7:25 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Tyson Fury is a 6-foot-9, 250-pound fashion plate who makes a sartorial splash whether he’s walking into a boxing ring or a news conference. He has been Batman, Apollo Creed and a lucha libre wrestler, and look for him to push the envelope again during the buildup for his Feb.
1:44 PM GMT England and Bath winger Anthony Watson will not be fit for his side’s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland on Saturday, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Wednesday. Watson suffered a calf injury before England’s opening game at the weekend and played no part in the side’s 24-17 defeat to France. –
3:26 PM GMT Rugby’s Super League has said it accepts that Australian Israel Folau has been legally registered as Catalan Dragons player but says it has taken steps to be able to intervene in controversial signings. Former rugby union player Folau had his contract with Rugby Australia torn up in May for posting a meme
2:16 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — New Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Wednesday that he’s already met with both running back Kareem Hunt and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. regarding their recent offseason incidents that drew headlines. Hunt was pulled over Jan. 21 by police, who found small amounts of marijuana in a
1:20 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson is still not exempt for the U.S. Open and says he won’t accept a special invitation. The U.S. Open is the one major keeping Mickelson from the career Grand Slam and no other major has given him more grief. His six runner-up finishes, most
12:36 PM ET Former junior welterweight world titleholder Johnny Bumphus died Monday due to cardiac arrest in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. He was 59. Bumphus, nicknamed “Bump City,” was a skillful southpaw who boxed professionally from 1980 to 1987 but whose career was cut short by drug addiction. Bumphus, who lived for many years
The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation says it did investigate alleged links between Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang and Lance Armstrong’s former medic but opted against disciplinary proceedings. Fuglsang denied meeting banned doctor Michele Ferrari after a leaked CADF report appeared in Danish outlets Politiken and DR and Norway’s VG. The report alleged fellow Astana rider Alexey Lutsenko also
5:39 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya‘s son Avishek became the youngest president of the Cricket Association Bengal (CAB) at the age of 38, after being elected unopposed on Wednesday. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s elder brother Snehasish Ganguly, a former Bengal batsman, is the new joint-secretary, a post that was vacated by
11:17 AM ET Former heavyweight world titlist Joseph Parker, long on the hunt for an opponent for his next bout, now officially has one: Shawndell Winters. Parker will square off with Winters in a 10-round bout on the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas card on Feb. 29 (DAZN) at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco,
12:00 PM ET Boston Red Sox fans are angry. Very angry. It’s no surprise that there is outrage over the Mookie Betts deal. The 2018 AL MVP and now former Red Sox right fielder was one of the most beloved athletes in the city, particularly given his rise from rookie to superstar happened nightly in
11:59 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — American tennis player Abigail Spears was handed a 22-month doping ban on Wednesday after a positive test from last year’s U.S. Open. The 38-year-old Spears has won 21 women’s doubles titles during her career and won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open in 2017. Her urine
Sports authorities in Shanghai have recommended the suspension of all sporting events in the city as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The move casts further doubt on the Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled to be held in Shanghai on 19 April. Its viability will be discussed by Formula 1 bosses on Wednesday. The Shanghai Sports
12:55 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff After going more than five years without committing an over-rate offence, India have now had to pay fines in three consecutive matches, the latest a whopping 80% of their match fee after being found four overs short of the target in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton on
7:40 AM ET ANDRE IGUODALA SITS at a conference table inside the bustling San Francisco offices of Zuora, a public software company. He listens as the founder, Tien Tzuo, and leading executives sing the liturgical language of Silicon Valley — engagement and cadence, creating what we call pulse, customer journey, individual contributor function and muscle
7:25 AM ET Katlyn Chookagian will board the shuttle at her Houston hotel on Saturday en route to the Toyota Center for UFC 247. At some point during the ride she will likely turn to her coaches and crack a joke. “I’m always like, maybe the bus will get in a car accident on the
6:36 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After a difficult few years, Kell Brook is feeling revived and is targeting a rematch with WBC-IBF world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. if
12:34 AM ET The Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiplayer trade that includes Clint Capela and Robert Covington, among other players, and draft picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The four-team deal sends Covington and Jordan Bell to Houston; Capela and Nene to Atlanta; Malik Beasley, Juan
10:15 PM ET The Dodgers are mad. You sensed it in the passive-aggressive statement they released on the night of Jan. 13, hours after the Houston Astros were punished for the illegal sign-stealing methods that helped them win the 2017 World Series. You sensed it, mostly, in their pointed words during the annual preseason gathering