10:11 PM BST The Highlanders are set to be without Aaron Smith for at least a month after the influential All Blacks halfback suffered a serious ankle injury. Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger told reporters Smith would be sidelined from Super Rugby for “four to six weeks” after taking a blow late in last Friday’s loss
10:01 PM ET PHOENIX, Ariz. — Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown had no problem being the lone dissenting voice against revised instant replay rules at the NFL’s annual meeting this week. “Well I’ve been in that position before. I just vote with my conscience and how I see it. I’m not trying to be offensive.
By Andrew Cesare Richardson, ESPN.com writer Liverpool legend Steve Nicol recalls his side’s 1989 title challenge failure as caution for Manchester City in their quest for a quadruple. The FC crew delve into Wayne Rooney’s comments as to why Liverpool winning the Premier League title would be ‘a nightmare.’ With the last international break of
7:20 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Phil Simmons, who was unceremoniously sacked in as West Indies coach in 2016, has reached an “amicable resolution” with Cricket West Indies, including accepting financial settlement of an undisclosed sum. A former Windies opening batsman, Simmons, who is currently the Afghanistan head coach, had lodged a case against CWI for
10:36 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Josh Emmett still has no feeling in the gums on the left side of his mouth. That is one thing that never came back following his knockout loss to Jeremy Stephens in February 2018 — and from what doctors have told him, there’s a good chance it never will. “I
8:00 PM ET Whether you are a die-hard fan who has been counting down the days until the new season begins or someone who waits until Opening Day arrives to get excited, the return of baseball is something to celebrate. We’ve enlisted ESPN.com’s Bradford Doolittle, Sam Miller, Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield to provide an
7:55 AM ET The 2019 MLB season is just a day away! At the end of the 2018 season, the Boston Red Sox were celebrating their fourth World Series title since 2004. But according to our experts, even with almost all of the Red Sox’s star players due back this year, taking another title won’t
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been handed the Manchester United job. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year deal after a successful stint as caretaker, the club have announced. The former United striker has reversed their fortunes since leaving Norwegian club Molde to replace Jose Mourinho in December, reaching the quarterfinals of
9:09 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Portland Trail Blazers are trying to regroup after losing center Jusuf Nurkic to a gruesome leg injury. The 7-footer had surgery Tuesday after suffering compound fractures to his left tibia and fibula late in a playoff-clinching, double-overtime victory over Brooklyn a night earlier. Nurkic’s leg bent awkwardly
9:38 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Spieth found some success with a tie on Thursday at the Dell Technologies Match Play. The most unpredictable tournament in golf began Wednesday with only a few surprises as only four of the top 16 seeds in group play failed to win their opening match