8:00 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 As Anthony Joshua enters his next — and defining — stage of his career, he’s focused on one major area: his fitness. On Saturday
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10:40 AM ET The Champions League group stage has reached its climax, with seven places in the round of 16 still up for grabs. – How teams can qualify for round of 16 The crucial action comes in Group H as Man United, PSG and RB Leipzig fight it out for the two places, while
7:00 AM ET ESPN’s 64-player “Greatest NHL Name” tournament bracket dropped this week and garnered the expected reaction from hockey fans: passion, amusement, obsession and countless people vehemently protesting that Slater Koekkoek should have been a No. 1 seed. To recap, we took some of the greatest names to grace NHL ice — and Ukko-Pekka
The W Series, motor racing’s female-only championship, will be part of next year’s British Grand Prix weekend. The series recently announced it would dovetail with a number of Formula 1 races in 2021. An eight-race calendar has been confirmed, starting in France on 26 June and concluding in Mexico on 30 October. The British round
New Zealand’s number one wicketkeeper BJ Watling is set to return from injury for the second Test against the West Indies, while the tourists suffered a double blow Tuesday with Kemar Roach and Shane Dowrich ruled out. Pace bowler Roach is returning home following the death of his father last week while wicketkeeper Dowrich continues
2:14 AM ET Months ago, LeBron James bit his tongue when Kyrie Irving‘s comments on Kevin Durant‘s podcast seemed to disparage the Los Angeles Lakers star’s late-game abilities. Now James has opened up about his former teammate’s take on a podcast appearance of his own. James, appearing as a guest on the Road Trippin’ podcast
Olympic champion Elinor Barker already has an impressive medal collection with 15 major titles in track cycling. And she is aiming to add to it on Wednesday with a maiden Esports world championship crown. Barker is part of a nine-strong GB team who will race over a 50km course via virtual racing platform Zwift at
12:08 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Lance Lynn in a trade with the Texas Rangers early Tuesday morning, sources told ESPN, bolstering their rotation with a veteran who led the major leagues
Even the very best make mistakes from time to time. Charles Leclerc took himself out of Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix with a misjudgement on the first lap, breaking his Ferrari’s front suspension in a collision with Racing Point’s Sergio Perez, who went on to win. It earned Leclerc a three-place grid penalty for this weekend’s
1:43 AM ET Brian Schmetzer praised his side’s perseverance after the Seattle Sounders rallied from two goals down to defeat Minnesota United 3-2 on Monday night. Stunned by two set-pieces, the first a magnificent free kick from Minnesota star Emanuel Reynoso, the second-seeded Sounders looked destined for an upset defeat before three goals in the
12:18 AM ET Top Rank has its first U.S. show of 2021 booked. Joe Smith Jr. will fight Maxim Vlasov in the main event of a card on Feb. 13, Top Rank officials confirmed with ESPN. The vacant WBO light heavyweight title will be on the line, officials said. The event will likely be held
10:30 PM GMT New Zealand’s twice Rugby World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw was named Men’s 15s Player of the Decade by World Rugby. McCaw, who led the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2011 and 2015, saw off competition from former team mates Dan Carter, Kieran Read, Brodie Retallick and Beauden Barrett, as
2:49 PM ET The Michigan football team has been cleared for limited workouts per a school spokesman, and a source told ESPN that the Wolverines are planning to practice in some capacity Monday. Michigan paused all in-person team activities last week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and cancelled its game against Maryland originally
7:33 PM ET The NFL suspended two players for stepping on opponents in two separate games on Sunday. Tennessee Titans defensive end Teair Tart and Cincinnati Bengals safety Shawn Williams were suspended for one game without pay for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules, the league announced on Monday. Tart was deemed to
8:53 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a lot of things Monday night at Heinz Field, culminating with the biggest drop of all: their undefeated season and an opportunity to clinch their first playoff berth since 2017. The Steelers fell to the Washington Football Team 23-17, blowing a 14-point lead that was the
3:31 PM ET Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas referred to disgruntled superstar James Harden’s absence from training camp as a holdout on Monday and said there is “no timetable” he is aware of for the perennial All-Star guard to report. After Harden missed Houston’s first team workout Sunday, Silas cited the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols as
5:58 PM ET PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison will get a second fight in 2020 after all, as she has booked a 155-pound contest against Jozette Cotton at Titan FC 66 on Dec. 17. Harrison (8-0) is still under exclusive contract with PFL, but was given permission to fight outside the organization because of the
6:27 PM ET Popular women’s flyweight fighter Rachael Ostovich is the latest victim of UFC’s planned cuts, the promotion confirmed on Monday. UFC president Dana White said Saturday following UFC Fight Night that they would be making “serious cuts” — about 60 fighters would be released before the first of the year. The UFC released