12:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN There’s a COVID-19 outbreak in Tyson Fury’s camp, which will inevitably cause his July 24 heavyweight championship fight against Deontay Wilder to be postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday. No official determination has yet been made on whether the fight, set to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Month: July 2021
7:26 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor said Dustin Poirier was not his complete focus heading into UFC 257 earlier this year. In a video interview with ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith published Thursday, McGregor admitted that Poirier wasn’t the only thing on his mind before the second fight of their series back in
12:04 PM ET Copa America and Euro 2020 will draw to a close this weekend, but fret not, dear soccer fans: the Gold Cup kicks off on Saturday night when El Salvador takes on Curacao. So with the cream rising to the top in South America and Europe, ESPN asked its North American-based writers to
6:03 PM ET Having inspired England to a Euro 2020 semifinal victory against Denmark with a man-of-the-match performance at Wembley, rather than bask in headlines celebrating his latest impressive display, Raheem Sterling was greeted with criticism for “diving” to win the penalty that led to Harry Kane scoring the extra-time winner for Gareth Southgate’s team.
7:00 AM ET LONDON — The Wimbledon men’s singles title is Novak Djokovic‘s to lose, at least according to the game’s greats. He has been the clear favorite from the start of the tournament, and having dropped just one set ahead of his 41st Grand Slam semifinal, it’s going to take something truly remarkable to
2:49 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — As a girl growing up in Queensland, Ash Barty dreamt of one day competing on the biggest stage, playing a match in her mind for Wimbledon glory. On Saturday, she will get the chance to do it for real when she plays former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova
3:11 PM ET NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — – About to start his first event as a major champion, Jon Rahm was taking some practice swings on the first tee at the Scottish Open when his status as golf’s hottest player was underlined. “On the tee,” the official starter said, “the U.S. Open champion, the Race
4:17 PM ET Major international soccer tournaments are funny beasts. After a grueling, nine-month club season, we shuffle all the rosters, have these new teams play between three and seven games together, and then draw far-reaching conclusions and referendums — Player A is clearly overrated, Coach B’s tactics are a shambles, Country C’s time has
2:50 PM ET Charles Barkley says he’s an improved golfer and recommends people bet on him at this week’s American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. And they are. Caesars Sportsbook at William Hill is offering a yes/no prop bet on whether Charles Barkley will finish in the top 70 at this week’s American Century Championship
News Lancashire seamer takes unexpected opportunity with new-ball strikes in England rout The message Ben Stokes delivered to England’s hastily-assembled ODI squad ahead of the series with Pakistan, which involved 18 players being called in at barely 48 hours’ notice, was that “everyone deserves to be here”, Saqib Mahmood said after his four-wicket haul helped