8:10 AM GMT The WACA has traded off a reduced capacity in a bid to secure the multi-million dollar funding to allow them to redevelop the ground into a boutique multi-purpose venue. On Sunday, it was announced that the Federal Government had committed AUS$30 million to the project. Another AUD$4 million will come from Cricket
2:09 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi A welterweight champion retained his title against a heated rival. A featherweight king surrendered his crown. And a bantamweight lioness continued her dominant reign over the 135-pound division. The UFC’s
3:39 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — This one really hurt for the Internationals. The Presidents Cup has long been the domain of the Americans and they came to Royal Melbourne heavy favourites to triumph easily once again. But first-time captain Tiger Woods and his U.S. team was instead forced to produce a singles rally to
10:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Is Teofimo Lopez Jr. the real deal? That was the key question for the 2018 ESPN prospect of the year going into his shot at lightweight world titleholder Richard Commey, who was by far his most significant opponent, on Saturday night. The answer: A resounding yes. Lopez is for
2:00 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — As he played the Royal Melbourne course again on Sunday, leading his U.S. Presidents Cup team to victory first as a player before settling in his captain’s role, it was difficult not to yearn for a circumstance in which Woods could play this Sandbelt gem in a stroke-play tournament.
12:28 PM ET So many times over three days it appeared as if the Presidents Cup, the first event in which Tiger Woods had served as a captain, was headed for an embarrassing, blowout defeat. Instead, each time, the Americans found a way to inch closer, to stay within reach. And so a surprisingly close,
2:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Colby Covington dominated the war of words. Kamaru Usman got the victory where it counted most. Usman finished the trash-talking Covington via TKO at 4:10 of the fifth round in the main event of UFC 245 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. With the win, Usman retained his UFC
12:59 AM ET Egidijus Kavaliauskas pushed Terence Crawford early and even buzzed him, but Crawford ultimately ran Kavaliauskas down and knocked him out. Teofimo Lopez Jr. stepped up to the biggest fight of his career and won a world title from Richard Commey with a clinical second-round knockout. It was a wildly entertaining night of
11:49 PM ET COLUMBUS, Oh. — Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was courtside as his oldest son hit the layup that give his team a win over James’ alma mater on Saturday night. LeBron James Jr., who goes by Bronny, stole an in-bounds pass in the final minute and scored the bucket that turned
12:04 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner, who has been sidelined by an injury to the AC joint in his right shoulder, is expected to play Sunday night against the visiting Buffalo Bills, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Listed as questionable on the team’s injury report, Conner hasn’t played since a