2:16 PM ET The opportunity for super middleweight contender Caleb Plant to fight for a world title has been a long time coming. Plant earned the mandatory title shot with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Rogelio “Porky” Medina in their title elimination fight last February and he was supposed to challenge 168-pound titlist Jose
11:28 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama‘s annual exodus of underclassmen to the NFL began again Friday when four players declared for the draft, including star defensive lineman and potential top-five pick Quinnen Williams. Offensive lineman Jonah Williams and running back Josh Jacobs also declared for the draft in a Friday news conference. Tight end
12:22 PM GMT Sam Underhill will miss England’s Six Nations campaign after undergoing ankle surgery, Bath Rugby have confirmed. The England flanker is expected to be out of action for around three months after suffering ankle ligament damage in Bath’s 23-16 Gallagher Premiership win over Leicester Tigers on Dec. 30. Underhill’s England and Bath teammates
Jan 10, 2019 Toss South Africa chose to bat v Pakistan South Africa’s stand-in captain Dean Elgar won the toss and chose to bat in Johannesburg, with his team pursuing a 3-0 whitewash in the Tests against Pakistan. There was one change to the South Africa team, with Faf du Plessis’ suspension for an over-rate
11:12 AM ET Truth be told, Justin Gaethje is pretty unhappy going into 2019. He feels like the system played him, and there’s nothing he can do about it now. Rewind five months, Gaethje was supposed to fight Al Iaquinta in a UFC Fight Night main event — but Iaquinta withdrew from the bout, because
10:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Rick Nash, a 34-year-old left winger and one of the most prolific scorers in recent NHL history, has retired due to concussion-related symptoms, his agent announced Friday. “Due to unresolved issues/symptoms from the concussion sustained last March, Rick Nash will be forced to retire from the game of hockey. Under
10:24 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens promoted Greg Roman to replace Marty Mornhinweg as offensive coordinator Friday, a significant move in the development of quarterback Lamar Jackson. With starters Terrell Suggs, Brent Urban and Eric Weddle set to hit free agency and more starters due big payouts, the Ravens face some
3:48 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has hailed Andy Murray a “great champion” after learning the Scot is likely to hang up his tennis racquet at the conclusion of 2019’s Wimbledon championship. Murray, 31, fought back tears in Melbourne on Friday as he announced that this would be the final time he will
8:38 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 Tyson Fury — and not Anthony Joshua — will fight Deontay Wilder at a U.S. venue in the first half of 2019, promoter Frank
Mark Ogden and the FC crew explain why they aren’t falling in love with the idea of making Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Manchester United’s permanent manager. Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola was quick heap praise on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and pointed out it was better than his start to life at City. The FC