12:55 PM ET The ambitious Bellator vs. Rizin card on New Year’s Eve has its top fights set — and all are highly competitive, featuring top athletes from both promotions. Bellator star AJ McKee will face Rizin lightweight champion Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza in the main event of the Dec. 31 card at Japan’s Saitama
Oct 26, 2022 Sean O’Malley, who has talked a good game for his entire UFC run, proved his worthiness of being considered among the elite at bantamweight with his UFC 280 victory over former champion Petr Yan last weekend. As a result, “Suga Sean” enters the men’s top-10 in the latest ESPN divisional rankings and
8:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Le’Veon Bell sat on the ring apron inside Mayweather Boxing and Fitness in Hollywood, wiped the sweat from his forehead and narrowed his eyes. Just a few weeks earlier, Bell connected on punches that dropped — and ultimately knocked out — fellow former NFL running back Adrian Peterson in
5:33 AM ET World No. 1 Rory McIlroy said the feud between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Series is “out of control” and warned it could leave the sport fractured for a long time. In an interview with the Guardian, McIlroy described the atmosphere in the game as “us vs. them” and said the
4:43 PM ET Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice and Neymar added another as Paris Saint-Germain routed Maccabi Haifa 7-2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to cruise into the Champions League last 16. The star attacking trio each found the net to put the hosts up 3-0 inside just 35 minutes.
Having progressed from the first round, Zimbabwe’s Super 12s opener against South Africa ended in farcical scenes as rain ensured the nine-overs-a-side fixture could not be completed. Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton was critical of the officials’ decision to keep playing amid wet and slippery conditions as much debate ensued post game. “The game against South
10:53 PM ET And now Phil Kessel stands alone. Kessel became the NHL’s new “iron man” on Tuesday — and did so in style, scoring his 400th career goal in the Vegas Golden Knights‘ 4-2 win over the Sharks in San Jose. The 35-year-old winger has now appeared in 990 consecutive games, a streak that
4:07 AM ET Audi will enter Formula One in 2026 as the partner of the Sauber team, which currently races as Alfa Romeo. In August, Audi confirmed it would be joining F1 as an engine constructor when it introduces new regulations, but did not confirm which team that would be with. On Wednesday it was
3:51 AM BST ESPN staff New Zealand Rugby [NZR] has acknowledged a scheduling blunder that will see the Black Ferns’ World Cup quarterfinal clash with the opening match of the All Blacks’ spring tour. NZR has come in for heavy criticism this week for the error, which will see the All Blacks’ Test against Japan
3:14 AM ET Cassper Nyovest’s celebrity trainer, Sikho Nqothole, will come up against Denmark Quibido in the main bout at ESPN Africa Boxing 22 on October 27, and the rapper has predicted a win for the Mthatha-born boxer in the WBO Global Junior Bantamweight bout. Nyovest, whose real name is Refiloe Phoolo, has been trained