2:18 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Worcestershire have completed their second signing in the space of two weeks with Riki Wessels moving from Nottinghamshire. Wessels, 32, has been released from his contract to take up a three-year deal after Nottinghamshire strengthened their batting resources with the signings of Ben Slater, Joe Clarke and Ben Duckett. He
Month: October 2018
1:10 PM ET Junior featherweight world titleholder Isaac Dogboe, the charismatic knockout puncher from Ghana, has signed a long-term promotional agreement with Top Rank, the company announced on Tuesday. “We are very, very happy to announce that we have signed Isaac Dogboe to a co-promotional agreement with Rising Star of Africa,” Top Rank chairman Bob
12:26 PM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber came back from a break down twice in the first set to beat Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. “The conditions with the shadow on court were not so easy to play in the
10:36 AM ET ESPN News Services Someone on the United States’ Ryder Cup team has zero patience with Patrick Reed questioning his pairings after this weekend’s blowout loss to Europe. Reed essentially threw captain Jim Furyk under the bus by telling The New York Times on Sunday that he was “blindsided” by not playing with
9:56 AM ET Mercedes telling Valtteri Bottas to move over and let Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix was the right call, says Formula One’s managing director Ross Brawn. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end of the season by
1:11 PM ET Richard Mann After a nearly two-year absence from the UFC, Conor McGregor makes his long-awaited return this Saturday against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. While the two have a personal history that will likely pique the interest of fans, the stylistic matchup is equally compelling. McGregor is a powerful striker who can finish
10:35 AM ET UFC 229’s lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) and Conor McGregor (21-3) has been touted as the biggest fight in mixed martial arts history. A lot of that, of course, is due to McGregor’s star power, Nurmagomedov’s undefeated record and an infamous incident involving a bus in Brooklyn. The hype is
9:25 AM ET Beware the September Heisman. You’ve seen him before: his seemingly never-ending array of highlights and eye-popping statistics to start the season. He’s a revelation, practically bursting onto the scene and into the forefront of the national conversation. He’s the best player in college football … for a month. Through five games this
9:18 AM ET Formula One is looking at altering its existing qualifying format in 2019 in the hope of creating more unpredictability. F1’s decision-making Strategy Group is considering expanding the current system, which currently involves three separate qualifying sessions. Five drivers are eliminated in Q1 and Q2, leaving 10 drivers the Q3 shootout for pole
9:07 AM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep‘s participation in this month’s WTA Finals was thrown into doubt after a scan on Tuesday revealed she had suffered a herniated disc in her back. French Open champion Halep was injured while training at last week’s Wuhan Open, where she lost in the second round to Slovakia’s