Aug 14, 2021 First half tries by scrum-half Cobus Reinach and wing Aphelele Fassi led much-changed South Africa to a scrappy 32-12 victory over Argentina on their return to the Rugby Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday. The Springboks rested the majority of the side that beat the British & Irish Lions in their
11:50 AM ET Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso both scored. Getty Christian Pulisic fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday against Crystal Palace. Marcos Alonso opened the scoring for Thomas Tuchel’s side and it was a memorable Premier League debut for Trevor Chalobah who scored in front of the home crowd. –
11:40 PM ET Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green, the No. 2 overall draft pick in last month’s NBA draft, left Thursday’s 92-76 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Summer League with a sore hamstring. The Rockets don’t believe the hamstring is a “significant concern,” but he will undergo an MRI as a precaution,
3:04 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick made their opinions perfectly clear Saturday. They would rather be racing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s historic oval. Other drivers didn’t seem to mind the switch. Now, after one short practice session, Cup drivers will spend Saturday night plotting their strategical twists and turns
3:38 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields reminded everyone on Saturday that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Fields, the 11th overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft, entered the game against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter to thunderous applause at Soldier Field but mostly struggled to
10:02 AM BST Hooker Codie Taylor scored two tries as the All Blacks overwhelmed Australia 57-22 in Auckland on Saturday to make a winning start to the Rugby Championship and ensure the Bledisloe Cup stays in New Zealand for a 19th straight season. Rieko Ioane, Brodie Retallick, Ardie Savea, Sevu Reece, Will Jordan and David
England captain Joe Root’s commanding 180 not out, his second successive Test hundred and fifth this year, guided the hosts into a slender first-innings lead against India at Lord’s on Saturday. Root’s near nine-hour innings in the second Test was the cornerstone of England’s 391 — 27 runs ahead of India’s first-innings 364. He faced
Aug 14, 2021 A match that at halftime looked like it could be a turning point for this young Wallabies team was quickly engulfed by a black wave started by a piece of Aaron Smith brilliance that has only reinforced just how wide the trans-Tasman margin remains. New Zealand’s Bledisloe dominance on Saturday night edged
12:00 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer — already on administrative leave by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual misconduct — was given a temporary order of protection last year after allegedly physically abusing an Ohio woman and making a death threat toward her, according to The Washington Post. According to sealed
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6:22 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed his intentions to transition to football in January. Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired from Mixed Martial Arts in last October, has signed for third-tier Russian side FC Legion Dynamo. Nurmagomedov announced his retirement following his submission victory over American Justin Gaethje
India’s middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer on Saturday reached Dubai to train and be ready for the upcoming phase two of the Indian Premier League, starting September 19. Iyer, who led the Delhi Capitals to the title clash in the 2020 season, is making a comeback after nearly five months of intense rehabilitation. He had undergone
7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There certainly were a lot of things for NFL teams to love about Trevor Lawrence, but there’s one thing that arguably stands above the rest: The guy hardly ever loses. Lawrence enters his first NFL preseason game on Saturday 86-4 as a starter — 52-2 at Cartersville (Georgia) High
11:58 PM ET Gegard Mousasi‘s near-perfect run as a Bellator MMA middleweight continued on Friday, as he defended his 185-pound championship against John Salter in Uncasville, Connecticut. Mousasi (48-7-2) earned a TKO finish at 2:07 of the third round, via unanswered strikes on the ground. The 36-year-old veteran weathered an early, grappling-heavy approach from Salter
Unmukt Chand, India’s 2012 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain, has signed for the Silicon Valley Strikers side for the 2021 season Minor League Cricket (MLC) in the United States. Unmukt, who left Indian cricket at the age of 28 on Friday, has featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and scored more than 4,500 runs in
7:01 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Longtime Florida State assistant Chuck Amato left his home in Raleigh and drove all night to make it in time to pay his final respects to coach Bobby Bowden on Friday. Quite simply, he felt he had to be here to say one final goodbye. “I owe it to
9:03 AM ET Thanasis Antetokounmpo has re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced on Friday. The length of the deal is two years, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Antetokounmpo, the older brother of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, played in 57 games during the Bucks’ championship season, averaging 2.9 points and 2.2
9:48 PM ET The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC have had preliminary discussions about forming an alliance, likely built around scheduling but possibly other areas, sources told ESPN. Commissioners George Kliavkoff (Pac-12), Kevin Warren (Big Ten) and Jim Phillips (ACC) have been in regular communication, and have also had some in-person discussions. Kliavkoff and Warren