7:00 AM ET The World Cup kicks off next week in Qatar at a time when international soccer is under attack from match-fixing syndicates. Sportradar, a prominent international firm that monitors the betting markets, says it identified approximately 600 potentially manipulated soccer matches in the first nine months of 2022. Most of the suspicious activity
3:36 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk’s mandatory commitments with IBF challenger Filip Hrgovic will have no bearing on a bout against Britain’s Tyson Fury to unify the world heavyweight titles, the Ukrainian boxer’s promoter told Sky Sports. The 35-year-old retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles after a second consecutive win over Anthony Joshua
3:26 AM GMT The Wallabies are pledging to perform against Ireland as they look to help extend the contract of their “phenomenal coach” Dave Rennie past next year’s Rugby World Cup. Ahead of their clash with the world No.1 side in Dublin on Saturday (Sunday 7am AEDT) veteran halfback Nic White said the Wallabies were
Nov 10, 2022 The Autumn Nations Series delivered yet again over the weekend, with social media lighting up following the events in Marseille while history was made in Italy. After the Wallabies shock loss to Italy, can they turn it around against Ireland? Meanwhile the All Blacks will look to keep their winning streak alive
Team India will take on New Zealand in a three-match T20I series, followed by as many ODIs, starting in Wellington on Friday, November 18. Hardik Pandya will be leading the side in absence of captain Rohit Sharma, who been rested for the tour Down Under. Apart from Rohit, vice-captain KL Rahul and veteran batter Virat
11:22 PM ET ESPN staff The College Football Playoff selection committee will never ask coaches to run up the score, and the protocol specifically states that comparing games against a common opponent is done “without incenting margin of victory.” That doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate a good old-fashioned drubbing. With no changes to the top
5:14 PM ET The Washington Commanders have a decision to make at quarterback, but coach Ron Rivera still isn’t sure when it must be made. Rivera said he’s still not sure if Carson Wentz will be activated off injured reserve this week after missing the last four games with a fractured right ring finger. It
6:34 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. made his season debut in Tuesday night’s 113-102 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Jackson had surgery in June to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and had yet to play a game this season. He was in the
7:50 PM ET The New York Mets‘ Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to take the prize four times and the first to do it with four different franchises. Showalter is the first Mets manager to win the award, which has been presented
10:17 AM ET Mark Ogden Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Nearly 12 years later, it stands as a moment that defies logic. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter stood at a podium in Zurich, Switzerland, and prepped the convened dignitaries for the second World
3:45 PM ET The Boston Bruins have retained former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to conduct an independent review of their player-vetting process after they signed prospect Mitchell Miller and then cut ties with him two days later amid intense backlash. The Bruins announced on Tuesday that Lynch, of the law firm of Paul, Weiss,
4:28 PM ET Anthony Rizzo is re-signing with the New York Yankees on a multi-year deal worth up to $51 million, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Rizzo will make $34 million over the next two seasons plus a club option for 2025 that includes a $6 million buyout, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan,
4:12 PM ET The WBA on Tuesday ordered what amounts to an undisputed title fight at junior lightweight between Hyun-Mi Choi and Alycia Baumgardner. The teams for Choi, the WBA champion, and Baumgardner, the mandatory challenger who has the WBO, IBF and WBC belts, have 30 days to negotiate and reach an agreement on the
3:31 PM ET The incredible rise of Natasha Jonas in professional boxing took another big step Saturday when the Liverpool fighter fought for the third time in 2022 — and picked up her third world title. Jonas beat Marie-Eve Dicaire by unanimous decision to now claim the IBF, WBC and WBO junior middleweight belts. Her
2:57 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ty Gibbs was promoted to NASCAR’s top series Tuesday in an expected announcement that was void of any celebration as Joe Gibbs Racing continues to mourn the loss of Ty Gibbs’ father. Coy Gibbs died in his sleep hours after his 20-year-old son won the Xfinity Series
9:20 AM ET AL-RAYYAN, Qatar — The preparations involved in getting a team ready for the World Cup are always complicated. In some cases, they can make or break a tournament. Germany‘s hideaway in Brazil in 2014 was widely hailed as being key to their eventual title. Conversely, the United States men’s national team’s decision
File image of IPL trophy© BCCI/IPL IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday ended their hugely successful 11-year association with legendary all-rounder Dwayne Bravo while Sunrisers Hyderabad released star batter Kane Williamson ahead of the cash-rich league’s mini auction. Tuesday was the last date to announce the full list of players retained and released by
9:25 AM ET World No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy said Tuesday that one thing has to happen before the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf circuit can work together: LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman has to step down. McIlroy, speaking to reporters ahead of this week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, said