3:49 PM BST Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie will not make his England debut against Wales on Saturday due to muscle soreness. McConnochie, 27, had his fitness assessed on Friday but withdrew from the squad on Saturday, the team confirmed. McConnochie was replaced in the starting line up by Bath teammate Anthony Watson. TEAM UPDATE |
3:49 PM BST Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie is a doubt to make his England debut in the his side’s second World Cup warm up fixture against Wales on Saturday due to muscle soreness. McConnochie, 27, will have his fitness assessed on Friday, having been due to make his international debut this weekend following his surprise
3:22 PM ET Bellator has parted ways with nine fighters, including several former headliners. Chidi Njokuani, Hisaki Kato and Noad Lahat are among the names no longer under a Bellator contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The MMA Report was first to report the news. Also gone from Bellator’s roster: Chris Honeycutt, Jarod Trice,
Aug 16, 2019 ESPN News Services ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — The plane carrying NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family bounced, veered off the runway and ended up on a Tennessee state highway during a crash landing, investigators said Friday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators obtained surveillance video that included footage of the crash. Investigators
2:47 PM ET New York Jets linebacker Avery Williamson will have season-ending surgery after tearing the ACL in his right knee Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons, a source confirmed. The injury happened on a fluke play late in the second quarter, when Williamson was the only defensive starter in the game. Williamson and cornerback
2:36 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers All-Pro safety Derwin James suffered a foot injury on Thursday and will be out indefinitely, the team announced Friday. James was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, per the team, and will continue to be evaluated. The Chargers
3:20 PM ET Andrew Miller at Lord’s There were 24.1 overs possible on the third day at Lord’s. Enough time for a rapt crowd to be seduced by possibility as Australia resisted in the first hour then faltered in the next, to leave the balance of the innings – and by extension the match –
1:56 PM ET Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has always championed his players and he’s gone to a new extreme in praising James Harden. “It’s just factual that James Harden is a better scorer than Michael Jordan,” Morey said on the “Selfmade with Nadeshot” podcast. Morey acknowledged that people “hate” his take, but explained
1:44 PM ET Associated Press Edoardo Molinari shot his second straight 6-under 66 and earned a two-shot lead Friday after two rounds of the Czech Masters. Tied for fourth and two strokes off the lead overnight, the Italian surged with six birdies for his second bogey-free round and a 12-under 132 total at the Albatross
12:57 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic weighed in successfully Friday morning for their UFC heavyweight title fight — both significantly lighter than they did for their first matchup last year. Cormier weighed in at 236.5 pounds and Miocic hit the scale at 230.5 pounds. The heavyweight title fight maximum is