10:06 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi The UFC will close this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event in Brasilia, Brazil, to the public, after the governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, temporarily suspended all large gatherings
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Mar 11, 2020 Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will be the venue to host the much anticipated Jeff Horn vs. Tim Tszyu super welterweight fight on Wednesday, April 22nd, sources have told ESPN. The North Queensland location has beaten out Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium, Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne and Perth’s RAC Arena in what
9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Fans who were scattered around the ninth green saw Hideki Matsuyama finish with a 25-foot eagle putt to tie the course record and take the lead at the Players Championship. Hours later, the PGA Tour announced the rest of the tournament was being canceled
7:54 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, called for all players and caddies to be tested for the coronavirus and said if any one of them tests positive, “we need to shut it down.” McIlroy also said Thursday after his first round at the Players
6:49 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been handed a 10-week suspension by a disciplinary panel after he grabbed opposing captain Alun Wyn Jones’ groin during his side’s victory over Wales in the Six Nations last weekend. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try
6:19 PM ET All combat sports events scheduled to take place in California through the end of March were called off Thursday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on guidance issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to protect Californians against the possible spread of COVID-19, the
6:48 PM ET The LPGA Tour on Thursday postponed its next three events, including its first major of the year — the ANA Inspiration — because of the coronavirus pandemic. Postponed were the Volvik Founders Cup in Phoenix, scheduled for March 19-22; the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California, scheduled for March 26-29; and the ANA
8:42 AM ET The NBA has suspended its season due to the spread of the coronavirus, and commissioner Adam Silver has stated the hiatus will last at least 30 days. On Sunday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported owners and executives are bracing for the possibility of mid-to-late June as a best-case scenario for a return.
5:04 PM BST The 2019-20 Guinness PRO14 season has been suspended indefinitely due to the growing coronavirus outbreak, organisers have announced. The league had previously postponed the Round 14 and 15 matches involving Benetton and Zebre due to restrictions on travelling implemented by the Italian government, but have now suspended all league matches indefinitely. 2
5:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — As Clemson’s pro day unfolded, NFL head coaches like the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Mike Tomlin and the Detroit Lions‘ Matt Patricia chatted with Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. And it never took long, Swinney said, before the Tigers’ versatile linebacker Isaiah Simmons came up in those conversations. Simmons, the All-American
5:01 PM ET In his first public comments since testing positive for COVID-19, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert apologized on Instagram for his “careless” actions that exposed others to the disease, saying he hopes that his “story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously.” Gobert tested positive for coronavirus in Oklahoma
9:21 AM BST The French Rugby Federation has suspended all of its competitions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the organisation’s president Bernard Laporte announced in a statement on Twitter on Friday. The announcement comes a day after the 2019-20 Guinness PRO14 season was suspended indefinitely. 2 Related “It is our responsibility to take the
Mar 16, 2020 The NBA has suspended its season due to the spread of the coronavirus, and commissioner Adam Silver has said that the hiatus will last at least 30 days. On Sunday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that owners and executives are bracing for the possibility of mid-to-late June as a best-case scenario for
4:27 PM ET Having discussed at length with NBA owners whether to take a hiatus due to the coronavirus safety concerns, commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he opted to suspend the season shortly after canceling the Utah Jazz–Oklahoma City Thunder game on Wednesday night following Rudy Gobert‘s positive test for COVID-19. NBA owners have been
4:30 PM ET Major League Baseball is delaying the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks from the scheduled March 26 start in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Thursday. Here’s what we know about MLB’s announcement, what this means for baseball and where things could go from here. What is the
3:50 PM ET On Thursday, the NHL decided to “pause” the 2019-20 season, with hopes to resume play at some point in the future. The decision comes after hockey leagues in other countries — as well as other sports leagues in North America — made the call to suspend or outright cancel the remainder of
8:30 AM ET Sure, the four-team College Football Playoff has been fun and made the chase for college football’s top prize more inclusive. But let’s liven up the party and expand the field to 64 teams. Here’s the format: We’ve seeded the teams 1 through 64, and the seeds are based on ESPN’s latest Football
6:39 PM GMT England’s Test series against West Indies and the T20 Blast are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic, with both events scheduled for a period that the UK government has identified as the likely peak of the virus in the country. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed at a press conference on Thursday afternoon