Max Verstappen wants to usher in an era of dominance with Red Bull after an “unbelievable” last-gasp victory to take his maiden Formula 1 world title. The Dutchman, 24, became world champion in a dramatic and chaotic finale to a memorable season in Abu Dhabi. Lewis Hamilton was in control, but a late safety car
Month: December 2021
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his first Formula 1 world title in dramatic circumstances at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. His rival Lewis Hamilton had appeared in control of the race, despite controversy on the first lap, until a late safety car. The race was restarted with one lap to go with Verstappen on
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton suffered a heartbreak at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday as he missed out on a record eighth F1 world championship title after a dramatic end to the race. With Hamilton leading comfortably in the final few laps of the season-ending race, Nicholas Latifi of Williams crashed towards the end. This
1:08 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry continues to say that the pursuit of Ray Allen’s all-time 3-point record is not weighing on his mind as he sits on the precipice of earning one of the bigger records in basketball. After another lackluster shooting performance — at least by his
Venkatesh Iyer smashed 151 with the bat and took two wickets with the ball as he helped Madhya Pradesh beat Chandigarh by five runs in a Group D match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Rajkot on Sunday. Venkatesh, who is seen as a India prospect to fill in the Hardik Pandya slot across white-ball formats,
4:52 AM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ toe injury is expected to last for the remainder of the season, sources told ESPN. One source told ESPN that doctors can’t completely numb the fractured pinkie toe because Rodgers has to feel his foot to throw — otherwise it drags and he can’t feel it
Haas driver Nikita Mazepin testing positive for Covid-19 will not have a “wider impact” on the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Formula 1. The 22-year-old Russian will not race after returning the result on-site, with a re-test also positive. “Mazepin is experiencing mild symptoms and is now isolating in accordance with Covid-19 protocols,” said
5:00 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — When fans started lining up outside Providence Park on Monday, five days before the Timbers were set to host their first MLS Cup, their rationale boiled down to something simple: They wanted to experience history. Portland has billed itself as Soccer City USA for decades and the opportunities to
2:13 AM ET Nonito Donaire showed boxing can still be an old man’s game. Donaire, 39, successfully defended his WBC bantamweight belt with a fourth-round knockout win over Reymart Gaballo on Saturday night in the sparsely filled Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In an all-Filipino clash, Donaire scored a victory with a second
1:53 AM ET Charles Oliveira had something to prove on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Sure, he was already the UFC lightweight champion, but many still doubted his status, opting to believe that Dustin Poirier was the best lightweight in the world. No longer. With a third-round submission victory over Poirier, Oliveira secured his place
12:01 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko floored Richard Commey hard in Round 7, leaving his opponent on wobbly legs and in big trouble. He pleaded with Commey’s corner to stop the contest, but it allowed the marquee fight to continue. The stoppage never materialized for Lomachenko after that, but he still won in dominant
1:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko was on the verge of the statement win he was searching for Saturday, the kind of performance that could land him a shot at the undisputed lightweight championship. After he floored Richard Commey in the seventh round of their lightweight bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Lomachenko
11:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The two best middleweight fighters in the world will meet again early next year. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against former champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in Houston, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 269 broadcast. Adesanya
1:43 AM ET Associated Press LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Slow Down Andy upset heavily favored Messier by a length to win the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday, snapping trainer Bob Baffert’s seven-year winning streak in the race for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Slow Down Andy ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.33. The son
12:07 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Julianna Peña swore she’d do it. She swore she would take out the greatest of all time in double champion Amanda Nunes. Next to no one believed her. Then she went out and did exactly that. Peña (11-4) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history
12:43 AM ET Charles Oliveira has retained his UFC lightweight title, submitting Dustin Poirier by rear-naked choke in Round 3 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The stoppage came at 1 minute, 2 seconds. Oliveira (32-8, 1 NC), 32, was making the first defense of the vacant title he won when he
As Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 40th birthday on Sunday, India batter Shubman Gill extended his greetings to the former cricketer. Gill and Yuvraj, who announced his retirement from all formats of the game in 2019, share a great camaraderie as both can be seen often commenting on each other’s social media posts. Taking to Koo,
9:00 PM ET Although it took until the 14th week of the season for the Heisman race to truly come into focus, there ended up being little doubt about who the winner should be. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy, the first Crimson Tide QB to do so. Tua Tagovailoa and Mac
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