2:43 PM GMT Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu threatened to withdraw the French team’s authorisation to play in the Six Nations if the rugby federation (FFR) does not properly investigate the origin of a COVID-19 outbreak within the squad. France’s game against Scotland was postponed after 11 French players, as well as staff, including head coach
Month: February 2021
1:53 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez has tested positive for the coronavirus. Martínez said on social media on Saturday she is in quarantine at a hospital in Doha after the positive test on arrival in Qatar. Martínez is the coach of former world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza, who is
2:48 PM ET Associated Press Top-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut beat Peter Gojowczyk 7-5, 6-1 and set up an Open Sud de France final against second-seeded David Goffin of Belgium on Saturday. The Spaniard Bautista Agut is chasing a 10th career title and a first since winning Doha in 2019. Goffin, who lost his previous two
2:00 PM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa forward Jack Nunge will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right knee in the ninth-ranked Hawkeyes’ loss at No. 3 Michigan on Thursday. School officials said the 6-foot-11 sophomore has a torn meniscus and is expected to undergo surgery next week. Nunge
11:34 AM GMT Ireland refreshed their pack for Saturday’s Six Nations trip to Italy and welcomed Johnny Sexton back after the captain missed the loss to leaders France in a disappointing start to the tournament. Ireland boss Andy Farrell has made seven changes from their disappointing start to the tournament. Ronan Kelleher, who scored one
12:55 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — – Sabres starting goalie Linus Ullmark will miss at least the next month with a lower-body injury, leaving Buffalo with one established netminder. Captain Jack Eichel will also miss his second game but remains day to day with a lower body injury, coach Ralph Krueger said before
Peshawar Zalmi 122 for 4 (Kohler-Cadmore 46, Hasan Ali 2-14) beat Islamabad United 118 (Hales 41, Riaz 4-17, Mahmood 3-12) by six wickets In the Pakistan Super League, T20 cricket is a simple game: 22 men hit a ball around for three hours, and in the end, the chasing team wins. On Saturday night in
10:39 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — As Rodri re-took his seat in the stands at the break, he was asked by a member of Manchester City‘s staff about Pep Guardiola’s half-time team talk. That the Spanish midfielder chose to respond only by widening his eyes and puffing out his cheeks said everything about
Britain’s Adam Yates came second on his debut for Ineos Grenadiers at the UAE Tour, despite crashing heavily. Yates finished 35 seconds overall behind winner Tadej Pogacar after rivals slowed up to allow the 28-year-old to be treated for cuts to his face. There appeared to be a tangle between the Ineos riders in the
10:24 AM ET A day after a league official told ESPN’s Marc J. Spears that the G League is investigating a claim made by Jeremy Lin that he was called “coronavirus” during a game, Lin tweeted that he’s “not naming or shaming anyone.” “I know this will disappoint some of you but I’m not naming
News The late Roy Torrens recognised for his “outstanding service” to Irish cricket Paul Stirling and Kim Garth were named Ireland’s men’s and women’s players of the decade for 2011-20 at the Irish Cricket Awards on Friday night. Stirling, who was also named as player of the year for 2020, had been shortlisted alongside Ed
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks could be in much worse shape with their salary cap as the March 17 start of free agency approaches. Just look at how many teams are currently over the estimated spending limit for 2021. The NFL has not announced an exact salary cap for next
8:00 AM ET Matthew Willig first met Dwayne Johnson about a decade ago at an Equinox gym outside Los Angeles. Willig was a fledgling actor, a few years removed from a 14-year career in the NFL trenches. Johnson was … well, The Rock. The Rock wore a hoodie that day, Willig recalled, surmising the Hollywood
5:07 AM ET Poland’s Iga Swiatek has steamrolled Belinda Bencic in straight-sets to win the Adelaide International. Swiatek triumphed 6-2, 6-2 in Saturday night’s final at Memorial Drive to collect her second career title, following her French Open victory last year. The 19-year-old’s dominant final completed a stellar tournament in which she didn’t drop a
2:42 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green set a career high with 19 assists in racking up a triple-double during a 130-121 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. That the win came against the same team that beat the Warriors less than a week ago, on a night
News No replacements will be brought in for the series finale in Ahmedabad, BCCI confirms Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India’s squad for the fourth and final Test against England in Ahmedabad, starting March 4, after he put in a request to be granted leave “owing to personal reasons”. “Accordingly, the fast bowler has
3:17 AM ET LeBron James dismissed Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his social activism and pointed out the hypocrisy of the AC Milan star’s comments on Friday. Ibrahimovic, whose time playing for his former team the LA Galaxy coincided with James’ first season with the Lakers, criticized James on Thursday in an interview with UEFA for
12:25 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN For Sergio Scariolo, this was just another game. The Toronto Raptors assistant coach slid over into the head coach’s chair, leading the team to a 122-111 win over the Houston Rockets in Tampa Bay on Friday night. The win came despite Toronto being without star Pascal Siakam, head coach Nick
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