3:12 PM ET The SEC has pushed back the first allowable start of football practice from this Friday to Aug. 17, the conference announced Tuesday. The change comes after the conference approved a 10-game, conference-only schedule last week that aims to kick off the season on Sept. 26 rather than the original start date of
11:47 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — The Madrid Open in September was canceled on Tuesday because of a new spike in coronavirus cases in Spain. The joint men’s and women’s tournament was originally scheduled in May, but moved when Spain became a hotbed for the virus. Its new slot in September allowed it again
2:38 PM ET FIA president Jean Todt has praised Lewis Hamilton’s efforts to promote an anti-racism message in Formula One, but says other drivers should not feel forced into making gestures or statements they are not comfortable with. Hamilton, Formula One’s only Black driver, has been a prominent voice on matters of diversity and racism,
Aug 2, 2020 Kevin Magnussen opted against taking a knee during F1’s anti-racism protest at the British Grand Prix, joining the six Formula One drivers who have done so since the beginning of the season. F1 gave its drivers an allocated moment ahead of the race to make a statement against racism in whichever way
1:34 PM ET Associated Press PALERMO, Sicily — Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan upset second-seeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Palermo Ladies Open, the first official WTA event since March. Vondrousova won the first set in just 29 minutes and then came from 4-0 down
1:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chip Ganassi Racing has made a crew chief change for the No. 42 driven by Matt Kenseth, with engineer Phil Surgen taking over for the remainder of the season. Surgen has been with the Ganassi organization since 2016. He replaces Chad Johnston, who had been the crew
12:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leavine Family Racing has sold its NASCAR team but will finish the season with driver Christopher Bell. Team owner Bob Leavine made the announcement Tuesday, saying he could not risk his 41-year-old construction business by continuing to fund the team. Leavine is the second team owner to
12:29 PM BST Wales and British & Irish Lions player Jamie Roberts has signed a contract with Dragons, the club announced on Monday. The 33-year-old will join the Welsh side with immediate effect after seven years away which included a stint with South African side the Stormers. 1 Related The centre left Cardiff Blues in
10:39 AM ET The buildup to the Oct. 24 UFC lightweight unification bout is expected to be civil with champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje enjoying a friendly rivalry while being represented by the same manager, Ali Abdelaziz, but Nurmagomedov made it clear he views himself as the better fighter. “I will take
7:35 PM IST England will take a late decision on the balance of their XI to take on Pakistan in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, after Joe Root acknowledged there was still a slight doubt about Ben Stokes’ readiness to feature as a front-line seam option. Stokes produced one of the