5:30 PM BST Debutant winger Adam Radwan and hooker Jamie Blamire, on his first start, both scored hat-tricks and it was a special day for flyhalf Marcus Smith as a shadow England team racked up 10 tries in a 70-14 demolition of Canada at Twickenham on Saturday. Joe Cokanasiga, who scored two last week, added
Month: July 2021
6:13 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Nasa Hataoka opened a six-stroke lead Saturday in the Marathon LPGA Classic, birdieing four of the last five holes for a 7-under 64. A month after losing a playoff to Yuka Saso in the U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club, Hataoka has led wire-to-wire at Highland Meadows
4:42 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Yarisel Ramirez was added to the Tokyo Olympics boxing tournament Saturday, becoming the 10th member of the U.S. team to qualify. She had already traveled to Japan in anticipation of gaining a late slot, and news of her addition by USA Boxing set off a celebration
5:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will meet for a third time Saturday in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena, and a capacity crowd will be on hand for a Las Vegas card for the first time since March 7, 2020. Poirier stopped McGregor at UFC 257
West Indies produced a stunning fightback in the opening game © AFP Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against West Indies Australia have chosen to take the same route as the opening game of the series by bowling first and fielding the same XI less than 24 hours after they collapsed to defeat.
2:30 PM ET A “considerable number” of guests specially invited to watch the Copa America final between Brazil and Argentina have been faking false COVID-19 tests to ensure their entry, organisers the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Saturday. The match between the two arch rivals is due to kick off on Saturday night
4:32 PM ET Italy manager Roberto Mancini urged his players to entertain the public one last time at Euro 2020 and said he has no plans to alter the Azzurri‘s attacking style against a more physical England side in Sunday’s final at Wembley. The Italians have been one of the most attractive teams to watch
4:01 PM ET Gareth Southgate has warned England supporters not to boo the Italian national anthem at Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. The Football Association were fined £26,600 by UEFA after a series of incidents involving fans during Wednesday’s semifinal win over Denmark. A laser pen was shone in the eyes of Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
5:12 AM ET Kathleen McNamee LONDON — Matteo Berrettini is playing in his first major final. Novak Djokovic is playing in his 30th. But don’t doubt the Italian’s place at the table at Wimbledon. “I got to say: I didn’t pick Berrettini to get to the final but I’m not that surprised,” ESPN analyst Patrick
5:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Bucks returned home for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals in a less than enjoyable position after the Phoenix Suns won the opening two contests of this best-of-7 affair in Phoenix. But if one judged the state of the Bucks solely from how superstar forward