3:28 AM GMT The All Blacks will face Tonga in a home Test just two weeks before their bid to defend the Webb Ellis Cup begins next year. New Zealand Rugby announced the world champions will play the Ikale Tahi on September 7 in a pre-World Cup hit out in Hamilton. Both teams will leave
3:00 AM ET Lunch Pakistan 274 for 4 (Sohail 110*, Azam 52*) v New Zealand Haris Sohail punches with a high elbow AFP They might have had a night’s sleep, but Pakistan and New Zealand might have carried on unbroken by stumps last night, so similar was the tempo of the morning’s play. The frustration continued
3:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia captain Meg Lanning described her team’s eight-wicket win in the Women’s World T20 final as among the “most satisfying” she had been involved in, particularly because it came on the back of bitter disappointments in the past two ICC events. “It’s definitely the most satisfying win I’ve been involved
3:00 AM ET COLLEGE STATION, Texas — LSU director of player development Kevin Faulk was seen in an altercation with a credentialed member of the Texas A&M sideline after the Aggies’ 74-72, seven-overtime victory over the Tigers on Saturday night at Kyle Field. A photographer from the Baton Rouge Advocate captured a photo of Faulk
11:22 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Heather Knight, England’s captain, said that her overwhelming emotion was one of pride at reaching another world final, as her new-look side missed out on the chance to emulate the team of 2009 and add the World T20 title to last year’s 50-over World Cup win. Knight, who was one
3:00 AM ET Australia won the toss and decided to bat against India Mitchell Starc will play his first T20I in more than two years – and his first at home in more than four – as Australia hunt the victory that would give them a series win over India. They clung on for the
2:24 AM GMT England prop Kyle Sinckler ensured the Wallabies’ off-field dramas weren’t forgotten during their 37-18 Test defeat at Twickenham. “You’re all f…ing snitches anyway,” declared Sinckler as a scuffle broke out early in the second half. It was an apparent reference to the Wallabies’ leadership group informing coach Michael Cheika that veterans Kurtley
2:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN DALLAS – The Boston Celtics saw yet another game slip away from them, and a 113-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night leaves Boston back to .500 a quarter of the way through the regular season. Celtics guard Marcus Smart quoted Yogi Berra to sum up his frustration with
1:49 AM ET Alex Malcolm Victoria captain Peter Handscomb has all but confirmed that Aaron Finch will not open the batting in this week’s Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland at the Gabba, despite Finch looking set to open for Australia in the first Test against India. Handscomb, who himself has been named in Australia’s 14-man
1:35 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — After going 1-of-12 from 3 in a 105-98 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook returned to the court still in his full uniform after the game for a shooting session some two hours after the final buzzer. Westbrook spoke with reporters after