Former Team Sky rider Kanstantsin Sivtsov has been banned for four years for using erythropoietin. The Belarusian, 37, was suspended after EPO was found in an out-of-competition sample in September 2018. He subsequently retired. Sivtsov, who rode for Sky from 2012 to 2015, was part of the team that helped Briton Chris Froome win his
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11:10 AM ET Two-time All-Star Andre Drummond says he plans to pick up his player option that will keep him in Cleveland for another year. Drummond, who was traded to the Cavaliers by the Detroit Pistons in February, has a $28.75 million option for the 2020-21 season. He said on Tuesday’s episode of the ESPN
10:07 AM BST The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic could prompt more players to leave English rugby behind and seek contracts in less physically demanding leagues overseas, former England captain Chris Robshaw has said. The 34-year-old is set to leave Harlequins after 16 years at the club and will head to San Diego Legion
8:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar, Croatia. His
Jun 22, 2020 Dustin Poirier versus Dan Hooker certainly has fight fans amped for UFC Fight Night on Saturday. The main event pits two ferocious strikers who, with a victory, will at least remain in the title hunt in a loaded lightweight division. Once interim champ Justin Gaethje and world titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov unify the
7:00 AM ET Thomas Beattie’s pro soccer career took him all over the globe. Courtesy Penoramic Publishing EDITOR’S NOTE: Thomas Beattie played professional soccer from 2008-15. A native of England, he came up through the Hull City youth academy, but his career took him across three continents as he searched for his true identity. This is
11:18 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks veteran guard Courtney Lee will be out injured when the team is scheduled to resume organized workouts next week. The Mavericks said Monday night that Lee injured his left calf during the NBA hiatus. The team said he wouldn’t be available when workouts start up again
1:04 PM ET Super Bowl hero David Tyree is no longer with the New York Giants organization as director of player development. It’s a role he’s held since 2014, after spending most of his playing career with the team. Tyree, best known for the helmet catch in the Super Bowl XLII upset of the New
4:37 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he is proud of NASCAR’s show of solidarity with Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway. 1 Related On Monday Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, was joined by all 39 other drivers and their crews in a march down pit road as they pushed his No. 43 to the front
Chris Gayle spent the 2019 CPL with Jamaica Tallawahs © Ashley Allen – CPL T20 / Getty Chris Gayle has opted out of the 2020 CPL a day before the players’ draft is scheduled to take place on June 24. The tournament this year is scheduled to take place in Trinidad & Tobago from August
Alex Zanardi is to be kept in an induced coma until at least next week after suffering severe head injuries in an accident on his hand cycle. A statement from the Sienna hospital where the Italian is being treated said he remained in a stable condition. It said his “neurological condition remains unchanged in its
5:36 AM ET World No.1 Novak Djokovic should put his hand up and accept responsibility after three players tested positive for coronavirus while participating in his Adria Tour exhibition tournament, Briton Dan Evans said on Monday. Grigor Dimitrov, a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist from Bulgaria, announced on Sunday he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Jun 21, 2020 The NSW Waratahs have confirmed they have released Kurtley Beale from his contract effective immediately after reports surfaced he had requested an early release on Sunday. It was announced in May the utility back would not be returning to the Sydney-based franchise in 2021 after he signed a contract in France with
6:03 PM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that begins around July
7:33 PM ET UFC featherweight Josh Emmett recorded one of the biggest wins of his UFC career on Saturday, although it came with a price. Emmett (15-2) told ESPN on Monday he suffered a complete ACL tear in his left knee during the opening moments of his unanimous decision win against Shane Burgos at UFC
5:48 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza is opting out of participation in the NBA’s Orlando restart of the season, committing instead to a one-month visitation window with his young son, sources tell ESPN. Ariza, a starter, has been involved in a custody case over his 12-year-old son, and the mother’s decision to
10:39 PM ET To the person or persons who tried to ruin everyone’s weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, I have something I need to tell you. To the one(s) who thought they could dip into the tired old 1934 or ’64 racist playbook and elicit fear by placing a symbol of hate — a noose, for
11:05 PM ET A former Invicta FC champion has agreed to make her UFC debut on less than a week’s notice on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jinh Yu Frey, the former Invicta atomweight champion, will meet Kay Hansen this weekend in both fighters’ UFC debut. Both Frey and Hansen announced the news on social