Team Ineos sporting director Nicolas Portal has died at the age of 40. Former professional cyclist Portal helped oversee Briton Chris Froome’s four triumphs in the Tour de France from 2013 to 2017. A statement from Team Ineos said the Frenchman died at home in Andorra on Tuesday afternoon. He rode for Team Sky and
12:19 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Longtime jockey Richard Gamez died Sunday after falling from his horse and getting trampled by another horse during a race in Tucson. Gamez was leading in the fifth race at Rillito Park Racetrack when his horse stumbled and he was thrown from the saddle, according to the
12:41 PM GMT ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Wales and Cardiff Blues fullback Hallam Amos has been ruled out for the remainder of the Six Nations due to a knee injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have announced. Amos sustained the injury during Cardiff’s 34-24 victory over Benetton Treviso in the PRO
Katie Archibald says the Track Cycling World Championships should not be a gauge for Great Britain’s cycling prospects at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. GB topped the medal table four years ago in London before replicating their success at the 2016 Olympics. But they were seventh in Berlin, with Sir Chris Hoy warning that British dominance
11:06 AM ET Five to one, baby,One in five,No one gets out of here alive, now.You get yours, baby,I’ll get mine,Gonna make it, baby,If we try. — “Five to One,” The Doors Sometimes you feel like a nut,Sometimes you don’t. — Almond Joy and Mounds jingle On Monday, as NASCAR tested its Next Gen car
Bahrain is instigating special measures for Formula 1 personnel working at its grand prix later this month in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak. The Gulf state has imposed a 14-day quarantine on travellers from countries where outbreaks are most severe, including Italy, home of Ferrari. But authorities are planning an expedited process for
10:52 AM ET Heavyweight Dillian Whyte will make the first defense of his interim world title against Alexander Povetkin on May 2 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Tuesday. The fight, which will be on Sky Box Office pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and likely on DAZN in
7:52 AM ET Israel Adesanya didn’t have to pick Yoel Romero for his first title defense. The UFC middleweight champ could have waited until top contender Paulo Costa healed from his biceps surgery before putting his belt on the line. But Adesanya wants to stay active and beat the toughest guys in the division, so
8:00 AM ET LAKELAND, Fla. — The New York Yankees are heavy favorites to win the American League East, after adding Gerrit Cole. The Tampa Bay Rays won 96 games last year, and nearly derailed the Houston Astros‘ run to the World Series. The Boston Red Sox, on the other hand, traded their best player,
Cofidis riders are being “held against their will” and “treated like plague victims” in the UAE says team president Thierry Vittu. The final two stages of the UAE Tour were cancelled after two “suspected” coronavirus cases, with riders at the event then tested for the virus. However, while the majority of teams have left UAE,
Play 06:44 Fantasy Picks: Allrounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shadab Khan should shine March 4: PSL – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Lahore Our XI: Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro/Dawid Malan, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Lynn, Rizwan Hussain, David Wiese, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Dale Steyn, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Muhammad Musa Captain: Mohammad Hafeez It feels like Hafeez’s
6:15 AM ET European golfers have hit back at comments from former PGA Tour professional Paul Azinger after he belittled the significance of the European Tour during NBC’s Honda Classic final round coverage on Sunday. Azinger implied during the broadcast that wins on the PGA Tour are more significant and harder to achieve in comparison
4:30 AM ET The women’s Kunming Open tennis tournament scheduled to begin in April in China’s Anning city has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the WTA Tour said on Tuesday. The April 27-May 3 claycourt event, which features 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams, is the second 125K series tournament to be
12:15 AM ET MIAMI — It felt like a statement win at the perfect time Monday night, but according to Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo, his team’s 105-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks shows the Heat’s potential yet doesn’t change their underdog status. “We’re always the underdog. I feel like we can play with anybody.
7:50 AM ET HE WILL LIKELY have his number retired in Miami, deserves a statue in Cleveland and has left an indelible mark on Team USA. But now, 17 years in and past his 35th birthday, the word “Lakers” across LeBron James‘ chest seems to have inspired a transformation. James has embraced playing a position,
11:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN With the NFL combine behind us, we’re just two weeks from the start of free agency and 52 days away from the 2020 NFL draft. And after teams spent the past week in Indianapolis talking to and evaluating prospects, things are becoming more clear at the top of Round 1.
10:57 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Captain Gabriel Landeskog withstood a crunching hit while making a pass that sprang Logan O’Connor for a breakaway goal in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the
9:00 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Tim Ritvo is out as chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which runs Santa Anita Park, where a large number of horse deaths has provoked a crisis in the sport. The company announced the move on Monday, saying that Ritvo left the same day to