Month: October 2020

12:00 PM BST Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named six uncapped players in his 35-man squad for their two remaining Six Nations games this month. Leinster’s Ryan Baird, Ed Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park, Hugo Keenan, and Will Connors, as well as Munster’s Shane Daly will be hoping to make an impact and win their first
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Oct 8, 2020 Associated Press PARIS — France coach Fabien Galthie included five uncapped players into his squad ahead of an upcoming test against Wales and his team’s final match in the Six Nations. Galthie called up two new faces on Wednesday — prop Georges-Henri Colombe-Reazel and centre Olivier Klemenczak, who both play for Racing
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1:30 PM ET The New Jersey Devils announced Thursday that they have placed goaltender Cory Schneider on waivers for the purpose of buying out the last two years of his contract. The 34-year-old had two years left on the seven-year, $42 million contract he signed with the Devils in July 2014. Schneider was acquired from
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12:30 PM ET Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has withdrawn from their squad for their three internationals over the next week because of a hip injury, the Belgian football association said on Thursday. The Real Madrid man’s withdrawal has plunged the team into a goalkeeping crisis ahead of their friendly against the Ivory Coast in Brussels
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9:27 AM ET A member of the Mercedes Formula One team has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The team confirmed the positive case on Thursday and a spokesman said it was being handled in accordance with FIA protocols. No further details were given. ESPN understands the
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Oct 7, 2020 Tony Ferguson still would like to fight again in 2020 — even if it’s in wrestling, grappling or boxing. The UFC lightweight star said in a video interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani published Wednesday that he’d like to compete before the end of the year, provided he is adequately compensated. Ferguson fell
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1:06 PM ET Steve KimESPN The bout between unified welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr. and former two-division titleholder Danny Garcia will now take place Dec. 5 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home of the Dallas Cowboys. This event, which had originally been scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles,
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11:17 AM ET Steve KimESPN The fight between Luke Campbell and Ryan Garcia for the WBC interim lightweight title will take place Dec. 5, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN announced Thursday. The venue is still to be determined. Vasiliy Lomachenko is the WBC lightweight “franchise” champion; Devin Haney is the WBC titleholder. This is the
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