CNN — Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Svitolina, who previously said she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the men and women defending Ukraine, told reporters that she “acknowledged” Kasatkina after the match. […]
Ahead of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s appearance at Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game, two of the franchise’s legends, and the family of another, have endorsed his opponent. Jerome Bettis, “Mean” Joe Greene and the family of the late Franco Harris all publicly supported Democrat Kamala Harris on Sunday. “I know this city and I love […]
Oct 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The 2024 WNBA season has been one for the books, and it will end Sunday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) in a winner-take-all at Barclays Center between the No. 1 seed New York Liberty and the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx. Home teams are 5-2 all time in Game 5 […]
Oct 20, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Victor Boniface has scored seven times for Bayer Leverkusen this season. Jörg Schüler/Bayer 04 Leverkusen via Getty Images) Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface was involved in a car accident following the club’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, German media reported on Sunday. Boniface, who scored a 72nd-minute winner in Saturday’s […]
National cricketer Babar Azam (L) and Ramiz Raja captured during a discussion at a cricket ground. — AFP/File Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has shifted responsibility for Pakistan’s underwhelming home pitches during his tenure to the then-captain Babar Azam, despite previously defending the surface conditions. Raja, speaking during a BBC Test Match […]
CNN — A day after being controversially disqualified from the French Open for inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball, an emotional Miyu Kato struggled to answer questions about the incident. Kato and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted from the doubles event on Sunday after the Japanese player struck a ball girl having […]
The New Zealand women cricket team celebrating winning the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 against South Africa on Oct 20, 2024. — Facebook/White Ferns South Africa won toss, elected to field first. Kiwis lost finals of event in 2009, 2010. Proteas lose second T20WC final in a row. The New Zealand […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PC) has proposed that the Indian team may return to their country after each match to minimise their stay in Pakistan during the Champions Trophy 2025. The board, owing to security concerns, has suggested that the Men in Blue’s return to Chandigarh or New Delhi after each match in the mega […]
NFL Nation, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 06:40 AM ET The Week 7 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, and analytics writer Seth Walder makes […]
Pakistani and Indian players shake hands after the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on October 23, 2022. — AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PC) has proposed that the Indian team may return to their country after each match to minimise their stay in Pakistan during the […]