CORDOBA, Argentina — Argentina interim coach Lionel Scaloni is confident that Lionel Messi’s absence from La Albiceleste since the World Cup is only temporary, but hasn’t talked about the subject to the Barcelona forward. “I’ve not spoken with him about whether he’s coming to the Copa America,” Scaloni told a news conference in Buenos Aires
Nov 15, 2018 Hughie Fury has been ordered to defend his British Heavyweight title against unbeaten challenger Joe Joyce. Hughie — the brother of Tyson Fury, who challenges Deontay Wilder for the WBC world heavyweight title on Dec. 1 — lost out to Kubrat Pulev in a final eliminator for the IBF heavyweight title last
1:09 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has named Archie Manning winner of the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award. The award, named after the late SEC commissioner, is presented to former athletes, graduates or administrators of member schools who have remained involved in college athletics and had an impact on