11:33 AM BST The British and Irish Lions coaching staff held a “robust” selection meeting on Sunday, but defence coach Steve Tandy said there are decisions still to be made ahead of the first test against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday. With fly-half Finn Russell set to miss the series opener due to
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10:17 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin is disappointed that the Dallas Cowboys are not among the teams to reach the 85% vaccine threshold that would ease COVID-19 restrictions during training camp that begins this week. “Yeah, and it should upset them,” Irvin said recently at the opening of
10:28 AM ET The prospect of winning an Olympic gold medal for Serbia outweighs the disappointment of playing in an empty venue at the Tokyo games, the men’s world tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic said on Monday. Djokovic considered pulling out of the Olympics due to COVID-19-related restrictions after winning Wimbledon this month but decided
4:00 AM ET It’s one of the byproducts of the COVID-induced cash crunch in football, and it has created an unprecedented situation across Europe. At no point in recent history have so many key players at big clubs found themselves in the final year of their contract, as is the case heading into the 2021-22
7:00 AM ET In the NHL, we typically call July “cottage season.” After the free agency frenzy of July 1, players and executives get lost for a few weeks, retreating to summer homes and vacation spots across the world (though if it’s in Canada, that home is almost always called a cottage). Nothing is typical
8:17 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card proved a few things — most notably, that Islam Makhachev is dangerously effective, as advertised, and that Miesha Tate seems ready to step right back into the thick of it in the women’s bantamweight division despite five years out of the Octagon. But is Makhachev, fresh off
1:40 PM ET Associated Press Collin Morikawa is the champion golfer of the year. Morikawa captured The Open on Sunday for his second major title in two years. It was his first time playing The Open, just like it was his first time playing the PGA Championship when he won at Harding Park last year.
Jul 17, 2021 Who are the NBA free agents to watch in 2021 and 2022? The 2020 free-agent class featured less star power than normal, as the league blitzed through a condensed transaction period featuring the draft and free agency in the same week. The 2021 class has thinned out after Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert
2:04 PM ET Some turn off their phones and ignore the “noise.” Others have conversations with their bosses just to know where they stand. Many simply take things as they come, because all are in agreement: When you’re set to become a free agent and the second half of July is here, there’s very little
8:11 AM ET In your head, this should sound like a bad, over-the-top game show host … Hey everybody, it’s the waaaay-too-early major championship predictions for 2022! I’ll give you all the picks that have zero chance of coming true but are great for starting arguments! And what’s the first big one I’m gonna give
Mayank Agarwal’s fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against ‘County Select XI’, starting in Durham tomorrow as best friend KL Rahul gears up to keep wickets in Rishabh Pant’s absence. The match has been accorded first-class status, a first
Tokyo 2020: Top 10 days for Team GB at the Olympics – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport Last updated on 27 minutes ago27 minutes ago.From the section Olympics Dates: 23 July-8 August Venue: Tokyo, Japan Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5
7:32 AM ET On the 10th anniversary of Nebraska‘s entrance into the Big Ten, interim athletic director Garrett Klassy officially began his term overseeing the Huskers’ program. The irony isn’t lost on those who have lived through a jagged first decade in the conference. Athletic director Bill Moos’ abrupt retirement last month isn’t the most
When India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was taking on hosts Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match ODI series, his wife and their son watched him live at home, on a computer screen. In one of her latest Instagram Stories, Natasa Stankovic shared two clips that showed Agastya watching Hardik bowling for India. As soon
Lewis Hamilton has been the target of racist abuse on social media after his victory at Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton received a 10-second penalty after a collision with title rival Max Verstappen during the first lap of the race, which led to the Dutchman crashing out. Mercedes, F1 and governing body the FIA condemned
3:02 AM BST As the Wallabies prepare to fight Marika Koroibete’s high tackle charge at a judiciary hearing, fly-half Noah Lolesio has opened up on the game plan that allowed Australia to run down France and the penalty that secured the 2-1 series win, describing the latter as a “dead duck”. The Wallabies got back
8:59 PM ET Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — With darkness closing in, Aric Almirola sprung to life late Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and pulled off the surprise victory, the first one of the year for Stewart-Haas Racing. “There is no doubt we have struggled,” Almirola said. “But guess what? We’re going playoff racing.”
6:37 PM ET Oklahoma added its second Top 300 prospect in as many days from the Class of 2023, when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Malachi Nelson announced his commitment to the Sooners. Nelson is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound signal caller from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California, and he chose Oklahoma over Alabama, LSU,