7:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Harsha de Silva has been appointed Sri Lanka women’s head coach, reprising the role he had performed between 2010 and 2013. De Silva’s term is for two years, and he officially begins on August 15, several weeks before India women’s forthcoming tour of the island. The other major assignment on
6:32 AM ET Mercedes technical director James Allison believes there are clear areas where Ferrari has the edge over his team and vice-a-versa this season. After surprise victories in Germany and Hungary, Mercedes entered F1’s summer break leading both drivers’ and constructors’ championships. Over the course of the year there have been track layouts that
3:26 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Wayne Gretzky has been named a global ambassador for Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star as the Chinese capital seeks to boost the profile of hockey domestically ahead of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022. Gretzky will focus on youth development in China, including a planned KRS-Gretzky Hockey School that
11:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Bartolo Colon became the top-winning pitcher born in Latin America, punctuating his 246th career victory with a nifty snag as the Texas Rangers roughed up Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Tuesday night. The 45-year-old Colon, from the Dominican Republic, made his sixth start since
11:48 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An offensive lineman who punched a referee during a junior college game in 2016 has joined Southern California’s football team. USC coach Clay Helton announced the signing of a financial aid agreement with Bernard Schirmer on Tuesday night. Schirmer was a 19-year-old player at Mount San Antonio
10:20 PM ET LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will face the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, league sources confirm. James and the Lakers’ game against Golden State will be one of several nationally televised NBA games on the holiday. Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers will face Kyrie
10:48 PM ET Former heavyweight world titleholder Joseph Parker said he isn’t going anywhere, despite the fact that he has lost two fights in a row. “A lot of people say I should give up and retire,” Parker said during a news conference at promoter Duco Events’ offices in hometown of Auckland, Zealand, on Tuesday.
10:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It’s too early to predict how far he will go, but ex-NFL player Greg Hardy sure looks like a legitimate prospect in mixed martial arts. Hardy (2-0) earned his second professional win in stunning fashion Tuesday, as he knocked out Tebaris Gordon (3-1) in just 17 seconds at Dana
10:30 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Bubba Wallace and Alex Bowman feel comfortable about their futures now that their contract extensions through 2020 were announced in the past two weeks. They were part of the silly season conversation until
2:57 PM ET The MCC cricket committee has proposed the introduction of a ‘shot clock’ in an attempt to combat slow over-rates which are at their lowest level for 11 in Tests and the lowest ever in T20. The data about the slide in over-rates was shared by the ICC which led the MCC cricket