5:02 AM ET Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has said a loan spell with Swansea City early in his career helped him appreciate the financial challenges facing lower-league clubs during the coronavirus pandemic and it was important for the Premier League to help out. Clubs in the lower divisions rely on matchday revenue to keep finances
9:08 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie is considering Noah Lolesio for a Test debut at No.10 in New Zealand next month after the Brumbies playmaker’s eye-catching return from injury in Saturday’s Super Rugby AU finale. Rennie has played match-maker in his first Wallabies camp, pairing 20-year-old Lolesio with Queensland Reds No.10 and experienced international
8:31 AM ET Ukranian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk will face Britain’s Derek Chisora on Oct. 31, Matchroom confirmed on Wednesday. The fight, which was originally scheduled for May 23, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A venue is yet to be announced. 1 Related Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) moved to heavyweight after ending his cruiserweight
9:01 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 Josh Taylor’s journey to being one of boxing’s most respected world champions included a near-death experience, plenty of white-knuckle rides and heartbreak at the
7:00 AM ET When the Stanley Cup playoffs began in August, we asked recently retired forward Kris Versteeg to delve into the NHL’s new relaxed dress code policy, and critique which teams were (and weren’t) allowing players to shine in the bubble. As the tournament winds down, we called Versteeg again, this time to analyze
8:42 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) CEO Bill Sweeney painted a bleak picture for the sport as he asked the British government for financial support after its U-turn on allowing fans in limited numbers at stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament that, as part of new restrictions
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, two of the many Karnataka boys in the Kings XI Punjab team © BCCI Big picture On the eve of the IPL’s opening match, the Royal Challengers Bangalore released a new anthem, which triggered a social-media backlash from fans who were angry that most of its lyrics were in Hindi
7:38 AM ET It’s a sight as emblematic of the French Open as white socks deeply stained by red clay dust: The chair umpire climbs down from the lofty perch and jogs over to inspect a skid mark in the clay near a white line. He or she inspects the mark, sometimes bending to peer
7:35 AM ET Their relationship might seem a bit peculiar, but clearly Tiger Woods sees something in Bryson DeChambeau that might amuse, entertain, intrigue — or all of the above. They are frequent practice-round partners, and it is not often that someone whom Woods does not care to have in such settings steps into that
5:45 AM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev lost his first match since reaching the US Open semifinals as he was beaten 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday by unseeded French player Ugo Humbert in the first round of the Hamburg European Open. The top-seeded Medvedev was a break up at 4-3 in the first set but was