Month: August 2018

10:39 AM ET Lennox Lewis believes Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will regret not fighting each other for the rest of their lives if they fail to agree terms for a massive unification showdown. The former unified heavyweight champion, who is the last man to hold the Undisputed Champion title, has warned both Joshua and
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6:07 PM BST A study published by World Rugby claims the sport now has a global following of almost 800 million people, with non-traditional markets like the U.S. and India driving its worldwide growth. The research, which was carried out by market analytics group Nielsen Sports, says that out of rugby union’s 793 million followers,
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11:23 AM ET Juan Martin del Potro announced Wednesday that he is pulling out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto because of a left wrist injury. Del Potro wrote on Twitter that his wrist “needs some days of rest.” The 29-year-old Del Potro, seeded third in the tournament, was scheduled to play Robin Haase on
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1:39 PM BST ESPN staff England wing Jonny May revealed he was in awe of U.S. sprint star English Gardner after he spent two weeks at former Olympian Michael Johnson’s Performance Centre in Texas. May, 28, part-funded his second trip to the McKinney-based facility, having first visited in 2016 after he tore his ACL the
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10:46 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports As it continues to look for sponsorship for 2019, Furniture Row Racing has no intentions of shutting down, team owner Barney Visser said Wednesday. With Visser already having put millions into his team
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10:52 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The notion of “restricted free agency” ranks right up there with “jumbo shrimp” and “deafening silence” in the oxymoronic hall of fame. None of the NHL players that qualify for it are “free” to do anything but remain shackled to the team that holds their rights. Sure, it could be
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9:31 AM ET The International Cycling Union [UCI] has suspended Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon for five weeks and disqualified him from last month’s Tour de France for hitting out at another rider. The Italian was kicked off the Tour on July 22 after appearing to swing an arm at Elie Gesbert from the French
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10:24 AM BST All Blacks hooker Dane Coles concedes that the past two injury-plagued years caused him to question his future in rugby but says his desire to get back playing the game he loves saw him through some dark times. “I’ve had a pretty frustrating couple of years,” the 31-year-old told Radio Sport Wednesday.
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