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Pakistani baseball players pose for group photo with national flag after advancing to West Baseball Cup final in Karj, Iran. — Reporter KARACHI: Pakistan’s baseball team delivered another remarkable performance Tuesday afternoon, overpowering India by a lopsided 14-1 score in the West Asia Baseball Cup semifinal in Karj, Iran. The mercy rule was invoked after…
RULES ESPN’s Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi uses the same data points favored by the committee, including strength of schedule and other season-long indicators, including the NET and team-sheet data…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 20, 2025, 05:27 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that talks to extend Lamine Yamal‘s contract will end well, with the LaLiga champions prepared to give the teenager “special treatment.” Yamal has a deal with Barça until 2026 and ESPN have previously reported the Catalan club want to…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have reached a successful agreement following discussions, under which the Bangladesh national cricket team will tour Pakistan for a T20I series. The decision was finalised after a detailed meeting in Dubai between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and BCB Chairman Nazmul Abedin, along with BCB…
Ryan McGeeApr 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year There is a checklist that every college baseball team knows they need to fill up with marks in order to conjure up the perfect season. The kind of…
Kiley McDanielMay 9, 2025, 07:45 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ Which hitters in college baseball do I want in the batter’s box for me right now? We’re…
Ryan McGeeMay 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year There was the Siege of Constantinople in 717. There was the Philadelphia Election Riot bar brawls of 1742. There was the National Wrestling Alliance Bunkhouse Stampede of 1988….
May 12, 2025, 11:00 AM ET We’re entering the final week of the regular season, and things are heating up as we have a new No. 1 team in the country. The LSU Tigers, which have been atop the rankings earlier this season, are back at No. 1 after the way they played on the…
Pakistan’s rising fast bowler Kashif Ali. — Facebook/Kashif Ali/File LONDON: Pakistan’s rising fast bowler Kashif Ali is hopeful that strong first-class performances and a stint with English county Kent, his first in the ongoing county championship will help him to cement his spot in Pakistan’s Test team. From making his Test debut in a home…
An undated image of a match between Pakistan and Bangladesh. — AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have reached a successful agreement following discussions, under which the Bangladesh national cricket team will tour Pakistan for a T20I series. The decision was finalised after a detailed meeting in Dubai between…
