Month: July 2019

6:52 PM 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 Joe Joyce maintained his unbeaten record but was taken 12 rounds for the first time as a professional in a unanimous decision win over
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7:07 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Scott Parel took advantage of Retief Goosen‘s problems Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, the fourth of the PGA Tour Champions’ five major tournaments. Seven strokes behind Goosen at the start of the day, Parel birdied two of the last three
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4:08 PM ET ESPN staff LONDON — Roger Federer defeated old rival Rafael Nadal to reach his 12th Wimbledon final with a sublime display of tennis on Centre Court. In what was their first meeting on the All England Club grass since that epic 2008 final, eight-time champion Federer toppled Nadal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3,
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2:42 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Haas team principal Guenther Steiner will not get involved in the internal bickering at his team’s title sponsor, Rich Energy, saying it does not impact his team’s reputation. Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Rich Energy’s Twitter feed issued a statement saying the energy drink company had terminated its
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2:23 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli denies he wants to stop playing the position, saying Saturday it “was a misunderstanding.” Last Sunday, Cervelli was quoted as telling DKPittsburghSports.com “that’s enough” after suffering his sixth documented concussion in the major leagues. “This time is different,” Cervelli was quoted as saying. “I can’t live like
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1:43 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — There is no doubt about who is the crowd favourite at the British Grand Prix these days, but Lewis Hamilton was still answering questions about the extent of his ‘Britishness’ after qualifying on Saturday afternoon. 1 Related Hamilton is comfortably Britain’s most successful F1 driver and has enjoyed a
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