4:31 AM BST Iliseva Batibasaga of Australia prepares to feed a scrum. Hagen Hopkins – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images In the most horrendous of conditions, the Wallaroos found themselves in the mix for a potential World Cup boilover at halftime, but in the end, it was simply a bridge too far for the Australians,
2:45 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nobody has stopped Tennessee‘s record-setting offense all season, and now, heading into a potential top-three showdown with Georgia, the Vols’ defense is showing all the signs of peaking at just the right time. The No. 3 Vols smothered No. 19 Kentucky in a 44-6 victory on Saturday night at
12:42 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko scored a unanimous-decision victory over Jamaine Ortiz in a fight that was far tougher than expected for him Saturday night at New York’s Hulu Theater at MSG. The win sets Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KO) up for a potential meeting next year with undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney. Ortiz
2:15 AM ET On a wild night for boxing, fans were treated to a little bit of everything. From big returns to the ring to rising prospects and celebrity bouts, there was plenty to choose from. Former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) earned a big unanimous-decision win over Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8
1:29 AM BST The Wallabies may have snapped a three-game skid with a drought-breaking win in Edinburgh, but they are kidding themselves if they think a performance of that quality will be good enough to get within striking distance of France next week and Ireland later in the tour. There is no hiding from the
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul’s inexplicable boxing résumé now includes a win over one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, beat former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (77-74, 78-73, 78-73) Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. The bout was very competitive, but Paul pulled away late
7:17 PM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the ring for the first time since his December victory over Richard Commey, facing Jamaine Ortiz in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card at the Hulu Theater inside New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday (ESPN+, 6:25 p.m. ET). Lomachenko (16-2,
Oct 28, 2022 The NBA is pursuing the implementation of an upper spending limit in its negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association, a systemic change that has been met with significant union resistance, sources told ESPN. In the wake of large-market contenders Golden State, Brooklyn and the LA
11:57 PM ET The team that has looked the best through nine weeks of football is Ohio State. This is inherently a subjective statement, but there’s really no argument. The Buckeyes are 8-0 after their 44-31 win Saturday over Penn State, with all eight victories coming by double digits. The offense has topped 40 six
10:53 PM ET The Portland Thorns ran out 2-0 winners over the Kansas City Current in Saturday’s NWSL title decider. AP Photo/Nick Wass The Portland Thorns claimed the 2022 NWSL Championship with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current on Saturday night. NWSL MVP Sophia Smith put the Thorns up 1-0 in the fourth minute,