Rob Key, the former Kent and England batter who subsequently forged a successful career in broadcasting, has been appointed by the ECB as its new managing director of England men’s cricket. Key will take up the role immediately, stepping down from his TV work with Sky Sports. The 42-year-old, who retired from playing in 2016,
6:31 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended back-up goalkeeper Zack Steffen, saying he should keep his place despite an error that led to Saturday’s 3-2 defeat by Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinal. After Ibrahima Konate‘s header put Liverpool in the lead, the mistake from United States international Steffen gave the Reds a
8:03 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has said Barcelona‘s players felt like they were “robbed in their own home” after around 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans gained entry to Camp Nou for Thursday’s Europa League quarterfinal. German side Frankfurt won the game 3-2 to set up a semifinal against West Ham United, with
7:00 AM ET As NFL draft prospects are put through the grinder of analysis each year, the numbers always come up: how big, how tall, how short, how heavy, how fast, how slow and so on. But there are always a few who force a double-take because their numbers are staggeringly rare or they have
7:00 AM ET Milton Gross This story originally ran in the October 1951 edition of SPORT magazine, during Jackie Robinson’s fifth season in the major leagues. We are republishing it now in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s debut, on April 15, 1947. This story has been condensed for clarity and space. JACK ROOSEVELT
1:46 AM ET The loss on the scoreboard was bad enough for the Carolina Hurricanes. But after their 7-4 defeat at the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, their minds were centered on two potentially devastating losses to their lineup. Center Jordan Staal and goalie Frederik Andersen both left the game with injuries. Carolina coach Rod
1:42 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Errol Spence Jr. looked impressive in a 10th-round TKO victory over Yordenis Ugas to unify three of the four major welterweight world titles at AT&T Stadium on Saturday. Terence Crawford has the other and a fight between Spence and Crawford has been marinating for too long. Spence said after
2:02 AM BST New Zealand women’s long-serving coach Glenn Moore stepped down on Saturday, saying he did not agree with “misleading allegations” made against him by a player, which sparked a review into the team’s culture. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) boss Mark Robinson apologised to the country’s elite women players this week after the review
1:47 AM ET Associated Press EWA BEACH, Hawaii — Hyo Joo Kim staved off a late charge from Hinako Shibuno to win the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship on Saturday. Kim closed with a 1-under 71 — following a bogey on the par-4 17th with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th — to finish at
6:28 PM ET Australian guard Dyson Daniels will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN Saturday. “I’m all in for the draft,” Daniels said. “I feel more than ready for this next step in my career and I’m excited for this process to begin.” Daniels, the No. 10 prospect in the ESPN 100, is