Getty Images By Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Formula One rivals Ferrari on a multi-year deal in 2025. The 39-year-old only signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes last summer. However, it is understood his contract contained a break clause after one
Month: February 2024
Feb 1, 2024, 03:56 PM Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Six Nations gets underway this weekend and Wales will begin their campaign against Scotland on Saturday without the experience of George North, who misses out with a shoulder injury. The winger is the most capped member in Wales’ 34-man squad and the game against Scotland
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4. The move is intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries onsite
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions THE WEDDING PLANS were made months in advance. Long before the Boston Celtics stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals,
Reuters By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton will be 40 years old at the start of his first season with Ferrari, following his seismic decision to move to Maranello at the end of this year. Not long ago, Hamilton was saying he could not imagine himself racing in F1 past that age. Then
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 01:04 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Terry Beasley, a former Auburn star receiver and College Football Hall of Famer, has died of an apparent suicide, according to police. He was 73. St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said Beasley was declared dead at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Moody Police Chief
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 02:00 PM 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 England have named uncapped Fraser Dingwall and Ethan Roots in their starting team for Saturday’s Six
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, who transferred from Duke in December and is projected to start for the Irish this season, will miss some winter workouts following ankle surgery for
Durham pace duo of Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse wreaked havoc on a depleted India A side as they bowled the hosts out for a modest 192 to give England Lions upper hand in the third and final unofficial Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. At stumps on the opening day of the four-day fixture, England
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Ryan HockensmithFeb 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the
Open Extended Reactions As part of the festivities at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, the league has brought back the player draft! The four teams — Team Matthews (captain Auston Matthews and assistant Morgan Rielly), Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl), Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) and Team Hughes (co-captained by Quinn Hughes and
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VILNIUS, Lithuania — Chris Eubanks is replacing an injured Taylor Fritz, who is the top-ranked American man, in the lineup for the United States against Ukraine in the Davis Cup on Thursday. The 32nd-ranked Eubanks, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, was
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton could make a shock move to Ferrari for the 2025 season, BBC Sport understands. Several sources say claims of links between the seven-time champion and Ferrari should be taken seriously, but a deal is not yet confirmed. Ferrari want Hamilton to join Charles Leclerc for
NBA All-Star Weekend is fast approaching. Which stars will be showing out in Indianapolis? The festivities get started on Friday, Feb. 16 with the celebrity and Rising Stars games. Saturday, Feb. 17 features All-Star competitions in the skills, 3-point and dunk contests. And the weekend culminates with the 73rd NBA All-Star Game, which returns to
Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shared a special moment of his meeting with a fan. Sachin on Thursday posted a video on X, when he encountered a fan who wore a Mumbai Indians jersey with Tendulkar I miss you imprinted on the back. “Sachin meets TENDULKAR. It fills my heart with joy when I see
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Buzz for the 2024 NASCAR season will begin to build at Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum exhibition in Los Angeles. Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:27 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 Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony is one of five new captains at this year’s Six Nations. Photo by Damien