12:07 PM ET The last time Nigel Benn was in a boxing ring he was left beaten, broken and in tears, but he is now ready to end his 23-year exile with a remarkable and controversial return to boxing. Benn was a world champion in 1990, one of British sport’s most famous faces, a veteran
Month: September 2019
11:20 AM BST New Zealand coach Steve Hansen was made honorary chief of police of the Japanese city of Beppu for the day on Thursday as a sign of respect for both him and his team. Hansen, who was decorated with a scarf and cap by Beppu’s regular police chief Yufumi Sato, said: “Very humbling
11:44 AM ET Associated Press WUHAN, China — Top-ranked Ash Barty reached the semifinals of the Wuhan Open for the third straight year by beating Petra Martic of Croatia 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday. Barty won 15 straight points to take a 4-1 lead in the first set before Martic fought back, and the
11:29 AM BST TOKYO — Wallabies winger Reece Hodge has been suspended for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup clash in Sapporo. The ban means Hodge will miss Australia’s remaining pool games against Wales, Uruguay and Georgia but leave him free to return for the quarterfinals.
7:40 PM ET Jared Cannonier was living in Anchorage, Alaska, and doing maintenance on air traffic control equipment for the Federal Aviation Administration. It was 2009, he was almost a year removed from serving in the U.S. Army and his wife, Cat, was pregnant with their first child. Cannonier weighed more than 300 pounds. “When
10:50 AM ET Charles Leclerc has told himself to “shut up” and show restraint in difficult situations after venting his frustrations during the Singapore Grand Prix over his in-car radio. Leclerc was annoyed after seeing teammate Sebastian Vettel put onto what turned out to be the better strategy. Leclerc had claimed pole and led the
1:33 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Bronco Mendenhall walked off David A. Harrison III Field last Saturday night somehow containing all the anxiety and relief that comes with a too-close-for-comfort, comeback win. As he approached a reporter, his signature black unclipped reading glasses swaying ever so slightly around his neck, Virginia’s head coach slowly wiped
8:44 AM ET LeBron James has been the No. 1 player in ESPN’s NBArank since the beginning. He had just disappointed and somewhat disappeared in the 2011 NBA Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks, yet he was still recognized as the game’s greatest all-around performer later that year. For eight seasons we asked ESPN’s basketball
3:11 PM ET MADRID, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Sevilla threw away a two-goal lead in the second half to lose 3-2 away to Eibar on Thursday, missing out on the chance to go second in La Liga. Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos put Julen Lopetegui’s side ahead in the 11th minute by firing through the legs
6:56 AM ET Bangladesh Cricket Board director Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, also the director-in-charge at Mohammedan Sporting Club, has been arrested for “illegal possession of liquor” by the country’s anti-corruption unit in Dhaka. Lokman’s arrest by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) came three days after a raid in the club premises unearthed evidence of illegal gambling.
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