11:19 AM ET Associated Press Tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Friday, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics. The cauldron sat atop a peak inspired by Mount Fuji. It’s a sphere that opened like a flower “to embody vitality and
Month: July 2021
10:07 AM BST British & Irish Lions’ assistant coach Robin McBryde has said World Rugby showed a lack of thorough planning after the appointment of South African Marius Jonker as the Television Match Official (TMO) for the first test against the Springboks. Jonker is a late replacement for New Zealander Brendon Pickerill, who did not
Report Sri Lanka make three changes too, including a debut for left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama With the series already in the bag, and the ODI Super League inconsequential to them (because they have automatic qualification, as hosts of the next World Cup), India have named five debutants and made six changes to the XI that
11:07 PM ET ESPN staff The news this week that Texas and Oklahoma have expressed interest in joining the SEC shook the foundation of the Big 12 conference and caught many high-ranking officials in college athletics off guard. Now, it has their full attention, as commissioners and athletic directors from coast to coast are preparing
Jul 22, 2021 Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ACC commissioner Jim Phillips has made it his goal to make football
8:00 AM ET All things considered, Saturday’s main event between TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen is the best UFC Fight Night headliner so far this year. For me, there are only two others that even come close in terms of significance, stylistic matchup and prefight narrative: Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum in April and Max
5:56 AM ET Football Manager is set to include women’s teams for the first time ever. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Women’s football is set to be introduced into the popular video game Football Manager for the first time ever, the makers of the game confirmed on Thursday. Football Manager’s studio director Miles Jacobson said in a statement
7:10 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers made their first move in what promises to be a busy offseason by extending a qualifying offer to second-year guard Talen Horton-Tucker, the team announced Thursday. The qualifying offer for Horton-Tucker is $1.9 million, according to ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks, and will make the 20 year
7:28 AM ET Alfa Romeo has reportedly made Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas its top target to sign ahead of the 2022 Formula One season. Bottas’ future hinges on the decision Mercedes is set to make over the summer break, which follows the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes has the choice between retaining Bottas or promoting junior
Jul 21, 2021 Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval stood somewhere near the south side of the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday morning, with the Cosmopolitan and Planet Hollywood within eyesight. Kaval will be there alongside his architect over the next two days, he said, sitting in on a series of meetings and analyzing where a
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