Aug 3, 2020 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show It has taken Natasha Jonas eight years to get to this point after she came up short against Katie Taylor in the Olympic Games
Month: August 2020
5:00 AM ET Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli has launched a comprehensive investigation into what caused the series of dramatic tyre failures at the end of the British Grand Prix. A look at how the British Grand Prix unraveled so dramatically and the key decisions made on the pit-wall which ensured a three-wheeled Lewis Hamilton
7:40 AM ET Sebastian Vettel was at a loss to explain his poor performance at the British Grand Prix, where he finished 10th as teammate Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s second podium of the season on Sunday. 1 Related Vettel was on the back foot from the beginning of the weekend, with car issues robbing him
6:00 AM ET The NBA season officially resumed in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Playoff seeding and the race for the No. 8 seed in the West have already been shaken up. The Los Angeles Lakers evened the score in the battle of L.A. with a close win, and the Giannis Antetokounmpo–James Harden beef was renewed
7:49 AM ET Derrick Lewis, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, will take center stage in the Fight Night main event on Saturday as he tries to climb back into the heavyweight title picture at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. But Lewis will be in for a potentially difficult battle —
9:21 AM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the double tyre failure it suffered at the British Grand Prix proves why it is wrong to assume his team will walk away with the 2020 championship. 1 Related Lewis Hamilton managed to crawl to victory despite sustaining a front-left puncture half-way round the final lap of
9:05 AM ET Washington State coach Nick Rolovich told wide receiver Kassidy Woods that aligning with the Pac-12 player unity group would create “an issue” with the program, according to a recording of a phone call Saturday obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Woods called to inform Rolovich that he was opting out of the
8:30 AM ET The Las Vegas Raiders are cutting defensive lineman P.J. Hall two years after they chose him in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft, a source confirmed to ESPN. Hall, 25, had appeared in 30 games (18 starts) over the past two seasons but totaled only 1.5 sacks. He was a
9:00 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons added to their secondary Monday by signing former Cincinnati Bengals starter and 2014 first-round draft pick Darqueze Dennard. Terms of Dennard’s deal weren’t immediately available. He originally agreed to a three-year, $13.5 million contract ($6 million guaranteed) with the Jacksonville Jaguars in March, but the two sides reached an
8:45 AM ET The transfer window will remain open until Oct. 5 for all of Europe’s top leagues as the football world attempts to overcome the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis. But despite the extended period for sales and signings, some players are in danger of being bracketed as “The Unbuyables” this summer. With