1:00 PM GMT Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has suggested the prospect of him returning to the national side under head coach Gregor Townsend appears bleak due to a strained relationship between the two men. The 27-year-old missed Scotland’s first two Six Nations games against Ireland and England, which they lost, due to disciplinary reasons with
Month: February 2020
12:14 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon has been given a two-game suspension for an illegal hit during Saturday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL department of player safety announced Sunday. Lauzon had been ejected from the Bruins’ 4-2 victory for his check to Derek Stepan‘s head late in the first period. Bruins
12:50 PM ET Top seed Gael Monfils captured his third title at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday with a clinical 7-5, 6-3 win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in the final. The 33-year-old, who also lifted the trophy in 2010 and 2014, saved all four break points he faced and converted two
1:05 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Naseem Shah, the 16-year-old Pakistan fast bowler, became the youngest player to take a Test hat-trick when he dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Shah’s feat saw him surpass the former Bangladesh legspinner Alok Kapali, who
6:05 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Rivers an everyday presence at Gillette: While the majority of Patriots players have dispersed for the offseason, with many scheduled to return in mid-April for the start of the voluntary offseason program, defensive end/outside linebacker Derek Rivers has been
6:39 AM ET Top seed Gael Monfils beat Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic 7-6(4), 6-2 on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Vasek Pospisil at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Monfils, the champion in 2010 and 2014, fired 12 aces and won 39 out of 48 points on his first serve to charge
10:32 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi HOUSTON — The key moment for Jon Jones on Saturday night was the fifth round. It might not have been a surprise that Jones won the fifth round against Dominick
1:16 AM ET HOUSTON — It was razor-close. Perhaps even controversial. But Jon Jones pulled off another record-setting victory Saturday night. Jones beat Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 247. The crowd at Toyota Center rained down boos when the
2:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Saturday, but after the game, the Los Angeles Lakers were still talking about LeBron James‘ unintended tribute to Bryant with his breakaway dunk in Thursday’s
1:59 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It wasn’t dominant and it wasn’t so pretty, but Jon Jones once again proved himself to be the greatest light heavyweight in the world. After 12 years in the sport, he’s done all he needs to do in order to be remembered as history’s gold standard among 205-pound fighters. It’s