11:04 PM ET VERONA, N.Y. — Maurice Hooker had a herculean struggle to make 140 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, so nobody was quite sure what he would have in the tank on Saturday night. It turned out to be more than enough. Hooker easily outpointed Mikkel LesPierre to retain his junior welterweight world title for
Month: March 2019
1:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni might have played his final ODI in India after the team’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said at the post-match press conference that the wicketkeeper-batsman would be rested for the final two matches against Australia. Rishabh Pant is set to keep wickets in the remaining games after India captain
Santi Solari said he had no idea what the future held for him at Real Madrid after a win against Valladolid. Real Madrid coach Santi Solari praised his team’s “character” after a “difficult week” following Sunday evening’s 4-1 La liga win at Real Valladolid — but the Argentine said he had no opinion when asked
4:05 PM ET There is optimism about the MRI results on the right knee of Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Towns limped off the court of Minnesota’s 135-130 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards Saturday night in Minneapolis with less than 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. The center
11:19 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns pulled up lame with less than 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s 135-130 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Head coach Ryan Saunders told reporters after the game that Towns will undergo further testing tonight. The host Timberwolves were up two
Mario Balotelli’s love affair with Marseille continued on Sunday when the striker gave them a 1-0 home win against his former club Nice in Ligue 1. Balotelli, who joined Marseille in January after three years on the Cote d’Azur, struck midway through the second half to put fourth-placed OM on 47 points from 28 games,
Liverpool moved back within a point of Manchester City thanks in part to a two-goal effort from Sadio Mane, but Burnley made them work for it. Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he and Jurgen Klopp can do to sort the issues out. MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City will
Yana Kunitskaya (12-4) defeated Marion Reneau (9-5-1) via unanimous decision in their women’s bantamweight fight on the UFC Fight Night Wichita prelims. All three judges scored the fight 29-28, and despite getting her nose badly bloodied, Kunitskaya earned her second straight win in the UFC following a debut loss to Cris Cyborg. Reneau, 41, has
Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid picked up a 4-1 win at Real Valladolid. Real Madrid did not play very well but still got some badly needed respite with a 4-1 victory at a very poor Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday. Positives Santi Solari’s team at least ended a run of four
10:11 PM ET ESPN staff Indian qualifier Prajnesh Gunneswaran stunned world no. 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili to achieve the biggest win of his career so far, advancing to the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters event on Saturday. In a match lasting two hours and 31 minutes, Prajnesh secured a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7 (6),