4:28 PM GMT The British and Irish Lions will discuss this month whether to visit South Africa as planned later in the year because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lions are scheduled to play eight matches in South Africa, including a three-Test series against world champions the Springboks, starting on July 3 in
3:23 PM ET Two of the best, young prospects in the UFC’s light heavyweight division have agreed to square off in early 2021. The UFC has booked a 205-pound contest between Australia’s Jimmy Crute (12-1) and Brazil’s Johnny Walker (18-5) for an unannounced card on March 27, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The location has
12:08 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Replacing Alvin Kamara will be even harder for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday after their running back room was ruled out as COVID-19 precaution, a source confirmed to ESPN. The source said backups Latavius Murray and Dwayne Washington, fullback Michael Burton and running backs coach Joel Thomas have
11:42 AM ET Texas Longhorns football coach Tom Herman is out after four seasons, it was announced Saturday. “Decisions like this are very, very difficult and certainly not something I take lightly,” athletic director Chris Del Conte said in a statement. “As I’ve said before, my philosophy is to wait until the end of the
9:50 AM ET Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min’s partnership is on course to break Premier League records this season. Getty New Year, same old Tottenham. Spurs bounced back into the Premier League’s top four with a 3-0 home win over Leeds United featuring another star turn from the partnership that remains so integral to their
Ashton Agar will be out with injury for around a month.© Twitter Perth Scorchers all-rounder Ashton Agar has been ruled out of the regular Big Bash League (BBL) season due to a calf injury. Agar had suffered a calf injury while batting in Australia’s third ODI against India in December last year. The injury also
Rohit Sharma and four other Indian players have been placed in isolation.© AFP Five Indian players including Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant are in isolation after a video emerged of them eating indoors at a restaurant in Melbourne. Besides Rohit and Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini, have all been separated from both the
6:00 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins‘ offense was teetering and playoff dreams were starting to slip away. After three straight three-and-outs with rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, coach Brian Flores made the eye-opening, fourth-quarter call to his bullpen. Veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was being called in to save the game — and he
3:15 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were hoping that Draymond Green‘s return would give the team a defensive edge it has been missing since the start of the regular season. Green missed most of training camp, all three preseason games and the first four regular-season games because of a combination of
South African pacer Dale Steyn will not be representing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, having pulled out of the upcoming edition of the tournament. “Cricket tweet. Just a short message to let everyone know that I’ve made myself unavailable for RCB at this years IPL, I’m also not planning on
Dec 31, 2020 With the Bundesliga and Serie A returning after short winter breaks (stream games LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.), New Year’s weekend is a good time to soak in a bunch of storylines. So let’s set the table for the days ahead, with a look at several intriguing matchups, from Manchester United
12:14 AM ET Over the past century, only Michigan has won more football games than Ohio State and Alabama, and just one victory separates the Buckeyes and Crimson Tide. Ohio State has won 929 games; Alabama has won 928. The Crimson Tide have 15 national championships, while the Buckeyes have claimed eight. College Football Playoff
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will tell you that Manchester United haven’t really hit top form this season, and that one of the reasons is Anthony Martial. It bodes well, then, that on the opening day of a year that could yield a first title challenge of the post-Sir
9:25 PM ET After falling to No. 1 Alabama 31-14 on Friday in the College Football Playoff semifinals, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly bristled at questions about what the Irish need to do to win a national championship. “I guess everybody needs to continue to carry this narrative that Notre Dame is not good enough,”
7:04 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Chicago Bulls forward Chandler Hutchison has tested positive for COVID-19, according to coach Billy Donovan. He remains in Washington, D.C., as the Bulls prepare to face the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday night. “He’s going through the NBA safety and protocols,” Donovan confirmed. Hutchison’s teammates Lauri Markkanen, Ryan Arcidiacono and
8:27 PM ET When Gregg Popovich trudged through the tunnel at the AT&T Center after being ejected Wednesday, the magnitude of the moment — Becky Hammon replacing him to become the first woman to act as head coach in a regular-season NBA game — didn’t immediately set in. “Not on the way to the locker
Britain’s Tom Pidcock finished third behind winner Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in the GP Sven Nys cyclo-cross race. Trinity rider Pidcock finished 32 seconds behind Van der Poel and 26 seconds off Van Aert, two of cycling’s most talented riders. Pidcock, 21, will join Van der Poel and Van Aert on
6:00 AM ET For some teams, Week 17 of the NFL season is a time to rest players and get ready for the playoffs. But for others, postseason hopes ride on one final game. This season, seven playoff spots are up for grabs in the final week, the most in at least 30 years. That