1:40 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Four Extinction Rebellion protesters have been arrested after gaining access to Sunday’s closed-doors British Grand Prix and hanging a banner on the pit straight with the words “Act Now”. The four climate change protesters managed to break through Silverstone’s security and hang the pink banner over advertising hoardings
Month: August 2020
12:33 PM ET Formula One commentary legend Murray Walker believes Lewis Hamilton is better than Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher because he does not share their “highly debatable driving tactics”. 1 Related Hamilton is five victories away from overtaking Schumacher’s F1 record of 91 grand prix wins, while another world title would bring him level
11:58 AM ET Miami Dolphins receiver Albert Wilson became the latest notable player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to coronavirus concerns. “I’ve decided to opt out this 2020 season,” he announced Wednesday on Twitter. “It was a very tough choice but since the day I started playing the game it’s always
11:49 AM ET Football players from the Big Ten on Wednesday joined Pac-12 players in publishing a list of demands related to their safety during the coronavirus pandemic, along with what they called other platforms for change. The list of demands, entitled #BigTenUnited and purportedly written by “Players of the Big Ten,” was published by
12:23 PM ET The NCAA filed a petition Wednesday morning that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to press pause on allowing college athletes to receive an expanded number of education-related benefits. In March 2019, a federal judge ruled that the NCAA’s restrictions on what schools can provide to student-athletes violate antitrust laws. As part of
12:48 PM ET Michigan State defensive end Jacub Panasiuk announced on Wednesday that he will redshirt the upcoming season due to coronavirus concerns. Panasiuk has started the last two seasons for the Spartans. Last season, he finished with 34 tackles and five sacks. “Our country is facing difficult times with many unanswered questions regarding COVID-19,”
12:25 PM ET Associated Press Despite a loss in revenue from holding its marquee event without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that its overall compensation to players at this year’s U.S. Open will be $53.4 million — which is 93.3% of the roughly $57.2 million awarded in 2019. The
11:13 AM ET Alex Kirkland Takefusa Kubo is close to joining Villarreal on a season-long loan from Real Madrid with an announcement expected soon, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Japanese winger, 19, has already reached an agreement with Villarreal on personal terms and the clubs are now finalising the details of the loan deal
5:07 AM ET Clubs in next season’s European competitions could be forced to forfeit matches if they fail to inform UEFA of travel restrictions in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to guidelines issued by European football’s governing body. UEFA said it would publish a list of known travel restrictions between countries before
10:06 AM ET Arsenal will axe 55 jobs after admitting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is worse than initially feared, the club announced on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN that some football departments, commercial and administrative areas are involved in the cuts. Arsenal informed staff of the redundancies on Wednesday morning shortly before head