Month: October 2018

3:15 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Roger Federer turned down an invitation to play in a planned exhibition match in Saudi Arabia in December which his rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have committed to play in. Saudi Arabia is under growing pressure from the international community following the killing of Saudi writer Jamal
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Former Leicester City managers Claudio Ranieri and Nigel Pearson joined the voices of condolence for the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night. Thai businessman Srivaddhanaprabha died along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded outside the club’s King Power Stadium after a Premier League
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12:12 PM ET Madison Square Garden is known as “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” When it plays host to UFC 230 on Saturday, an event headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis, it will be one of thousands of events the Manhattan building has held since its creation in 1968.
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2:03 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mohsin Khan, freshly installed as the head of the PCB’s new cricket committee, wants Sarfraz Ahmed to be relieved of the Test captaincy, a suggestion that will do little to calm an already turbulent start to the committee’s existence. Announced publicly only on Friday, Mohsin’s appointment had the PCB apparently
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1:29 PM ET The Cavaliers will host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, league sources confirmed to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The news was first reported by Crain’s Cleveland Business. The Cavs were in contention to host the 2021 festivities (which eventually went to Indianapolis), but their bid was postponed due to delays in renovations
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8:02 AM ET In Lewis Hamilton’s view it was only “small percentages” that separated him and Sebastian Vettel this season and he does not envy the pressure his title rival faced while driving for Ferrari this year. On Sunday in Mexico, Hamilton beat Vettel to this year’s drivers’ championship — getting the job done with
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6:57 AM ET Formula One’s motorsport director Ross Brawn has urged his old team Ferrari against a knee-jerk reaction in response to this year’s title loss. Although Ferrari is still in the running for the constructors’ title, Sebastian Vettel fell out of mathematical contention for the drivers’ championship at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.
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11:34 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live If you’re a Max Verstappen fan, it probably won’t have escaped your attention that his exemplary win on Sunday appeared to have
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10:53 AM BST Former England captain Will Carling is to join Eddie Jones’ backroom team in a mentorship role ahead of the autumn internationals. Carling, who captained England from 1988 to 1996, will offer leadership advice and guidance to England’s current squad, who are training in Portugal to prepare for the November Tests. He will
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