3:00 PM BST Sam Warburton’s career was far too short but as he draws a line under a bruising nine-year spell, his legacy in the game rivals any in the northern hemisphere and in the British & Irish Lions’ fine history. Aged 29, it seems unfathomable that Warburton will not be leading Wales into the
3:16 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN The San Antonio Spurs have just traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a heavily protected 2019 first round pick, in a variation of a deal that I suggested months ago as a reasonable return for both teams. The Raptors had
2:17 PM ET Tournament No. 1 seed Diego Schwartzman crashed out of the Swedish Open on Wednesday after a 6-7 (8), 3-6 defeat to Simone Bolelli. Schwartzman’s best result this year was winning his Rio Open in February, but his form has drifted since, eventually seeing him eliminated at the second round of Wimbledon earlier
2:35 PM BST Elton Jantjies has played a massive part in the Lions’ recent success, being pivotal in their successful ball-in-hand approach that helped them reach the past two Super Rugby finals. But he should also take a lot of responsibility for them not getting over that final hurdle in 2016, against the Hurricanes, and
2:24 PM ET ATLANTA – Alabama coach Nick Saban said he’s unsure whether Jalen Hurts will be on the roster when the Crimson Tide play Louisville in the season-opener on Sept. 1. Like a lot of positions on his team, Saban said the quarterback battle between Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa is still “to be determined.”
Julien Laurens explains why France’s 2018 World Cup title and the resulting celebration feels more special than Les Bleus’ first title in 1998. France paraded down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering fans celebrated their second World Cup triumph. Uruguay president Tabare Vazquez says it would be “an honour” to receive Antoine Griezmann
1:28 PM ET ESPN will carry The Open in Latin America, including Brazil and the Caribbean, for the next three years thanks to a deal announced Wednesday by the network and the R&A. The deal, which runs through 2020, gives ESPN rights to show The Open on linear and digital platforms in Latin America, starting
12:23 PM ET The UFC women’s flyweight title will be defended for the first time in September. According to multiple sources, the UFC has booked champion Nicco Montaño vs. Valentina Shevchenko for their UFC 228 card on Sept. 8 in Dallas. Montaño became the inaugural women’s 125-pound champion at the The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale
9:36 AM ET Although junior lightweight Lamont Roach Jr. remains undefeated, the Upper Marlboro, Maryland, prospect is still smarting from the only blemish on his record, a 10-round draw with Orlando Cruz in April 2018. Instead of an intended step up in the quality of opposition, the bout with the Puerto Rican veteran turned out
4:51 PM ET Haas’ American development driver, Santino Ferrucci, has been sacked by his Formula 2 team after deliberately crashing into his teammate on the cool down lap of a race earlier this month. Ferrucci was handed a four-race ban after intentionally hitting the rear of fellow Haas junior Arjun Maini’s car after the F2