7:49 AM ET Gervonta Davis was going through the motions during an interview in May when a phrase caught his attention. Davis is one of boxing’s young and rising stars around the lightweight division. When it was suggested that he didn’t have the top accomplishment among the group of impressive young 135-pounders that includes Teofimo
Jun 22, 2021 ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It didn’t take long for Wander Franco to display the many skills that scouts have been raving about. The kind of skills that made him the No. 1 overall prospect in Major League Baseball. The kind of skills that the Tampa Bay Rays hope to
6:07 PM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — They came to Hampden Park hoping for a night to remember, but in the end, Scotland’s success-starved supporters had to make do with a goal they will never forget. Croatia’s 3-1 victory in Glasgow secured the 2018 World Cup finalists qualification for the round of 16, but it was
6:06 AM ET Two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray will defend his tennis title at the Tokyo Olympics, after being named in Team GB’s squad on Thursday. Murray, 34, will join Neal Skupski, Dan Evans, Joe Salisbury, Heather Watson and Johanna Konta in the line up. Last week, Murray, the world No. 119, was knocked
7:01 AM ET After the New York Islanders took Game 6 on Wednesday night, the NHL is officially two wins away from having the Montreal Canadiens and the Islanders playing for the Stanley Cup — although the Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning may have something to say about that before it can happen.
5:32 AM ET The all-female W Series, which is supporting Formula One at eight grands prix this year, will become a team-based championship from 2022 as a result of strong sponsor interest, organisers said on Thursday. Drivers will continue to race with identical machinery, however, with cars prepared and maintained by W Series Engineering. The
4:45 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is disappointed the red-card replacement trial will not be adopted in international rugby, saying he “can’t understand” the northern hemisphere’s resistance to it. World Rugby is poised to green light both the 50/22 and goal-line dropout variations that have been used in both Super Rugby AU and Super
7:51 AM ET Every week, we’ll provide a recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of Quest for the Stanley Cup, the NHL docu-series about the playoffs available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. This week we dive into Episode 3, titled “And Then There Were Four.” Best scene These NHL docu-series are always at
4:19 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC An emotional Sergio Busquets has admitted that he doubted whether he would be able to feature in Euro 2020 before putting in a man-of-the-match performance in Spain‘s 5-0 win over Slovakia that saw them qualify for the last 16. Busquets tested positive for COVID-19 on June 6 and had
News India captain acknowledges NZ were the better side but says great Tests come in series Virat Kohli, India’s captain, admitted that New Zealand are the deserving winners of the inaugural World Test Championship, but has called for future editions of the tournament – which is contested over a two-year cycle – to be decided