7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN After all the oddities of the MLB regular season and postseason, the 2020 World Series pits baseball’s top two teams against each other, which doesn’t happen every year. And while we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the Dodgers playing for the championship, this is the first Fall Classic for the Rays
1:33 PM ET Sebastian Vettel had no explanation for the massive gap to Charles Leclerc in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix other than to say his Ferrari teammate is performing on a different level. While Leclerc qualified fourth for Ferrari, Vettel could only manage 15th on the grid for Sunday’s race. The four-time world
9:22 AM ET UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will look to extend his perfect record to 29-0 against Justin Gaethje on Saturday in the main event of UFC 254 on Fight Island, and the circumstances will be much different than he has ever faced before. The 32-year-old will compete in Abu Dhabi for the first
12:56 PM BST Saturday’s Super Rugby Unlocked fixture between the Lions and Cheetahs at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, has been called off. The cancellation happened after two players from the Lions squad tested positive for COVID-19. “The decision was taken as part of prescribed precautions advised by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases
7:37 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC junior flyweight world titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada did his part to get a rematch with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, who beat him in 2012, by defeating Carlos Cuadras by 11th-round TKO Friday night at the TV Azteca Studio in Mexico City. But it certainly wasn’t easy, as Estrada had to
12:17 PM 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 English boxing judge Terry O’Connor did not look at a cell phone while scoring a fight on Oct. 17, according to an investigation by
12:41 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka will meet in the first WTA all-Belarusian final of the inaugural Ostrava Open. Former world No. 1 Azarenka eased past Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to book a spot in her 40th career WTA final. Azarenka will seek
10:27 AM ET Associated Press French Open champion Iga Swiatek said she will quarantine after meeting with Polish president Andrzej Duda. Duda’s office announced Saturday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. The 19-year-old Swiatek met with Duda on Friday. The Polish player said on Twitter that she has no symptoms but that she’ll quarantine
6:00 PM ET Jurgen Klopp has hailed what Marcus Rashford is doing to tackle child poverty and said the importance of his tireless work transcends the traditional rivalry between his side Liverpool and Manchester United. Rashford forced the government into a U-turn in July when he won his battle to ensure free meals during the
1:41 PM GMT Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 43rd game of IPL 2020, between the Kings XI Punjab and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The likes of KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Gayle will be taking on the likes of David Warner, Rashid Khan and Jonny Bairstow in Dubai. Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers