3:10 PM BST Western Province host the Sharks at Newlands in the only Currie Cup fixture this weekend, and the result may well decide which team tops the log. With the two remaining undefeated teams this season – each boasts a 4-0 record -separated at the top of the table only by points difference, KweséESPN
3:25 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Daniel Hemric flirted with going to other teams but will replace Ryan Newman in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richard Childress Racing starting in 2019. Hemric is second in the
2:38 PM ET ESPN staff PARIS — The pressure is on Team USA now. The Americans entered this Ryder Cup as the favorites. And now, after Europe’s stunning turnaround in the afternoon foursomes session on Friday, the U.S. comes into Day 2 reeling and facing a two-point deficit. ESPN Senior Writer U.S. Captain Jim Furyk
4:49 AM ET PARIS — Rory McIlroy‘s two rounds Friday finished on the 16th green, and both times, captain Thomas Bjorn met him with a hug. The first, after the morning’s session, was one of consolation. A few hours later, it was an embrace of affirmation and admiration. The McIlroy we saw bouncing around the
2:28 PM ET PARIS — Phil Mickelson stood next to the 14th green on Friday, holding hands with his wife, Amy, and looking like he’d just seen a ghost. How did he end up here again, on the wrong side of a Ryder Cup thrashing? Wasn’t this supposed to be a thing of the past?
4:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants will be without two key defensive starters — outside linebacker Olivier Vernon and cornerback Eli Apple — when they host the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Starting tight end Evan Engram (knee) also was officially ruled out Friday after suffering an
3:43 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown had a go-to answer when asked about his modest start to the season and his plans to break out. “Watch the tape,” he said. Brown referred to the tape eight times Friday in a one-minute span during his media interview at his locker. Brown is coming off a
Argentina’s interim head coach Lionel Scaloni says the number 10 shirt will not be given to another player until Lionel Messi announces his plans. Argentina interim head coach Lionel Scaloni quashes claims of a rift with Paulo Dybala after the Juve star started on the bench against Colombia. Argentina’s interim coach Lionel Scaloni kept his
Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday they would sue German magazine Der Spiegel after it published “blatantly illegal” accusations by an American woman who alleges she was raped by the Portuguese football star in 2009. Ronaldo’s lawyer Christian Schertz said in a statement through the Juventus midfielder’s management company Gestifute that the report was
The quarterfinal line-ups for the Aiteo Cup were confirmed following the final Round of 16 matches on Friday. Goals from Nzube Anaezemba and Joel Djondang sealed a 2-1 Kano Pillars victory over Kwara United, a result which ensured Sai Masu Gida’s progression to the quarterfinal of the Aiteo Cup. Kwara headed into the fixture with