2:56 PM GMT South Africa have released first choice scrumhalf Faf de Klerk to play for his club Sale Sharks this weekend, allowing him to miss Saturday’s test against Scotland at Murrayfield, officials confirmed on Tuesday. De Klerk started in the No. 9 jersey against France in Paris last weekend as the Springboks won 29-26,
8:52 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Most drivers in the NASCAR Cup series playoffs try to limit distractions. Kyle Busch, it seems, almost attracts them. And as long as they are fairly drama free, he accepts them. On the
2:16 PM ET Yair Rodriguez landed what some consider the greatest knockout in UFC history Saturday night in Denver, finishing Chan Sung Jung — best known as “The Korean Zombie” — with a brutal elbow to the chin with one second remaining in a back-and-forth bout. Jaws from those both inside the Pepsi Center and
The two best teams in MLS during the regular season will meet for a spot in the MLS Cup Final. The FC crew break down the tie and make their picks. Paul Mariner breaks down the MLS Best XI for the 2018 season and reveals which superstar in the XI he would build his team
9:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rohit Sharma, who was initially picked in India A’s squad for the first four-dayer against New Zealand A, which starts on November 16 at Mount Maunganui, has been rested, keeping in view his heavy workload. India A squad for the first four-dayer: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), M Vijay, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank
12:14 PM ET CINCINNATI – A reunion between Marvin Lewis and Hue Jackson seemed destined from almost the minute Jackson was fired in Cleveland on Oct. 29. The only surprise is that it took this long. So why did it seem so obvious that this would happen? &• How we got here with Le’Veon Bell&•
11:40 AM GMT George Kruis has been ruled out England’s remaining November fixtures as head coach Eddie Jones named his squad to face Japan this weekend. Lock Kruis limped out of Saturday’s defeat to New Zealand with a calf injury and will be out of action for between four and eight weeks according to Jones.
11:49 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has had his 20-game suspension reduced to 14 by a neutral arbitrator and is eligible to play immediately. Wilson has already served 16 games of his suspension for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis forward Oskar Sundqvist in each team’s preseason
5:14 AM ET Understandable but not justifiable — that was the view of Formula One’s motorsport managing director, Ross Brawn, after watching the altercation between Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon after Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s anger was triggered by Ocon taking him out of the lead of the race and, once the chequered flag
11:01 AM ET Repercussions were inevitable when the PGA Tour made drastic changes to its schedule, and a big consequence dropped Tuesday in Dubai: Rory McIlroy is considering giving up his European Tour membership in 2019. The Northern Irishman who has played both the PGA Tour and European Tour for all but one year since