Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he lost 4kg (8.8lb) after contracting coronavirus. He posted pictures of himself at the gym on Instagram, hours after being named 2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday. “I’ve lost 6kg over the past two months – four of which when I got Covid,” said the
When the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled in March, the return of F1 seemed a long way away. Fast forward nine months, and a 17-race championship gave us new circuits, new race winners, maiden pole positions and a record-breaking year for a certain Mercedes driver. As the days count down to pre-season testing next year,
8:30 AM ET MMA fans who have seen recent social media posts by Jon Jones know that he’s nearly ready to compete at heavyweight. He has stated he weighs around the 240-pound mark, and at 6-foot-4, the former UFC light heavyweight champ is looking to pack more muscle onto his frame. He should be ready
1:52 AM ET Army football coach Jeff Monken woke up early Sunday, anxious to find out who his team would face in a bowl game. The Black Knights had posted a 9-2 record, capped by Saturday’s victory over Air Force that secured them the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. Army had an agreement to play in the Radiance
9:00 AM ET The New York Jets pulled off the biggest upset of the season on Sunday, knocking off the Los Angeles Rams as 17-point underdogs. One bettor in New Jersey saw it coming — way back in September. Leading up to the NFL season, FanDuel offered odds on when teams would notch their first
7:30 AM ET IT WAS THE summer of 2000, and to New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, it felt about 104 degrees in the shade. He decided to move summer league workouts from his Westchester base to Fairfield University, home to an air-conditioned gym. He also decided to let assistant Tom Thibodeau run the
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” It was not a very eventful week in the MLB offseason, and with the holiday season ramping up this week and next, we could have more of the same. But that doesn’t
Jacques Kallis was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame earlier this year.© Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday announced the appointment of former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis as the batting consultant for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Carl Hopkinson has been named as fielding coach, while former
6:00 AM ET Andy Murray defeated British No. 1 Dan Evans in straight sets in his first tennis match since October. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, has been out of action after defeat to Fernando Verdasco. The 33-year-old pulled out of the remainder of the season after inflaming a pelvic injury he had sustained
6:43 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Lee Westwood was voted as the European Tour’s golfer of the year for 2020 on Monday, winning the award for the fourth time in his career after ending the season as the Race to Dubai champion at the age of 47. Westwood started the 27th year
5:14 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is facing a second scan on a calf problem but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hopeful the Gabon striker will make a quick return to action. The 31-year-old is expected to be sidelined for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Manchester City after sitting out Saturday’s Premier League defeat at Everton.
Australian opener Joe Burns, who played a career-saving knock in the second innings of the day-night Test, on Monday said his next aim is to smash big match-winning hundreds in the upcoming games. Burns was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings after the opening batsman managed to score just eight runs off 41
1:30 AM ET The start of Bowl Season and the College Football Playoff is almost upon us. Here’s a look at all of this year’s games. (All times Eastern) College Football Playoff National Championship College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&THard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)Jan. 11: 8 p.m. on ESPN and the ESPN
7:07 PM ET The New York Jets won a football game on Sunday for the first time in 358 days, but they might have suffered a loss that will be felt a lot longer than that. With a 23-20 upset of the Los Angeles Rams, the Jets (1-13) relinquished their front-runner position for the No.
2:37 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Sir Alex Ferguson used to say the key to the title race was to stay in touch with the leaders until Christmas and then win it in the second half of the season. For the first time since Ferguson retired in 2013, Manchester United have done the
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. One of F1’s all-time great drivers, he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles with his fourth consecutive championship in 2020. The 35-year-old, from Stevenage, also surpassed Schumacher’s total of 91 grand prix wins. In a public vote,
Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third just behind Mathieu van der Poel in Sunday’s cyclo-cross World Cup race. Pidcock was just 0.011secs behind Van der Poel and 0.04 off Wout van Aert, two of cycling’s most talented riders. Pidcock, 21, who rides for Trinity, is joining Ineos Grenadiers for the 2021 season. In the women’s race
4:09 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods traded text messages on the eve of the final round at the PNC Championship, their teams tied for the lead and in contention. Neither mentioned winning. This was about Woods getting to play alongside 11-year-old son Charlie, watching him twirl the