9:48 AM BST Rugby World Cup winner Frans Steyn was a bag of nerves before returning to the South Africa side in their 35-17 Rugby Championship victory over Australia, as he targets a late push for a place in the Springboks’ World Cup squad. Steyn lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in France 12 years ago,
9:19 AM BST South Africa have much to work on following their Rugby Championship-opening 35-17 success against Australia at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday, Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus says. Erasmus gambled with an experimental side as he sent 13 players to New Zealand this week ahead of their clash in Wellington on July 27, with
7:00 AM ET MAITLAND, Fla. — Andre Weingarten sticks his head through the space between the whiteboard and the edge of Dustin Smith’s end-of-row cubicle. They watch one of three computer screens on Smith’s desk. A YouTube video of Kyler Murray, the former Oklahoma quarterback who would become the No. 1 pick in the NFL
5:18 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Amid intense speculation over his future, MS Dhoni is not travelling with the India squad to the West Indies. Chief selector MSK Prasad said the wicketkeeper-batsman is “unavailable” for the tour. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested from the white-ball leg of the tour, and the latter isn’t
12:14 PM BST Two simple lessons must sink in immediately for the Wallabies after they began their journey to the Rugby World Cup with an 18-point loss to the Springboks in Johannesburg. But it was not all doom and gloom for Michael Cheika and his new-look side, although much of what Australia did well should
3:33 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao is an enormous little man, the world’s smallest giant. His power begins in his softball-sized calves and emanates upward, ultimately finding freedom through his fists. When you watch him set his feet and throw his hands like bludgeons over the course of a 12-round fight, it begins
1:52 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Super middleweight world titlist Caleb Plant and Mike Lee traded plenty of harsh words during the lead-up to their fight, with Plant ultimately promising to teach Lee the kinds of lessons he never learned on his way to a finance degree from Notre Dame. Did he ever. Plant dominated
8:53 AM ET A yellowing copy of a newspaper article hangs on the wall of St. Pete Boxing Club. The headline reads: “Young boxer navigating a narrow path.” This follows: “Keith Thurman, 15, is focused on being one of the few to reach the Olympics, school a lower priority.” Thurman is 30 years old now,
9:40 PM ET Brian White scored in the 32nd minute as the visiting New York Red Bulls recorded a 1-0 victory over Orlando City SC on Sunday night. Midfielder Kaku notched an assist and Luis Robles finished with four saves for New York (10-8-4, 34 points), which has won two of its last three matches
With the summer transfer window coming to an end, Sid Lowe says Barcelona will probably have to overpay to get Neymar to Camp Nou. Antoine Griezmann discusses what it will be like to play with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and teases a brand new celebration for his first Barcelona goal. Steve Nicol questions if