It has been eight years since Red Bull started a Formula 1 season with unquestionably the fastest car and as the team to beat – but that is exactly the situation after the first qualifying session of 2021. Max Verstappen and his car have looked imposing from the very first laps of pre-season testing two
Month: March 2021
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has launched an investigation after it emerged that the sample of a British Cycling rider contained traces of the steroid nandrolone after a test in late 2010. Wada has told BBC Sport that it has now asked its Intelligence and Investigations Department to look into the matter, and to seek
2:06 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings and free-agent safety Xavier Woods have agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal that includes $1.75 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The 25-year-old Woods, who developed into a versatile safety with the ability to cover the slot over his first four seasons with the Dallas
1:19 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit needs knee surgery to repair a partial meniscus tear, an injury that opened a New York Yankees roster spot for Jay Bruce on Saturday as a converted first baseman. Voit will not have any baseball activities for three weeks after
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman needed a reminder of his past indiscretions, Friday’s action around the NFL should have done the trick. Let’s begin with this disclaimer (one that I’ve repeated countless times over the past three years): This has almost nothing to do with
12:20 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 3-seeded Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open before her third-round match Saturday because of a right shoulder injury. “I wanted to come here to give my best and play many matches, but unfortunately I can’t,” Halep said in a statement. Halep earned her 400th career win
12:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pablo Sandoval has made the Opening Day roster for the Atlanta Braves. The team made a flurry of moves Saturday to complete its 26-man roster, which included selecting the contract of the 34-year-old Sandoval, who was a nonroster invitee this spring. The two-time All-Star and 2012 World Series
12:28 PM ET Northeastern transfer Tyson Walker, one of the best mid-major guards in the country, has committed to Michigan State. Walker chose the Spartans from a final five that included Kansas, Maryland, Miami and Vanderbilt. “They’ve been talking to me since I went into the portal,” Walker told ESPN about Michigan State. “They talk
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes to take a stunning pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Dutchman was 0.388 seconds quicker than Hamilton, as Red Bull made good on the pace the world champion had always said they had before the season. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas was third, ahead of
Ineos Grenadiers’ Adam Yates retained the lead of the Volta a Catalunya after Saturday’s penultimate stage. Yates, 28, is now favourite to win overall in Spain with just one stage remaining, and team-mate Geraint Thomas in third, 49 seconds behind. Yates’ twin brother Simon is one minute 20 seconds down for Team BikeExchange, and Hugh
News She contends she was allegedly passed over for the job of South Africa women’s team manager because of her sexuality and nationality Former England World Cup-winning captain and current Titans team manager Karen Smithies is suing Cricket South Africa (CSA) for discrimination after she was ruled out of contention for a job allegedly because
12:25 PM ET By now, you’ve undoubtedly pored over your club’s 2021 schedule, circling days on the calendar for every rivalry matchup, and if you’re really ambitious (and vaccinated), looking into flights and hotels for that special trip to watch your team in an away venue. It’s an exciting time of year that doesn’t leave
9:35 AM ET Howard Schnellenberger, who led Miami to its first national championship and in the process turned a once-floundering football program into a dynasty, died Saturday his family announced. He was 87. What Schnellenberger did at Miami remains one of the greatest transformations in college football history. Before his arrival in 1979, Miami administrators
9:56 AM ET Utah is expected to hire Utah State‘s Craig Smith as its next head basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. A deal should be official soon. Smith, 48, has been at Utah State for three seasons, leading the Aggies to two NCAA tournaments and three top-two finishes in the Mountain West Conference.
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets didn’t make a single roster move Friday, but doing nothing said everything about their quarterback plans. It’s beginning to look a lot like BYU’s Zach Wilson. Which means Sam Darnold‘s days are numbered. Let’s connect the dots from the day’s two big trades. The
7:01 AM ET Oftentimes, when a UFC champion has enjoyed the level of success that heavyweight Stipe Miocic has, the topic of motivation comes up. For instance, what keeps Miocic going, when he already has defended his title more times than any heavyweight in UFC history? What’s fueling that fire, when he already knows what
7:30 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Well, that was fun. The New England Patriots went on a free-agent splurge unlike any other in NFL history, dominating headlines with their bold, free-spending moves. The Patriots’ $159.6 million in guaranteed money spent on free agents signed after the start of the 2021 league year on March 17
9:39 AM ET Cruyff’s death in 2016 shocked the soccer world, but he lives on through the big clubs, and big coaches, that he inspired and shaped in his image. David Davies/Offside via Getty Images Written underneath the statue of Johan Cruyff outside Barcelona‘s Camp Nou stadium is the phrase “Salid y disfrutad” (“go out and
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