9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN Highly touted two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez made his professional debut in August in Philadelphia. He was matched up with unheralded Adan Gonzales, who at the time sported a 4-2-2 record. It was a fight designed to showcase the skills of the Cuban southpaw, an opportunity for Ramirez to
3:00 AM ET It is May 2015, and Liverpool have become a laughingstock. They are losing 6-1 at Stoke City on the final day of the season, the home supporters are tormenting manager Brendan Rodgers with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” and midfielder Steven Gerrard is ending his 710-game career at the
7:48 AM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic and his wife have tested negative for the coronavirus, his media team said Thursday, 10 days after announcing they had contracted the disease. The top-ranked player tested positive for the virus after playing in an exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia amid the
8:18 AM ET As the giant screens hanging from the roof of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas went from blank to an Irish flag, and Sinead O’Connor’s version of “Foggy Dew” played over the house system, it was obvious 2020 would be a memorable year for the UFC with the return of Conor McGregor
8:07 AM BST Leicester Tigers have confirmed England centre Manu Tuilagi has left the Gallagher Premiership club after opting not to sign a new contract on reduced terms in line with the league’s revised salary cap rules. Tuilagi is one of five players to have departed, alongside Kyle Eastmond, Telusa Veainu, Greg Batemen and Noel
7:00 AM ET Major League Baseball is aiming for a 60-game 2020 MLB season as training camps begin in ballparks across the country this week. If they do play, that means we’ll have pennant races and a postseason and MVP awards to hand out. I thought it would be fun to go over the past
7:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL draft lottery was pure chaos. It wasn’t just that the lowly Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators lost out on the No. 1 pick. Everyone must cope with the fact that “Team E” — a squad that plays in the NHL’s 24-team postseason — gets the chance to draft
7:31 AM ET WHEN FRANK VOGEL has chatted with the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of traveling to the NBA’s campus at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, next week, the conversation has mostly been informational. Players want clarity about how restrictive the so-called bubble will be — for instance, under what
6:00 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Whether it’s a barbecue sandwich smothered in so much sauce you don’t know where the bun begins and ends, corn-on-the-cob or the simple hot dog, there is something special about Fourth of July food. No one knows this better than a few former NFL players. Just ask George Foster, who
6:00 AM BST Crusaders captain Scott Barrett could be out of action for up to four months after undergoing foot surgery, his coach Scott Robertson said on Thursday. Robertson said it would be about 12-16 weeks before Barrett would be able to play again, which could also affect his chances of playing for the All
5:11 PM IST England and West Indies will be presented with red caps and wear specially-designed playing shirts on the second day of the third Test at Emirates Old Trafford to raise awareness for the Ruth Strauss Foundation. The charity, which was launched last year, is named after Sir Andrew Strauss’ late wife Ruth, who
6:00 AM BST Former All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter will make a return to his native Canterbury for his first rugby game in New Zealand since 2015 at the weekend, but will still wear the blue and white colours of their intense provincial rivals Auckland. The 38-year-old Carter, who spent his entire New Zealand professional
Not all superheroes wear capes, but this year Adrian Newey has decided to don his. Red Bull’s renowned design genius has decided to fit his 2020 car with what engineers in Formula 1 call a ‘cape’. This is following a lead by Mercedes, who introduced this aerodynamic component in 2017, and still run it today.
6:22 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that executive Rick Dudley won’t return and that the team is still in talks with longtime TV play-by-play announcer John Forslund on a new deal. Dudley, 71, had worked as the Hurricanes’ senior vice president of hockey
11:06 AM IST Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Cricket is hopeful the Lanka Premier League will go ahead as scheduled in August, despite the Sri Lankan government pushing back the August 1 reopening of the country’s main airport in Katunayake. Sri Lanka’s sports ministry last week gave a go-ahead for the tournament, which has been scheduled
6:54 PM ET LONDON — Ben Chilwell won’t fix Chelsea‘s defending by himself. Frank Lampard has serious designs on a Premier League title challenge next season, but the Blues must surely target further reinforcements at the back for that to become a reality. That’s not to say Chilwell isn’t a fine player. He is valued
10:58 PM ET The Washington Redskins face renewed pressure to change their nickname, but this time protestors are targeting their sponsors, Adweek reported. According to the report Wednesday, Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo each received letters signed by 87 investment firms and shareholders worth a combined $620 billion asking the companies to sever ties with the
9:06 PM ET A total of 14 Oklahoma football players have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with two of the 72 staff members who were tested, the school announced Wednesday as it began voluntary workouts. As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the athletic department also announced it has implemented budget cuts of