3:47 PM ET Connor McDonagh Max Verstappen has ruled out challenging Mercedes and Ferrari for pole position in Brazil. Red Bull showed strong pace throughout Friday practice with Verstappen topping the first session. The Dutchman’s running in the afternoon session was curtailed by an oil leak which left him in the garage for approximately one
4:12 PM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep will be searching for a new coach heading into next season. Darren Cahill announced Friday he is relinquishing his role as Halep’s coach, at least through next season. “After much thought and discussion, and many years with 30 plus weeks on the road away from my family,
ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden sits down with Man City’s David Silva to discuss how the Manchester derby has evolved and his favourite moments in the rivalry. Join Mark Donaldson in ESPN FC’s Fantasy Premier League at ESPNFC.com/FantasyFC. Pep Guardiola or Joachim Löw? Lahm or Schweinsteiger? We put Manchester City’s Leroy Sane on the spot in
4:19 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will not play Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets and will likely miss a few more days after having an MRI on Friday morning on his strained left adductor. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the MRI “looked good” but that the organization will
6:01 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has missed two of the past three games due to injuries, acknowledged that it has sometimes been difficult to watch himself on the field because he hasn’t looked like himself at times. “It’s been more challenging, just little obstacles in the
Odion Ighalo tells KweséESPN he is “devastated and sad” after suffering an injury that has effectively ended his season. A scan on Thursday morning showed that the Super Eagles striker suffered a torn hamstring, which will keep him out of action for four to five weeks, effectively ending his season with Chinese Super League outfit
3:16 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers’ injury list continues to grow with starting forward Cedi Osman the latest addition. Osman will miss Saturday’s game at Chicago with back spasms that forced him to leave Wednesday’s loss to Orlando. The Cavs, who are 1-10 and missing three other starters, had hoped rest would
3:02 PM GMT Springboks great Chester Williams says the team must be “brave” and a lot more clinical against the big teams if they want to win the Rugby World Cup next year. The Boks have lost their past two Test matches, against New Zealand and England, by narrow margins even though they dominated the
2:43 PM ET Kevin Byard‘s star role is going to cost him. The Tennessee Titans safety has been fined $10,026, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, for stomping on the midfield star in the team’s Monday Night Football win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium Byard’s first-quarter interception of Dak Prescott in the end
2:36 PM ET DENVER — There is a difference in Yair Rodriguez, as he heads into his first UFC fight in 18 months. How could there not? In May 2017, Rodriguez went flying into a featherweight matchup against Frankie Edgar with all the momentum in the world. He was 6-0 in the UFC, and had