The County Championship now takes a break for a month as the T20 Blast takes over the domestic scene, so here’s a recap of how the Australians have go so far Matches: 1; Runs: 40 | Wickets: 2Abbott had his season ended after one game when he suffered a hamstring injury against Gloucestershire on debut.
Month: June 2021
6:30 PM ET Simon Cambers When Roger Federer returned to the ATP Tour in Doha in March, having been out for 13 months following two knee operations, he made one thing clear: His goal was Wimbledon. At 39, the Swiss is focused on the place where he has the best chance for glory: the grass
12:18 PM ET Houston Astros utility man Aledmys Diaz is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks after suffering a fractured left hand when he was hit by a 92 mph pitch on Saturday. Diaz departed Saturday’s game in Buffalo against the Toronto Blue Jays after being hit on the back of his
12:19 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles placed John Means on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain Sunday, a day after the team’s ace departed in the first inning after facing just five batters. Means (4-2), who pitched a no-hitter at Seattle on May 5, ranks fourth in the
7:13 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — The net result, for the Phillies, was a very strange win. In a bizarre scene, stadium workers using tractors scrambled to hoist the protective screen behind home plate after it suddenly collapsed Sunday, interrupting Philadelphia’s 12-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. “I was in shock,” said Phillies
2:52 PM ET ESPN News Services San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria will be sidelined for an estimated four to six weeks after suffering a sprained left shoulder in a collision with shortstop Brandon Crawford on Saturday. Longoria was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday after being injured in the collision, which happened
6:30 PM ET The Chicago White Sox‘s Tony La Russa moved into second place on MLB’s all-time manager wins list with his 2,764th career victory on Sunday. He passed John McGraw and now trails only Connie Mack after his team beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. “He was a much better player than I was, and
12:10 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Portland Trail Blazers head-coaching vacancy, he told ESPN on Sunday morning. “Portland’s a first-class organization and will have great candidates for its head coaching job, but I’ve decided not to be one of them,” Kidd told ESPN.
4:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star guard James Harden is out for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday with what the team is calling “right hamstring tightness.” The Nets currently lead the series 1-0 despite losing Harden less than one minute into the series opener
7:05 PM ET Joel Embiid came back from a knee injury to play, but the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t come back from a 26-point deficit against the visiting Atlanta Hawks, losing Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series 128-124 on Sunday. Playing for the first time in six days since suffering a meniscus tear in