Month: December 2018

Dec 12, 2018 Two-time world champion Canelo Alvarez ruled out fighting Gennady Golovkin for the third time in May and reiterated his interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather once again, saying that the last thing the so-called “Money” did diminished the credibility of the sport. In a talk with SportsCenter prior to his fight Saturday against
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2:32 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named the 2018 World Champions by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday after each won Grand Slam titles and finished the year atop the world rankings. Novak Djokovic’s US Open championship in September was his 14th career grand slam title. Chris Trotman/USTA/Getty Images
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2:09 PM ET The UFC has moved a welterweight matchup between former champion Robbie Lawler and undefeated newcomer Ben Askren to UFC 235 on March 2, following the recent cancellation of UFC 233. Donald Cerrone will drop to 155 pounds when he faces Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, sources
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1:46 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto was taken to a hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the team, after he fell ill during the winter meetings in Las Vegas. The Mariners said Thursday that team officials took him to a local hospital on
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Dec 13, 2018 At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s super middleweight world title bout between Rocky Fielding and Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden in New York City? Our experts make their picks. Dan RafaelESPN.com Canelo by KOCanelo is coming off a very tough fight with GGG
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12:19 PM ET South African Oliver Bekker shot seven birdies for an opening round of 66 on Thursday, taking a one shot lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club. Bekker, who turned 34 this week and is ranked No. 305 in the world, hit four successive birdies on the newly refurbished
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