After their close defeats to India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan were left needing to win their remaining two matches and also hoping that India do them a favour by beating South Africa. Both Afridi and Shadab Khan said they were not thinking too much about the other results, and that the first two matches could have
Oct 29, 2022 Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady have accounted for seven of the last 15 MVP awards but are leading the NFL’s two most underachieving teams. And the betting market is struggling to keep pace with the decline. Rodgers is as a double-digit underdog for the first time in his career, as the Green
1:29 AM BST The Wallabies may have snapped a three-game skid with a drought-breaking win in Edinburgh, but they are kidding themselves if they think a performance of that quality will be good enough to get within striking distance of France next week and Ireland later in the tour. There is no hiding from the
2:28 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros rolled through the initial portion of these playoffs like world-beaters. Upsets pervaded the field, knocking off dominant teams in Los Angeles and Atlanta and New York. But the Astros — a 106-win juggernaut in their own right — won each of their first seven games, vaulting themselves
5:18 AM ET World No. 1 Iga Swiatek said she was left feeling confused after Simona Halep was handed a provisional ban for doping and hoped there would be more clarity soon on the future of the Romanian player she has looked up to. Two-time major winner Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis
5:09 AM ET The Houston Texans are open to trading Brandin Cooks and are listening to inquiries on the veteran wide receiver, sources told ESPN. Potential destinations for Cooks could include the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams Rams and Minnesota Vikings, according to sources. But there is one significant holdup to a trade: Cooks
5:04 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams are not planning to part ways with Cam Akers if they are unable to trade the third-year running back, sources told ESPN. The Rams would find a trade partner for Akers in a perfect world, according to sources, but they also recognize that he can still help them
5:07 AM ET The Cleveland Browns are willing to grant running back Kareem Hunt‘s trade request, sources told ESPN. Hunt, who is in the final year of his contract and is seeking a new deal, asked to be traded by the Browns this past August, but the team initially declined his request. The Browns, however,
5:01 AM ET Of all the teams that are considering trades, the one that seems the most likely to make one before Tuesday’s trade deadline is the Denver Broncos. The Broncos have heard from multiple teams interested in trading for star outside linebacker Bradley Chubb, sources told ESPN. One team even has been willing to
4:31 AM BST Iliseva Batibasaga of Australia prepares to feed a scrum. Hagen Hopkins – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images In the most horrendous of conditions, the Wallaroos found themselves in the mix for a potential World Cup boilover at halftime, but in the end, it was simply a bridge too far for the Australians,