5:31 PM 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 Anthony Joshua has been concentrating on overcoming Oleksandr Usyk’s southpaw stance in preparation for Saturday’s world heavyweight title defence. The WBA, IBF and WBO
8:16 PM ET Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson is making “good progress” in his rehabilitation from a right Achilles injury and will participate in “controlled drills” during training camp, but his return within the season will be made at a later date, the team announced Monday. Thompson, who tore his left ACL during Game
6:00 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have proposed a $1.7 billion development in Tempe that will include a hockey arena. Renderings released Monday by the Coyotes include proposed restaurants, shops and apartments on a 46-acre tract of land near downtown. The team said the arena would be funded by private
6:57 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — If Brooks Koepka is indifferent about the Ryder Cup, as some of his recent comments might suggest, it is not something that Steve Stricker has seen in his dealings with the golfer. Stricker, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, said Monday during an introductory news conference at Whistling Straits that
11:58 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It’s as you were at the top of the order, but second-year side Nashville SC has slipped
5:47 PM ET Montreal Canadiens center Jonathan Drouin said he left the team last April due to insomnia caused by his anxiety. Drouin, 26, told TSN/RDS in an interview Monday that he’s been dealing with the issue for many years, and his breaking point came during a road trip last season. The Canadiens played two
4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Pitcher Luis Severino was activated by the New York Yankees before Monday’s series opener against Texas and is in position to make his first major league appearance in nearly two years. Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he plans to use the two-time All-Star out of the
Sep 15, 2021 Andre SnellingsESPN The storylines this season are almost endless. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on a career path rivaling the best players in NBA history, including both “His Airness” as well as “King James,” yet somehow no one seems to realize it. I’ve been predicting and noting his progress for years, but the majority
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s not just the games that Aaron Rodgers has enjoyed about Monday Night Football. It’s the characters and legends associated with it. Take John Madden, for example. Even though Madden called Monday Night Football games for four seasons (2002-05), he’s someone Rodgers closely associates with the brand. “My
3:16 PM ET Associated Press Purdue receiver David Bell used his Twitter account to tell fans he was all right after Saturday’s scary scene at No. 12 Notre Dame. It’s still unclear when the Boilermakers could get their biggest playmaker back on the field. Coach Jeff Brohm announced Monday that Bell is in the concussion
Venue: Flanders, Belgium Dates: 19-26 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app, and through Connected TVs The Netherlands’ Ellen van Dijk won her second Road Cycling World Championship time trial title as Britain’s Joss Lowden finished eighth. Van Djik, 34, completed the 30.3km course in 36
11:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Probellum, a boxing promotion and media company, launched on Monday, the company’s president, Richard Schaefer, told ESPN. The company aims to take a global approach to the sport, using alliances in different territories — Europe, Eastern Bloc, Asia, Middle East and Africa among them — in an attempt to unify
2:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao has not made a decision on his future despite comments from the boxer suggesting he has retired, Sean Gibbons, the president of Pacquiao’s promotional company, told ESPN on Monday. The future Hall of Famer, during an interview with Filipina star Toni Gonzaga on Sunday, said his “boxing career
With the ongoing vaccination drive helping to flatten India’s COVID-19 curve, BCCI secretary Jay Shah is optimistic about fans returning to the venues in large numbers in the upcoming international home season. The Indian cricket team is scheduled to play four Tests, 14 T20 Internationals and three ODIs at home between November 2021 to June
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that domestic cricketers affected by the COVID-curtailed 2020-21 season will be paid 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for the disruption and also hiked their remuneration for the upcoming season. Many Indian cricketers struggled financially after the Ranji Trophy was not
12:12 PM BST The African qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be staged as a knockout tournament in France next year, organisers said on Monday. The top eight African teams compete in the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 in France, which will serve as the last qualifying round for the 2023 World Cup. The
11:10 AM ET Jakob Chychrun knows his fashion. At the NHL player media tour in Chicago, he wore Gucci loafers with a roaring tiger and a pair of stark white Valentino sneakers with an “Arizona red” streak on them. “Fashion is something I definitely enjoy. You can show a little different side of you sometimes,”
Watch the closing stages as Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk wins the world time trial title ahead of Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser and Olympic champion Annemiek van Vleuten at the Road Cycling World Championships in Flanders. 2021 Road World Championships: How to watch live coverage on the BBC Available to UK users only.