4:54 PM GMT England won the Nations Cup final in the most dramatic way on Sunday, as Owen Farrell landed a “golden point” penalty in sudden-death extra time to secure a 22-19 victory over a young French team who had been seconds away from a glorious Twickenham triumph. Farrell converted a Luke Cowan-Dickie try with
2:12 PM ET Associated Press Alabama was No. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third-longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide were the unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week, and the top
5:01 PM ET Associated Press Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion who was one of the initial players signed to the professional World Championship Tennis tour in the 1960s and a member of the sport’s Hall of Fame, died Sunday. He was 78. He died of cancer in Austin, Texas, according to Darin
3:03 AM ET The UFC surprisingly released top middleweight contender Yoel Romero on Friday, but UFC president Dana White said that won’t be the only departure coming. At the news conference following Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night, White said the promotion would be cutting around 60 fighters before the end of the year. “We’re gonna
4:16 PM ET A Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach who trains several well-known UFC fighters has been arrested and charged with third-degree criminal sexual penetration in New Mexico, per court records. Rafael “Barata” Freitas had a court appearance Saturday where the state filed a motion to keep him detained until trial, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court public information
3:16 PM ET The managing general partner of the Philadelphia Phillies said Sunday afternoon that the team will not trade starting pitcher Zack Wheeler under any circumstances. “If they offered me Babe Ruth, I wouldn’t trade him,” John Middleton said angrily in a phone conversation, adding Ted Williams and Mike Schmidt to Ruth’s name for
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez took his first Formula 1 victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix as Mercedes fumbled what should have been a debut win for George Russell. The 22-year-old Briton, standing in for Lewis Hamilton after the world champion contracted coronavirus, was on his way to an accomplished victory before a late-race safety car.
Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif on Sunday said that in-form all-rounder Hardik Pandya should stay back in Australia for the upcoming Test series. Pandya played a match-winning knock of 42* off 22 balls in India’s six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I at Sydney Cricket Ground, which gave the visitors an unassailable 2-0 win
11:57 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Beamer Ball is coming to South Carolina. Shane Beamer, Oklahoma‘s
9:21 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to start in Tuesday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jackson, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Thanksgiving, completed his 10-day quarantine Saturday and is eligible to get activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday.
He is not in India’s Test squad for the upcoming series against Australia but fresh from his white-ball heroics, all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Sunday said he wouldn’t mind staying back if the team management wants. Coming back from a back surgery, Pandya, who is yet to start bowling on a regular basis, shone bright with the
Geraint Thomas’ difficult year continued when he dislocated a shoulder in a training accident – but says he will be back on a bike on Monday. The 34-year-old Welshman posted X-rays on social media showing the injury before and after treatment. “Not the Sunday I was expecting… Crashed on some ice and dislocated my shoulder,”
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10:49 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies have communicated to other teams that they are facing a financial crunch and are open to offers for their second highest-paid player, starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, according to sources. Slugger Bryce Harper is the team’s highest-paid player, but there is no indication yet that the Phillies will look to
Mick Schumacher will graduate to Formula 1 with Haas next year as Formula 2 champion despite a difficult final race of the season in Bahrain. The German finished 18th and won the title by 14 points from Britain’s Callum Ilott, who was 10th in the race. Schumacher, the 21-year-old son of F1 legend Michael, said
9:45 AM ET Former Ryder Cup player Peter Alliss, who won 31 tournaments in his career before a successful stint as a commentator in which he was referred to as the “voice of golf,” has died at the age of 89, the European Tour said on Sunday. Englishman Alliss, who was inducted into the World
2:50 PM ET The NBA has warned teams that protocol violations that lead to coronavirus spread impacting opposing teams and causing schedule derailments could result in “fines, suspensions, adjustment or loss of draft choices and game forfeitures,” according to a memo obtained by ESPN. For players violating safety protocols this season, the league warns that
Romain Grosjean will miss the final Grand Prix of the season as a result of the burns he suffered in his fiery crash in Bahrain last weekend. Grosjean wanted to race in Abu Dhabi next weekend to close off his Formula 1 career but will return home for further treatment on his injured hands. Brazilian