Tensions between the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and cycling’s governing body over the controversial closure of the investigation into four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome’s use of salbutamol in 2018 have been revealed. The rider was cleared of any wrongdoing over the legal asthma drug almost three years ago. In correspondence days later, now
IPL 2021: One SunRisers Hyderabad player has tested positive for COVID-19.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad squad is in isolation after a player tested positive for COVID-19. SRH’s match against Mumbai Indians scheduled to be played on Tuesday is unlikely. One player from Delhi Capitals has also tested positive for the virus. More to follow Topics mentioned in
12:10 AM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The scuffling New York Mets fired hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater on Monday night. The moves were made following a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that dropped the Mets to 11-12. New York has struggled badly with runners in scoring
12:56 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael Houser stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Sam Reinhart scored twice in Buffalo’s three-goal third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the playoff-bound New York Islanders 4-2 on Monday night. Tage Thompson and Rasmus Asplund also scored for Buffalo, which trailed 2-0 early in the
12:42 AM ET Stephen Curry has set the bar so high for himself that nobody seems surprised anymore when he puts up eye-popping numbers on a nightly basis. The latest example came Monday night during a 123-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, as the Golden State Warriors star guard poured in 41 points. The
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Phil Mickelson said he is struggling to keep his concentration on the golf course, leading to short spells where his mind goes numb. One such example came Friday at the end of his round, and it cost him at the Valspar Championship. Two bogeys over
11:49 PM ET The anticipated bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz has a new date and location. Diaz has a minor, undisclosed injury and his welterweight fight with Edwards will no longer take place as the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night. Edwards-Diaz
5:23 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers starter Dustin May, one of the game’s brightest young pitchers, will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to repair a damaged ulnar collateral ligament, the team announced on Monday. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal El Attrache. The recovery timetable usually falls somewhere between 12 and 16 months,
1:08 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will not pick up Leighton Vander Esch‘s fifth-year option for 2022, according to his agent, Ron Slavin, which will make the 2018 first-round pick an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season. Vander Esch’s injury history is the biggest reason. He missed 13 games over the
4:34 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Amy Bockerstette is set to become the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship. The 22-year-old golfer will play with her Paradise Valley Community College teammates at the NJCAA national championships May 10-13 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond
4:30 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — It wasn’t too long ago that Rafael Nadal was handing Carlos Alcaraz a PlayStation as the boy’s prize at a local tennis tournament in Spain. Now the Spanish great is about to play against the promising youngster in the second round of the Madrid Open. The 17-year-old Alcaraz
4:45 PM ET MIAMI — Former NFL star receiver Chad Johnson is planning to trade in his cleats for boxing gloves next month. Johnson has agreed to fight in an exhibition bout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Mayweather’s promotion
2:49 PM ET Associated Press A potential takeover of Arsenal by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek will be protracted and might not happen, according to club great Thierry Henry, who has been consulted by the Swedish billionaire. Ek recently spoke of his interest in buying Arsenal but has launched no official bid and current owner Stan
3:43 PM ET Former Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell announced on Monday that he’s transferring to Tennessee. Mitchell started eight of 10 games for the Longhorns last season and led the team with 62 tackles. A senior, Mitchell will be immediately eligible to play after the NCAA passed legislation last month to allow players to transfer
2:23 PM ET Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern promoted longtime deputy athletic director Mike Polisky to replace Jim Phillips as athletic director Monday. A Chicago-area native, Polisky joined Northwestern in 2010 after working for the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush and American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves. He worked closely with Phillips in branding and
2:44 PM ET LeBron James will sit out the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night at Staples Center to rest his right ankle, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. James aggravated the ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 121-114 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center.
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler shakes a leg in a Rajasthan Royals team event.© Twitter Amid the high-pressure matches and the fatigue and stress of living in bio-secure bubbles Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are doing their best to ensure that their players and staff are having a good time off the pitch when not training.
12:33 PM ET Another big soccer weekend has come and gone, with most attention paid to the one game that did NOT take place as scheduled, when hundreds of Man United fans protesting the Glazer family led to Sunday’s home game vs. Liverpool to be postponed. Elsewhere, Sergio Aguero turned on the style to help