12:20 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of all time, announced his retirement Tuesday night, three months shy of his 43rd birthday and one month after a decision loss to Yordenis Ugas. The only eight-division champion in boxing history, Pacquiao won his first title at 108 pounds and somehow captured
Month: October 2021
8:08 AM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Boxing bouts at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an investigation has found. Investigator Richard McLaren was appointed by the International Boxing Association, known as AIBA, and found AIBA officials selected referees and judges to ensure that bouts could be manipulated
1:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade and Jason Quigley have agreed to terms for a middleweight title fight that will headline a DAZN-streamed championship tripleheader on Nov. 19 in New England, sources told ESPN. Murodjon Akhmadaliev will defend his unified 122-pound championship against Ronny Rios in the co-feature, sources said. Julio Cesar Martinez puts
6:11 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks have signed young star center Elias Pettersson and defenseman Quinn Hughes, getting both restricted free agents in just under two weeks before the NHL season begins, a source told ESPN on Friday, confirming multiple reports. Pettersson, 22, agreed to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $7.35
10:55 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — In his first weekend contention on the PGA Tour, California rookie Sahith Theegala is handling the pressure and his golf just fine in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Theegala began the back nine Saturday at Country Club of Jackson with three straight birdies, had an eagle chip spin
11:38 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby winner who failed a postrace drug test, romped to a five-length victory in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes on Saturday for embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita. Medina Spirit took command out of the starting gate and built
Italian rider Sonny Colbrelli edged a three-way sprint finish to win a rain-hit Paris-Roubaix. Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel and Belgian Florian Vermeersch came second and third respectively. Colbrelli, 31, caked in mud after the 258km race, held his bike aloft after crossing the line then collapsed in tears and rolled around on the grass.
6:45 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka says she has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the upcoming BNP Paribas Open. The Belarusian player was due to be top-seeded for the Oct. 4-17 tournament at Indian Wells after No. 1-ranked Wimbledon champion Ash Barty withdrew to rest at
Lizzie Deignan will finally get the chance to defend her 2019 AJ Bell Women’s Tour of Britain title as the race returns after two years. After being postponed because of Covid-19 in 2020, the 2021 edition begins in Oxfordshire on Monday. Fellow Briton Joss Lowden will also be in action after breaking the prestigious hour
1:16 AM ET Last week, the sport’s leadership met to discuss the merits of expanding the College Football Playoff. It amounted to nothing. On Saturday, Alabama and Georgia offered a convincing counterargument. Perhaps we should just end the 2021 season after the SEC championship game. For all the September buzz about chaos and parity in
4:39 PM ET Two of the most explosive knockout artists in the UFC light heavyweight division will go to battle this weekend. Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas — and it would be shocking if the bout between the two natives of Brazil
4:38 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Tate Fogleman smashed his way to his first career NASCAR national series victory with an overtime win in the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the opening of NASCAR’s weekend playoff tripleheader. Fogleman spun John Hunter Nemechek from the lead headed to the finish line Saturday on
8:15 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brandon Brown became the second NASCAR driver to earn his first national series victory Saturday with a win in the Xfinity Series race shortened by darkness at Talladega Superspeedway. Brown was the leader when a crash with 12 laps to go brought out the seventh caution of
7:18 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Inbee Park birdied three of her last five holes to match Jin Young Ko with a 6-under 65 and leave two top South Korean golfers in the world tied for the lead Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA. Ko, the No. 2 player in the world, played in
6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ons Jabeur and Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic final Saturday when their semifinal opponents were unable to play. Jabeur led Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-2 when Rybakina retired due to illness. Jabeur, ranked 16th in the world, converted all three break-point chances to take the
Last updated on 15 minutes ago15 minutes ago.From the section Cycling Britain’s Lizzie Deignan took a sensational breakaway win in the first edition of the women’s Paris-Roubaix. The Trek-Segafredo rider pulled away from the peloton with more than 80km to go, before rain affected the course. The legendary race on the brutal ‘pave’ cobblestones returned
1:45 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom said Saturday he’s taking his hip injury rehab slowly and doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play. Backstrom has not skated during training camp and seems like a long shot to play in the season opener Oct. 13 against the New
2:07 PM ET Former Masters champion Danny Willett produced an impressive bogey-free round of 6-under 66 to claim a three-shot lead at the end of the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Saturday. The Englishman finished the day at 14 under for the tournament, ahead of overnight leader Tyrrell Hatton, who started