Formula 1’s summer break has been moved forward from August as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The new season has been thrown into disarray by the virus and F1 is working on plans to run as long a season as possible once races can be held. Following unanimous agreement, the ‘break’ will be held
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6:00 PM ET The 2020 NFL free-agent market officially opened Wednesday amid one of the more unusual weeks in league history. With the rest of the sports world shut down this week due to the coronavirus outbreak, all eyes were on the NFL’s annual frenzy of player movement. And the league did not disappoint. We’ve
11:35 AM ET Colby Covington no longer wants to fight Tyron Woodley, and he doesn’t want to beef with American Top Team teammate Dustin Poirier. He just wants one thing: a rematch with UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. Covington said Wednesday during an interview on Submission Radio that he was willing to fight Woodley this
3:09 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Indian umpires Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi were inducted into the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires on Tuesday, taking the count of women match officials across different ICC panels up to 12. Narayanan, 34, and Rathi, 31, who hail from Chennai and Mumbai respectively, have officiated in domestic matches
Seven McLaren team members who were tested for coronavirus following the abandoned Australian Grand Prix have returned negative results. The staff took the test because they had showed symptoms after close contact with a team member who returned a positive test in Melbourne on 12 March. That employee remains free of symptoms, while the 16
10:37 AM ET The Detroit Lions have agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with defensive tackle Danny Shelton, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Shelton becomes the fourth member of the New England Patriots to join the Lions over the past two offseasons under Detroit head coach Matt Patricia, the former
7:00 AM ET Imagination is about all sports fans have going for them at the moment and NFL fans were given a real doozy of a challenge in that realm Tuesday: Suddenly, we are forced to picture Tom Brady in a uniform other than that of the New England Patriots. Among active stars in baseball,
8:00 AM ET The sports world has seen so much change in the past week, as the coronavirus flips human existence on its head. Still, when Tom Brady announced he would not be returning to the New England Patriots, he sent shockwaves through Boston. For the first time in 20 years, Brady will not be
12:20 AM ET For two decades, Bill Belichick has put the New England Patriots ahead of any single player on the roster. Virtually every veteran who contributed to the greatest dynasty in modern sports has been shipped out or allowed to leave once he was no longer useful or willing to contribute at the right
12:09 AM ET An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Tuesday night. It is the first confirmed positive test in the NHL. According to the team, the player “has had mild symptoms and is in isolation.” The Senators say they are working with team doctors and public health officials
11:02 PM ET After the Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that four of their players tested positive for the coronavirus, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took aim at the NBA team’s ability to get testing that has been unavailable to so many others. “We wish them a speedy recovery. But, with all due respect,
3:07 AM GMT As may happen with many leagues and tournaments around the world, the Sheffield Shield was decided in the boardroom rather than on the pitch as coronavirus brought the Australian summer to an early and abrupt finish, but few could argue that New South Wales were not deserving of the title even if
10:12 PM ET The NBA is planning to raise its credit line to $1.2 billion, which would aid the league in handling its expenses through what is expected to be an extended shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. The NBA credit line has been $650 million, so this would represent an increase
7:53 AM ET Every single fighter on the UFC roster — heck, every single person on the planet — is struggling right now. These aren’t fun times. They are anxious and depressing times. We are missing out on things and wondering when life will return to normal. I genuinely feel bad for every MMA fighter
9:53 PM ET Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch will be among the NASCAR greats back on the racetrack this weekend — the virtual racetrack, that is. NASCAR and iRacing on Tuesday announced the Pro Invitational Series, an exhibition esports series that will pit drivers from the Cup, Xfinity and Truck series, as well as
7:00 AM ET Last Thursday, Cornell women’s hockey coach Doug Derraugh was preparing for Big Red’s NCAA quarterfinal game against Mercyhurst. The plan was to use the team meeting to discuss the penalty kill, and then get on the ice. But 15 minutes before the team meeting, Cornell’s associate athletic director Anita Brenner came to
7:07 PM ET The UFC is still planning on holding its big show next month and headliner Khabib Nurmagomedov is fully on board with that plan. It’s just a matter of where it will take place. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to defend his lightweight title against Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 on
7:38 PM ET Although it comes as no surprise, Golden Boy Promotions on Tuesday canceled the April 25 boxing card because of the coronavirus pandemic. The show, due to include four world title fights and be headlined by former three-time light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev taking on former world title challenger Sullivan Barrera in