SWPix Great Britain’s Archie Atkinson claimed gold in the men’s C4 individual pursuit at the Para-cycling Track World Championships, the last major event before the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Atkinson produced an outstanding ride to defeat defending world champion Kevin le Cunff in Rio. “I’m pretty ecstatic to be a world champion,” he said. Lizzi Jordan
MS Dhoni (L) and Rohit Sharma© BCCI It was the “end of an era” as MS Dhoni stepped down as the Chennai Super Kings captain and he was replaced by Ruturaj Gaikwad for the IPL 2024 season. The announcement came on Thursday just after the captains’ meet ahead of the opening match between CSK and
Field Level Media Mar 21, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour, including a pair of major victories, South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu announced Thursday she will retire from professional golf next month. Ryu made her announcement in a social media post. “After deciding to retire, I spent
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 21, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris has been suspended four years for testing positive for multiple steroids, the UFC announced Wednesday. Harris, 40, tested positive for drostanolone, its metabolite and testosterone of exogenous origin in samples collected June 24, 2023 and July 12,
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor, the former top-10 recruit who transferred from Alabama after coach Nick Saban’s retirement, is set to reenter the portal and rejoin the Crimson Tide, a
Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nebraska is finalizing a six-year deal to make Washington athletic director Troy Dannen the school’s new athletic director, sources told ESPN. The hiring of Dannen gives Nebraska an immediate replacement for Trev Alberts, who left for Texas A&M last week. It also gives the
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. New Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs resigned Thursday, five days after being arrested in Ann Arbor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore confirmed in a statement that he
NFL Nation reporters Mar 21, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The initial NFL free agency rush of 2024 was more frenetic than ever, as hundreds of players were given millions of dollars to relocate to new cities. Leading the way were a pair of former Pro Bowl quarterbacks looking to rekindle old success
File photo of MS Dhoni.© BCCI Cricket remains integral but “not everything” for MS Dhoni, says his former India teammate Zaheer Khan of the man with a penchant for catching the world off-guard and an eagerness to explore various avenues. At 42, the two-time World Cup winning captain Dhoni is gearing up to lead Chennai
Mar 19, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amanda Ribas meets former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the women’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at UFC Apex will be on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN+ at 7 p.m.
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions A Minnesota Timberwolves employee was fired, arrested
Getty Images Lora and Neil Fachie and pilot Corrine Hall were mugged and had their silver medals stolen after the opening day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio. Husband and wife Neil and Lora, both double Paralympic champions, also had their passports and money stolen. The Fachies and pilots Hall and Matt Rotherham