4:53 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton’s recent comments about climate change were a hot topic of discussion among his fellow Formula One drivers ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton created headlines after the Japanese Grand Prix with a series of messages regarding his decision to go vegan and a suggestion others do
4:58 PM BST France lock Sebastien Vahaamahina has been suspended for six weeks for his red card in their World Cup quarterfinal defeat by Wales last week, World Rugby announced on Thursday. France were leading 19-10 in Oita, Japan when Vahaamahina elbowed Wales forward Aaron Wainwright in the face and was sent off. The French
4:00 PM ET After last week’s poking and prodding of the current crop of underachievers, let’s check in with those on the opposite end of the fantasy spectrum: assets presently exceeding our preseason expectations. And, more pressingly, whether managers can count on them for much of the same moving forward. Included alongside each perceived overachiever
7:30 AM ET MADISON, Wisconsin — K’Andre Miller, a sophomore defenseman for the Wisconsin Badgers’ men’s hockey team, has a star quality about him that is unmistakable, whether he’s on the ice or off. The New York Rangers noticed it, too. They took Miller with their second of three first-round picks in the 2018 NHL
7:00 AM ET After advancing to the final game of the Stanley Cup Final last season, the Boston Bruins picked up where they left off to start 2019-20: Going 6-1-2 in their first nine games of the season. They’re a plus-6 in goal differential, with the league’s second-best team save percentage (.935). Their top line
12:44 PM ET Mark KriegelESPN GLENDORA, Calif. — Jose Gonzalez told the boss he needed time off. He was making about $400 a week, handing out flyers for a bail bondsman outside the Men’s Central Jail in downtown LA. So what if the guy fired him? Some things you had to do. This trip —
4:53 PM BST Huw Richards Close • FT’s rugby writer from 1995 to 2009• Also writes for the International Herald Tribune and the Sunday Herald Some of the Rugby World Cup’s greatest games have been played in the step before its showcase conclusion. Finals are often tense, cagey affairs, with both sides too close to the Webb
7:00 AM GMT Northern 167 for 5 (Umar Amin 60, Mohammad Nawaz 31*, Amad 2-19) beat Balochistan 115 all out (Imran Farhat 32, Tanvir 3-27, Nawaz 2-10, Shadab 2-23) by 52 runs A half-century from Umar Amin and a frugal bowling display saw Northern thump Balochistan in the National T20 Cup final in Faisalabad. These
11:40 AM ET Army’s football team has found a postseason home. The Black Knights, who are one of only six independents playing at the FBS level, reached an agreement to play in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, if they qualify for the postseason in 2020, 2022 and 2024. A clause in the agreement
7:00 AM ET Since entering the NHL in 2008, Kyle Okposo has played for six head coaches. Ralph Krueger is his third one in four seasons with the Buffalo Sabres. What’s different about him? “Uh … a lot?” Okposo said. “Where do I start?” Krueger, a 60-year-old Canadian who played professional hockey in Germany, became