Mar 31, 2020 The British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa in July 2021 will not be rescheduled despite a direct overlap with the new dates for the Tokyo Olympic Games that were announced on Monday. The Olympics have been pushed back a year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and will now start
5:49 AM ET The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said on Tuesday it is working to boost players’ earnings when the sport resumes and may extend the 2020 season. The season was suspended in early March due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving players in the lowest tiers without any opportunity to earn a livelihood. 2 Related
4:10 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Devon Conway, the South Africa-born batsman who plays for Wellington, will be eligible to represent New Zealand from August 28, the ICC has confirmed. Conway left Johannesburg in September 2017, at the age of 26, to try and forge a cricket career in New Zealand. He had played extensively at
9:19 PM ET As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bellator said on Monday that it has decided to clear its slate of fights in May. Bellator 242, scheduled for May 9 in San Jose, California, has been postponed, along with Bellator London on May 16 and Bellator 243 on May 29 in Temecula, California,
8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The site of the US Open tennis tournament in New York is going to be used for 350 temporary hospital beds and to prepare food packages during the coronavirus pandemic. 2 Related U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier says an area that houses indoor courts at the Billie Jean
9:09 AM ET Steve KimESPN As boxers sit idle with no fights on the horizon, each fighter has had to assess how they will react to this sudden, unexpected layoff. There are those with the means and accomplishments to stand pat and wait for their next opportunity, but not every fighter is so fortunate. Others
7:42 PM ET Roger Federer put on a show for tennis fans via Twitter on Monday, proving the living legend hasn’t lost his touch as the ATP Tour has ground to a halt. He posted a video showing him executing trick shots against a wall in the snow. Making sure I still remember how to
12:53 PM ET Despite Dana White’s insistence in recent weeks that the Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight will go on, increasingly strict travel restrictions and other precautionary measures designed to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic appear to have the fight on the brink of cancellation. During an Instagram Live interview on March
8:00 AM ET Part of the draw of college football is the endless supply of interesting topics to discuss. In an offseason that has seen sports come to a total stop due to the coronavirus, now’s the time to prove it. The world is full of uncertainty, but we’re going to distract and entertain ourselves
6:59 PM ET Sports venues are an emerging asset in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. From staging grounds to drive-thru testing facilities to makeshift hospitals, the once-empty stadiums have become a bustle of activity again. The Washington Nationals‘ spring facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, is the latest to be turned into a testing
7:02 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tyler Madden has signed a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings. The forward recently completed his sophomore season at Northeastern University before signing Monday with L.A. Madden was originally selected by the Vancouver Canucks in third round of the 2018 draft, but the Kings acquired his
6:18 PM ET Shaquille O’Neal is playing some defense while the NBA season remains suspended. The Hall of Fame center attempted to clarify his brief appearance on the hit Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” saying that while he loves big cats, he “had no idea” what was going on at the Oklahoma ranch owned by Joseph
6:38 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Daniel Cormier‘s phone started blowing up with texts last Thursday morning. His bitter rival, Jon Jones, had just been arrested for alleged aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Friends in Cormier’s inner circle were reaching out to him with messages that sounded celebratory. “But that’s not me. I
5:56 PM ET More than 115 athletes, coaches and sports personalities from 13 countries have joined to raise money for a COVID-19 response fund aimed at providing assistance for individuals fighting the global pandemic. Simone Biles, Mark Cuban, Stephen Curry, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Hawk, Rose LaVelle, Jack Nicklaus, Michael Phelps, David Ortiz and Michael
5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent safety Eric Reid wants the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement invalidated over language added following ratification of the pact earlier this month. He is calling for an investigation and a re-vote. In a letter to the NFLPA on Monday, Reid’s lawyers said language posted on the players
5:15 PM ET Professional boxing is tentatively scheduled to resume in Japan in May. Previously, the Japan Boxing Commission and the Japan Professional Boxing Association, which is the union of some 270 licensed boxing club owners in the country, shut boxing down until at least April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then the deadline
4:14 PM ET Phil Mickelson hinted on Twitter that another “Match” with Tiger Woods is in the works. What’s unclear is if he was referring to hyped big-money encounter such as the one in November of 2018 in Las Vegas, where Mickelson claimed a $9-million “winner take all” purse; or something more modest, that would
3:44 PM ET HOUSTON — Left tackle Laremy Tunsil and the Houston Texans have started talking about a multi-year contract extension, with the two sides exchanging preliminary proposals, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Tunsil, whom the Texans acquired in 2019 for a huge package of picks, including two in the first round, is expected