MLB umpire Mark Ripperger is receiving praise for how he called a recent game. Ripperger was behind home plate for Thursday's game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins.

During an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, umpire inspected Simron Hetmyer's bat for compliance with IPL regulations after his arrival at the crease. The ...

In the last week, on-field umpires have checked bats of multiple players during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Shimron Hetmyer, Hardik Pandya and Phil Salt have all had their bats checked at ...

Ange Postecoglou refused to blame his Tottenham players for the individual errors which littered the heavy defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. 'Mistakes are part of the game, I won’t be holding ...

In a departure from the norm, on-field umpires have started making random checks on the dimensions of the bats during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to prevent players from ...

Ange Postecoglou is being roundly embarrassed by Tottenham’s Premier League form and is only being kept in the job by the Europa League. Spurs lost once again v Wolves and the Midlands club’s ...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has broadened the role, duties, and responsibilities of the fourth umpire in the IPL matches. During the recent Captains' Meeting at the Cricket ...

Bettmann / Getty Images As the first black umpire in Major League Baseball, Emmett Ashford encountered plenty of hostility. The pitcher Jim Bouton documented Ashford’s difficulties in Ball Four ...

Former Tottenham defender Stephen Kelly says the Europa League is "make or break" for Ange Postecoglou as Spurs boss. It is 1-1 on aggregate heading into Tottenham's trip to Eintracht Frankfurt ...

While fans are soaking in the fun in the stadiums and in front of television sets, it came as a surprise when umpires suddenly decided to check the bats of Rajasthan Royals' Shimron Hetmyer and Royal ...