9:01 AM ET McLaren’s Formula One future was never in doubt despite a cash crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and now resolved by a fresh injection of funds, team principal Andreas Seidl said on Tuesday. The National Bank of Bahrain announced on Monday a £150 million financing facility for the McLaren Group, which
10:28 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Gareth Roderick, the Gloucestershire wicketkeeper/batsman, will join Worcestershire at the end of the 2020 season on a three-year-deal. Roderick, 28, has spent eight years as a Gloucestershire player, representing the club 168 times in all formats, and was part of the side that won the 2015 Royal London Cup. His
9:08 AM ET The NHL has shifted its focus to selecting two Canadian hub cities, sources confirmed to ESPN. That would have the NHL resuming its season in Toronto and Edmonton later this summer. Nothing is final until players vote on the return-to-play proposal, which is not expected to happen until later this week. The
7:51 AM ET There were times during the first half of 2020 when the idea of voting for midyear awards in any sport seemed ill-conceived, and it was no different for the UFC. Would there even be enough events from which to garner candidates for the various categories? The coronavirus pandemic canceled sports around the
7:53 AM BST After all that has happened in Australian rugby over the past 18 months, it seems fitting that a new competition will begin with the nation’s oldest rugby rivalry – in a game that promotes the best of its ‘generation next’. Friday night’s Super Rugby AU opener between Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs
7:30 AM ET Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba had found some outlets during the NHL’s pause amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dumba, who is half Filipino, found an outlet for his frustration about the sport he loves as one of several minority players who founded the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an organization with the mission to “eradicate
7:39 PM ET Barcelona coach Quique Setien said bringing Antoine Griezmann on earlier against Atletico Madrid risked “destabilising” the team after leaving the Frenchman on the bench for the third time in four games. Griezmann came on in second-half stoppage time against his former side as Barca were held to a 2-2 draw which further
2:56 PM IST The president of the Barbados Cricket Association has called for the “immediate removal” of Phil Simmons as head coach of West Indies. Conde’ Riley, who is also on the board of directors of Cricket West Indies (CWI), has described Simmons’ decision to attend a family funeral as “inconsiderate and reckless” and claimed
8:00 AM ET AT A TIME when industries across America are facing a racial reckoning following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the rising support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein spoke out recently about the homogeneity of today’s Major League Baseball front offices.
12:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Highly regarded welterweight Vergil Ortiz will face veteran Samuel Vargas on July 24 in Golden Boy’s first fight card since the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to boxing events across the world in mid-March. The card will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, California. “We’re just