8:28 AM ET The French Open, which begins Sunday in Paris, is working like most every other sporting event under strict health protocols because of the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers of the event, which was postponed from its late spring time slot because of the health crisis, are hoping to make a bold statement. “We
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10:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson was ejected late in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins after he made contact with an official. The foul occurred after Robinson attempted to recover quarterback Gardner Minshew‘s fumble. Robinson and down judge Danny Short were on the
Former Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has been appointed as Formula 1’s new chief executive. The sport’s owners Liberty Media announced that the 55-year-old will take over from Chase Carey in January 2021. The Italian, who left Ferrari in 2014, having been there since 2008, is the chief executive of sports car manufacturer Lamborghini. Carey will
12:50 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the seventh IPL 2020 match, between the Chennai Super Kings and the Delhi Capitals. CSK have won and lost a match each, and in their camp are the likes of MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak
7:28 AM ET In February 2012, a 20-year-old realtor from Contagem, Brazil, made a quiet professional debut in mixed martial arts inside a modest gymnasium in nearby Santa Luzia. His name: Paulo Henrique Costa. Costa’s skills were raw, but he took his opponent down and won via first-round TKO. A ring girl appeared and placed
7:01 AM ET Steven Stamkos made his long-awaited postseason debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Wednesday’s Game 3 win. It was a triumphant return for the captain, but also painstakingly short; could it be the last we see of him this summer? Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars look to even up the Stanley Cup Final
7:00 AM ET In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s scoresheet had enough star power to unofficially qualify as its own galaxy. Among the goal scorers were winger Nikita Kucherov, last season’s MVP; center Brayden Point, second to Kucherov in playoff scoring; and defenseman Victor Hedman, who had his fourth
7:00 AM ET When Rob Friedman — better known as PitchingNinja to his quarter-million followers on Twitter — watches a game and sees something that sticks out, he checks his gut before tweeting a highlight. In the seasons since he began posting the nastiest pitches in baseball, he’s developed an intuition about when something might
British talent Tom Pidcock and ex-Team Sky rider Richie Porte will ride for Ineos Grenadiers next season. Pidcock won this year’s Under-23 Giro d’Italia, came third in the 2019 under-23 road race World Championships and is an ex-world junior time trial champion. The 21-year-old took silver at the 2020 World Cyclocross Championships and is the
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas was fastest in an incident-packed first practice session at the Russian Grand Prix. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz and Williams driver Nicholas Latifi both crashed, while Alpha Tauri’s Daniil Kvyat and Haas’ Romain Grosjean spun on the Sochi track. Lewis Hamilton was only 19th fastest after a difficult session for Mercedes. Both drivers cost
3:04 AM ET Pep Guardiola is treading new ground as he leads Manchester City into the 2020-21 campaign. For the first time in his glittering managerial career, the City boss is embarking on a fifth season in charge of a club and within that, he’s also having to rebuild and launch a second cycle of
Venue: Imola, Italy Dates: 24-27 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app and through Connected TVs. American Chloe Dygert has had leg surgery after crashing during the World Championships time trial in Italy. The defending champion, 23 was on target to retain her title in Imola
1:40 AM ET After watching LeBron James go to the line 14 times and seeing Jamal Murray hit the floor a few times without a whistle late in Game 4, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said his team might do what the Los Angeles Lakers did and reach out to the NBA about fouls.
11:48 PM ET It doesn’t matter what jersey Ryan Fitzpatrick wears when he plays the Jacksonville Jaguars. Take your pick of a half-dozen different team uniforms. All of them have led to one result: victory. Fitzpatrick on Thursday night became the first NFL player since at least 1950 to record at least one victory for
10:00 AM ET The early part of a new season is always one of conflict: A) we know we shouldn’t overreact to what we see in the first few matches of the year, but B) overreacting is really, really fun. We just waited an entire offseason — granted, this offseason was shorter than most —
4:17 AM GMT Dean Jones was lost to Australian cricket just when it appeared as though his occasionally fraught relationship with the leadership of the game had moved towards more constructive and collaborative territory. In mourning Jones’ sudden loss at the age of 59 and his rich legacy as a cricketer, Australia’s coach Justin Langer
10:00 PM ET Multiple Contributors The Pac- 12 presidents and chancellors on Thursday voted to play a seven-game conference schedule beginning on Nov. 6, and culminating with a conference championship game on Dec. 18 — just in time to be included in the College Football Playoff discussion. With the Pac-12’s decision, every Power 5 conference
10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services BUFFALO, N.Y. — Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first postseason spot since 2016, beating the Yankees 4-1 Thursday night and further damaging New York’s chances of hosting a first-round playoff series. New York lost for the fourth time in five games