Month: December 2018

7:31 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The first half of our ranking of the top ten drivers of Formula One’s
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8:33 AM ET LUKA DONCIC’S HELLO KITTY backpack has rarely been seen inside the American Airlines Center. Never mind the rules for Dallas Mavericks rookies. Last season, Dennis Smith Jr. dragged a variety of his own kid-themed backpacks around to every arena, a harmless rookie rite of passage the Mavs share with many NBA teams.
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Craig Burley outlines the five steps that new caretaker-manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær needs to take to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes. Newly appointed Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he wants to see his players “enjoying their football again” while promising them a “clean slate” under his watch. Former United forward Solskjaer
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9:32 PM GMT England’s Premiership Rugby has completed what it described on Wednesday as a “landmark” investment deal with private equity company CVC Capital Partners. Premiership Rugby said in a statement that CVC had bought a minority shareholding, which British media reported to be worth more than 200 million pounds ($252.54 million). The investment is
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8:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes is out indefinitely with a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand. Baynes, who has been starting in place of injured star Al Horford, left Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns just over two minutes into the first quarter after a dunk.
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8:30 PM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said freshman quarterback Justin Fields will accompany the No. 5 Bulldogs to the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. But it’s looking more and more likely that it will be Fields’ final game with the Bulldogs. Smart acknowledged that Fields, the
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7:46 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their One Championship debuts at the mixed martial arts promotion’s first show in Japan on March 31. One Championship on Wednesday revealed several bout matchups to The Associated Press for its landmark event in Tokyo. The show at the Ryogoku
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