9:31 AM ET UFC women’s strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan look to shake up the rankings as they go head-to-head at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+). Dern, ranked No. 6 in ESPN’s divisional rankings, earned a split
10:07 AM ET Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt for the fans ahead of a Singapore Grand Prix that could see Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take a second successive title with five races to spare. Last season went down to the wire in Abu Dhabi, with Verstappen and Hamilton level
7:00 AM ET Tyson Fury has urged Anthony Joshua to sign a contract for their proposed bout on Dec. 3. On Monday, Fury said he had called off the fight after Joshua failed to sign the contract within the self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. on Monday. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, though, told ESPN the fight
10:05 AM ET Formula One driver Alex Albon feels fortunate to even be able to consider racing at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix after the health complications which followed his surgery for appendicitis two weeks ago. Albon, who was replaced at the Italian Grand Prix by stand-in Nyck de Vries, suffered a respiratory failure and
9:07 AM ET British No. 1 Cameron Norrie defeated Kaichi Uchida 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the last eight at the Korea Open in Seoul. Norrie bounced back from three consecutive defeats to down Uchida in just over an hour of play. 1 Related Norrie will face American Jenson Brooksby — who sent home
8:58 AM ET The PGA Tour filed a countersuit against LIV Golf on Wednesday, claiming the Saudi Arabian-financed circuit has interfered with existing contracts it had with its members. The counterclaim was filed as part of the PGA Tour’s response to LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, in which LIV Golf claims
3:49 AM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica This international break represented an opportunity for Africa’s FIFA World Cup-bound quintet to finalise their preparations for the tournament in Qatar and lay
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — The offense knew it needed to shake things up after a pair of poor performances in the Cincinnati Bengals‘ opening two losses. So the Bengals made a subtle but significant tweak at practice leading up to last week’s game against the New York Jets. Instead of various position groups taking
6:24 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Pack your bags. That was the message wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase got from Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow the morning of the 2021 NFL draft. During the 2019 season at LSU, Burrow and Chase formed one of college football’s most potent combinations. When Chase got the text from Burrow
7:00 AM ET With the 2022 regular season wrapping up in seven days, for the most part, all eyes are on the playoffs. The 18 clubs who are done following their final game are looking towards the offseason; however, six wild-card contenders continue to battle for the final five spots, while the top seven teams