6:19 AM ET Formula One has confirmed it has terminated its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, meaning the sport has no plans to hold a race in the country in the future. The news comes in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and follows F1’s decision last week not to
Month: March 2022
6:55 AM ET Brock Boeser has been on a journey this season. One that started poorly. The Vancouver Canucks top-line winger kicked off his contract year by scoring just nine points in 21 games, looking a long way off from the near point-per-game player he was eight months earlier. It was barely mid-November, Vancouver was
7:00 AM ET Bryce Young finished his first season as Alabama‘s full-time starting quarterback with the second-most passing touchdowns (47) and yards (4,872) in the FBS en route to the 2021 Heisman Trophy. But will he repeat? Not if Ohio State standout C.J. Stroud has anything to say about it. Stroud is coming off a
12:54 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans wore yellow socks during their game Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings in a show of solidarity with Ukraine and to “bring more attention” to the large-scale invasion of the country by Russian military. Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas, who is from Lithuania, along
12:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After a third straight sterling performance in a 76ers uniform — but a first in front of the fans here inside Wells Fargo Center — James Harden declared Philadelphia feels like home. “Just exciting,” Harden said after finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Philadelphia’s
7:30 AM ET Zenia D’Cunha Grass-court tennis is a fading style in world tennis, but for India, it provides a crucial edge as they take on Denmark in the World Group I play-off tie. The hosts have chosen to play the tie on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana, to be held on March
7:07 AM ET Nikita Tszyu has lived up to the hype in his professional boxing debut, dominant in a second-round stoppage of a bloodied Aaron Stahl in Brisbane. With world title hope and older brother Tim in his corner, the 24-year-old who gave away a career in architecture to pursue a dream in the ring,
4:41 AM ET Red Bull has confirmed reigning world champion Max Verstappen will remain at the team until 2028 after signing a new contract. The five-year extension is reported to be worth $55 million a year, moving Verstappen level with the figure that Lewis Hamilton is believed to earn at Mercedes. After winning the championship
4:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ronald Koeman has questioned Barcelona‘s motives for letting Lionel Messi leave last summer and said president Joan Laporta did not give him the time he deserved to turn things around. Speaking for the first time since being sacked as Barca boss in October, Koeman said he was surprised
5:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo says the club “will do everything possible to retain” Kylian Mbappe. A long-term target of Real Madrid, Mbappe has not signed a new contract with PSG and becomes a free agent in the summer. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more “We