5:00 PM BST England internationals Mako and Billy Vunipola have extended their contracts with Premiership champions Saracens until 2022. The brothers have played a major part in Saracens’ recent success, winning three Premiership titles and two European Cups since 2014. Prop Mako, 27, joined from Bristol in 2011 while No. 8 Billy, 25, moved from
5:03 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played a nine-hole practice round at Firestone Country Club on Wednesday, and while it is unclear whether they discussed their proposed $10 million 18-hole match, the exhibition is moving toward being finalized. Tiger Woods is looking at playing five of the next six tournaments,
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 129 for 6 (Hammond 35, Rashid 2-14) beat Sussex 127 for 8 (Evans 46, Payne 2-15) by four wicketsScorecard Gloucestershire returned to the top of the South Group after scrambling to a four-wicket win over Sussex Sharks in the Vitality Blast at Hove. A slow pitch was perfect
4:51 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes will retire former captain Shane Doan‘s number during a pregame ceremony on Feb. 24. Doan will have his No. 19 retired before the Coyotes face the Winnipeg Jets, joining former Coyotes players Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick and Teppo Numminen in the franchise’s ring of
4:06 PM ET Chamatkar Sandhu Michael Page has signed a new long-term deal with Bellator, and he’s on the verge of fighting Paul Daley in the first round of the promotion’s welterweight grand prix. In short, he’s a happy man. Page (13-0) says the new agreement won’t preclude him from continuing his boxing career, a
Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera scored in the first half to lift Jose Mourinho’s side to a 2-1 win over Gareth Bale and Real Madrid. The dust is starting to settle in Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit, and Sid Lowe explains why the mood is so good in the Real camp. Shaka Hislop explains how
2:23 PM ET Washington Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley was frustrated over the “mixed messages” he received from the umpiring crew — not over being summoned to pitch in a blowout game — when he slammed his glove to the ground in anger during Tuesday’s 25-4 victory over the New York Mets, his agent told ESPN.
2:27 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers received a commitment from free agent guard David Nwaba on Wednesday, a team source told ESPN. Nwaba, a 6-4 2-guard out of Cal Poly, averaged 7.9 points on 47.8 percent shooting (34.6 percent from 3) and 4.7 rebounds for the Chicago Bulls last season, which was his second
2:08 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With training camp advancing and the regular season closing in, the Philadelphia Eagles are asking quarterback Carson Wentz to do less in practice, not more. Wentz was held out of team drills for the third consecutive session Wednesday after participating in 11-on-11s last week. “My understanding is the coaches, trainers
Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal and others make up today’s Transfer Rater, but who’s most likely to make a move before the summer window closes? It’s August, and that means there’s less than two weeks left in the English transfer window, and the others will close soon after. Which players are likeliest to move before then?