Month: August 2018

11:49 AM ET Strawweight world titlist Wanheng Menayothin moved to 51-0 — surpassing the 50-0 mark Floyd Mayweather retired with last August — as he won a unanimous decision against Pedro Taduran on Wednesday. Fighting at home in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, Menayothin (51-0, 18 KOs), 32, retained his 105-pound world title for the 10th time,
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11:59 PM BST Greg GrowdenESPN Rugby Close After more than 30 years with The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Media in Australia, Greg Growden now writes exclusively online for ESPN. Never afraid to step on toes, you can expect plenty of compelling insight from one of Australia’s most renowned writers. Rugby Australia must get its
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10:25 AM ET Former heavyweight world title challengers Kubrat Pulev and Hughie Fury will meet in a world title eliminator for the right to earn another crack at a belt. They will fight on Oct. 27 at Arena Armeec in Pulev’s hometown of Sofia, Bulgaria, promoters Epic Sports and Entertainment and Hennessey Sports announced on
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7:27 AM ET Martin Brodeur is coming back home. The former goaltender, who became a household name by leading the New Jersey Devils to three Stanley Cup titles in his 21 seasons in New Jersey, will be named the team’s executive vice president of business development on Wednesday, a source told ESPN. Former Devils goaltender
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5:07 AM ET Mark Cavendish is to take a complete break from cycling in order to recover from illness. Cavendish has been diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus and medical examinations revealed that the cyclist has unknowingly raced with the illness over recent months. In a joint statement released with the Briton’s team, Team Dimension Data, Cavendish
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