1:48 AM BST Sunwolves flanker Ed Quirk has been issued with a two-week ban for the “love tap” that saw him controversially red-carded in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. Reds back-rower Caleb Timu has also copped a two-week suspension for another incident in the game- but neither will miss a single
12:34 AM ET Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is set to announce the signing of several boxers at a news conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in New York in conjunction with his recently announced deal with the all-sports streaming service DAZN, and junior welterweight world titleholder Maurice Hooker is poised to be one of them.
11:16 PM ET A first standalone final in the history of the burgeoning Women’s Big Bash League, hosted by the top-ranked team, is set to be scheduled as a lunch-time fixture leading into the third day of the January day-night men’s Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Brisbane. With the tournament to have 23
11:42 PM ET SAN DIEGO — All is right in Cubs Nation as the 2016 world champions used the final week before the All-Star break to take command of their division, and the National League, and now find themselves on top of both after a weekend sweep of the San Diego Padres. “I think in
10:53 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN On a day when former franchise-everything LeBron James was in the house supporting his new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their transition to the future at the Las Vegas Summer League. The Cavs’ summer league team defeated the Toronto Raptors 82-68 to move into the tournament semifinals on Monday night,
9:25 PM ET Detroit Lions franchise-tagged defensive end Ziggy Ansah will not reach a deal by Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to sign franchise players, league sources said Sunday. Ansah’s contract will expire after this season, when he will be scheduled to become a free agent. Ansah has recorded 44 sacks in five NFL seasons,
8:44 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo rallied from four points back to win his first American Century Championship on Sunday at Lake Tahoe. Romo, who retired after the 2016 NFL season and is now an NFL analyst, had 27 points on the day to beat
4:00 PM ET WIMBLEDON — In the end, it was one match too far for Kevin Anderson. There were no excuses afterward as he assessed his final defeat to Novak Djokovic — it’s just not his way — but fatigue and nerves underpinned his slow start to Sunday’s showpiece. Although he recovered in the third
7:23 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” WIMBLEDON
2:50 PM ET South African Brandon Stone won the Scottish Open by four strokes on Sunday but missed a chance to become the first to shoot 59 on the European Tour. Stone’s shot at history went begging when he could not convert a short birdie putt at the final hole at Gullane Golf Club east