Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is to become the new boss of Formula 1 next year. The Italian, who left Ferrari early in 2014, is the chief executive of sports car manufacturer Lamborghini. The 55-year-old’s appointment has not been announced by F1, but has been confirmed to the BBC by senior sources. Chase Carey,
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2:53 PM ET NASHVILLE — The parking lot at Nissan Stadium had long since cleared out, but superfan Clay Trainum was in no hurry to leave. Hours earlier, Nashville SC had made its MLS debut, losing to Atlanta United 2-1. The result wasn’t what Trainum wanted, but defeat did little to take the shine off
3:49 PM ET From a neutral standpoint, it would be absolutely thrilling if Luis Suarez joined Atletico Madrid. From an Atleti point of view, it might — just might — be sufficient to give them the natural, instinctive goal threat they’ve been missing for years. From La Liga’s vista, retaining a world-class superstar and legendary
2:16 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver says his “best guess” is that the league will not begin its next season until 2021, emphasizing that “the goal is to play a standard season.” Silver discussed the NBA’s plans for the 2020-21 season amid the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday as part of a wide-ranging interview with CNN.
4:00 PM ET Former NHL player Ryan Kesler said the lack of education about a popular anti-inflammatory medication led to his chronic digestive problems, which he revealed for the first time on a Canadian sports documentary. Kesler and other former NHL players spoke out about overuse of medications like Toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on
8:05 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Before IPL 2020, MS Dhoni had batted at No. 7 – the lowest he’s ever batted in the tournament – only six times in 12 years. In the two matches the Chennai Super Kings have played this year though, Dhoni has
3:08 PM BST The 2020 women’s Six Nations championship will resume with round four matches on Oct. 25, seven months after the tournament was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced. Both the men’s and women’s competitions were suspended in March, with four matches in the men’s event still to be completed and six
7:09 PM ET The UFC’s light heavyweight title will be up for grabs Saturday, and Jon Jones‘ only involvement will be on social media. Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will vie for the title that Jones vacated in August, when he announced that he is moving to heavyweight. Reyes-Blachowicz will be the co-main event of
2:34 PM ET Associated Press MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Mike Davis spent the last decade running the USGA, where he set up golf courses to provide an extreme test for elite players and searched for solutions to increasing distance. Now he wants to build golf courses, a lifelong passion. Davis announced Tuesday he will retire as
3:15 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — A tennis coach who failed a coronavirus test for the French Open, forcing his player’s withdrawal from qualifying for the Grand Slam tournament, sharply criticized organizers on Tuesday for their handling of the case. Damir Dzumhur, a former top-30 player from Bosnia now ranked 114th, traveled to Paris
12:40 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics clinched their first American League West title since 2013 on Monday, with an assist from the rival Houston Astros. Houston lost 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners, ending its three-year reign as division champion and making the A’s the first team in the majors to
2:40 PM ET Michael Jordan is now a NASCAR team owner. Maybe it reads strange. Maybe it sounds strange. But the road to making that sentence a reality isn’t as nearly as long or as rocky as most might think. On Monday night, the sports world was buzzing when news broke that Jordan was entering
8:00 AM ET Nick Saban was a nobody then. His players’ first impression was that the ex-Houston Oilers assistant was kind of short. Truth be told, they got a Tony Danza vibe because of his deep tan, well-coiffed hair and wide-open shirt collar. But when Saban spoke in that first meeting — when he screamed
1:39 PM ET Associated Press Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law won’t run in next month’s Preakness, spoiling what would have been a highly anticipated rematch with Kentucky Derby winner Authentic. The Preakness on Oct. 3 at Pimlico concludes this year’s reconfigured Triple Crown series, which was run out of order because of the coronavirus
1:02 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 US Open champion, announced on Tuesday she will not be playing in the upcoming French Open and will sit out the remainder of the 2020 season. “I have come to the difficult decision to skip the clay court swing this year and will be taking the
11:52 AM BST Sale Sharks staged a late comeback to beat Harlequins 27-19 in the re-arranged Premiership Rugby Cup final, lifting their first silverware since 2006. A try and penalty late on from South African brothers Dan du Preez and Robert du Preez put Sale ahead, with back row Faf de Klerk sealing the winner
12:04 PM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia will face Tureano Johnson on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, according to Golden Boy Promotions. “It’s a great honor to be returning during these tough times,” said Munguia, who won the 154-pound title in 2018 against
9:15 AM ET Steve KimESPN Boxing finishes a busy September with a flourish, highlighted by a pair of headlining bouts from the Charlo brothers on a unique split pay-per-view card from Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. It might not reach the level of “Revenge: The Rematches,” the Don King-promoted pay-per-view headlined by