10:22 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — – Two Russian tennis players were banned from the sport for life on Wednesday for match-fixing, including incidents when they played together as doubles partners. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Alija Merdeeva was found guilty of two counts of match-fixing. Sofia Dmitrieva was found guilty of six
6:59 AM ET In the 1980s, Michael Jordan launched a stylistic revolution in pro basketball. While not the first great wing player in the sport, Jordan was the first one to absolutely dominate the association. His epic battles versus the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz weren’t just battles for the
Jan 25, 2021 The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa to headline UFC Fight Night on April 17, officials confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 185-pound contest will take place at a location to be determined. Whittaker (22-5) lost the middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya in October
7:12 AM ET Let’s start in the living room of Robert Saleh’s parents’ home in Dearborn, Michigan. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Saleh and his family sat in front of the TV, horrified by the images they saw on CNN. His mother was crying. His sisters were crying. His father, Sam, refused to
6:59 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight
7:53 AM ET Associated Press ROME — Andy Murray has entered a lower-tier challenger tournament in Italy next month after withdrawing from the Australian Open with the coronavirus. Murray is listed to play an indoor tournament in Biella starting Feb. 15, the Italian Tennis Federation said Wednesday. The tournament has 132,000 euros ($160,000) in prize
6:23 AM ET Carlos Sainz completed his first laps for Ferrari at a private test at the team’s Italian circuit Fiorano on Wednesday. Sainz, who joined from McLaren for this season, drove a 2018 F1 Ferrari car at the test. His appearance is part of a week-long test schedule which saw Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc
News Auction scheduled for the day after India’s second Test against England The 2021 IPL player auction will be held on February 18 in Chennai, the league announced with a tweet on Wednesday. The announcement comes after the IPL Governing Council meeting on January 6, where it was decided that the 2021 edition of the
7:55 PM ET Neymar’s been nothing but front-page news since arriving at PSG in 2017, but the club are clear they want him to stay a lot longer. Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images Neymar is a Paris Saint-Germain centurion. It took him longer than it should have to get to 100 games for the club, but
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Shortstop Andrelton Simmons and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a one-year, $10.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is subject to a physical exam. A four-time Gold Glove Award winner, Simmons has established himself among the most brilliant defensive shortstops