5:21 AM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Aunty Cindy”, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has dropped into Black Ferns camp days out from the women’s Rugby World Cup final to treat some of the players to a dinner date and a cheeky social media appearance. Unable to attend the match on Saturday due to
Callum Parkinson has been stripped of the Leicestershire captaincy after declining to commit to a contract extension. Parkinson, who took over from Colin Ackermann midway through the 2022 season, is contracted to the club until the end of next season but Leicestershire said in a statement that he “does not currently consider himself to be
5:09 AM ET French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet has said he would “rather” players didn’t wear rainbow armbands at the World Cup in Qatar in support of LGBTQ+ rights. In September it was announced that all eight European countries who had qualified for the World Cup would wear the armband throughout the
3:17 AM ET Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said Iran should be banned from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” Blatter told Swiss newspaper Blick. At a talk at
9:54 PM ET Associated Press The United States women’s national team lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany on Thursday night for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home defeat in more than five years. Paula Krumbiegel scored the decisive goal in the 89th minute for third-ranked Germany in the exhibition at DRV PNK
10:13 PM ET The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw are nearing agreement on a one-year deal that would bring the future Hall of Fame left-hander back to Los Angeles for a 16th season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday night. The Athletic first reported the development. Kershaw’s deal is expected to be of similar value
1:57 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The toughest thing Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman did on a rainy Thursday night in which he rushed 31 times for 130 yards in a 25-15 victory against the Atlanta Falcons was jump into the stands after his third-quarter touchdown. “They helped me up there,” Foreman said of
1:17 AM ET Florida received some big news off the field ahead of its matchup against South Carolina on Saturday. Jaden Rashada, ESPN’s No. 7-rated quarterback in the 2023 class, announced on social media that he is backing out of his commitment to Miami and picking the Gators instead. As part of the post, Rashada
12:34 PM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — After six weeks of exciting, high-octane, entertaining rugby, the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final is finally upon us, with tournament favourites England set to face off against hosts New Zealand in a match that will determine who is the world’s best women’s rugby team. It’s been dubbed the
11:14 PM ET BUFFALO — Jack Eichel knew what was coming. Turns out, it was his own revenge. The Golden Knights forward — and former Sabres captain — was in town to face his old squad Thursday night for the second time since Buffalo traded him to Vegas last November. The last time he was