May 13, 2021 Editor’s note: This story was originally published ahead of Charles Oliveira’s title shot at UFC 262. He defeated Michael Chandler to win the UFC lightweight title. This story has been updated to reflect the new matchup against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. UFC 269 headliner Charles Oliveira has come a long way
Month: December 2021
10:19 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty, a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board of directors, is among those echoing the IOC’s call for behind-the-scenes negotiations to ensure the well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai. Haggerty, who received an automatic spot on the USOPC board when
9:37 AM ET Brazil great Pele is in hospital to undergo treatment for a colon tumour, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday. It added that the 81-year-old former Brazil international was in stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days. The three-time World Cup winner underwent surgery to remove a
These films are sure to get you revved up for Sunday’s battle of the ages between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to be an absolute blockbuster. For only the second time in Formula 1 history, the two top drivers – Hamilton and Verstappen – go into the final
7:25 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the ring for his second fight of 2021, as he faces Richard Commey in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+). Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs), of Ukraine, hoped to
Mercedes’ sponsorship deal with Kingspan, a firm that made insulation material involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster, has ended a week after it was announced. The Formula 1 team were heavily criticised over the deal, with survivors of the June 2017 tragedy describing it as “truly shocking”. “Both parties have subsequently concluded that it is
9:42 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right hip, ending any hope he or the franchise had for his return this season. Fitzpatrick’s return was considered a long shot before this, but with five games remaining, this procedure makes it official. He suffered a
2:15 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Not long after Serena Williams‘ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon
7:00 AM ET With another week of the 2021-22 NHL season in the background, the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers are among the teams who have made a jump in the rankings this week. And while every team has had its fair share of surprises during the campaign, we set out to identify
7:01 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is on March 21. But the moves we will see then are rooted in discussions that begin now. In fact, now that we’ve passed American Thanksgiving — the threshold many front offices use to assess whether their team will be a playoff team — trade chatter around the
Australia captain Pat Cummins returned with 5/38 on Day 1 in Brisbane© AFP Pat Cummins made a brilliant start to his captaincy career. The right-arm seamer became the first captain since England’s Bob Willis to get a five-wicket haul in an Ashes Test in 1982. Cummins picked up 5 for 38 on Day 1 of the
3:20 AM ET Associated Press Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen left court on Tuesday after giving evidence on the second day of a trial where he denies charges of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on an aircraft from the US to the UK. Giving evidence earlier in the day, the Danish golfer
Chaos, crashes and controversy – the 2021 Formula 1 season has had it all – and sets up a thrilling winner-takes-all finale between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. It has been a roller-coaster year with the championship lead changing hands a number of times over the course of the 21 races, but Hamilton’s win in
11:41 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic acknowledged that his conditioning has “got to be better.” Doncic’s weight and conditioning were a frequent subject on the TNT broadcast of the Mavs’ 102-99 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. Analyst Reggie Miller, a Hall of Fame shooting guard, criticized Doncic, saying he
8:10 PM ET A week after announcing Brian Kelly as its new coach, LSU is poised to lose starting quarterback Max Johnson along with his brother, Jake, a prized tight end recruit. Max Johnson announced Tuesday that he plans to enter the transfer portal. A sophomore and the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson,
3:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Roy Jones Jr. defeated James Toney for the super middleweight championship in 1994, they were two of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. Eighteen years later, they’ll be enshrined into the International Boxing Hall of Fame together. Jones and Toney, along with Miguel Cotto, highlight the Boxing Hall’s
5:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury has his sights set on his potential next opponent. The WBC on Tuesday ordered Fury to defend his heavyweight championship against Dillian Whyte, who was the organization’s No. 1 contender for more than 1,000 days without a title shot. Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) has one fight remaining on
BAN vs PAK 2nd Test Live Updates: Sajid Khan picked 6 wickets on Day 4.© AFP Bangladesh vs Pakistan 2nd Test Match Day 5 Live: Bangladesh were at 76/7 at the end of Day 4 of the second Test match against Pakistan at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. The home team were trailing Pakistan
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