12:57 AM ET One of the best bantamweight fighters in the world is making his return at the end of the year. Kyoji Horiguchi, the former Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champion, will fight current Rizin champ Kai Asakura in a rematch Dec. 31 at Rizin 26 in Saitama, Japan, the promotion announced Friday. Horiguchi has
Month: November 2020
6:52 PM ET A season that started on the COVID-19 restricted list ended with the 2020 NL MVP for Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. Here’s a closer look at the stats and performances that separated Freeman from finalists Mookie Betts and Manny Machado for the award. The number that says it best 1.102. Freeman’s
3:52 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Perth Scorchers have signed New Zealand batsman Colin Munro for the 2020-21 Big Bash League season. Munro recently missed out on an NZC contract, but remains a highly sought-after T20 cricketer. He is fifth on the ICC’s T20I rankings for batsmen, and his T20I strike rate of 156.44 is
7:26 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
6:07 PM ET Full redemption can only come when overcoming bigger challenges but the faith Manchester United and England have shown in Harry Maguire is starting to reap dividends, as it did in England’s 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday. It was on this same Wembley pitch just 29 days ago that
first Quarter IND TEN TD 11:50 D’Onta Foreman Pass From Ryan Tannehill for 5 Yrds, S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-T.Daniel. 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:10 0 7 FG 0:40 Rodrigo Blankenship Made 24 Yrd Field Goal 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:30 3 7 second Quarter IND TEN FG 11:17 Stephen Gostkowski Made 50
9:36 PM ET Patricio Freire already has the best résumé of any fighter in Bellator history. Now he’s trying to add the title of Grand Prix champion to his already prodigious legacy. “Pitbull” stopped Pedro Carvalho by knockout at 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the Bellator featherweight title Thursday night
9:02 PM ET Argentina conceded a first-half penalty but recovered to secure a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Angel Romero scored his third goal in three games when he coolly rolled home a penalty midway through the first half after Lucas Martinez Quarta was adjudged
6:27 PM ET United States coach Gregg Berhalter said his team showed a “ton of quality” during a 0-0 draw against Euro 2020 qualifiers Wales in Swansea on a night when Giovanni Reyna was one of six debutants for the Americans. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the international fixture schedule in recent months, this was
9:05 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has moved ahead of Hall of Famer Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time passing list. Rivers’ first completion, an 11-yard pass to rookie running back Jonathan Taylor, against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night moved him ahead of Marino for fifth in career passing yards. Rivers, 38,