10:08 AM ET A Spanish team is pushing to join Formula One in 2021, with former Mercedes junior Pascal Wehrlein named as a driver. Ex-F1 driver Adrian Campos, who runs the Campos Racing team that competes in the world championship’s main feeder series, F2 and F3, is spearheading the project with team CEO Salvatore Gandolfo.
9:32 AM ET At this point, it’s the only question worth asking: Who will win Saturday night’s middleweight world title bout between Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko at Madison Square Garden in New York? Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) is coming off a dominant fourth-round KO victory over Steve Rolls in June. Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs)
9:41 AM ET All of a sudden, Sergio Pettis is a free agent. Following talks to book Pettis against Kai Kara-France at UFC 245, it was determined recently that Pettis’ UFC contract had expired and he is free to explore opportunities elsewhere, sources told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Sources said Pettis isn’t ruling out a return
10:45 AM ET If Keshav Maharaj thought touring India would offer him ideal conditions to show off his skills, the first two days of the Test series would have made him think again. South Africa’s first-choice spinner had to bowl 34 overs before he saw any success and has described the Visakhapatnam surface as one
9:32 AM ET Alex DeBrincat has been known as a smaller player with a big game. Now he has a paycheck to match that game. The Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday that they have signed the 21-year-old to a three-year extension with an annual average value of $6.4 million. DeBrincat is in the final year of
3:35 PM ET Guinea-Bissau goalkeeper Alberto Coli’s horror error saw him cost his side as they lost 2-0 to Guinea in the quarterfinals of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations Plate competition at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Oct. 3. It was certainly not the most entertaining opening half with both teams
Ahead of the WAFU Cup of Nations quarterfinals, ESPN Africa’s Ed Dove picks out five players who have impressed him during the First Round of the West African championship in Senegal. Which of this quintet will have the biggest role to play as we approach the business end of the biennial regional showpiece? Gnama Akate
7:20 AM ET Robert Kubica’s sponsor has asked Williams to provide an explanation for the Polish driver’s retirement from the Russian Grand Prix. Kubica, who will leave the team at the conclusion of the 2019 season, was brought into the pits to retire the car one lap after teammate George Russell crashed during a Virtual
4:54 AM BST England prop Mako Vunipola will make his return from injury off the bench in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Argentina after being named among the replacements by coach Eddie Jones on Thursday. England have made a perfect start to the tournament with bonus points wins over Tonga and the
3:59 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — David Goffin’s impressive play at what is becoming one of his favorite tournaments continued Thursday at the Japan Open when he advanced to the quarterfinals. Goffin, who beat Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2), is the only former champion in the draw. He has made the final in