Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix after a frantic last few laps caused by heavy rain dashed Lando Norris’ hopes of a maiden victory. And the rain helped Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen vault from seventh to second in his Red Bull after timing his change to wet tyres perfectly. The Mercedes driver’s 100th
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6:14 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show LONDON — Oleksandr Usyk shook up the heavyweight division to become a two-weight world champion with a unanimous decision win over Anthony Joshua for
3:00 AM ET As the week progressed, there was a less confident tone that Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook would play in Sunday’s home game against the Seattle Seahawks due to his sprained ankle, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook, who was listed as questionable, missed practice all week because of the injury.
12:38 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Not that anyone was questioning it, but Valentina Shevchenko‘s reign is as strong as ever. Shevchenko (21-4) defended the UFC’s flyweight championship for the sixth time on Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 266 inside T-Mobile Arena. The 125-pound title fight came to a quick and decisive finish
12:03 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Robbie Lawler came over to a sitting Nick Diaz and grabbed his hands. The two put their foreheads together as a sign of respect. Lawler and Diaz, two aging fighters revered for their classic MMA fights, went to battle again Saturday night at UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. The
1:01 AM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — K.J. Choi shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday for a two-stroke lead over Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer after two rounds of the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship. Choi followed an opening 67 with a bogey-free round that included three birdies on the front nine
1:28 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Alexander Volkanovski‘s status as the best featherweight in the world has been solidified. After escaping several close submissions attempts, Volkanovski poured on the damaging blows to beat Brian Ortega via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-44) Saturday night in the main event of UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. Volkanovski retained
12:07 AM ET Ohio State linebacker K’Vaughan Pope was escorted to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday’s Buckeyes game against visiting Akron after a blowup on the sideline. Pope, according to LetterMen Row, tried to enter the game in the second quarter but was waved off by Buckeyes linebacker Teradja Mitchell. Once
Defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore have looked off-colour in the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 so far. Back-to-back defeats have dented their hopes of making the playoffs, more so for MI. RCB, who were in top form in the first phase of IPL 2021, have been dire in
11:21 PM ET A woman and child died after falling from the third level of Petco Park shortly before Saturday’s Padres game, San Diego police said The 40-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy were pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m. PST, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Their names were not released by police. The fall happened
10:43 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Josh Berry moved teammate Justin Allgaier out of the way with 42 laps remaining Saturday night to win the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the opener of the seven-race Xfinity Series playoffs and Allgaier, who started the race ranked third, could have
6:01 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, a come-from-behind 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. The 15 wins in a row are tied for the fourth longest streak in MLB history. Another victory against the Cubs on Sunday will tie St. Louis with
5:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 2 of the NFL season was exciting, with entertaining games for every kind of fan. There were defensive slugfests, high-scoring affairs and chaotic endings. However, despite the appealing action that captivated fans, injuries also happened — and there were plenty of them. Unfortunately, some teams will be without certain
11:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended his decision to let Bruno Fernandes rather than Cristiano Ronaldo take a stoppage time penalty during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Fernandes missed from the spot to squander the chance to salvage a point for United, who have now lost three of
10:42 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — After taking it on the chin from the Europeans in the Ryder Cup for much of the past two decades, the stage is set for the U.S. With an 11-5 lead heading into Sunday, the U.S. team needs only 3.5 points in 12 singles matches to reclaim the Ryder
7:29 PM ET Oleksandyr Usyk didn’t just rip up the script, he set fire to it and then threw it in the face of the heavyweight division. The 66,267 pairs of eyes in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, north London, could have been forgiven for not believing what they were seeing. Usyk threw shot after shot at
8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues signed longtime president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong to a five-year contract extension Saturday. Armstrong, 57, was named the organization’s 11th general manager after the 2009-10 season after joining the Blues as assistant general manager in 2008. “When I
7:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN After all of the talk about a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, you can kiss it goodbye. Even if the bout eventually happens, it will never be the mega fight it should have been. Not after Oleksandr Usyk dominated Joshua on Saturday to win the unified heavyweight championship