Month: May 2021

11:02 AM ET The PFL announced its next round of light heavyweight and welterweight matchups Wednesday, with the June 17 event serving as the final opportunity for fighters in those classes to earn points toward a berth in the 2021 playoffs. Among the most notable matchups, promotion newcomer Rory MacDonald (22-6-1) will face Gleison Tibau
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10:47 AM ET The head of UK Anti-Doping, Nicole Sapstead, is leaving to take up a new role with the International Tennis Integrity Agency after 12 years with the organisation, UKAD said on Wednesday. Sapstead, who has been chief executive of UKAD for six years, will become the ITIA’s Senior Director for Anti-Doping. 1 Related
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9:24 AM ET Rory McIlroy has emerged as the consensus favorite to win the PGA Championship at sportsbooks around the nation; however, bookmakers are reporting more betting interest on an American in good form — Jordan Spieth. McIlroy is the favorite at 11-1 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Jon Rahm is 14-1, followed by
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7:27 AM ET Organisers of the Wimbledon Championships are confident that they will be able to host more fans than the current allowance of 25% of capacity at this year’s grasscourt Grand Slam following the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Britain moved to stage three of its roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions from Monday with
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4:17 AM ET Lando Norris has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain with McLaren in Formula One. The deal will keep Norris, 21, partnered with Daniel Ricciardo in 2022. McLaren is hoping to use next season’s radical shake-up of the aerodynamic design rules to return to the front of the grid. 1 Related Norris
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6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Playing in the City of Brotherly Love has rubbed off on Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi and second baseman Jean Segura. The two have seemingly mended fences after a dugout confrontation during Sunday’s 10-8 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida. “We love each other,” Segura told
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8:22 PM ET As the Golden State Warriors get set for Wednesday’s play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, they do so enjoying the underdog role they haven’t been able to embrace since Stephen Curry and Draymond Green won their first NBA championship during the 2014-15 season. After years of entering postseason games as the
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