10:20 PM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a Formula One team other than Mercedes approached him about a 2019 contract, but he insists he did not take the offer seriously. Mercedes announced Hamilton’s new two-year contract on Thursday that will see the four-time world champion stay at the team until the
12:59 PM ET The UFC has officially announced that a heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Aleksei Oleinik will headline its first Russian event on Sept. 15 in Moscow. The promotion initially wanted Oleinik, who is from Moscow, to face former champion Fabricio Werdum. That fight was scrapped in May, however, when Werdum was notified
4:49 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be eligible to return to competition later this year, after resolving his case with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Wednesday. Silva, 43, has been sidelined since last November because of a failed drug test. USADA officials have announced he tested positive for metabolites
Jul 19, 2018 Gareth Bale led tributes to Sam Warburton after the former Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby captain announced his retirement on Wednesday. Bale went to the same school as Warburton, and the pair played on the same football team at Cardiff’s Whitechurch High School. Sam Warburton’s career was far too short,
12:18 PM BST Mathrin Simmers is one of only two ladies in the Springboks Women’s Sevens team with Rugby World Cup Sevens experience. Simmers and playmaker Zenay Jordaan are the only remaining members of the squad that participated at the 2013 tournament in Russia, and coach Paul Delport will lean on the duo to provide
Jul 19, 2018 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Florida State coach Willie Taggart said the team “didn’t handle adversity well” in 2017 and must build more chemistry and accountability to compete for championships again. Speaking Thursday at ACC media days, Taggart said he was surprised to learn how little Florida State players knew about each other
Jul 20, 2018 Jeff WagenheimESPN The name seemed to emerge out of thin air, a forgotten echo from the faraway past. Shogun. The reference to Mauricio Rua came spilling out of the mouth of Daniel Cormier, who was still floating in the heady ethers of having become heavyweight champion a couple of days earlier. His
Jul 20, 2018 I believe we can win the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and home support is going to be so important. All of the U.S. Sevens players want to make history at AT&T Park in San Francisco from July 20 to 22. There is incredible excitement around the World Cup and I truly believe
10:22 AM ET ATLANTA – Auburn hopes to have wide receiver Will Hastings, who underwent knee surgery this spring, ready to play by midseason, coach Gus Malzahn said at SEC media days on Thursday. “He’s off to a very good start,” Malzahn said. “His rehab is going excellent. We’re hoping we get him back by
9:56 AM ET Connor McDonagh Kevin Magnussen is unfazed by Fernando Alonso’s complaints over team radio after the pair were embroiled in an intense fight last time out at the British Grand Prix. The duo fought hard in the closing stages of the race at Silverstone with the Spaniard eventually coming out on top, overtaking