News Henriques praises Mustafizur’s skills in restricting Australians On a difficult, sticky and turning Mirpur deck, 21-year old Afif Hossain hit an unbeaten 31-ball 37 to drag Bangladesh out of a bit of a mess, helping rescue the hosts from 67 for 5 to winning with eight balls to spare. After the victory, Afif said
Month: August 2021
12:48 PM ET The UFC’s first-ever women’s flyweight champion is no longer with the promotion. Nicco Montaño was released by the UFC this week, officials confirmed with ESPN on Wednesday. The decision comes on the heels of Montaño missing weight last Friday by 7 pounds, forcing the cancellation of her scheduled fight with Wu Yanan
1:44 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will return to the Octagon in November. Rockhold (16-5) has agreed to face Sean Strickland (24-3) at UFC 268 on Nov. 6, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not announced a location for the pay-per-view event, but the current target is New York City. The
3:56 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Another week of Major League Soccer fun is in the books, which means it’s time to break
11:33 AM ET American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco denied that his conference and ESPN had “strategically aligned or plotted to influence conference structures,” adding any suggestion otherwise was “a completely unfounded and grossly irresponsible accusation.” Last week, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby suggested ESPN and an unnamed conference had gone after several remaining Big
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was sort of joking — but not really — when he said he told quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston, “Every time you guys check a ball down to the running back, you’ll get an article written.” Payton has obviously been paying attention
4:05 PM ET The PGA Tour heads to Tennessee this week for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Justin Thomas won this event last season but hasn’t been in good form in months. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David
3:29 AM ET Associated Press Arlen Lopez won his second Olympic boxing gold medal for Cuba, beating Britain’s Benjamin Whittaker in the light heavyweight final at the Kokugikan Arena. Lopez outclassed the defense-minded Whittaker to win the fight on four of the five judges’ scorecards. Cuba had never won gold at light heavyweight in its
8:19 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are “optimistic” about wide receiver Kenny Golladay‘s leg injury, a source told ESPN. Early indications are the injury is not believed to be serious. Golladay will undergo more tests Wednesday to determine if this will be a missed time scenario. The Giants’ prized offseason
8:30 AM ET If the NCAA office in Indianapolis were to put out one of those “How It Started; How It’s Going” posts on Instagram, it would be pretty revealing of where we are. My sense is, taking things to the extreme to make a point, the left side of the post would look like