12:00 AM GMT Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is not a fan of uncontested scrums in professional rugby – and he’s not the only one. With the coronavirus already causing havoc before a ball has even been kicked in competition proper, that very prospect of uncontested scrums during the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific has been floated.
Month: February 2022
6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BURNLEY, England — For the third time this season Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for a Premier League match, and for the third time Manchester United could only draw. United could not beat Everton or Chelsea without their Portuguese star, but the 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday
10:30 PM ET FORT WORTH — Both sides in the United States vs. Eric Kay trial that began Tuesday said jurors will see a line of major league players who received opioids from Kay in the Los Angeles Angels‘ home clubhouse. Kay, the team’s former communications director, faces felony charges of distributing opioids and causing
9:29 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Qualifier Jurij Rodionov of Austria defeated sixth-seeded American Maxime Cressy of 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 at the inaugural Dallas Open. Paris-born Cressy was the first of the eight seeded players to lose his match. A former UCLA player, Cressy now
9:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight, will fight Martin Bakole rather than Filip Hrgovic following a contract dispute. Yoka announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll fight Bakole on May 14 in Paris. Yoka is co-promoted by Top Rank, ensuring the fight will be streamed stateside
9:04 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Juan Martin del Potro lost on Tuesday in what appeared to be a farewell match in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open tournament. Del Potro, who is 33 and had not played since 2019 due to injuries, was eliminated by compatriot Federico Delbonis 6-1,
8:22 PM ET Comfortably in first place in the Western Conference, but chasing the NHL’s No. 1 overall seed, the Colorado Avalanche could soon be boosted the return of their best player. Nathan MacKinnon might return for the Avalanche on Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Stars, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said on Tuesday
3:54 PM ET There aren’t too many more outrageous characters in the UFC than Tai Tuivasa. In a sport that has its fair share of the unusual, extreme, exciting and often downright jaw-dropping, Tuivasa has carved out a profile as one of the most popular athletes in the UFC. At the heart of it, of
5:35 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Vanderbilt is elevating Nick Howell to become the football team’s new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Howell was recently hired as the school’s defensive backs coach and brings nine seasons of coordinating experience to his new role at Vanderbilt. He’ll replace Jesse Minter, who agreed to become the new defensive
4:23 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have named former franchise great Danny Briere special assistant to the general manager. The 44-year-old Briere, who retired after the 2014-15 season, will be involved in all aspects of the club’s hockey operations, including scouting and player development. He joins the Flyers operations staff after parts
4:22 PM ET Pete Thamel Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is set to hire former Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for the same position with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The two sides are in
3:56 PM ET HOUSTON — During Lovie Smith’s introductory news conference as the Houston Texans‘ new head coach, general manager Nick Caserio said the lawsuit by Brian Flores had no effect on the team’s search. “There were conversations with Brian after [the lawsuit] took place, so it really didn’t affect our process at all,” Caserio
11:06 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to trade CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. In return, the Pelicans are sending Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada, a future first-round pick and two future second-round picks to the Blazers, sources said.
9:32 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola said player won’t face ramifications for going on a night out. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Pep Guardiola has said the Manchester City stars caught in a video on a night out are only in trouble because they didn’t invite him. A video
In a major development, senior wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has opted out of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy campaign after being categorically told that he will not be picked for India’s two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting in Mohali on March 4. It is understood that the new team management has conveyed to the national selectors that
1:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence and Yordenis Ugas will unify welterweight titles on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Spence announced on social media. The bout will be Spence’s third at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, which is near his hometown of DeSoto; he defeated Mikey Garcia and Danny Garcia
Lewis Hamilton has been at the Mercedes factory this week as the team builds up to the new Formula 1 season. Hamilton’s participation this year remains in some doubt following the controversial end to the 2021 campaign. But the seven-time champion has been at the Mercedes F1 factory on Monday and Tuesday this week completing
10:06 AM GMT South Africa will host Wales for the first time since 2014 when the teams clash in three Tests, before two home fixtures against New Zealand in the Rugby Championship pending COVID-19 travel restrictions. South Africa Rugby released the 2022 schedule of home matches on Tuesday, which includes Tests against Wales in Pretoria,
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