1:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Paul Farbrace, England’s interim coach, has backed Joe Root to bounce back strongly after being dropped for the series-deciding T20I against India at Bristol on Sunday, but reiterated that “runs are the currency” by which all of England’s batsmen need to be judged in the current clamour for white-ball berths.
5:58 AM ET Hours after Lewis Hamilton suggested her husband had deliberately driven into him during the British Grand Prix, Minttu Raikkonen took a swipe at people who “cry like a girl” when they lose. Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a fifth consecutive Silverstone victory went up in smoke within moments of the start: after a
11:58 AM ET It was Sebastian Vettel’s fourth victory of the season, but it was clear this one meant more. The win — on a track eight miles from Mercedes’ Brackley factory – was laden with emotion and after he crossed the finish line it spilled out over the team radio. Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene
12:22 PM ET Alabama linebacker VanDarius Cowan has been dismissed from the program for what coach Nick Saban described as a “violation of team rules.” “Each of us has a responsibility to represent The University of Alabama in a first-class way,” Saban said in a statement, “and failure to meet those standards can’t be tolerated.
12:17 PM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh, originally slated for January 2019, will be brought forward to October this year. The BCB and Zimbabwe Cricket are in discussion for a new schedule of two Tests and three ODIs. As things stand, Zimbabwe will be in South Africa until at least mid-October, but the
11:25 AM ET Former bantamweight world titleholder Juan Carlos Payano will take part in the 118-pound World Boxing Super Series that begins in the fall, tournament officials announced Monday. “I am very happy to join the tournament, ecstatic to be very honest,” Payano said. “Looking forward to regaining my championship. It is great to see
9:24 AM ET WBA “regular” welterweight titleholder Lucas Matthysse defends his belt against boxing’s only eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Matthysse won the title by stopping Tewa Kiram in
10:51 AM ET Defending champion Chris Froome made up for some lost time at the Tour de France on Monday although Team Sky narrowly missed out on victory in the third stage, a 35.5-km team time trial won by American outfit BMC Racing. The Briton had lost 51 seconds to some of his main rivals
8:00 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — You could say these are bright times for Bruce Irvin, who has had his share of dark days in his life. Since the end of last season, he has earned a degree, becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college, made a much-desired position switch from
8:57 AM BST KweséESPN Staff The Springbok Sevens squad assembled in Mossel Bay on Sunday for a final training camp before departure to San Francisco, where the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played at AT&T Park from 20-22 July. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell will name his final 12-man squad on Wednesday and