3:46 AM BST TOKYO — Rugby Australia has already signaled its intention to bid for the 2027 World Cup and the move certainly has the support of Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Australia last hosted rugby’s showpiece in 2003 with the tournament regarded as a huge success as the Wallabies went all the way to the
Month: October 2019
2:14 AM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Whatever metaphor, analogy or parable you might look up, isn’t it always the giant who falls? Does this have anything to do with what transpired the last two days at Tropicana Field? Or are we seeing the tech-infused Tampa Bay Rays crowd-sourcing their way around the considerable problem
Club matches may be on hiatus for the next 10 days, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some tasty football morsels to tuck into. Nick Miller takes a look at this week’s Euro qualifiers. JUMP TO: Dutch need some courage | France limping into Reykjavik | All eyes on England | Can Ramsey inspire
1:01 AM ET ESPN News Services The NBA Cares event in Shanghai involving the Los Angeles Lakers was canceled on Wednesday just hours before it was scheduled to begin, adding to the fallout from a recent tweet by Rockets GM Daryl Morey that showed support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. The NBA did not
12:26 AM ET TULSA — Chris Paul, the president of the NBA’s players association, said he isn’t very well informed about the league’s growing friction with its business partners in China in part because of his focus on the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s training camp. “I don’t know but so much about it right now,” Paul
12:21 AM ET Rutgers quarterback McLane Carter is retiring from football due to medical reasons. Carter, a graduate transfer from Texas Tech who won Rutgers’ starting quarterback job in training camp, posted a statement to his Twitter account Tuesday night about his decision. pic.twitter.com/QUG9usumVS — McLane Carter (@McLaneC4) October 8, 2019 Carter started the Scarlet
11:48 PM ET Alex Malcolm Brisbane Heat have continued their recruiting bonanza for this summer’s BBL signing England young gun Tom Banton. The explosive right-hander, who has been recently called up to England’s T20I squad for the tour of New Zealand, becomes the fourth overseas signing for the Heat behind AB de Villiers and Afghanistan
11:32 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis turned his $7,017 fine for wearing a “Man of God” headband into a win-win. First, Davis channeled the outspoken reaction to his fine into a charitable cause. He announced Tuesday that he has raised more than $30,000 in sales of “Man of God,”
9:23 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch asked ace Justin Verlander to do something he had never done before. It might be a while before he asks him to do it again. Verlander was chased after 3⅔ innings on Tuesday as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Astros 4-1 to
The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla. Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar. Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon. The FC crew choose which of