1:50 PM BST England flanker Brad Shields will make his Premiership debut for Wasps this weekend after being named in Dai Young’s starting XV for Saturday’s fixture against Exeter Chiefs. Ahead of the start of the new Premiership season this weekend, here are the top 10 new signings to keep an eye on this campaign.
Month: September 2018
HOUSTON — Mexico interim coach Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti was satisfied with his team’s performance against Uruguay on Friday at NRG Stadium, but not the 4-1 result. Ferretti picked a squad with an average age of just 24 to face a strong Uruguay team, for who Luis Suarez scored twice and was named man-of-the-match. “Of course,
12:54 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports INDIANAPOLIS — Kasey Kahne doesn’t know when, or if, he will return to the NASCAR Cup Series as dehydration issues caused him trouble seeing and elevated his heart rate to the point of
9:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs held a party for their season-ticket holders shortly before the start of training camp this year and the gathering turned into an impromptu pep rally when coach Andy Reid stepped forward to speak. Firing up the masses is generally not Reid’s way. He’s usually
8:04 PM ET UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano will be stripped of her title after failing to weigh in Friday for her UFC 228 bout against Valentina Shevchenko, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Montano was transported to a hospital before the weigh-in due to “health concerns,” according to the UFC, and will not
11:35 AM ET UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano will not defend her 125-pound title against Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday after being transported to the hospital on Friday. The title fight was supposed to co-headline UFC 228 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. UFC released an official statement on the matter. “As a precautionary measure, UFC
10:21 AM ET Saturday night’s UFC 228 co-main event is in serious jeopardy. Nicco Montano, the UFC women’s flyweight champion, was transported to a local Dallas hospital Friday morning prior to the official weigh-ins, according to multiple sources. UFC officials declined to confirm whether her title fight against Valentina Shevchenko is canceled, but according to
3:15 AM ET Associated Press BERLIN — German track cyclist Kristina Vogel is paralyzed because of the back injuries she sustained after crashing in training in June. “No matter how you dress it up, I can’t walk anymore,” the two-time Olympic champion told Der Spiegel magazine An 11-time world champion, Vogel suffered a severe spinal
10:18 AM ET Undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk, who has emerged as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best, has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, which will co-promote him with longtime promoter K2 Promotions, Matchroom announced on Friday. It’s a significant signing for Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who will add Usyk to the
9:30 AM ET The UFC visits American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday, and it’s bringing along a title fight, as welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will put his belt on the line against a budding superstar in Darren Till. There was to be a second title bout in the co-main event, but Nicco Montaño was