4:08 PM ET The stakes for next week’s Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith fight have been raised once again. In addition to the WBA super middleweight title, Matchroom Boxing, the WBC and Canelo Promotions announced that the WBC’s version of the belt will also be on the line. The WBC belt became vacant when David Benavidez missed
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7:31 AM ET Marc Raimondi Eric Gomez The half-made piñata would be sitting on the floor of Pinatas Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico, and business owner Alfredo Moreno would not be happy. The job was not done, and his son’s other interest was probably to blame. Brandon Moreno started his mixed martial arts training when he
1:11 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR’s popular throwback weekend celebration at Darlington Raceway is moving from Labor Day weekend to Mother’s Day. Track officials announced the change Friday for the yearly honoring of NASCAR’s past. Darlington is holding two races next season, including its Southern 500 on Labor Day in September that
12:53 AM ET ESPN News Services Tempers flared throughout Pittsburgh‘s 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday night in Atlanta, including a scrum near the Panthers’ sideline that resulted in unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on both teams. Afterward, Tech coach Geoff Collins had a terse meeting at the center of the field with his Panthers counterpart,
6:00 AM ET Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell and Brett Favre go back a long way. At one point, there was a photo taken of them together when they were the two most prominent quarterbacks in Wisconsin, and the two went on to work together twice — Bevell as coach, Favre as quarterback
2:51 PM GMT Nigel Owens, the most-capped referee in world rugby, announced on Friday that he has ended his 17-year international career. Owens, 49, became the first referee to officiate in a century of tests when he took charge of an Autumn Nations Cup clash between France and Italy last month. The Welshman it was
12:24 PM ET For the second time in three weeks, a pay-per-view main event for the UFC flyweight title is official. Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo weighed in successfully Friday morning at 124.5 pounds and challenger Brandon Moreno was also 124.5 pounds. The bout will take place in the UFC 256 headliner Saturday night in Las
Paras Khadka has played 10 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Nepal.© Instagram Former Nepal skipper Paras Khadka has been tested positive for coronavirus and has currently isolated himself. Khadka, who has played 10 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Nepal, said he conducted a PCR test on Friday after he lost his smell, and the report
12:00 PM ET This week was when the winter meetings would have taken place in Dallas and the most relevant parts for fans — a bunch of team execs and agents in the same building trying to make moves happen — and for writers — mingling/drinking with the execs, agents and writer friends — didn’t
12:38 PM ET American Patrick Reed carded a superb eight-under-par 64 in the second round to take a two-shot lead over Matthew Fitzpatrick at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Friday. After an opening round of 70 on Thursday that left him three shots behind overnight leader Victor Perez, 2018
10:39 AM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Americans will get another chance to win a cup at Medinah, which has been awarded the Presidents Cup in 2026. The matches will be played on the No. 3 course at Medinah Country Club, located in the Chicago suburbs. It has hosted the U.S.
7:50 AM ET Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. 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
Lewis Hamilton described having coronavirus as “an experience” after he returned to his Mercedes car at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton missed last weekend’s race in Bahrain after contracting Covid-19 but tested negative on Wednesday in time to race at Yas Marina. “It’s not something I really want to go into deeply about,”
BCCI ethics offer sent a notice to TNCA chief Rupa Gurunath over conflict of interest allegations.© AFP Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa Gurunath has been sent a notice by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ethics officer DK Jain after a complaint was filed by petitioner Sanjeev Gupta for her
7:00 AM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. Erik
4:50 AM ET Mesut Ozil’s future and hopes of a move to MLS headlines this week’s Insider Notebook: PLUS: A row over a ‘shameful’ ham sandwich in Spain. Jump to: ‘Shameful’ ham sandwich row in Spain | Toronto FC want Blanc | Raiola takes aim at FIFA | Bayern battle for De Jong | Wenger’s
By Nesta McGregorBBC Sport Last updated on 7 minutes ago7 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 “I get there are worse things to be than a billionaire’s son, I do recognise that.” For Lance Stroll, money has always been an issue – just never the lack of it. The 22-year-old currently drives for Racing Point
Going into the four-match Test series against India, Australia pacer Pat Cummins said he “feels fresh” as he gears up for a gruelling battle with the Indian batsmen in the longest format. Cummins was rested after the first two ODIs against India in order to bring him back fresh for the Test matches. “I feel