10:34 PM BST English rugby’s Premiership returned after five months on Friday and it was Harlequins who drew first blood, beating second-placed Sale 16-10 in a possible early indicator of how pre-lockdown form will count for little. However, on a night of incredible sporting action in soccer, athletics and even snooker, rugby fluffed its lines
3:48 PM ET One of the busiest fighters in UFC history has accepted his next assignment, as welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Niko Price have agreed to a bout on Sept. 19, sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced the 170-pound bout or a location for the event. Cerrone (36-15) is looking to
1:31 PM ET What is arguably the most significant fight in UFC heavyweight history is now official after champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Daniel Cormier weighed in successfully Friday morning for the main event of UFC 252 in Las Vegas. Miocic made weight at 233 pounds; Cormier was 236. The bout Saturday will decide the
7:47 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings announced they’ve suspended Tim Smith, who portrays their mascot Bailey the lion, following a sexual harassment lawsuit recently filed by a former member of the Kings Ice Crew. Along with being the mascot, Smith is senior manager of game presentation and events for the team, overseeing the Ice
5:51 PM ET Gerard Pique says Barcelona need changes at all levels of the club after hitting “rock bottom” in Friday’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarterfinal loss against Bayern Munich. The Champions League was Barca’s last chance of silverware this season after they missed out on La Liga to Real Madrid last month, but defeat
5:03 PM ET Bayern Munich full-back Joshua Kimmich praised 19-year-old Canada international Alphonso Davies as “unbelievable” following the club’s historic 8-2 defeat of Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinal on Friday night. Having announced himself in the Bundelisga this season, Davies reached the next level on Friday when he set up Kimmich for a 5-2
8:21 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Quique Setien’s tenure as Barcelona coach is set to come to an in the coming days following Friday’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich, according to ESPN sources. Barca were chasing their first Champions League triumph since 2015 but, having already missed out
8:10 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — While Derek Carr is firmly entrenched as the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback, the guy signed to be his backup, Marcus Mariota, impressed coach Jon Gruden on Friday, the third practice of training camp in which players wore helmets. “He’s interesting,” Gruden said, with a smile, of Mariota. “He
12:33 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC super middleweight world titlist David Benavidez missed weight Friday ahead of his fight against Roamer Alexis Angulo at Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday and will not be eligible to retain the belt even if he wins. Benavidez (22-0, 19 KOs) was 2.8 pounds over
5:03 PM ET Segundo Oliva Pinto said he called caddie Brant Brewer on Thursday night to forgive him after a mistake on the 18th hole that cost him his round of 16 match in the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes. “He was in tears, heartbroken about what happened,” Pinto told ESPN on Friday. “I posted