8:00 AM ET Far from pretty and at times bordering on the masochistic, the often torturous platform laid by Joe Root, Joe Denly and the early phase of Ben Stokes‘ masterpiece in the second innings at Headingley has set the template for how England believe they can outlast Australia’s three-man pace attack at Old Trafford
Month: September 2019
2:29 PM ET Oleksandr Usyk, my 2018 fighter of the year, is one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best. Regardless of who he’s facing, it’ll be a welcome sight to have Usyk back in the ring after his 11-month layoff due to a torn right biceps. Usyk became the undisputed cruiserweight world champion in July 2018 when
Sep 4, 2019 Who is the world’s best fighter, regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN’s latest top 10. Don’t forget to also check out Dan Rafael’s divisional rankings, which are updated weekly. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. Note: Results are through Wednesday. THE PANEL: Dan Rafael,
9:58 AM ET Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion and 2018 consensus fighter of the year, finally has an opponent for his Oct. 12 heavyweight debut. Usyk will take on unbeaten Tyrone Spong, a former kickboxing star, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago in the 12-round main event of a DAZN card, Matchroom
10:26 AM BST South Africa named a strong side Tuesday for their final World Cup warm-up match against hosts Japan, with head coach Rassie Erasmus viewing Friday’s contest as the perfect preparation for their tournament opener against New Zealand. Erasmus made wholesale changes to the squad from the victory over Argentina last month with captain
11:33 AM ET Steve KimESPN The calendar has turned over to September and fall is in the air. It already has been an eventful year in boxing, including the resurgence of a legend in Manny Pacquiao and an unexpected Cinderella story in Andy Ruiz Jr. The last four months of 2019 are shaping up to
8:00 AM ET College football is back, and that means Heisman Watch has begun. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 10 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place votes, three
9:51 AM ET Australia’s captain Tim Paine has publicly conceded for the first time that he misjudged the thrilling conclusion of the Headingley Test, admitting he had not pressured Ben Stokes enough by keeping fielders up to the bat and at the same time allowing the England allrounder to farm the strike away from the
8:21 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn gave rookie running back Qadree Ollison permission to switch numbers from No. 32 to No. 30 so Ollison could honor his late brother, who was murdered in 2017. Ollison’s older brother, LeRowne Harris, wore the No. 30 as a youth league standout in
Mark Ogden doesn’t hold back in criticizing Alexis Sanchez for how he performed at Manchester United. Mark Ogden evaluates the current squad depth, who are the leaders within the team and what United are missing. Steve Nicol explains how much blame should be placed on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after winning only one league game in