4:15 PM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) have recommended that only players recorded as female at birth be allowed to play in women’s rugby and will hold a vote on transgender participation next week. The RFU said on Friday that it began a review of its existing policy in 2020 with a survey that
3:05 PM ET Associated Press Patrik Laine has signed a long-term deal to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets, completing the final major item on their checklist to cap off a successful offseason. The winger re-signed Friday for four years and $34.8 million, a contract that carries an $8.7 million salary cap hit through 2026.
India 308 for 7 (Dhawan 97, Gill 64, Iyer 54, Motie 2-54, Joseph 2-61) beat West Indies 305 for 6 (Mayers 75, King 54, Thakur 2-54, Siraj 2-56) by three runs History was West Indies’ for the taking. A record 309 was in sight – the highest successful ODI chase at the Queen’s Park Oval
4:59 PM ET Associated Press Paul Waring retained his two-shot lead at the Cazoo Classic on the European tour by shooting 2-under 70 in the second round on Friday. Grant Forrest, Jens Dantorp and Julien Guerrier all shot 69 and were Waring’s nearest challengers at Hillside near Liverpool in northwest England. Daan Luizing (68) was
3:36 PM ET Mercedes cannot do much to help Nyck de Vries secure a Formula One drive and may let him go, team boss Toto Wolff said after the Dutch reserve replaced Lewis Hamilton in first Friday practice at the French Grand Prix. De Vries, 27, is the reigning Formula E champion with Mercedes and
Jul 21, 2022 Fernando Alonso (L) won the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix with Ferrari, while ex-McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton came third. Paul Gilham/Getty Images LE CASTELLET, France — Ahead of his 300th Formula One race, Lewis Hamilton has named his former McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso as the toughest competitor of his career. In Sunday’s French Grand
10:39 AM ET Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany — American Bernarda Pera will play top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the women’s final of the Hamburg European Open after both won their semifinal matches in straight sets Friday. The 27-year-old Pera, who claimed her first WTA title in Budapest last week, advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 win over
1:16 PM ET The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: De Jong, Depay on the outs? Barcelona are set to begin talks with Memphis Depay and
1:41 PM ET Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Brooke Henderson is setting the pace in record-breaking style at the Evian Championship. The Canadian player shot a second straight 7-under 64 on Friday to take a 3-stroke lead after the second round of the fourth major of the year. She is the first player in the
Jul 20, 2022 ESPN News Services Veteran left-hander Dallas Keuchel has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks after struggling in his only four starts, it was announced Thursday. Keuchel had been DFA’d earlier this year by the White Sox and caught on with the Diamondbacks after being signed to a minor-league contract in