2:34 PM GMT Debutant Jaco van der Walt is one of six Scotland changes to face Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup at the weekend as coach Gregor Townsend rung the changes after their home loss to France last month. South African-born Van der Walt has been training with the team over the last month
Month: December 2020
2:14 PM ET A commission of higher education administrators recommended Thursday that the Football Bowl Subdivision should be split from the NCAA and form its own system of governance. The Knight Commission, a reform-minded independent group of university presidents, former athletic directors and others, spent the past year studying the current state of college sports
2:26 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 4 Ohio State will be “a little short-handed” because of a COVID-19 outbreak but continues to practice ahead of its scheduled game at Michigan State, coach Ryan Day said Thursday. So far, so good, this week for Ohio State, which voluntarily canceled its game at Illinois last week
1:00 PM ET Yair Rodriguez is in hot water with the UFC’s anti-doping partner, though he has not tested positive for any banned substance. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has suspended Rodriguez, a popular featherweight fighter, for six months due to a whereabouts violation, USADA announced Thursday. Rodriguez is ineligible to compete until March
12:04 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Dambulla Viiking 157 for 5 (A Perera 67, Shanaka 33, Pradeep 1-16) beat Kandy Tuskers 156 for 6 (K Mendis 55, K Perera 41, Rajitha 2-16) by five wickets How the match played out Kandy Tuskers had top significant top-order partnerships and never quite seemed like they were in
12:29 PM ET Associated Press A man has been charged in the killing of former Indiana football player and businessman Chris Beaty in downtown Indianapolis in May during unrest following the death of George Floyd, prosecutors said Thursday. Marcus Anderson has been charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and pointing a firearm for his suspected
1:05 PM ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday called Lou Holtz “one of the greatest coaches in American history” as he honored the college football Hall of Famer and political ally with the nation’s highest civilian honor. Holtz, whose 34-year coaching career included the 1988 national title at the University of Notre Dame,
Nov 30, 2020 Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will make his Formula One debut next season with Haas. 1 Related He is likely to make up an all-rookie lineup with Mick Schumacher, who ESPN understands will be announced as his teammate later this week. Mazepin has been on the F1 radar for a few years, although
12:26 PM ET Valtteri Bottas has admitted it will not look good if he gets beaten by Mercedes’ substitute driver George Russell at this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. Russell was drafted in from Williams to race alongside Bottas when it emerged world champion Lewis Hamilton had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and would not
11:28 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have activated defensive linemen Denico Autry off the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. Autry, who has a team-high 6.0 sacks, has missed the past two games while on the list. The Colts could have used Autry against Tennessee last week because the Titans had 449 yards,