2:14 PM ET The UFC has lost a fight from its card this weekend on weigh-in day. Ramazan Kuramagomedov fell ill and was deemed medically unfit to compete at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas, UFC officials confirmed with ESPN on Friday. MMAFighting.com was first to report the news. The illness is not
12:55 PM GMT The 2023 Rugby World Cup will kick off with a mouth-watering Pool A clash between hosts France and three-time champions New Zealand, organisers said on Friday. England will start their Pool D campaign against Argentina on Sept. 9 in Marseille, where world champions South Africa will take on Scotland the day after
2:11 PM ET Few were surprised that the USWNT won its fourth SheBelieves Cup in six years on Wednesday, but the Stars and Stripes certainly made the march to the title more of a slog than anticipated. – Rapinoe scores twice as USWNT win SheBelieves Cup– Andonovski: USWNT worked well as a unit vs. Argentina
News Former England captain and record run-scorer replaces Graham Gooch at helm Charlotte Edwards, the former England captain, has become the first female president of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) after being elected as Graham Gooch‘s successor in the role. Edwards, who captained England Women between 2005 and 2016 and is their all-time leading run-scorer
11:18 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Marla Miller is stepping down after 21 years as Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of special events. Miller, MLB’s first female senior vice president, has been in charge of planning for the All-Star Game and World Series, arranging ceremonies and entertainment, including national anthem singers. She
9:57 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says he will never stop pushing in the fight for equality. . Hamilton led F1’s pre-race demonstrations promoting equality in 2020, kneeling ahead of every race with a group of other drivers. Thirteen of the 20 drivers knelt throughout the year. Hamilton will continue using his platform
10:35 AM ET Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says it his responsibility to return the legendary Italian outfit to the front of the Formula One grid, but admits it may not be possible to win races this year. Last year, Ferrari recorded its worst result in Formula One since 1980 by finishing sixth in the
10:22 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Gilles Simon will step away from the tennis tour for an undetermined period of time because he said his heart wasn’t in it right now. The 36-year-old Frenchman wrote on Twitter on Friday that his mental health is also a concern. “With my heart not being in it
9:54 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder intends to play in 2021 as long as the situation is right, he told ESPN in a phone conversation this week. Solder, who opted out this past season because of concerns for his family with COVID-19, has yet to have that
6:30 AM ET In the last year of the 20th century, quarterback play in college football seemed to be making a quantum leap. Virginia Tech‘s Michael Vick was showing us a combination of rushing and passing prowess that we didn’t realize was possible, while Georgia Tech‘s Joe Hamilton was combining 3,000-yard passing with 700-yard rushing.