Month: December 2019

12:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Rafael Nadal won his second consecutive Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and third overall Thursday, based on voting by other players, while Andy Murray was chosen the ATP’s 2019 comeback player of the year. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, said in January he thought
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12:01 PM ET PFL’s 2019 final card has been set with six championship fights for $1 million each. Two-time Olympic judo champion Kayla Harrison will headline the event against Larissa Pacheco for the women’s lightweight championship, officials told ESPN. The event will take place Dec. 31 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre in New York.
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The All England Club has appointed Sally Bolton to take over as chief executive in 2020. Bolton will replace Richard Lewis, who announced in September that he will step down after next year’s Wimbledon tournament. Bolton is currently serving as the All England Club’s strategic planning and operations
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11:52 AM GMT Former France international Ibrahim Diarra has died at the age of 36, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Wednesday evening. Diarra had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition on Friday, and he passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest and subsequent strokes. The flanker enjoyed his only international cap
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7:29 AM ET The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers — basketball’s two best teams at the moment — face off on Thursday in the premier matchup of the 2019-20 NBA regular season so far. What are the biggest things to watch in this game? Where are these two championship contenders weakest? And what is
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10:32 AM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have reached an agreement with free agent first baseman Justin Smoak on a one-year, $5 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal includes an option for 2021, the source said. The 33-year-old Smoak’s offensive production declined for the third straight season with the Toronto
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10:20 AM GMT England prop Kyle Sinckler has said he doesn’t remember his team’s 32-12 defeat to South Africa in the World Cup final after he was knocked unconscious early in the game. The Harlequins player collided with teammate Maro Itoje in the third minute of the game while attempting to tackle Makazole Mapimpi. 1
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