Mar 7, 2021 UFC 259 featured some of the expected and some of the unexpected. Jan Blachowicz used his superior grappling in defeating Israel Adesanya to retain the light heavyweight title, and Amanda Nunes submitted Megan Anderson to retain her role as champ-champ. Some could have predicted those outcomes, and maybe some would’ve figured Aljamain
Mar 7, 2021 Aljamain Sterling became UFC bantamweight champion in a shocking way Saturday in Las Vegas as an illegal knee forced a stoppage to his fight against Petr Yan. With Sterling grounded, Yan held Sterling’s arms and kneed the challenger in the face, which is an illegal strike. The fight was paused and after
12:27 PM ET Most Ferrari Formula One team members have taken up Bahrain’s offer of COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of testing and this month’s season-opener, despite the sport’s stated reluctance to jump any queues. 1 Related The Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reported on Wednesday that 90% of Ferrari staff travelling to Bahrain had accepted the offer
9:00 AM ET College football’s 2021 recruiting classes have been signed, and more of these prospects have enrolled early in school. That translates to more first-year players providing an immediate impact, which in turn gives teams the opportunity to ascend up the rankings ahead of schedule. How will this recruiting cycle affect the 2021 College
8:13 AM ET Ferrari has launched the car it hopes will return the team to the front of the Formula One grid this year following its winless campaign in 2020. 1 Related The first images of the car, known as the SF21, leaked online on Wednesday an hour before the official launch video and images
Report Zimbabwe, who won the first Test by ten wickets, have named an unchanged playing XI Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Afghanistan welcomed back legspinner Rashid Khan to their Test XI, after he recovered from a finger injury sustained during the PSL, in a bid to square the series against
1:24 AM ET We’re now eight weeks into the 2021 NHL season, with the trade deadline looming on April 12. Enough games have been played for stats to have meaningful weight, so for this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we identified a defining statistic for every team, be it representative of just one player, or the
5:00 AM ET This article is part of ESPN’s coverage of Women’s History Month. Fran Kirby’s postmatch routine stays largely the same. Whether she’s breaking the goal-scoring record at Chelsea, scoring four times against Reading or collecting another Player of the Match accolade, it’s a straightforward agenda: sofa, meal, Neflix. She especially loves true crime
7:51 AM GMT World Rugby has formally ratified a recommendation to postpone this year’s women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand to 2022 due to uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport’s global governing body said on Tuesday. It also announced a funding package of £2 million ($2.78m) to assist unions hit by the
Mar 10, 2021 A year ago, the Players got one round in before the world stopped. But now, the best field in golf is back at TPC Sawgrass, with players searching for both a prestigious win and a huge paycheck of $2.75 million. Here’s who our experts think takes home the trophy and the cash: