4:50 PM BST World Rugby is set to investigate Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) chairman Ratu Vilikesa Bulewa Francis Kean over alleged homophobic comments. The Fiji chairman has come under pressure after the Sunday Times published quotes of Kean using homophobic language. A World Rugby statement read: “World Rugby notes allegations in the UK Sunday Times
Month: April 2020
4:16 PM ET The idea of staging the Ryder Cup in September without spectators is being discussed, according to PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. In a radio interview on WFAN in New York, Waugh acknowledged that “fans are the Ryder Cup, to a certain degree,” and that it’s “hard to imagine one without fans,”
8:54 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing isn’t a league. It is one industry, but it’s fractured and divided due to the different promotional companies. Because of this, many of the sport’s best matchups are either delayed beyond the moment when they’d make the biggest impact or simply go by the wayside. Promotional rivalries and network
2:41 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The gloves have come off. Yannick Ngakoue‘s frustration that the Jacksonville Jaguars have yet to trade him bubbled over on Monday afternoon and he went on a short social media rant in which he called the team owner’s son a clown and urged the team to get “this s—
2:32 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Sports around the world have been on hiatus only since mid-March, but when the numbers are crunched, the coronavirus pandemic‘s impact on the industry will be felt for years to come. Only 53% of the major sports events originally scheduled for 2020 are likely to take place this calendar year.
7:28 AM ET A few days after the Bulls won their sixth championship, Phil Jackson organized a dinner for players, coaches, and their wives at a Chicago restaurant. Midway through, he gathered the players into a private area. They sat in a circle, drinks and cigars in hand. Each made one toast. “It was so
12:07 PM ET Steve KimESPN Ali Salaam, the father and trainer of former WBC junior middleweight champion Tony Harrison, has died because of the coronavirus. He was 59. The Premier Boxing Champions confirmed the death of Salaam, who was a professional welterweight from 1984 to ’89 and compiled a record of 11-7 with 5 KOs.
12:17 PM ET Corey Gauff, the father and coach of teenage tennis phenom Coco Gauff, said Sunday that his daughter sometimes struggled with the pressure of her meteoric rise, but never was diagnosed with depression. In a post Gauff wrote for Behind The Racquet last week, the 16-year-old said she had a “dark mindset” before
12:45 PM ET Associated Press Top 100 tennis player Nicolas Jarry was given an 11-month doping ban by the International Tennis Federation on Monday, stemming from a failed test at the Davis Cup Finals in November. In separate statements, Jarry, a 24-year-old from Chile, said he “accepted” the punishment, which will keep him from playing
Apr 28, 2020 The NFL draft is over but the projections for college football players and teams never stop. The future power rankings series returns with the third of four installments, which flips back to the offensive side of the ball. After examining outlooks for quarterbacks and defenses, these rankings focus on the top 25
11:08 AM ET The Professional Fighters League announced Monday it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume its format of regular season and playoffs in the spring of 2021. For this year, according to a prepared statement, the PFL will create “new original programming.” The announcement stated that
8:49 AM ET Let’s punctuate the waiting game with five things from actual NBA games: 1. Bring back great starting lineup introductions This is one of the most important takeaways from “The Last Dance”: We need to restore starting lineup introductions to their Jordan-era glory. All these years later, I still get goosebumps when that
8:17 AM ET The PGA Tour was one of the last major professional organizations to shut down operations due to the coronavirus pandemic when it pulled the plug after the first round of the Players Championship back on March 12. If all goes as planned, the tour will be one of the first to come
2:14 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Umar Akmal could learn his cricketing fate on April 27, with that date set for his hearing in front of the Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan. Both the player and the PCB have been required to attend the hearing, which is scheduled at the National Cricket
Lewis Hamilton says he is “not trying to move” away from his Mercedes team in this year’s driver market. The world champion is one of a number of top drivers whose contracts expire at the end of a 2020 season thrown into disarray by the coronavirus. Hamilton said on Instagram: “There is no dream of
9:15 AM ET Associated Press Tim Finchem, who expanded the PGA Tour’s footprint around the world and negotiated TV contracts that more than tripled prize money during his two decades as commissioner, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Finchem was elected through the contributor category and will become the ninth administrator
12:23 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff World cricket will start trying to make sense of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the international calendar when the ICC and its member boards get together in a conference call on Thursday. CEOs of the 12 Full Members and representatives from three Associate boards will be on the
7:30 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com By now, we know what many of the top prospects set to be selected in the 2020 NFL draft can do on the field. But you might not know too much about them beyond their “elite closing burst” or “strong wrap-up tackling skills” or “explosive ability with the football.” Past
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