8:22 PM GMT Associated Press France’s star scrum-half Antoine Dupont and four other first-team players who tested positive for COVID-19 are out of the squad for next Sunday’s Six Nations match against Scotland. The French rugby federation (FFR) said on Sunday that further tests carried out on Saturday showed that prop Julien Marchand and center
7:30 PM ET A change of plans to include a trip to Florida this week ended up not being necessary for Jordan Spieth. He made a spirited run at qualifying for this week’s World Golf Championship event. He also came up short on his other more focused goal of winning again on the PGA Tour
7:12 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Christopher Bell chased down Joey Logano on the winding Daytona road course Sunday for his first career Cup victory and a coveted spot in NASCAR’s playoffs. Bell won in his second race driving for Joe Gibbs Racing to give the team a pair of surprising victories
7:17 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have recalled top prospect Trevor Zegras from their AHL affiliate in San Diego, setting the stage for the 19-year-old forward’s much-anticipated NHL debut. The Ducks made the move Sunday. They play at Arizona on Monday night, although Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins didn’t confirm Zegras
7:48 PM ET Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders won his first game as coach of the Jackson State Tigers on Sunday against NAIA program Edward Waters, 53-0. Sanders, who also played Major League Baseball on top of his football credentials, is a first-time head football coach at the collegiate level. Previously, he was
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. QB options: With Carson Wentz reportedly on his way to the Indianapolis Colts in the latest blockbuster quarterback trade, the spotlight shifts to the Jets and Sam Darnold. Do they join the carousel by dealing Darnold or
5:50 PM ET Tiger Woods indicated in an interview with CBS’ Jim Nantz on Sunday that he’s not been doing much practicing in the wake of a fifth back surgery in December and that he was not guaranteeing being a part of the final round of the Masters in seven weeks. “I’ve got to get
5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services One by one, the Boston Red Sox have arrived at spring training spouting the same, stubborn message. From Eduardo Rodriguez — “Don’t sleep on us” — to Chris Sale’s — “We plan on going and making some noise” — there is optimism at the team’s complex despite the 24-36
3:12 PM ET Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is likely to continue rehabilitating his left calf strain through the March 5-10 All-Star break with hopes of returning to the lineup for the start of the season’s second half, sources told ESPN. Smart, working to fully recover from the injury, which occurred on Jan. 30, resumed
MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is saying all the right things about pushing Manchester City to the wire, but he would be forgiven if he doesn’t even believe it himself. Manchester United are back up to second in the Premier League table after a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday, but with City making
IND vs ENG: Shikhar Dhawan is currently competing in the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.© AFP India’s white-ball specialists such as opener Shikhar Dhawan, who are competing in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, have been asked to report in Ahmedabad on March 1 ahead of the five-match T20I series against England. Apart from
12:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sam Burns made two big par putts Sunday morning in the Genesis Invitational to finish a 3-over 74 for a two-shot lead on what turned out to be the toughest weekend round at Riviera since the PGA Tour started keeping such records. Burns had a two-shot lead
Britain’s Chris Froome made a quiet start in his first race for Israel Start-Up Nation as Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won stage one of the UAE Tour. Froome, 35, making his debut after January’s Vuelta San Juan was called off, is eight minutes 39 seconds back. Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was sixth,
5:47 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic‘s Australian Open dominance is intact — nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 overall, two away from the men’s record shared by his two rivals. Djokovic used superb serving
9:59 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The smile on Novak Djokovic‘s face after smashing an overhead backhand volley past Daniil Medvedev to secure a record ninth Australian Open title on Sunday wasn’t one of pure joy or even contentment. It was relief. As the “Nole, Nole, Nole” chant echoed around Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic dropped
9:39 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ahead of this year’s Australian Open final, there was a distinctly different buzz around Melbourne Park. There was a sense that, just maybe, this would be the year the King of Rod Laver Arena could be dethroned by a member of the “next generation.” World No. 1 Novak Djokovic
7:30 AM ET In the days leading up to Friday’s podcast interview of Dr. Anthony Fauci, I canvassed team officials about what questions they might ask the infectious disease expert, and one staffer seemed to be looking for some help with the context leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. When does Dr. Fauci
PSL 2021: Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy were required to undergo three-day quarantine.© AFP Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allowed Peshawar Zalmi captain Wahab Riaz and coach Daren Sammy to join the side after testing negative for the coronavirus following a Covid-19 protocol breach on Friday. PCB relaxed the three-day quarantine period that the board announced