3:00 AM ET Heavy rain has washed out all of the first day’s play in Wellington. The umpires called off play at 3:09 pm – roughly half an hour before the scheduled tea break. None of the players from either side turned up at the ground, though a few members of the backroom staff including
Month: March 2019
Maurizio Sarri wants to focus on the here and now, and not his long-term future as Chelsea manager. Kepa returned from his one-match benching to make some key saves for Chelsea in both halves as Maurizio Sarri’s men leave Craven Cottage with the win. Kepa returned from his one-match benching to make some key saves
With reports indicating that Roma are turning to Claudio Ranieri to save their season, the ESPN FC panel debate if he’s the man to get it done. PSG and Roma crashed out of the Champions League Round of 16 in dramatic circumstances. Roma had more possession and more shots, but Lazio walked away from the
12:06 AM GMT Having gone from hunter to the “hunted” after a brilliant 2018 season, Ireland are struggling to deal with the pressure of being the “top dog” of world rugby during their Six Nations campaign, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has said. Six Nations Grand Slam winners last year, Ireland’s title defence got off
12:00 AM ET The head-scratching moves keep on coming from the New York Giants. It has become as common in the NFL’s orbit as the New England Patriots reaching the AFC Championship Game. The Giants let Landon Collins (perhaps their best defensive player) walk this week with only the hope of a future compensatory pick
On Feb. 18, diners at an exclusive Italian restaurant on Liverpool’s Castle Street were disturbed by cries of joy. The club bosses of Bayern Munich, in town for the following night’s Champions League tie with Liverpool, had just received news of Borussia Dortmund’s score: 0-0 away to bottom side 1. FC Nurnberg. The Bayern board’s
12:00 AM ET Suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving said Thursday he is quitting the NFL. Irving, 25, made the announcement as he filmed himself in a video on Instagram Live, less than a week after the league suspended him indefinitely for violating its substance-abuse policy for a third time in as many years.
10:03 PM ET A middleweight rematch between Yoel Romero and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will headline UFC Fight Night on April 27 in Sunrise, Florida, UFC president Dana White said. The UFC finalized the 185-pound headliner on Thursday, White told ESPN. The event will take place at BB&T Center and air on ESPN+. Initially, the promotion
9:52 PM ET Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter, 42, said he wants to return for a 22nd NBA season if teams are interested in him this offseason. When asked during an appearance Thursday on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption if he had an age in mind for when he wanted to retire, Carter said, “43.” “I
1:00 AM ET The NFL combine is an event to see and be seen. Walk the corridors of the Indiana Convention Center, or the nearby hotel lobbies and bars, and there’s a parade of coaches, executives, scouts, draft prospects, agents and media. But amid the frenzy are hiding places, where important things happen. As the