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
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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
12:39 PM ET What a weekend in soccer! Tottenham put their north London rivals Arsenal in a tailspin with a derby win, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig served up a treat in the Bundesliga, Liverpool‘s tired squad racked up another big win and Man United turned in the ultimate “tale of two halves” in beating
3:23 PM ET Former Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox star Dick Allen died Monday at the age of 78. The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Allen’s death. A cause of death has not been announced. Allen was one of MLB’s most feared sluggers in the 1960s and 1970s, hitting 351 home runs and
12:22 PM ET The signs were everywhere for Frank Beamer as he carved out his own Hall of Fame coaching career. And, yes, most fathers are biased when it comes to their sons. But there was no doubt in Beamer’s mind that his son, Shane, would one day be a head coach. Today is that
8:50 AM ET The Stanley Cup is something that sets the National Hockey League apart from other sports. Not only because it’s the rare championship trophy from which you can drink, but also because the names of those who won it are etched along its rings, forged into hockey history. Oh, the names hockey has
11:15 AM ET It was 10 o’clock Saturday night in Conway, South Carolina, and while the Brooks Stadium grandstands had long since emptied, one quarter of the playing field was packed with people. From the 25-yard line to back of the end zone, the black-uniformed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and their coaches gathered in clusters, smiling,
11:31 AM ET Floyd Mayweather is back! Or something like that. On Sunday, Mayweather announced that he’s returning to the ring for a “super exhibition” fight against YouTube sensation Logan Paul on Feb. 20. Is that surprising? Not really, considering the success of the recent exhibition match between former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones
Sachin Tendulkar shared a video of him parasailing to a famous Ritviz song.© Instagram Taking the break amid the chaotic coronavirus pandemic, Sachin Tendulkar is currently on a vacation. The cricket legend has taken to social media, to share multiple photos lately, but hasn’t revealed his whereabouts. He took to Instagram on Monday, with the
9:00 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been here before; the Manchester United manager seems to regularly face the “biggest week” of his time in charge of the club. But this one really does feel like it, with season-defining games against RB Leipzig and Manchester City within the space of five days for a team
Nov 6, 2019 Editor’s note: This story contains mature content. On a September morning in Los Angeles, one of the internet’s most popular entertainers is not in the mood to entertain. He’s not here for the jokes and antics that have defined his YouTube career, Logan Paul says into a camera, his blond hair cut
8:30 AM GMT Eddie Jones has accused his critics of “disrespecting the players and the game” on Sunday after facing repeated questions about England’s playing style en-route to winning the Autumn Nations Cup. Jones admitted that his team had not been at their best and lacked sharpness as England beat France 22-19 at Twickenham with
The ODI series between South Africa and England has been postponed.© ICC/Twitter The One-day International series between South Africa and England has been postponed, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a release Monday. The postponement effectively ends England’s tour of South Africa with only one-half of the scheduled fixtures completed. “Cricket South