10:46 AM ET Promoter Eddie Hearn says rival world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury “have agreed to the basics” of a deal to fight two times in 2021. There is no signed contract yet, with the first fight likely to happen in the summer of 2021. Venues and dates have yet to be
10:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC has bought further time before making a decision on the fate of the men’s T20 World Cup, as it keeps tabs on the encouraging progress Australia and New Zealand are making against the Covid-19 pandemic. The tournament is scheduled to be played this October-November in Australia, but the
4:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Stacey Allaster is the US Open’s new tournament director, the first woman to hold that job at the American Grand Slam tennis tournament. Allaster is a former CEO of the WTA women’s tour and has worked at the U.S. Tennis Association since 2016, pushing for changes such
Jun 10, 2020 Alexis Lafreniere, the likely No. 1 pick for the 2020 NHL draft, received the Canadian Hockey League’s Dave Branch Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive season. The Rimouski Oceanic winger joins former Oceanic star Sidney Crosby as the only players to have earned the honor in back-to-back seasons. Lafreniere,
4:51 PM ET Roger Federer‘s decision to forgo playing tournament tennis for the remainder of 2020 immediately raises the possibility that the all-time leading men’s Grand Slam singles champion will not improve on his 20 title count. But hold the sympathy cards and floral arrangements. We were at this same juncture in 2016, for similar
Jun 10, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella once threatened to bench any player who protested during the national anthem. But as he’s watched protests against racial injustice grow around the globe, he said his stance has changed. Tortorella told The Athletic on Wednesday that he would no longer punish a player that protested
2:48 PM ET Four Clemson football players, including star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, are set to lead a protest march on campus Saturday, following in the footsteps of other demonstrations around the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Lawrence helped set the stage for an outpouring of support for social justice reform
10:52 AM ET Dez Bryant defended Jerry Jones this week after questioning his absence at a protest in Austin, Texas, while Richard Sherman spoke out against the Dallas Cowboys owner’s silence on racial injustice in the United States. On Sunday, Bryant, who attended the march in Austin, the capital of Texas, tweeted: “Somebody should have
Jun 9, 2020 After a lengthy layoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, Spain’s top flight is set to return to action on Thursday, June 11 as Sevilla face Real Betis in the Seville derby, with a full round of games following that weekend including Barcelona vs. Leganes (June 16) and Real Madrid vs. Valencia (June
1:56 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Maxfield was discovered to have an injured ankle after a workout Wednesday at Keeneland and will miss the rescheduled Triple Crown series. The 3-year-old colt was X-rayed after a half-mile workout, and a nondisplaced condylar fracture was found in his right front cannon bone. Maxfield will undergo