6:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Since losing a close unanimous decision to Keith Thurman in June 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Shawn Porter and his father, Kenny (who manages and trains his son), have made it clear they are longing for a rematch. There had been rumblings that a second chapter was
Month: November 2018
5:03 PM ET The 45-year history of boxing on HBO that began with the George Foreman-Joe Frazier world heavyweight championship showdown as fight No. 1 in 1973 will end with its 1,118th bout on Dec. 8 — with undisputed women’s welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus defending her title for the 24th time when she meets
5:00 PM GMT ESPN staff Can Warren Gatland’s Wales finally beat Australia? And is Italy-Georgia the match of the weekend? ESPN assesses the biggest talking points and players to watch. England vs New Zealand Saturday 3:00 p.m. (GMT), Twickenham, London England Player to Watch: Owen Farrell. It’s been talked and dissected to death, but ultimately
5:07 PM ET DENVER — Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone would probably fight on every single UFC card if he could — but there is something perfect about him fighting on this next one. The UFC will celebrate its 25th anniversary at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, inside Pepsi Center. The location of the event is nod
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The harassment trial of former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee has been rescheduled for Dec. 20. The nonjury trial was to have begun Friday in Buffalo City Court. Every season, a few teams sitting near the bottom in November turn it around to make the
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations have banned three match officials after they were found guilty of mishandling a Premier League game between Express FC and defending champions Vipers SC. The Premier League game played on November 7 at the Mutesa II Stadium ended 1-1, but was mired in controversy. Express FC scored the first
3:37 PM GMT LONDON — Amid a complicated relationship with international rugby and a spell out of sight in France lies one simple reason why Chris Ashton is back in the England team to play the All Blacks: his ability to score tries. In these days where props are expected to have the ball-handling skills
10:20 PM ET Twenty-five years ago today, combat sports changed forever. Eight individuals from different fighting disciplines met in a tournament at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver to see whose martial art was supreme. Called “The Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the event involved a sumo wrestler, a boxer, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and everyone in between.
3:09 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Ottawa Senators rookie forward Brady Tkachuk was activated after being out since mid-October with a a torn ligament in his leg. Tkachuk, the No. 4 pick of the 2018 NHL draft, had been a bright spot for the Senators early. He missed the first two games of the season with
3:09 PM ET Tiger Woods will welcome a field that includes 16 of the top 23 players in the world — including himself — to the Hero World Challenge, to begin later this month in the Bahamas. Woods, the tournament host of the event he launched with his late father, Earl, in 1999 to benefit