1:07 PM IST After almost a year of knocking on various doors for their grievances to be heard, 17 former BCCI scorers, whose services had been terminated last year without notice or any retirement benefits, have now formally approached their respective state association heads seeking some kind of relief. The scorers – those whose detailed
5:05 PM ET The past few years have been unkind to Ray Borg. And now he no longer has an MMA contract on top of it all. The UFC has released Borg, a former title challenger, promotion officials confirmed Friday with ESPN. The news was first reported by MMA Fighting. A request for comment from
1:42 AM ET Steve KimESPN Premier Boxing Champions announced its schedule for the rest of the year on Saturday night, highlighted by the return of Shawn Porter and a title defense for Erislandy Lara. Porter (30-3-1, 17 KOs), a former two-time welterweight titleholder, will face Sebastian Formella (22-0, 10 KOs) in an IBF and WBC
12:00 AM ET Derrick Lewis is the UFC’s new heavyweight knockout king. “The Black Beast” stopped Aleksei Oleinik via TKO at :21 of the second round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. With the stoppage, Lewis earned his record 11th UFC heavyweight KO/TKO, breaking a tie with former champions
12:21 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman left the team’s round-robin finale Saturday night, after it appeared he twisted his right ankle midway through the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers. Following the 4-1 loss that secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference for the Lightning,
10:46 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Dustin Johnson lost his yardage book and still found his way through an enormous crowd of contenders on Saturday, making eight birdies at Harding Park for a 5-under 65 and a 1-shot lead in the PGA Championship. Nothing ever comes easily for Johnson in the majors. In
12:38 AM ET Chelsea manager Frank Lampard described the rebuild of his team as a work in progress after they crashed out of the Champions League last-16 following a 7-1 aggregate defeat by Germany’s Bayern Munich. Chelsea’s record scorer Lampard enjoyed a trophy-laden spell with them as a player, winning the Premier League and Champions
10:23 PM ET Nineteen players are within five shots of leader Dustin Johnson entering the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. There are former major champions and rising stars all with a shot. But one name stands out, as it has, it seems, in nearly every major over the past
11:24 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — A long wait for the first golf major of 2020 is being rewarded with an impressive leaderboard and numerous possibilities heading into the final round of the PGA Championship. TPC Harding Park has proven to be a worthy test, with plenty of trouble lurking and yet opportunities for fireworks.
11:46 PM ET Oklahoma is pausing practice for a week after a change in its schedule. Sooners’ coach Lincoln Riley announced Saturday night that the team’s training camp — which began July 31 — will stop temporarily as a result of their Aug. 29 season opener vs. Missouri State being moved to September. “We decided