12:35 PM ET Double amputee Billy Monger claimed his first pole position since his return to racing, on his first visit to Donington Park since his horrific accident at the circuit last year. Monger, 19, lost both legs after driving into the back of a rival’s stationary car at a British Formula 4 race held
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Sep 21, 2018 Long before football became the go-to sport for Nigerians, long before an Africa Cup of Nations title and Olympic gold made legends of the Super Eagles, there was a Nigerian world champion. A boxing world champion. Hogan “Kid” Bassey became the first Nigerian international boxing star when he won the world featherweight
6:43 AM ET China’s Wang Qiang picked up her second career WTA title with a surprisingly straightforward 6-1, 6-2 victory over Yulia Putintseva in the final of the Guangzhou International Women’s Open Saturday. It was the second title on home soil for he two-time Asian Games singles champion, who defeated compatriot Zheng Saisai to win
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 6 for 317 (McDermott 117, Silk 85, Steketee 4-85) beat Queensland 6 for 316 (Lynn 70, Hemphrey 58 Meredith 3-62) by four wickets Chris Lynn thumps one Getty Images Former Queenslanders Ben McDermott and Simon Milenko came back to haunt the Bulls by topping and tailing Tasmania’s successful chase of
12:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Red Wings will be without top defenseman Mike Green for the start of the regular season as he deals with a virus that has led to ongoing fatigue. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland told the Detroit Free Press that Green “hasn’t had a lot of energy,”
11:47 PM ET One of Bellator MMA’s top prospects, 23-year-old featherweight A.J. McKee, delivered a spectacular first-round knockout in the main event of Bellator 205 on Friday in Boise, Idaho. McKee (12-0) knocked John Teixeira out cold at 1 minute, 9 seconds of the opening round at CenturyLink Arena. The finish came courtesy of a
12:42 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and his older brother, Yuli, have become the first brothers in major league history to have multihomer games on the same day. Toronto’s Lourdes Gurriel homered in the first and fourth innings Friday night in the Blue Jays‘ 11-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
11:15 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. led a race-high 96 laps Friday night, but that wasn’t the coolest part of his lone Xfinity Series start of the 2018 season. Christopher Bell advanced to the second round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs Friday with his win at Richmond Raceway. Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
11:07 PM ET After Baker Mayfield‘s starring role in ending the Cleveland Browns‘ winless streak on Thursday night, he chose to end his postgame news conference with a baseball shoutout. “Christian Yelich for NL MVP,” Mayfield said. Before the game, Mayfield showed up to FirstEnergy Stadium wearing Yelich’s Milwaukee Brewers jersey. The two became friends
11:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Victor Martinez will be in the lineup for one final time Saturday in Detroit. The longtime Tigers slugger announced before Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the Royals that he will finish his 16-season career on Saturday. Martinez will sit out Sunday’s series finale against Kansas City and accompany the