2:22 PM ET Opening Bell: Lomachenko-Garcia not realistic NEW YORK — After pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko finished scoring a wide, but tough, unanimous decision over Jose Pedraza to unify two lightweight world titles on Saturday night at the sold-out Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, he answered how he always does when the question of
2:17 PM GMT South Africa will play just two home Tests next year during a curtailed build-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, with Johannesburg and Pretoria set to host the matches. There is no June international window in World Cup year and the Rugby Championship has been cut to three fixtures per
2:04 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Francesco Molinari has been voted the European Tour golfer of the year for 2018, capping a year in which he won his first major title and produced a historic performance at the Ryder Cup. Molinari became the first Italian to win the British Open after his
1:05 PM ET The Kansas City Royals and speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton have agreed to a one-year deal worth $5.25 million, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney and multiple reports. Hamilton, who spent the first six years of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, can also make an additional $1 million in incentives, according to Olney.
12:00 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show returns on Monday with another big lineup. The show, aired live on Twitter and on ESPN’s YouTube page, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in the sport. Following the show, the entirety can be
1:18 PM ET UFC 231 brought us the return of Max Holloway and the official arrival of Valentina Shevchenko. Despite months of concern about his overall health, Holloway looked better than ever in a featherweight title defense against Brian Ortega. And Shevchenko breezed through a 125-pound title fight against one of the top female fighters
10:41 AM ET ESPN staff Christian Horner now rates Daniel Ricciardo as Formula One’s best overtaker but admits he once had his reservations about the Australian’s ability to go wheel to wheel with rivals. Ricciardo will move to Renault 2019 but in his five seasons with Red Bull has made decisive race-winning moves his trademark,
10:29 AM GMT Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill has said the England job can be “a hiding to nothing” amid speculation he could succeed Eddie Jones. A number of names, including Warren Gatland and Stuart Lancaster, have been linked to the position since interim RFU chief executive Nigel Melville told reporters that the search to
9:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England have stuck with the players who claimed an historic Test whitewash in Sri Lanka last month in naming their squad for the Caribbean. Ollie Pope, who left Sri Lanka to join up with the Lions in the UAE, misses out and there was no room for Jason Roy, despite
10:05 AM ET Which player has been the biggest surprise in a good way this season? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: I didn’t think Max Domi was a 30-goal scorer. He’s on pace for 36 goals. I didn’t think Max Domi was a point-per-game player. He has 31 in his first 30 games of this