12:02 PM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will not ban England fans from singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” but will educate them on the history of the song and its links with American slavery, the domestic governing body said. The anthem, believed to have been written by a slave in the mid-19th century, became
7:44 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nathan Gerry has apologized for using racial slurs on social media in 2011 and 2012, saying he was “disappointed in himself” and “that type of language is never acceptable.” The old posts on Twitter surfaced Thursday and show Gerry using a variation of the N-word on multiple occasions. He
11:06 AM ET Friday practice for this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix was cancelled when fog prevented the medical helicopter from operating during the morning and afternoon sessions. 1 Related The two 90-minute practice sessions failed to get underway and were eventually called off by the sport’s governing body, the FIA. Low clouds in the local
10:55 AM ET Bad weather denied Mick Schumacher his Formula One practice debut and wiped out track action at the Eifel Grand Prix on Friday, with the medical helicopter grounded by fog and cars unable to run. Organisers had set the clock running for the 90-minute opening session at a cold and damp Nurburgring but
7:02 AM ET Mercedes has confirmed that another team member has tested positive for COVID-19 at this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix, following news of its first positive case on Thursday. After the initial case was detected, all team members present at the Nurburgring this weekend were retested for the virus on site. One positive and
7:30 AM ET This weekend’s college football slate appeared to have a pretty strong tag: Red River Week. No matter what else was going on, you knew there would be at least one season-defining game on the docket. So much for that. Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 3-3, and neither is in the AP
7:20 AM ET INSIDE THE NBA’S BUBBLE, there is a pathway around the residences — a nearly mile-long loop and a longer, 1.6-mile loop that encompasses the Coronado Springs resort, one of the Disney properties that has become a home away from home for the league. During the NBA Finals, it hasn’t been unusual to
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Thanks to the New York Yankees, we’ve got a game Friday — and not just any game. It’s a winner-take-all, do-or-die, there’s-no-tomorrow game. Featuring the free agent who signed the biggest contract ever by a pitcher, with the team in the biggest market, to start in the biggest games. Like
9:58 PM ET UFC 254 is down one of its main-card matchups. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos announced Thursday on Twitter that he is out of his scheduled fight with Islam Makhachev because of a positive test for COVID-19. UFC 254 is set for Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “COVID19
8:35 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 WBA world super-middleweight champion Callum Smith has said he hopes to fight before the end of 2020, even if it is not the mega