The Rwanda Football Federation have denied allegations that they bribed a referee who handled their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Ivory Coast on September 9 in Kigali. Namibian referee Jackson Pavaza, who handled the match that Ivory Coast won 2-1, reportedly communicated to CAF that he had been offered a bribe and
8:58 AM ET Ahead of the final rounds of this year’s Formula 2 season, ESPN caught up with championship leader and Mercedes junior driver George Russell to discuss his rivalry with Lando Norris, his career to date and his options in F1 next year. McLaren has confirmed British teenager Lando Norris will make the step
10:19 AM ET Bellator MMA has beaten the UFC to the punch by booking the first major mixed martial arts event in Hawaii in a decade. Flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, a native of Honolulu, will defend her belt on Dec. 15 in her hometown, taking on Valerie Letourneau, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Flyweight
9:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed coach John Tortorella to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Tortorella has taken the Blue Jackets to the playoffs each of the past two seasons and was named Coach of the Year in 2016-17. He is 129-87-23 for Columbus since taking
10:25 AM ET When Bernard Hopkins, the legendary former undisputed middleweight world champion and former light heavyweight champion, who is now a partner in Golden Boy Promotions, takes his seat at ringside, he naturally roots for his company’s fighters to win. But Hopkins will have a special reason to root extra hard when he takes
9:04 AM BST Wallabies veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper will play at next year’s World Cup if he’s good enough. That’s the simple message from coach Michael Cheika, who has welcomed the prospect of a return to Australian rugby for Ashley-Cooper as he targets a fourth World Cup appearance. Cheika says there will be no promises for
9:10 AM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — NBC Sports will televise the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur from the home course of the Masters. The club announced the creation of the women’s event earlier this year. The first two rounds will be held at Champions Retreat Golf Club on April 3-4,
10:17 AM ET The cream of the crop of American high school basketball will congregate in Colorado Springs from Oct. 5-7, as USA Basketball unveils its newly expanded Junior National Team minicamp in collaboration with the NBA, NCAA and National Basketball Players Association. A combined 87 freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors are slated to attend
5:12 AM ET Esteban Ocon looks increasingly likely to be the biggest loser from Formula One’s wild 2018 driver market, but the Frenchman has vowed not to give up on his quest to find a race seat for next season. On Tuesday, two more pieces of the puzzle for 2019 fell into place. Charles Leclerc’s
shares © Getty Images Australia women have picked two uncapped teenagers for their three-match T20I series against New Zealand women at home. Georgia Wareham, the Victoria legspinner, and fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck, both 19 years of age, were named in a 13-player squad, led by Meg Lanning. The series will serve as preparation for