Month: January 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A junior lightweight fight between Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson is being finalized for March 29 in Glendale, Arizona, a source told ESPN. Valdez and Wilson both lost to Emanuel Navarrete last year in 130-pound title slugfests. Valdez (31-2, 23 KOs) hasn’t competed since
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Jan 12, 2024, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas’
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced Team India’s squad for the first two Tests against England. Among notable absentees, pacer Mohammed Shami, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Shardul Thakur are not part of the 17-man squad. The first two Test matches will be played in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, respectively.
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 12, 2024, 10:01 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions British & Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell will be able to pick players based in
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev is boxing’s only champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio, a distinction he’ll look to maintain Saturday when he defends his three light heavyweight titles against Callum Smith (10 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+). Russia’s Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs) is again fighting in his
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Jan 12, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French player Leny Mitjana has been suspended for 10 years over his involvement in match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday. Mitjana, 29, with a career-high world ranking of 458 in 2018, denied all charges related to the fixing of matches in 2017
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA disseminated an analytic report to its teams and select media members this week that said there is no correlation between players being load managed and having a reduced risk of injury. The report, the latest step in what has been a long
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Associated Press Jan 12, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy recovered from a quadruple bogey to shoot a 1-under 70 on Friday and maintain the lead at the halfway point of the Dubai Invitational. The No. 2-ranked Northern Irishman sank a nearly 30-foot putt for birdie on
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