Month: October 2018

9:30 AM BST Danny Cipriani has been left out of England’s 36-man squad for the autumn internationals against South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and Australia next month. Cipriani was not included in head coach Eddie Jones’ training squad that met in Bristol in September, but the fly-half was then named as the Premiership’s Player of
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12:44 PM ET Former cruiserweight world titlist Yunier Dorticos, known as “The KO Doctor,” was one of the participants in the first season of the World Boxing Super Series and he is back for the second season, hoping to advance deeper than he did last time. In the first season, Dorticos retained his title in
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6:24 AM ET Associated Press JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — Chez Reavie overcame cool, windy conditions for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on Thursday. In the breezy conditions, the back nine of the course posed the most difficulty, but the 36-year-old American
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8:17 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 6-under 66 to take a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament on Thursday. The Thai player had six birdies in a bogey-free round, including three straight on Nos. 4, 5, and 6. “I always have so much fun
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3:19 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tony Bellew insists Billy Joe Saunders — banned from making a world title defence this Saturday — is not a drugs cheat, telling ESPN
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3:37 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — The Women’s Tennis Association said Thursday that No. 1-ranked Simona Halep has withdrawn from the WTA Finals because of a lower back injury. Halep’s withdrawal means Kiki Bertens has qualified for the final spot, joining Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Karolina Pliskova and
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