Month: August 2019

12:32 PM ET Vasiliy Lomachenko, the WBO and WBA world lightweight champion and ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, faces England’s Luke Campbell in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the The O2 Arena in London, England, on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Lomachenko, of Ukraine but living in Oxnard, California,
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12:08 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ajantha Mendis, perhaps cricket’s original mystery spinner in the video analysis age, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The 34-year old last played international cricket in 2015, an ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch. The inventor of what became known as the “carrom ball” – legbreaks
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11:13 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Goalie Cam Ward returned to the Carolina Hurricanes on a one-day contract Wednesday, and then he called it a career. Ward, 35, retired from the NHL after a 14-year run that saw him lead the franchise to its only Stanley Cup championship in 2006. He was the first rookie goalie
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10:56 AM BST The Springboks have appointed Felix Jones as a defence consultant for the World Cup, the South Africa Rugby Union announced Wednesday. The former Ireland international fullback will be reunited with head coach Rassie Erasmus after their time together at Munster. His arrival comes after attack coach Swys de Bruin quit earlier this
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7:55 AM ET Steve KimESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko and Luke Campbell square off on Saturday (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET) for three of boxing’s four lightweight world titles. It’s a battle between two Olympic champions, with each looking to further secure his legacy. Jorge Linares and Timothy Bradley Jr. are two men who have unique viewpoints on
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