Ray Illingworth led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71.© Twitter Former England cricket captain Ray Illingworth has revealed he is receiving treatment for cancer. The 89-year-old, who led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71, is undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. “They are just hoping to get rid
Month: November 2021
11:20 AM ET PGA Tour pioneer Lee Elder, the first Black player to compete in the Masters, has died at age 87. The tour confirmed his death on Monday morning. Elder, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, made his groundbreaking appearance at Augusta National in 1975. He was celebrated at the Masters this past
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff What an epic rivalry weekend. Not only did Jim Harbaugh finally beat Ohio State, but he helped Michigan advance to the Big Ten title game in the process. Alabama was held scoreless for three quarters and needed last-minute heroics and four overtimes to win the Iron Bowl. And despite losing
Sri Lanka‘s openers started strong against the West Indies after rain stopped play until after tea in the second Test at Galle on Monday. Match officials extended play after the hosts won the toss but stopped half an hour early with bad light after just 34.4 overs. Pathum Nissanka outscored skipper Dimuth Karunaratne to reach
Williams Racing / Alamy “Sir Frank Williams is one of, if not the, biggest names in British motorsport. He’ll forever be a legend.” That’s what 23-year-old George Russell says about founder of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, Sir Frank Williams, who died on Sunday aged 79. “It’s been an honour to drive for Williams,”
9:16 AM ET In a span of two seasons, Kevin Gausman has gone from the waiver wire to a nine-figure pitcher. The veteran right-hander, coming off a career season when he went 14-6 with a 2.81 ERA for the Giants and finished sixth in the National League Cy Young voting, is heading to the Toronto
10:56 AM ET FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys‘ COVID-19 outbreak has now reached head coach Mike McCarthy. McCarthy was placed on COVID protocols Monday and will not coach Thursday against the New Orleans Saints. In a statement, the team said McCarthy “will continue to direct, and be in involved in, all meetings and game
Nov 27, 2021 Claressa Shields’ return to the boxing ring and debut in the United Kingdom is going to have to wait until 2022. Shields and BOXXER, the promoter for the fight, announced Saturday that Shields’ defense of her IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight crowns against Ema Kozin will now take place Jan. 29 instead
8:46 AM ET Britian’s Amir Khan and Kell Brook will face one another in a welterweight showdown on Feb. 19, 2022, promoters announced on Monday. Promoters Boxxer said the long-awaited bout had been signed and confirmed after lengthy delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Last week Ben Shalom, told ESPN the deal was close, and
7:44 AM ET By the time fighters in Bellator and UFC return to their respective cages, on Friday and Saturday, the calendar will have flipped over to December. Although there are only a month’s worth of fights remaining in 2021, there’s still a lot left to be sorted out for both promotions. A lot of
4:00 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo headed straight down the tunnel at the end of Manchester United‘s 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Sunday without even a glance over his shoulder to his teammates or the supporters who so readily chant his name. The former Real Madrid and Juventus forward doesn’t tend to hang around on the
8:56 AM GMT Irish rugby team Munster and Welsh side Cardiff were unable to leave South Africa as planned on Sunday after both returned positive COVID-19 cases, the clubs confirmed. Cardiff said they have two positive cases, one suspected to be the new Omicron variant, while Munster have one case so far, but did not
8:51 AM ET Associated Press FINCA CORTESIN, Spain — Suzann Pettersen, who won the Solheim Cup for Europe in 2019 with the last shot of her career, will captain the team four years later for its second straight title defense. The Norwegian’s 7-foot putt for birdie at the final hole at Gleneagles saw Europe reclaim
7:00 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens‘ encore to their Stanley Cup Final appearance last season has been an abject disaster, as they have a 6-15-2 record. With general manager Marc Bergevin in the last year of his contract having not signed an extension, it felt like a regime change was coming. Did it ever arrive
7:35 AM ET The battle for No. 1 in the NBA Power Rankings is on. The Golden State Warriors, winners of seven straight games, take their league-best 18-2 record into Tuesday night’s Western Conference showdown with the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix, meanwhile, hasn’t lost in over a month and is one win shy of matching the
7:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — When the Seattle Seahawks were on their bye earlier this month, Ken Norton Jr.’s wife took him to see The Spinners at a downtown Seattle jazz club. Angela Norton knew the special place the Motown-era R&B band holds in her husband’s heart. It was all he and
Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham on Monday to go past Harbhajan Singh.© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday became India’s third-highest all-time wicket-taker in Test cricket, surpassing veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in the elite list. He achieved this feat on Day five of the ongoing first Test between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium
8:30 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti Six years ago, then-USC athletic director Pat Haden ushered a handful of reporters into an unglamorous conference room and announced that the school was putting Steve Sarkisian on an indefinite leave of absence.
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