9:49 AM GMT The Women’s Six Nations match between Italy and Scotland has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Italian Authorities cancelled all sporting events in the Veneto and Lombardi Regions after the confirmed number of cases of Covid-19 rose to 79 in Italy. The match was due to take place on Sunday
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9:24 AM GMT Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim won the toss and went against type for the early part of the PSL, choosing to bat first at the National Stadium in Karachi. The winner of today’s match will break the five-team gridlock to move two points clear of the rest of the field onto the
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10:46 PM ET Dan Hooker got a signature win in New Zealand this weekend, his first headlining slot in his home country. It was a hard-fought, back-and-forth split-decision win over Paul Felder in the main event of UFC Auckland on Sunday. With three consecutive wins, Hooker is in prime position to get another big fight
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12:14 AM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — The Rio Open semifinals were suspended early Sunday because of rain. Third-seeded Cristian Garin of Chile led Croatia’s Borna Coric 6-4, 4-4 when play was halted for the third time since Saturday afternoon. Italy’s Gianluca Mager, who eliminated top-seeded Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals earlier Saturday,
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12:51 AM ET Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. It’s been 20 years since boxing has had an undisputed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. Now that Tyson Fury has beaten Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC and lineal heavyweight championships, fans, promoters and fellow fighters are clamoring
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6:12 PM ET Dan Hooker of New Zealand celebrates after his split-decision victory over Paul Felder. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC If Israel Adesanya‘s thrilling stoppage of Robert Whittaker in Melbourne last October was the coronation of New Zealand’s next sporting king, the past week in Auckland has been the party to end them all. For New Zealand
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12:03 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been postponed until after the completion of Sunday’s main event. Rain halted the race Saturday after 50 of the scheduled 200 laps. The finish is set to resume an hour after the NASCAR Cup Series race
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11:04 PM ET MIAMI — In the arena he made “his house” and the county nicknamed after him, Dwyane Wade starred up to the rafters with a wide grin as his No.3 jersey was lifted to its rightful place. Suited in an all-black suit and shirt combination, Wade stood center-court at halftime and delivered a
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10:19 PM ET When both of the Carolina Hurricanes goaltenders left Saturday’s game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs with injuries, 42-year-old Dave Ayres came in as the emergency backup goaltender — and stopped eight of 10 shots he faced to seal a 6-3 win for the Canes. Ayres allowed goals on the first two shots
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10:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Amidst a sports-filled weekend that included the heavyweight championship boxing match and a NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, hockey fans were reminded about believing in miracles on Saturday night. Prior to the game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, members of the 1980
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10:50 PM ET Dan Hooker kissed his daughter, hugged his wife Isabella and went down the front row embracing his teammates. As he walked toward backstage, he let out two loud roars. With a badly swollen jaw late in a pivotal career fight, Hooker was able to stave off an incredibly game Paul Felder with
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9:03 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence. They got their signs taken. In the Astros’ first spring training game since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball, some fans brought signs jeering Houston, and ballpark personnel
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8:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s heavyweight championship fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury at MGM Grand Garden Arena broke the record for a heavyweight boxing gate in Nevada, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN. According to duBoef, there were still “a couple more tickets” to be sold hours before Wilder and
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Unseeded Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan rallied past No. 6 Ugo Humbert of France 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 Saturday in the semifinals of the Delray Beach Open. Nishioka’s opponent Sunday will be the winner of Saturday night’s match between No. 2 Milos Raonic of Canada and No. 4
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