1:47 PM ET In progress: Joe Cordina vs. Gavin Gwynne, 12 rounds, for Cordina’s British and Commonwealth lightweight titles Last fight: Super middleweight Savannah Marshall, Great Britain’s first female amateur world champion and a 2012 and 2016 Olympian, knocked out Daniele Basteri (2-1, 2 KOs), 29, of Brazil, at the bell ending the fifth round
Month: August 2019
1:35 PM ET ESPN staff College football season is in full swing Saturday. Here is how to watch Week 1’s biggest games, including tonight’s Oregon-Auburn showdown, along with viewing information and notes for each Top 25 game. We’ll highlight the best of our experts’ picks, betting tips and important stuff like … a bacon vending
11:49 AM BST South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has denied any wrongdoing after an alleged racial assault at a bar last weekend as he met with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following a complaint by a member of the public. Local media reports say a man was allegedly racially and physically abused in
11:41 AM BST Springboks winger Aphiwe Dyantyi faces a four-year ban from rugby after his ‘B’ sample tested positive for prohibited anabolic steroids, South Africa’s anti-doping body has said. Dyantyi had tested positive for metandienone, methyltestosterone and LGD-4033 on July 2 and asked to have his ‘B’ sample analysed, the South African Institute for Drug-Free
10:31 AM ET History was made at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Shenzhen, China. Zhang Weili finished Jessica Andrade by TKO in just 42 seconds to win the strawweight title, making her the UFC’s first Chinese titleholder. Having a champion from China is a massive boon for the UFC, which has been trying to
9:25 AM ET SHANGHAI — Watching Gregg Popovich work is one of the joys of being around Team USA. During the NBA season when he’s in San Antonio he builds walls, actual and figurative, that purposely shield nuance. It’s understandable because it’s a competitive game, and Popovich, while often gregarious, prefers privacy. But it’s also
5:54 PM ET There will be a piece of MMA history made this weekend at UFC Fight Night in Shenzhen, China, as strawweight Zhang Weili will become the first Chinese fighter to vie for a UFC championship. In just her fourth UFC appearance, Zhang (19-1) will challenge Jessica Andrade (20-6) on Saturday for the 115-pound
9:15 AM ET The UFC has its first Chinese champion and a brand-new star in a crucial market. Performing in her home country, Zhang Weili destroyed Jessica Andrade with a barrage of blows at the very outset and Andrade was not able to recover. The TKO finish came at just 42 seconds of the first
11:00 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There’s never been a backfield like the one the Buffalo Bills will likely roll out in 2019. Let that soak in. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, never in NFL history have two players with at least 10,000 rushing yards each played in a game for
3:00 AM ET India A 163 for 8 (Kishan 55, Krunal 23*, Dala 2-25) beat South Africa A 162 for 5 (Linde 52, Bavuma 40) by two wickets Ishan Kishan smashed a 22-ball half-century that helped see off India A’s 161 chase in a 21-over shootout, as they took a 2-0 lead in the five-match