Does the true soul of cricket abide in Mumbai? Nasser Hussain set out to answer that question a few years ago. In our three-part series, the ex-England captain headed to Mumbai, visiting the Maidans and some of the city’s notable cricketing figures, including Ravi Shastri, who insisted the game is in the “blood” of all Mumbai people. Cricket in Mumbai: […]

Another weekend without football. As we all continue to get misty-eyed about the beautiful game a new social media challenge popped up. The premise was simple, post a football photograph with no description. There were some crackers…. A very young Michel Owen. Charlie Austin winning promotion to the Premier League in 2014 with QPR. This cheeky entry from former Liverpool […]

UFC 249 was all set to be a potential classic – but the UFC appear to have lost their main headline bout. The biggest event of the evening was unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov putting his crown on the line against former interim title holder Tony Ferguson. The pair have previously been scheduled to fight on FOUR separate occasions, but […]

RONALDINHO rolled back the years as he played a game footvolley in prison. The Brazil legend has been thrown behind bars for allegedly trying to enter Paraguay with a fake passport. Ronaldinho has been warned he could face up to six months in jail. And the Barcelona veteran has been playing footvolley with other inmates to pass the time. The […]

Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Dallas Wings center Imani McGee-Stafford is stepping away for the next two WNBA seasons to pursue a law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, where she grew up. She has […]

THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic that has already decimated the world of football has also wiped a staggering £8.3 BILLION off the transfer values this summer. A study from researchers at the CIES Football Observatory found that the total market in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues will suffer a drop of 28 percent if the respective seasons are scrapped. Source: Read Full Article

Playing table tennis is the perfect thing to do during the coronavirus lockdown, says British No 1 Liam Pitchford. Sales in table tennis tables have been soaring since schools were shut and the nation was placed into lockdown. Coronavirus latest Pitchford, who was due to be representing Team GB in the Olympics in Tokyo before it’s postponment, says that more […]

PIERS MORGAN awkwardly asked Jos Buttler if England winning the World Cup last summer felt better than sex… in front of his wife and daughter. The wicketkeeper-batsman, 29, starred in the final as he excelled with the bat in both the 50 overs and Super Over. Buttler then sealed the famous victory at Lord's as he whipped off the bails […]

One of the first NBA players to test positive for the coronavirus was ticked off everyone found out about it — especially since he didn’t even get the chance to tell his mother first. Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood has since recovered from the virus, but his coach Dwayne Casey recently told ESPN that Wood was “upset” his name leaked […]

With their ability to be played online, e-sports are one of the last bastions of competitive sports in a world upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Photographs and Text by Kevin Liles NEWNAN, Ga. — A few blocks from downtown, inside a building with a brick and stucco facade, two men were immersed in an e-sports event, one of the safer […]