Big picture It hasn’t been the best of tours for West Indies: first they were forced to leave out seven first-choice players due to a combination of workload management, injuries and personal reasons; that followed their regular white-ball captain’s withdrawal due to a hamstring issue; after all that, three members of their touring party tested
10:37 AM ET Associated Press MUNICH — The Munich city council gave its backing Wednesday to a bid to host regular-season NFL games at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. Three German cities are vying to become the league’s partner. Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf are on the NFL’s shortlist to host a regular-season game,
8:00 AM ET LUKA DONCIC AND Dennis Smith Jr. had become fast friends after the Dallas Mavericks selected the teenager from Slovenia third overall in the 2018 NBA draft. Smith, whom the team had drafted ninth a year prior, had shown Doncic around the city and invited the new guy into his social circle. They
8:15 AM ET Vasiliy Lomachenko needed a statement victory against Richard Commey on Dec. 11 to show he is the best lightweight fighter in the world. After Teofimo Lopez was upset by George Kambosos Jr., and Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney struggled a little in their victories the week before, Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) dominated
10:14 AM ET Max Verstappen won his first Formula One title at the weekend, but there still isn’t a single photograph of him holding the world championship trophy. It remains one of the most curious aspects of F1 that the champion does not get his prize the moment he wins the title, which sets the
10:22 AM GMT England will host the All Blacks at Twickenham in November 2022 as part of a four-Test programme which includes world champions South Africa. Eddie Jones’ England last played the All Blacks in the semifinal of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. It proved to be one of England’s greatest ever performances as they
News The legspinner has previously led Nepal Under-19s in 2016 and 2017 Legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been named captain of Nepal in another significant step highlighting the stature of the 21-year-old in his country. Lamichhane, who is currently in Australia playing for Hobart Hurricanes in his fourth season of the Big Bash League, takes over
3:41 AM ET Barclays have doubled their investment in the Women’s Super League to £30 million ($39.8m) and extended their contract with the league until 2025 in a deal which also sees them become the headline sponsors of the Women’s Championship for the first time. The bank has also extended its deal with the English
6:17 AM ET The Premier League has already been forced to postpone games. Photo by George Wood/Getty Images The Premier League has announced new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, which include showing a complete COVID status declaration prior to matchday for fans attending matches, and to show proof of vaccination or a negative test
7:42 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid‘s Luka Modric and Marcelo have both tested positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed on Wednesday. The two players are isolating at home, in accordance with health protocols. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– ESPN FC 100: The