6:43 PM ET Mikel Arteta believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “pretty convinced” he will stay at Arsenal but admitted winning the FA Cup would strengthen the club’s attempts to tie him to a new contract. The 31-year-old’s existing deal expires next summer and ESPN revealed earlier this month that he is seeking a three-year extension worth
11:13 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt on Saturday night as to who is the top flyweight in the UFC. Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times in the first round and finished the fight late in the round with a rear-naked choke to capture the vacant flyweight championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
11:25 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo dominated Joseph Benavidez to cap off the third main event on Fight Island and become the UFC flyweight champion. The first-round finish featured a tremendous display of striking power, grappling and ultimately a successful submission. Benavidez showed incredible heart, surviving multiple rear-naked choke attempts, but he couldn’t figure out a
8:45 PM IST All 24 players participating in the 3TC, the full support staff, CSA officials including Graeme Smith, the director of cricket, and members of the SuperSport commentary team took a knee as South Africa staged its first live cricket match in four months. The gesture, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement,
10:23 PM ET A week and a half into life in the bubble, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has received attention for his escapades rather than for what’s most important to him as the NBA nears its restart: helping his teammates on the court and helping create positive change in the United States. He’s
Jul 18, 2020 This time, Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt. In a rematch of their controversial bout earlier this year, Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times and then choked him out at 4:48 of the first round in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. With the win, Figueiredo claimed
Jul 18, 2020 One of the most anticipated UFC middleweight title fights has a date. Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound title versus Paulo Costa on Sept. 19, multiple sources said Saturday. Costa tweeted later Saturday: “The fight is on folks!” News of the fight was first reported by Combate. The fight, which will take
10:39 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas on Saturday night, getting the victory in his second race of the day after a postrace disqualification took away an apparent Xfinity Series win. Busch made a final green-flag stop with 36 laps to go, when
10:24 PM ET Jack Hermansson wasted no time in reasserting his place among the upper echelon of UFC middleweight contenders. The native of Sweden, who fights out of Norway, had won four in a row prior to having his momentum abruptly halted by last September’s TKO loss to Jared Cannonier. On Saturday, in the co-main
9:17 PM ET Steve KimESPN Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been suspended indefinitely by both the Nevada Athletic Commission and the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission due to his refusal to take a drug test prior to his Dec. 20 bout against Daniel Jacobs. Chavez was temporarily suspended in Nevada after not submitting to a