7:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Luke Campbell says he will become as well-known as Anthony Joshua if he defeats Vasiliy Lomachenko at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday
12:21 AM ET Raul Ruidiaz had a goal and an assist, and Stefan Frei made five saves to lead the visiting Seattle Sounders to 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Friday night. The victory enabled the Sounders to claim the Cascadia Cup, a competition created by supporters of Portland, Seattle and the Vancouver Whitecaps
4:05 AM BST Wallabies veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper was made to sweat by Matt Giteau, but his close mate at last delivered the good news that he’d be off to a fourth Rugby World Cup. Continuing the tradition from the 2015 World Cup, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika relied on former Test players to give each of
4:02 AM BST New Zealand’s first Rugby World Cup-winning captain wants Steve Hansen to keep making the big selection calls as he attempts to “prove himself all over again” on the game’s biggest stage. David Kirk was New Zealand’s sole triumphant World Cup captain for 24 years until Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy
3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 140 for 6 (Dhananjaya de Silva 30*, Dilruwan Perara 3*) v New Zealand Two double-wicket maidens by New Zealand’s seam-bowling duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee bookended an opening session that left Sri Lanka struggling on the second day of the second Test. Sri Lanka had resumed on
3:05 AM BST The Wallabies’ 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup is in and as ever, there were some good and hard-luck stories across the group. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and fellow selectors Michael O’Connor and Scott Johnson have settled on a split of 17 forwards and 13 backs for the tournament, which kicks
2:44 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores passionately defended his decision to play eight consecutive Jay-Z songs during Tuesday’s practice just one day after receiver Kenny Stills expressed disdain about how the hip-hop mogul went about his social justice partnership with the NFL. As word of the stunt percolated throughout
2:31 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN It has pretty much become a matter of not “if” but of “who” and “how” this season at Dodger Stadium. On Thursday night, “who” was Enrique Hernandez, with assists from Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger (who else?), as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off their latest walk-off win, overcoming a
10:50 PM ET Editor’s note: Ariel Helwani’s interview with Conor McGregor has been edited for length and clarity.The entire conversation will be re-broadcast Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Ariel Helwani: Last week TMZ posted a video where you appeared to get into an altercation with another man in Ireland. Can you tell us your
11:07 PM ET Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze was released from the hospital Wednesday after undergoing back surgery last week but will not return to his office for another few days, the school announced Thursday. Freeze had surgery last Friday at the University of Virginia Medical Center after a potentially life-threatening strand of staph infection