11:45 AM BST The Crusaders are open to discussing a potential name change following mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 people. The Crusaders adopted their name 23 years ago when rugby went professional but questions have been raised over its associations with the medieval religious wars between Christians and Muslims since
10:40 AM ET Umar Farooq in Karachi All matches of the next edition of the PSL will be held in Pakistan, and not around UAE, PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said at the opening ceremony ahead of the PSL 2019 final at Karachi’s National Stadium. “Today for Pakistan, especially for Karachi, it’s a historic day. Since
11:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Raise your hand if, on Saturday morning, you were excited for a fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards. Most of us probably hadn’t even given that potential matchup any thought, with the merry go round of UFC welterweights revolving around studs Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley, Darren Till
8:53 PM ET The Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper hopes to change all those zeros soon. No, not the ones in his contract. Back in the lineup two days after being hit by a pitch in the ankle, the Phillies newcomer with the $330,000,000 deal was hitless Sunday, leaving him with a batting
11:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies mega-signing Bryce Harper will serve as the designated hitter Sunday, batting third against a New York Yankees split squad two days after he suffered a right ankle bruise from being hit by a pitch. Harper had sat out Saturday’s game, saying he was “a little sore.” X-rays
11:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has suspended AJ Hinch for one spring training game after the Houston Astros manager was ejected from a recent game and called umpire Angel Hernandez “unprofessional” and “arrogant.” MLB announced the suspension and an undisclosed fine for Hinch on Sunday, two days after the incident in
10:43 AM ET New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks told ESPN’s Coley Harvey that he will miss Opening Day because of a lower back injury he has been dealing with. Hicks said he will not play in the opening series against the Baltimore Orioles but expects to be back in the lineup for the
9:45 AM BST Record-breaking Jess Breach scored two more tries in the women’s Six Nations on Saturday as England completed the Grand Slam by crushing Scotland 80-0 at Twickenham Stadium. The 21-year-old winger has scored nine tries in the tournament — and has touched down an extraordinary 20 times in her seven test appearances. Twickenham’s
1:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Eight. That’s the number of “premium” non-quarterbacks that the Indianapolis Colts thought would be available in the 2018 draft. The Colts were coming off a 4-12 record in 2017, had the No. 3 pick in the draft and had several holes to fill on their roster. As crazy as it
1:04 AM ET It started with beers in Mobile, Alabama, and it ended two months later with one of the most important trades in New York Jets history. It happened on St. Patrick’s Day 2018. Fifteen minutes before the holiday’s annual parade commenced on the streets of Manhattan, the Jets announced their blockbuster trade with