12:31 PM GMT Former New Zealand winger Va’aiga Tuigamala, who also represented Samoa in rugby league, has died at the age of 52, his former club Wigan Warriors announced on Thursday. Nicknamed “Inga the Winger,” Tuigamala made his All Blacks debut in 1989 and was capped 19 times by the national team, before switching to
12:12 PM GMT Jonathan Danty returns from injury to take his place in the French backline in the only change announced by coach Fabien Galtier to take on Scotland in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday. Danty missed France’s home win over Ireland a fortnight ago, which marked a second victory for them in
12:30 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic will fall from No. 1 in the ATP rankings and be replaced by Daniil Medvedev after losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday. Djokovic’s latest stay in the top spot began on
10:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Jack Catterall might be the lesser-known name as he prepares to fight Scotland’s undisputed world champion Josh Taylor on Saturday, but he has shared
News The tournament will begin on March 26 and run until the end of May IPL 2022 will begin on March 26 and run until the end of May. The schedule was drawn up on Thursday by the IPL Governing Council, who also decided that the league phase of the tournament would be restricted to
11:58 AM ET In this edition of his weekly column, ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae sits down for a special one-one-one conversation with Borussia Monchengladbach defender and United States men’s national team prospect Joe Scally. It’s a rare treat for a commentator to be able to get to know the players we cover regularly
9:47 AM ET Adriana Garcia Shakhtar Donetsk’s Marlon Santos spoke in the video appealing for help. Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Shakhtar Donetsk‘s Brazilian players have appealed for help following Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced martial law across the country on Thursday and the country’s top tier league
11:41 AM ET The Football Associations of Poland, Sweden and Czech Republic have released a statement urging FIFA to stage any World Cup playoff against Russia outside of the country following its attack on Ukraine. Russia face Poland and the winner of that match plays whoever triumphs between Sweden and Czech Republic in a playoff
6:58 AM ET Saint Petersburg was originally scheduled to host the 2022 Champions League final. Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images UEFA is set to strip Saint Petersburg of the hosting rights for 2022 Champions League final, sources have told ESPN, after calling an extraordinary meeting of its Executive Committee following Russia’s attack on Ukraine
6:19 AM ET Several players from the United States women’s national team wore athletic tape on their wrists with “Protect Trans Kids” written on it during their SheBelieves Cup game against Iceland on Wednesday. The wristbands, worn during Wednesday’s game in Frisco, Texas, were a protest against a letter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent to