Month: November 2020

1:45 PM ET Domenec Torrent had seen his side suffer two lopsided losses in the past three matches. Photo by ALEXANDRE VIDAL/FLAMENGO COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTME/AFP via Getty Images Brazilian champions Flamengo fired Spanish coach Domenec Torrent just 10 weeks after hiring the former New York City FC boss, the club announced on Monday. The move was made
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1:03 PM ET The Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch is inching closer to reality. Poirier has signed a bout agreement to fight in the Jan. 23 main event of UFC 257 versus McGregor, UFC president Dana White confirmed to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The fight would take place at 155 pounds. White said that McGregor
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11:17 AM GMT The European qualification tournament for the women’s World Cup next year has been indefinitely postponed due to coronavirus travel restrictions, World Rugby announced on Tuesday. The event was due to be contested by Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the winner of the postponed Rugby Europe Women’s Championship next month, with the victors qualifying
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9:34 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Defensive back Daraun McKinney became the fourth Iowa football player in two weeks to leave the program with the intention of transferring. Coach Kirk Ferentz announced McKinney’s departure on Tuesday. Running back Shadrick Byrd, linebacker Yahweh Jeudy and receiver Calvin Lockett also have left the team
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9:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Kell Brook has insisted he has not been distracted or concerned by weight issues ahead of facing Terence Crawford on Saturday. There were doubts
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6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Much like one of his lofty leaps at the wall, Kyle Lewis soared above the field. The center fielder for the Seattle Mariners won the American League Rookie of the Year award Monday night. Lewis, 25, received all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of
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