Month: June 2020

5:00 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a high-profile rematch between two former strawweight champions in Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade this summer, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to meet on July 11 at a location to be determined, sources told ESPN. The
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Jun 3, 2020 Just days away from Thursday’s vote of the NBA board of governors to approve a plan to restart the season with 22 teams in Orlando, Florida, several of the franchises considered to be title favorites are internally discussing how to retain some semblance of the home-court advantage they fought to earn through
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10:09 AM ET Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte and AC Milan’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will be up against eight regular Formula One drivers in the sport’s penultimate virtual grand prix on Sunday. The ESPN F1 Podcast team looks back on one of Formula One’s most intense rivalry, with behind-the-scenes stories and analysis of the major
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11:31 AM BST ESPN staff Two-time World Cup winner Dan Carter lobbed at Blues training on Thursday morning, five years after he left New Zealand and Super Rugby. Rumours of Carter’s impending return to New Zealand rugby emerged on Wednesday evening after a WhatsApp message from Blues coach Leon MacDonald was leaked. All that was
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7:59 AM ET Associated Press If it weren’t for a coronavirus pandemic-caused postponement, the French Open would have been in Week 2 now, and Rafael Nadal might still have been in contention for a 20th Grand Slam title. Instead, he’s home in Spain, practicing lightly — and wondering along with everyone else in tennis whether
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