Month: February 2022

2:08 AM ET Sibusiso Zingange claimed the South African Junior Lightweight belt at Africa Boxing on Feb. 24, beating four-time defending champion Phila Mpontshane by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. It wasn’t the only title bout of the night though, as South Africa’s Smangele Hadebe dominated from start to finish to beat Tanzania’s Halima Vunjabei
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The BCCI in all likelihood will ask veteran keeper Wriddhiman Saha about his recent outburst after being dropped from the Indian team as it is in violation of protocols to be followed by a centrally contracted cricketer. The annual central contracts that players sign (Saha is in Group B with annual retainership of Rs 3 crore) has a clause 6.3,
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5:29 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — With less than 4½ days until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a labor deal to salvage Opening Day and a 162-game season, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas joined negotiations Thursday. The sides met for
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3:00 PM ET NEW YORK — As Ben Simmons begins a new chapter in his career with the Brooklyn Nets, questions about the divorce he experienced with the Philadelphia 76ers linger. But as those questions about how he’ll fit with a new team after such a spectacular exit with an old one continue to filter
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5:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, plans to take up arms to defend against Russia’s invasion, which began in the early hours Thursday. “It’s already a bloody war,” Klitschko, a Hall of Fame boxer, said Thursday on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” “… I don’t have
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — A few hours after clinching the top spot in the ATP rankings, top-seeded Daniil Medvedev eased into the Mexican Open semifinals on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka. Medvedev moved to No. 1 in the rankings earlier in the day after Novak Djokovic lost
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Feb 23, 2022 Austin LindbergESPN FC It wasn’t that long ago when Major League Soccer and Adidas came under criticism for unveiling a slew of white kits that could only be differentiated by subtle accents or team-specific Easter eggs hidden under the collar. That’s no longer the case, with 2022’s offerings bringing plenty of bold
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6:09 PM ET Longtime Houston Oilers wide receiver Ken Burrough, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has died at age 73 at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, his family said Thursday. A first-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1970, Burrough was traded to the Oilers before the 1971 season. He led the NFL
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4:56 PM ET Eric Bieniemy is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs as offensive coordinator for the 2022 season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The news was first reported by NFL Network, which also reported he will be returning on a one-year contract. Bieniemy’s contract expired after last season, and he and head
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In
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3:16 PM ET A former Miami Hurricanes player accused in the long-unsolved killing of a teammate told a detective after his arrest last August that he understands why he was suspected, but he insisted he had nothing to do with the shooting death, according to evidence released to ESPN. The videotaped statement by Rashaun Jones,
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8:17 AM GMT England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash at home to Wales after picking up a hamstring injury in training, the RFU said on Thursday. Tuilagi had been included in coach Eddie Jones’s line-up for the match, with the 30-year-old returning after the latest of his long
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12:04 PM GMT Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi return to the England team to face Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday, while Harry Randall gets another chance to impress at scrum-half in the squad named by coach Eddie Jones on Thursday. Lawes missed the opening two games with concussion but comes back
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1:37 PM ET NC State coach Dave Doeren has received a contract extension and raise through 2026, the school announced Thursday. The new deal will pay him $5 million annually, up from $3.5 million a year. All 10 assistants got new contracts as well. ESPN previously reported the school was working on a new contract
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Mercedes are behind Ferrari and McLaren after two days of pre-season testing, says driver George Russell. The 24-year-old, who has joined fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, said they were “certainly not ahead”. “Some teams are looking pretty fast – a red team and an orange team in particular look very competitive,” said Russell, alluding
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