Month: September 2021

5:49 PM 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 Katie Taylor’s reign as the queen of the lightweight division — and women’s professional boxing — might not have been in doubt Saturday, but
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6:42 PM 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 Josh Warrington was left frustrated after his bid for revenge against Mauricio Lara ended in a technical draw Saturday. The fight was just getting
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5:13 PM ET NEW YORK — One. That’s how many games Emma Raducanu lost in her third-round dominance against World No. 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo. You read that right. The 18-year-old Brit routed Tormo 6-0, 6-1 enroute to her second ever Round of 16 in as many Grand Slam events. She did it first at
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5:05 PM ET ATLANTA — Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Tour Championship on Saturday after sustaining an injury to his left wrist when hitting a tree root on the 10th hole at East Lake Golf Club. He played two more holes before pulling out. Koepka, who was tied for 25th in the strokes-altered Tour Championship
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8:29 AM ET Radamel Falcao is back in LaLiga for a second spell. Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Radamel Falcao has joined Rayo Vallecano on a free transfer after his contract with Galatasaray was terminated. Falcao, 35, joined Gala in 2019 and spent two seasons in Turkey but is best known for his
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8:48 AM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Monday’s season opener against Louisville. Kiffin said in a statement that he had developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19. “I am grateful to be vaccinated and experiencing only mild symptoms. So much so, I debated over being
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2:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and longtime broadcaster Tunch Ilkin died Saturday, the team confirmed. He was 63. Ilkin, who revealed that he had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in October 2020, was hospitalized recently with pneumonia. He announced in June that
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9:58 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this year’s induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York. Bench, 73, posted Friday on Twitter that he had the virus. “Fortunately, I have been vaccinated, otherwise doctor said I would be hospitalized,”
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