British Cycling’s former technical director Shane Sutton blamed his “downfall” at the organisation on Dr Richard Freeman, a tribunal has been told. The medic claims he complained to senior management about Sutton’s “misuse of resources”, including an allegation the coach spent £6,000 of the organisation’s money on cosmetic dentistry. He says he fears that Sutton
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7:44 PM ET Joaquin Buckley delivered a knockout that MMA fans won’t soon forget on Saturday. Buckley, who faced Impa Kasanganay in a middleweight bout on Yas Island — dubbed “Fight Island” by the UFC — finished it in the second round in unique fashion. Buckley threw a left high kick that Kasanganay caught with
5:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed free-agent forward Kyle Clifford to a two-year, $2 million contract Sunday. Clifford was a two-time Stanley Cup-winner in spending his first nine-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, before being traded to Toronto in February. Selected by L.A. in the second round
4:50 PM ET For an agonizing split second, Rafael Nadal was frozen, waiting to see if the heavy slice serve he just launched toward Novak Djokovic would be called an ace or an out ball. The silence confirmed it. Nadal sank to his knees, his grin growing to the point where it looked like he
1:28 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal made history on Sunday as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the 2020 French Open men’s final to earn his 20th major title and 13th at Roland Garros. He is now tied with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam victories by a man in the
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim shot 7-under 63 in the final round to seal her first major title Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean finished at 14-under 266 at Aronimink Golf Course, winning the major that had eluded her so far in her
2:22 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — For the first time since suffering a gruesome injury two seasons ago, Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith returned to the playing field. Smith entered the game Sunday at the 2-minute warning in the second quarter after Kyle Allen was hurt on a third-down scramble against the Los Angeles
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and after a wild Saturday of games, especially in the SEC, there’s some movement near the top of the rankings. Here’s what’s next for each ranked team: No. 1 Clemson (4-0) Travis Etienne is really good. This isn’t news. We didn’t need Saturday’s game to prove
2:29 PM ET Home favourite Tyrrell Hatton came through a final-round battle with France’s Victor Perez to secure a four-stroke victory at the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey on Sunday. Heading into the final round with a three-stroke lead, Hatton delivered a short game masterclass to make six birdies in a five-under-par 67 at Wentworth
12:04 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday. Nadal equaled long-time rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record
12:49 PM ET Associated Press The Detroit Red Wings signed free agent center Vladislav Namestnikov to a $4 million, two-year contract on Sunday. The Red Wings announced the move on their website. A person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the contract’s value on condition of anonymity because it wasn’t revealed
8:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Jae C. Hong/AP Photo Even though only one division series among the MLB quartet of matchups went the full five-game distance, we’re back in action after a one-day break with the American League Championship Series of the 2020 MLB playoffs getting into gear, pitting the defending AL champs from Houston
Mark Cavendish says his career could be at an end following Sunday’s one-day Gent-Wevelgem classics race. The 35-year-old has struggled for form in recent seasons, suffering from the Epstein-Barr virus. He spent much of Sunday’s race in Belgium in the breakaway, showing his best form for some time, but finished 74th, more than six minutes
10:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia After arguably the most exciting weekend of college football so far this
Great Britain’s Reece Wilson won gold in the men’s downhill at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Austria. His time of three minutes 51.243 seconds clinched his first rainbow jersey with Austria’s David Trummer and Remi Thirion of France second and third. Despite entering the championships with confidence, the Scot was in disbelief at his
Portugal’s Ruben Guerreiro claimed stage nine at the Giro d’Italia as compatriot Joao Almeida retained his overall lead in the event. Almeida faltered on the final 9.6km climb in the mountainous stage in Abruzzo, but holds a 30-second overall lead for the race leader’s pink jersey. Guerreiro, 26, claimed his first stage win after a
3:09 PM GMT Northern beat Southern Punjab by five runs Haris Rauf‘s four-wicket burst cut a swathe though the Southern Punjab batting, as Northern recorded their sixth win in seven games to ensure a spot in the semi-final of the National T20 Cup. For Southern Punjab, it was a tale of two extremes inside three
Oct 11, 2020 Associated Press PARIS — Unlike in New York, at the US Open where she was placed in quarantine and forced out of the women’s doubles tournament after playing cards with a coronavirus-infected player, Kristina Mladenovic came up aces in doubles at the French Open. The French player and Hungarian partner Timea Babos