Venue: Flanders, Belgium Dates: 19-26 September Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app, and through Connected TVs The UCI Road World Championships will be held in Flanders, Belgium from 19-26 September – and all the elite action will be shown live on the BBC. Based around the
12:43 PM ET The European soccer weekend was full of highs and lows, ups and downs — as per usual. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United and looked great, Antoine Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid and didn’t. The Bundesliga’s best team, Bayern Munich, humiliated their closest rivals, RB Leipzig, while Serie A’s previous force, Juventus,
Sep 13, 2021 Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The season-ending WTA Finals have been moved from China to the Mexican city of Guadalajara, the WTA said Monday. The tournament was supposed to be held in the Chinese city of Shenzhen in November. The WTA didn’t give a reason for the switch but said the
9:00 AM ET The incorporation of defensive categories – such as blocked shots – into ESPN’s standard game has changed the way we look at blueliners through the fantasy scope. It’s no longer about those precious few candidates who shoot the puck with abandon and contribute regularly with the extra skater. Beginning for the first
The proposed “standalone” Test between India and England should be treated as the series-deciding fifth match that was cancelled last week owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Monday and ruled out the possibility of it being treated as a one-off game. The England and Wales
SWPix A 12-year-old cyclist who outstripped professionals during a major British race on Saturday has been “shocked and amazed” at the reaction to his feat. Xander Graham raced alongside riders on the Tour of Britain near Edinburgh before being handed a water bottle from Dutch cyclist Pascal Eenkhoorn. The impromptu meeting was broadcast live to
“Dazzle the Dog”, a small and furry pitch invader, recently hogged the limelight with its cute and hilarious antics during the All-Ireland T20 Women’s Cup semi-final match between Bready and CSN. And, now, the popularity of the canine seems to have grabbed the attention of the International Cricket Council (ICC) too. On Monday, as ICC
Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen says he is fit to return to racing at the Russian Grand Prix. The 41-year-old Finn, who is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the season, missed the Dutch and Italian races after contracting coronavirus. “I am all good. See you at the next GP,” he posted on
12:39 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor broke an eighth-inning tie with his third homer, sending a drive whistling into the right-field seats after a pitch tipping spat with Giancarlo Stanton, and the Mets beat the Yankees 8-7 Sunday night in a heated Subway Series finale that nearly turned into a
Mark Cavendish, Ethan Hayter and Lizzie Deignan have all been included in the Great Britain team for the UCI Road World Championships taking place in Flanders, Belgium. British Cycling has named a squad of 30 riders in elite, under-23 and junior categories. Olympic mountain-biking champion Tom Pidcock is included as GB aim to bounce back
Ramiz Raja was appointed as the PCB chairman for a three-year term on Monday.© Twitter Former cricketer Ramiz Raja has been officially appointed as Pakistan Cricket Board’s 36th chairman for a three-year term, the country’s cricket body announced on Monday. After his appointment the former batsman said that he will work to ensure Pakistan cricket
3:37 AM ET With the Premier League back in action for the first time since the summer transfer window closed, this feels like a good time to take stock. The clubs who have finished in the top four in each of the past two seasons — Chelsea, Liverpool, defending champions Manchester City and Manchester United
4:40 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season had a little bit of everything. The Cardinals’ offense looked great in a big win over the Titans, as Kyler Murray starred with five total touchdowns. Tennessee struggled all day, as did another AFC powerhouse, the Bills. Elsewhere, Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold had
6:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, hiding his tears during a changeover. For 27 Grand Slam matches in 2021, on hard courts,
11:10 PM ET NEW YORK — One sleepless night during Wimbledon, Daniil Medvedev began to envision what he would do if he won the sport’s most fabled tournament. The Russian player knew if he did, he would have to come up with some sort of special celebration, since so many past champions there have had
10:08 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, but he couldn’t hide his sobs from his courtside chair in Arthur Ashe Stadium. As he desperately tried to conceal his eyes from sight, he inadvertently exposed more of his face and his emotions were on full display for
Sep 12, 2021 NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic said he felt “relief” that his run toward history was finally over after coming up short in the US Open on Sunday. The world No. 1 was going for the first calendar-year Grand Slam — winning all four major titles in the same year — by a
5:49 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers has become the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts. The right-hander fanned Eric Hosmer of the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The crowd gave the three-time Cy Young Award winner