2:38 PM BST Leicester Tigers second row Will Spencer has been banned for four weeks after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle against Wasps. The forward was punished for his clash with Tommy Taylor in the 40th minute of the Gallagher Premiership contest at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday. An independent disciplinary panel
2:11 PM ET The Professional Fighters League will add a new weight class to its regular season, playoff format in 2019 — and it will feature one of the most promising prospects in mixed martial arts. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison (2-0) has signed an exclusive deal with the PFL that will see her
2:03 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals running back Joe Mixon, who had a procedure Saturday to remove loose particles in his knee, said he will return from a knee injury when he feels comfortable. Mixon said he had a “slight tear” in his meniscus, but he feels great and has been walking around. The procedure
1:52 PM ET Associated Press Stan Wawrinka continued his injury comeback with a hard-fought win over Karen Khachanov to reach the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday. Wawrinka saved two set points in each set on his way to winning 7-6 (10), 7-6 (1) over the fourth-seeded Khachanov, who at No. 24 is
1:50 PM ET Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason on Wednesday brushed off comments by Notre Dame‘s Brian Kelly about cut-blocking and “bad football” from the Commodores during Saturday’s game. From rivalry games to the battles that will decide the College Football Playoff, these are the biggest contests for the nation’s top teams. “Brian Kelly can take
3:00 AM ET Sidharth Monga Having survived a banana peel against Hong Kong, India came back with a near-perfect bowling performance to register their most comfortable chase against arch-rivals Pakistan: with 126 balls remaining. Going through a patch of uninspiring performances, the bowlers returned with a thorough show, exposing Pakistan’s hardly-used middle order, which showed
1:09 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday waived Emeka Okafor, who made a comeback with the team last season after being out of the NBA for the previous four seasons. Okafor, 35, averaged 4.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 block in 26 games with New Orleans last season. A herniated disk in his
Olympic sprinter Yohan Blake believes Usain Bolt will prove people wrong given the right training. The World Cup winner watched Usain Bolt trial first-hand during his time at Borussia Dortmund. Tim Cahill says the football community needs to welcome Usain Bolt and take his football pursuit for what it is. He’s still yet to sign
11:57 AM ET America’s Christina McHale is out of the Guangzhou Open after being beaten in straight sets by fourth seed Alekandra Krunic. McHale, the world No. 114, was comprehensively outplayed by Krunic as she went down 6-3, 6-3 to the Serbian. Krunic was beaten in the final of last year’s Guangzhou Open by Zhang
12:35 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Sam Reinhart to a two-year contract worth $7.3 million. Reinhart was a restricted free agent and missed the first five days of training camp, and two preseason games, before signing his contract during the team’s day off on Wednesday. The delay