7:19 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashleigh Barty has praised the “amazing period” in her life when she was a cricketer in the Women’s Big Bash after claiming her first Grand Slam tennis title in the French Open. Barty, who has made regular references to following the World Cup during her time in Paris, stepped away
Month: June 2019
9:30 AM ET CLEVELAND — Sometimes, karma’s a busted lip. Barely a week after admonishing one of his teammates for slamming away a helmet in anger, a bloodied Brett Gardner suffered a unique injury Saturday when his own helmet-tossing episode went awry. Instead of dropping innocently to the floor after it was rifled against a
9:22 PM ET CLEVELAND — Sometimes, karma’s a busted lip. Barely a week after admonishing one of his teammates for slamming away a helmet in anger, a bloodied Brett Gardner sustained a unique injury Saturday when his own helmet-tossing episode went awry. Instead of dropping innocently to the floor after it was rifled against a
10:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tacitus was well rested for a run on his home track. It just didn’t work out. The favored Tacitus finished second to Sir Winston in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt, who skipped the Preakness after finishing third in the Kentucky Derby, had one of
3:31 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Cardiff The story goes back to the time when Chandika Hathurusingha was Bangladesh’s coach. Shakib Al Hasan told him that he wanted to bat at No. 3 in ODIs after establishing himself as this spot in T20Is for Bangladesh. But Hathurusingha didn’t agree. Shakib tried to convince him, but
8:23 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Yes, victory lane this season has been dominated by Joe Gibbs’ Toyotas, but this weekend the NASCAR Cup Series is in Michigan. That means Ford’s drivers should be motivated — and history suggests they’ll be tough to beat. “I had the privilege of having dinner with the
7:41 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Jeongeun Lee6 made a 4-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Lee6 shot a 2-under 69 and completed 36 holes over the Bay Course at Seaview at 10-under 132. She will enter Sunday’s
7:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Brent Honeywell has fractured a bone in his right elbow throwing a pitch during a bullpen session and will miss another season. The Rays made the announcement Saturday between games of a doubleheader in Boston. Honeywell is the No. 6 pitcher and No. 19
9:26 AM ET WBO featherweight world titleholder Oscar Valdez faces contender Jason Sanchez on Saturday at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, in a fight that airs live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes in the United States at 10 p.m. ET. Valdez (25-0, 20 KOs) won the title by defeating Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda
7:00 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — Mercedes estimates it was losing 0.6s of lap time to Ferrari on the straights alone during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. 1 Related Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position by 0.206s in Montreal on Sunday, giving Ferrari its first P1 grid position since the Bahrain Grand