1:39 AM BST It’s the debate generating passionate responses on both sides of the Tasman. But as to what shape Super Rugby could take next season, neither New Zealand or Australian stakeholders are united in their views. What is almost universally agreed is that the planned 2021 14-team round robin competition, comprising five teams from
Month: July 2020
7:00 AM ET Michael Jordan shuffled papers as he sat overlooking the basketball court on the Charlotte Bobcats sideline. It was March 2010, and the five-time NBA MVP was awaiting a final decision on league approval for him to be a majority owner of the Bobcats. As a camera panned down, you could see that
8:31 PM ET Associated Press Big league players will still hear the roar of the crowd even though the stands will be empty when the baseball season opens next week. Taking a cue from two European soccer leagues, Major League Baseball will play crowd noise from its official video game through ballpark sound systems during
5:12 PM ET Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona who were beaten 2-1 at home to
12:08 PM IST Australian cricket’s state associations have knocked back a revised offer for annual grants from Cricket Australia, sending the chairman Earl Eddings and interim chief executive Nick Hockley back to the drawing board in terms of their calculations. Hockley’s predecessor Kevin Roberts was forced to resign due to a range of disputes over
11:53 PM ET Michigan defensive end David Ojabo has been stuck in his home country of Scotland since March, unable to travel back to the United States. Ojabo had flown to Aberdeen, Scotland, before the COVID-19 outbreak, thinking he would be home for only a few weeks. As the virus spread and was designated a
11:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay outfielder Austin Meadows has been placed on the injured list after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Rays announced the move Thursday night. Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup was added to the 40-man roster in place of Meadows, who was a first-time All-Star and batted
9:20 PM ET Rogers Place in Edmonton — one of the two arenas the NHL is using as a hub to restart its season this summer — suffered water damage Thursday evening as a significant storm came through the city. In a statement, Oilers Entertainment Group said it was assessing the damage and “at this
10:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo delivered a message to the 135-pound division by stopping Will Madera in the first round of Thursday’s Top Rank on ESPN main event at the MGM Grand Conference Center. It was an explosive performance that reminded everybody in boxing of why Verdejo was such a highly
9:45 PM ET The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Franchy Cordero from the San Diego Padres for reliever Tim Hill, the teams announced Thursday. Cordero has massive power and has played all three outfielder positions. Hill has been an effective lefty for the past two years. The Royals also acquired right-hander Ronald Bolaños in the