3:21 PM BST Spain have been disqualified from next year’s Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two matches of the 2021-22 Rugby Europe Championship, the Spanish federation and World Rugby announced on Thursday. Spain’s disqualification means Romania will now qualify automatically and Portugal will go into a playoff for the
Lancashire 37 for 1 trail Hampshire 246 (Gubbins 101*, Fuller 55, Hasan 5-45) by 209 runs Anderson, who was left out of England’s tour to the West Indies, has been given the green light to return to the Test side by new captain Ben Stokes and managing director Rob Key. At the Ageas Bowl, he
1:53 PM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Casper Ruud took his time finding his rhythm as he beat Alex Molcan 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals at the BMW Open on Thursday. Molcan built a 4-0 lead in the first set as Ruud struggled with his serve, but the clay-court specialist fought his way
10:48 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Two-time Madrid Open champion Simona Halep and second-ranked Paula Badosa will meet for the first time in the tournament’s second round after opening with victories Thursday. Halep beat Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3; Badosa defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-0. Halep won consecutive Madrid titles in 2016 and 2017 and
9:49 AM ET UFC announced on Thursday it will host a second fight night in the U.K. in 2022. The event, which will be held at the O2 Arena in London on July 23, follows the success of UFC London on March 19, where English heavyweight Tom Aspinall secured a first-round submission victory against Russian
6:35 PM ET Danny Lewis Weston McKennie could be trading Turin for Madrid this summer, according to some of the latest transfer rumours. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images The summer transfer window is approaching, 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,
11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles left-hander John Means underwent successful Tommy John surgery on his left elbow Wednesday morning in Dallas, according to manager Mike Elias. “Everything went great,” Elias said. Means will begin rehabilitation immediately. The Orioles are hopeful that Means, an All-Star in 2019, can return in the first half
6:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — For the first time in seemingly forever, the NFL draft figures to be relatively uneventful for the Cleveland Browns. The Browns, who twice drafted No. 1 overall in the past five years, don’t have a first-round pick heading into Thursday, having traded away their 2022, 2023 and 2024 first-round
6:40 AM ET Welcome to NFL draft day, the best day of the year. Who’s ready for one more mock draft? Round 1 of the 2022 draft begins Thursday night (coverage starts at 7 ET on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN app), and if you thought last year’s class was intriguing, you’re in for a
8:30 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. After the Vegas Golden Knights‘ elimination from playoff contention last night, the 16-team field for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs is set — we just have to wait to see which teams fit