Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal has made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to temporarily hold the top position in the ICC T20 player rankings. The spinner achieved this milestone by surpassing England’s Sophie Ecclestone, who has dominated the rankings since February 2020. Sadia Iqbal briefly took the lead in the rankings after taking three wickets […]
CNN — Ben Shelton pulled off an upset against fellow American and world No. 10 Frances Tiafoe in four sets in the US Open quarterfinals early Wednesday. In the first-ever US Open quarterfinal match between two Black American men, the 20-year-old Shelton defeated last year’s runner-up 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 in New York. Shelton – […]
Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif. — Reporter Kashif’s reaches summit of Shishapangma to bag milestone. He is only second Pakistani to achieve this remarkable feat. Kashif’s journey to conquer the eight-thousanders began in 2019. KARACHI: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has made history by becoming the youngest climber in the country to summit all 14 peaks exceeding 8,000 […]
The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores had their best win in football program history over the weekend. They took down top-ranked Alabama, 40-35, on Saturday night, and the party was on. Fans tore down the goalposts inside FirstBank Stadium after the victory, and it became the most prized possession in Nashville. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE […]
SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov ended last season by hoisting the Stanley Cup, as the Florida Panthers fans got to roar in delight. And this season started the same way. Barkov, the Panthers’ captain, skated the Cup onto the ice Tuesday night moments before Florida hoisted its first championship banner to the rafters — with […]
The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Milton, currently a Category 5 hurricane, is projected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night. It […]
Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 8, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. It’s clear that penalties — and everything surrounding them — have become one hell of an issue. I was at Girona‘s 3-2 Champions League defeat to […]
CNN — Coco Gauff continued her run of emphatic victories at the US Open on Tuesday, breezing past Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. The world No. 6 didn’t lose a game in the opening set before wrapping up a convincing 6-0 6-2 victory to book her first ever semifinal spot at the US Open. With […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright, among the transfers brought in by first-year coach Mark Byington, is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketball. “Due to the personal nature of medical information, no further details will be shared at this time,” Vanderbilt said in a statement Tuesday. The 6-foot-9 Wright […]
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Abuse by “angry sports bettors” is one of the most common types of harassment college athletes receive, making up at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse, according to a new analysis conducted […]
