10:25 AM BST Rugby Australia has criticised what it termed the abuse of referee Nic Berry by South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus following the first test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions in Cape Town. Erasmus used 26 clips in an hour-long video critique of the match officials’ performance in Saturday’s
Month: July 2021
1:36 PM ET David Krejci announced he will not return to the Boston Bruins next season, leaving the NHL after 15 seasons to return home to Czech Republic. “Since the end of the season, as I have thought about my future, it has become clear that I need to make a difficult decision for my
1:55 PM ET One of the NHL’s biggest stars, Alexander Ovechkin, is launching an NFT collection. The longtime Washington Capitals captain signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract on Tuesday to remain with the Caps until he reaches age 40. The Russian superstar was inspired by other major athletes who have dabbled in the digital collectible
Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were among three Sri Lanka players who breached protocol.© AFP Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Friday banned three top players for one year for breaking Covid-19 restrictions by leaving their bio-secure hotel during a tour of England. The lengthy bans and $50,000 fines were ordered after vice captain Kusal Mendis,
Ben Stokes will not be available for England’s Test series against India.© AFP England’s Ben Stokes is to take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to “prioritise his mental well-being”, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Friday, with the all-rounder the latest high-profile sports star to step away from the pressures of
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Bethany Shriever can count Liam Gallagher as a fan. The ex-Oasis frontman
9:48 AM ET The United States women’s national team are through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic soccer semifinals after a penalty shootout win against Netherlands, following a 2-2 draw after extra-time. Vivianne Miedema, who was making her 100th appearance for Netherlands, scored in each half while a stunning three minutes for Sam Mewis and Lynn
Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Bottas was 0.027 seconds quicker than Hamilton, with Verstappen 0.298secs slower than the Finn. Verstappen was struggling with the balance of his car, complaining initially of lack of front grip and then
11:09 PM ET The first-place Boston Red Sox are finalizing a deal with the Washington Nationals for outfielder Kyle Schwarber, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN. Schwarber, 28, is on the injured list with a right hamstring strain but is expected to be back within a week or so. He had a monster
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders With the 2021 NBA draft in the books, it’s time to shift the focus to the free-agency frenzy, where a host of storylines are set to dominate the next few weeks. Did the Los Angeles Lakers make the right move, opting to swing a blockbuster deal for Russell Westbrook over
6:07 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — There will be no Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic. The top-ranked Serb lost to Alexander Zverev of Germany 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 Friday in the semifinals of the tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments
8:07 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. There are a lot of good fights on the schedule for the rest of 2021, but there are a lot of good matchups still waiting to be made — some fights that have been talked about, and some that haven’t. Former two-division world champion and current ESPN boxing analyst
8:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Uriah Hall has won four fights in a row. Sean Strickland has won four fights in a row. On Saturday night, they meet to determine whose momentum will be supercharged. Hall (17-9) has been at center stage under the bright lights before. This weekend’s middleweight fight at the Apex in
7:15 AM ET Twenty summers ago, a healthy NFL star died after practice on a scorching day at the Minnesota Vikings‘ training camp. The words still sting and baffle in equal measure. Korey Stringer’s sudden death at age 27 was not from a heart attack, a broken neck or an undetected genetic malady. The offensive
6:16 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Xander Schauffele has been pointing to the Olympics ever since he began his rise into the elite of American golf three years ago. Now that he’s here, in the country where his mother was raised and enjoying an Olympic experience his father could only dream about, he
6:54 AM ET College football’s transfer portal received a lot of attention from coaches building and adding to their rosters this offseason. It’s not the transfer market of old with players who might not make an immediate impact or any impact at all. Nowadays, more high-end athletes are entering the portal, some of whom are
Watch the best bits from GB’s history-making day in the BMX racing finals, as Britain’s Bethany Shriever wins gold in the women’s final and Kye Whyte takes silver in the men’s final. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics:
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen headed Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.061 seconds quicker than Bottas, with Hamilton 0.167secs off the pace of his title rival. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fourth quickest, ahead of Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly, Alpine’s Fernando Alonso and the second
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