5:06 AM BST Crowds will be permitted to attend the opening round of Super Rugby Aotearoa this weekend, after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the country would shift to Alert Level 1 from midnight Monday [NZT]. In what is believed to be a first since the coronavirus pandemic put most professional sports on
6:47 AM ET Justin Rose and his wife have announced they will sponsor a new seven-tournament series for British women professionals. The Rose Ladies Series will start on June 18 behind closed doors with seven courses offering their facilities without charge. The first event will take place at Brockenhurst Manor in Hampshire, while the schedule
6:11 AM ET Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has called on governments across the world to copy the example of the protesters who tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol at the weekend. The ESPN F1 Podcast team looks back on one of Formula One’s most intense rivalry, with behind-the-scenes
Jermaine Blackwood has been a prolific run-scorer for Jamaica in domestic cricket © CWI Media/Kerrie Eversley When Jermaine Blackwood pushed James Tredwell down the ground to bring up his maiden Test hundred in 2015, it seemed unthinkable that five years later it would remain his only one. Then 23, Blackwood batted with maturity and style,
1:12 AM ET In response to commissioner Roger Goodell’s video last week in which he said the NFL erred in how it dealt with player protests of police brutality and systemic racism, President Donald Trump tweeted late Sunday night, reopening the national anthem debate with the league. The tweet read: “Could it be even remotely
5:41 PM ET Longtime Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, in a statement Sunday, denied ever having “crossed the line of unethical behavior or bias based upon race,” claiming, “There have been statements made about my behavior that are not true.” Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced Saturday that Doyle had been placed on administrative
11:37 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Donald “Reche” Caldwell, who spent seven seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver after a stellar career at Florida, was killed in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night, his mother confirmed to TMZ. He was 41. Police confirmed to ESPN that there was a homicide but
7:42 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Kevin Harvick turned in another dominating run at Atlanta Motor Speedway, cruising to victory over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in the NASCAR Cup race Sunday. Competing again in front of empty grandstands, Harvick won for the second time since NASCAR returned from the shutdown caused
4:56 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of
6:44 PM BST Former France captain Jefferson Poirot has retired from international rugby at the age of 27 due to a lack of motivation. The Bordeaux-Begles prop said that he made the decision to retire from France duty immediately after his side’s 20-19 defeat to Wales during the Rugby World Cup in October and that