Month: May 2023

May 24, 2023, 02:31 PM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday apologised for a tweet he said was misinterpreted about Vinícius Júnior and said that the Spanish federation ought to be doing more to combat racism, because the league does not currently have that authority. “I always tell this to my entire work team.
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ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 07:30 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has opened an investigation into how a derogatory message was broadcast on the radio channel of Bubba Wallace‘s race team during last weekend’s All-Star race. Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver in the Cup Series, had just finished Sunday’s race at North Wilkesboro
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ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ET The Athletics have reached a tentative agreement with Nevada state and local officials on a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday.
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Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 04:55 PM ET The Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators announced Wednesday that the schools have exercised the option to play their annual rivalry game in Jacksonville during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The Georgia-Florida game has been played in Jacksonville since 1933, except for the 1994 and
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 10:56 AM ET Close Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera said defensive end Chase Young understands why the team
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. have agreed to a deal to fight for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29 at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, sources tell ESPN. PBC’s Al Haymon, who advises Spence, and CAA’s Ish Hinson, who advises Crawford, negotiated and now will deliver
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Associated Press May 24, 2023, 02:45 PM ET GENEVA — Top-seeded Casper Ruud began his Geneva Open title defense by beating J.J. Wolf 6-3, 7-5 in the second round Wednesday. The No. 4-ranked Ruud lifted his career record to 9-0 at Geneva, where he won back-to-back titles in the past two years. The clay-court event
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File image of India spin great Harbhajan Singh© Instagram Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has shared his insights on the future of Indian cricket and his vision for building Team India’s T20 team. With his wealth of experience and deep knowledge of the game, Harbhajan highlighted the potential of young talents such as Shubman Gill,
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May 24, 2023, 08:39 AM ET Nikita Tszyu has shown his boxing pedigree by extending his unbeaten run with a crushing first round knock-out victory over Benjamin Bommber. Squaring off as the co-main event at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, Tszyu finished the young Victorian with a flurry of punches with two minutes and nine seconds
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Associated Press May 24, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Alex Bowman has been cleared to return to racing this weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after missing four events with a fractured vertebra. Bowman was injured April 25 while competing in a sprint car race in Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate Kyle Larson‘s new racing
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The Franchon Crews-Dezurn undisputed super middleweight championship fight against challenger Savannah Marshall will now headline the July 1 card in Manchester, England. The fight was initially
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Italy’s Alberto Dainese sprinted to victory on stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the overall race lead. Team DSM rider Dainese edged compatriot Jonathan Milan and Australian Michael Matthews in a photo finish in Caorle. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas finished safely in the peloton to defend the pink jersey he reclaimed
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