Former race director Michael Masi says he received death threats following the controversy that saw Max Verstappen claim his debut world title last year. The 44-year-old failed to apply the regulations correctly in a safety-car period at the end of December’s final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. It led to the Dutchman, 24, passing Britain’s
1:26 AM ET In a night where two fighters reclaimed championship gold and rising stars made their cases for title shots, what were the biggest moments at UFC 277? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their takeaways from a highlight-packed event in Dallas. The world is once again steady on its axis,
West Indies fined 20% match fees for slow over rate in 1st T20I© AFP West Indies have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India in Trinidad on Friday, ICC confirmed in a media release. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of
Jul 30, 2022 DALLAS — Brandon Moreno is once again a UFC champion. And once again, he appears to be on a collision course with Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (20-6-2) thrillingly claimed the interim 125-pound title on Saturday, as he knocked out Kai Kara-France at the 4:34 mark of the third round with a nasty left
12:33 AM ET DALLAS — Brandon Moreno is once again a UFC champion. And once again, he appears to be on a collision course with Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (20-6-2) claimed the interim 125-pound title in thrilling fashion Saturday, as he finished Kai Kara-France in the third round with a nasty left body kick followed by
12:55 AM ET Danny Garcia showed he might have a little left to offer in the ring. In his first fight in 19 months and in a new weight class, the former champion showed he still has the skills that made him one of boxing’s top draws. A barrage of body shots and precise punching
12:47 AM ET DALLAS — Amanda Nunes vowed to make changes in her game. She vowed to get her belt back after shockingly losing it seven months ago to Julianna Peña. In the rematch, Nunes did exactly what she promised. With a new southpaw stance on the feet and a renewed wrestling game, Nunes defeated
6:34 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson was suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount of money for making helmet to hat contact with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley during Friday night’s game against the Oakland A’s. Anderson appealed the suspension, making him eligible for the White Sox’s 3-2 win
8:42 PM ET The scheduled Aug. 6 boxing pay-per-view card headlined by Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. has been canceled due to a weight issue with Rahman, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) wrote in a statement Saturday night. The event was to take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden. According to MVP’s statement,
4:30 AM ET TEDDINGTON, England — England‘s training session on Friday at the team’s base was the most competitive yet. According to veteran Jill Scott and others who were there, it was the most full-throttle of the past nine weeks. Tackles were flying in — Scott felt the full force of a one-on-one with Millie
In the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies, India opening batter Shubman Gill was in fine form and he registered 205 runs, with a best score of 98 in the third and final ODI. This performance helped him win Player of the Series accolade. After the series win, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan had said that
6:08 PM ET Top-ranked linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. gave Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher an important recruiting victory Saturday. Hill, No. 7 in the 2023 ESPN 300, chose the Aggies over Texas. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Hill, from Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, recorded 131 tackles — 93 solo — with 18 tackles-for-loss and
9:22 PM ET ESPN staff It was the Tyreek Hill Show in Miami on Saturday. The Miami Dolphins receiver opened practice by addressing fans, welcoming them to 2022 NFL training camp before landing a flip on the field to get them hyped. Later in practice, he connected with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on a 65-yard strike
10:00 PM ET Associated Press BANDON, Ore. — Wenyi Ding became the first male Chinese winner in U.S. Golf Association history Saturday, beating Caleb Surratt 3 and 2 in the U.S. Junior Amateur final at Bandon Dunes. Ding, 17, was 8-up with eight holes to play in the 36-hole match, lost five straight, then halved
8:35 PM ET Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Henrik Stenson overcame a double bogey on his third hole Saturday with a long eagle putt and enough birdies for a 2-under 69 at windy Trump National Bedminster and a 3-shot lead over Dustin Johnson in the LIV Golf Invitational. Two weeks ago, Stenson had just missed
6:16 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger continued his dominance of NASCAR road course racing and set himself up for a sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the Xfinity Series. Allmendinger has won six of the past 11 road course races — nine in his NASCAR career — and
1:52 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers have added to their bullpen by trading for Chicago Cubs right-handed reliever Chris Martin, the teams announced Saturday. The Cubs are acquiring utility player Zach McKinstry in return. The Dodgers’ bullpen has been shaky at times and dealing with a number of injuries this season, including losing top
4:55 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second set scare on the way to defeating qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to his seventh career ATP final at the Croatia Open on Saturday. With the victory, the 19-year-old Spaniard is in his tour-leading sixth final of the