6:09 PM ET Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Alvarez are done waiting around for unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin to finalize a deal for their rematch. Golden Boy president Eric Gomez told ESPN on Tuesday that the company has issued Golovkin and promoter Tom Loeffler an improved final offer and that he has until
4:44 PM BST There was mixed injury news for England on Tuesday as they prepare for the second test against a resurgent South Africa in Bloemfontein at the weekend. Lock Joe Launchbury sat out another training session having been unable to take part for almost two weeks, and remains a doubt for Saturday’s must-win clash
4:15 PM BST The roars of “Beast!” will be extra loud in Bloemfontein this weekend when Springbok prop Tendai Mtawarira plays his 100th Test match. While Bok coach Rassie Erasmus has hinted that there may be changes to the Springbok team that played in Johannesburg, he confirmed that the 32-year-old prop will start in the
3:33 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Jodie Meeks exercised his $3.5 million contract option to return to the Washington Wizards for the 2018-19 season, league sources told ESPN. Meeks will serve the remaining 19 games of a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy to start the season. Meeks, 30, played 77 games for
3:14 PM ET For the second consecutive year, the Golden State Warriors are celebrating an NBA championship with a parade in Oakland, and for the second consecutive year, Draymond Green used his T-shirt to troll LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. ESPN Staff Writer Draymond Green’s shirt for the parade… Chris Haynes, ESPN Staff Writer2h
11:30 AM ET As Kevin Durant and his father, Wayne Pratt, parted Saturday morning in Cleveland after an all-night celebration, Durant drew Pratt close and cited a statistic he had seen pairing Durant and Michael Jordan as two of the only players with four scoring titles and two Finals MVP awards. “Who would have imagined
2:37 PM ET Associated Press The Houston Open is moving to the fall on the PGA Tour under the guidance of Houston Astros owner Jim Crane. The PGA Tour announced Tuesday the Astros Foundation will be the host organization that runs the tournament when the Houston Open returns to the schedule in the fall of
Mats Hummels is not happy with Germany fans’ booing of Ilkay Gundogan after he was photographed with Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The ESPN FC crew share their thoughts on Raf Honigstein’s strongest XI for Germany at the World Cup. Holders Germany are looking to become just the third team to defend their World Cup
2:48 PM ET Associated Press STUTTGART, Germany — Denis Istomin upset two-time finalist Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. Kohlschreiber failed to create any break points and was forced to fend off six from the 100th-ranked Istomin. The Uzbek won in 1 hour, 41 minutes
2:14 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Staying on his yacht – or dinghy as he kiddingly called it – at a nearby harbor for this week’s U.S. Open apparently has more advantages for Tiger Woods than the typical creature comforts that come with a 155-foot boat. Woods noted the lengthy traffic delays in getting to