12:57 PM ET The ACC became the latest NCAA conference to cancel athletics activities through the end of the 2019-20 academic year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it might not be the last one to do so. In a statement on Tuesday, the ACC said its member schools voted unanimously to cancel “all
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This year’s Tour de Yorkshire has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The sixth edition of the race had been scheduled to take place across the county from 30 April to 3 May. Dates are being looked at for the event to be staged later on in the year. Peter Box CBE, chair of
Prestigious one-day races Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Paris-Roubaix was due to be held on 12 April, with Liege-Bastogne-Liege two weeks later. They are two of the five ‘Monument’ races of the cycling calendar, along with the Tour of Flanders, Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Lombardy. The Tour
8:15 AM ET The outbreak of the coronavirus created the first major disruption of the tennis tours since World War II. With luck, the interruption will be a lot shorter, but even the projected break lasting until the beginning of May amounts to a unique challenge for the players. The WTA Tour currently plans to
8:29 AM ET The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) has cancelled all public boxing under its jurisdiction until at least early April. This includes the European welterweight title fight between Russia’s David Avanesyan and England’s Josh Kelly at London’s O2 Arena on March 28, as well as the British light-heavyweight title fight between Shakan
8:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Tom Brady said goodbye to the New England Patriots in a series of posts on Instagram on Tuesday, ending his 20-year run with the only NFL team he has ever known. Brady did not say which team he will sign with for the 2020 season, but he did indicate
11:00 AM ET In retrospect, the conference calls Major League Baseball regularly holds these days must seem like a waste of time to some of the participants. The circumstances to which MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association must react are changing so quickly that what once might have seemed important the day or
12:45 PM GMT Alex Hales has confirmed he is self-isolating at home after developing symptoms of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) following his return from the Pakistan Super League. The PSL’s organisers confirmed on Tuesday morning that the competition’s semi-finals and finals had been postponed indefinitely after a player had shown symptoms of the virus. PCB chief
10:01 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer has spoken out against racist abuse and called for action against its perpetrators after posting screenshots of direct messages he had received, on his Instagram story. “I [have] given a lot of thought about reacting to this and I hope that no-one else has to deal with stuff
5:36 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s demeanour on the field has pleased and upset people equally, with some welcoming his in-your-face pumped-up aggression, and others calling for a more restrained approach. As far as Madan Lal, the new head of the BCCI’s cricket advisory committee, is concerned, asking Kohli to “mellow down” makes no
12:30 AM ET ESPN News Services All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz says he showed no symptoms of being sick before testing positive for the coronavirus, and he continues to have no signs of illness since going into isolation. Mitchell, speaking to ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview broadcast Monday, also revealed
11:08 PM ET The UFC has officially hit pause. Dana White announced on Monday that the next three cards would be suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak with hopes of returning on April 18 for UFC 249, a pay-per-view headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson. It’s the fifth attempt for Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson after
10:26 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Second baseman Joe Panik was added to the 40-man major league roster by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Toronto selected the contract of the 29-year-old from Triple-A Buffalo and placed right-hander Yennsy Diaz on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain. Panik gets a one-year
9:51 PM ET For the first time since 1945, the Run for the Roses will not take place on the first Saturday in May. Churchill Downs is expected to announce Tuesday morning that the 146th Kentucky Derby will be postponed, sources confirmed to ESPN. It’s the latest iconic American sporting event to be halted by
7:39 PM ET Promoters of the April 22nd Jeff Horn vs. Tim Tszyu fight have postponed the event, hours after communicating it was going ahead as scheduled. The U-turn comes as the coronavirus pandemic grips the world and just two days after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison banned mass gathering of 500 or more people
7:58 PM ET Dana White announced on SportsCenter Monday that the March 21, 28 and April 11 UFC Fight Nights would be postponed. UFC 249, featuring a main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, still remains on the calendar, with White acknowledging that the fight may not happen in the United States. Fighters on
7:49 PM ET Ohio State added ESPN Junior 300 running back Evan Pryor to its 2021 recruiting class on Monday. Pryor is the No. 124 overall prospect, and he chose Ohio State over North Carolina and Georgia. Pryor’s decision to join the Ohio State class gives the Buckeyes three commitments in the month of March,
7:17 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has suspended its season until May as part of the CDC’s recommendation to postpone gatherings for the next eight weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic The decision came after at least two Monday conference calls between the sanctioning body and its team owners. It affects seven