Month: July 2018

3:54 AM BST Samoa Sevens player Gordon Langkilde has been arrested in connection with an off-field altercation with opposing Wales players during the recent Rugby World Cup Sevens, San Francisco Police said on Wednesday (AEST). Langkilde had been charged with aggravated assault and battery causing serious bodily injury from the incident, which took place after
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3:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Steven Smith is set to play his second T20 tournament after being axed from Australian cricket for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal. Smith has now signed with Barbados Tridents for the upcoming CPL season after he played the Global T20 Canada tournament earlier this month. Smith will replace Shakib
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10:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Nick Newell ultimately came up short in his bid for a UFC contract, but he certainly didn’t waste his long-awaited shot. Newell (14-2), a congenital amputee with a left arm that extends just past his elbow, suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Alex Munoz (5-0) at Dana White Tuesday
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9:43 PM ET The first overall pick will be present and accounted for when the Cleveland Browns open training camp on Thursday. Quarterback Baker Mayfield signed a four-year contract Tuesday evening, the team announced. Mayfield’s contract as the draft’s first overall pick is slotted at $32.5 million. Our panel looked ahead to identify the teams
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8:00 PM ET Lightweight world titleholder Mikey Garcia, one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best, is thinking big — as in the 147-pound weight class. Although Garcia is just days away from a very significant 135-pound world title unification fight against fellow undefeated titlist Robert Easter Jr. on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET) at the Staples Center
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9:28 PM ET Kawhi Leonard has passed his physical with the Toronto Raptors, making the blockbuster deal with the San Antonio Spurs official, sources told ESPN. Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Brand are parting ways, making the new Raptor one of the top players in a star-studded group for new sneaker endorsements. If Leonard is locked
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8:25 PM BST New Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has been heavily criticised by his World Cup-winning predecessor Jake White over the decision to allow loose forward Duane Vermeulen to miss this year’s Rugby Championship. White, who led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, says allowing the influential Vermeulen to skip the
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