Sports Merchandise 9:33 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 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Maurice Hooker has told Terry Flanagan he will need to travel to the United States for a rematch. Hooker
6:28 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 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — After two years and seven months away, Tyson Fury returned to the ring with a four-round win over Sefer Seferi on
Mohamed Bamba won’t be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft — the Phoenix Suns have all but assured Deandre Ayton of that honor — but it won’t be for lack of effort. Perhaps the most enigmatic prospect in this class, Bamba theoretically ticks every box NBA teams are looking for in a modern
PARIS — Simona Halep finally got the major breakthrough that she had been waiting for. American Sloane Stephens, however, didn’t make it easy. Halep added Grand Slam trophy No. 1 to her No. 1 ranking, coming back from a set and a break down to beat Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Saturday and win the French
James Anderson is to be rested for the next six weeks after experiencing a recurrence of discomfort in a long-standing right shoulder injury. Anderson, England’s leading Test wicket-taker, suffered a stress fracture in the shoulder during the summer of 2016. It has continued to trouble him and he has previously said that it hurts even
The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow live with our daily blog throughout the summer. TOP STORY: Real Madrid to break bank for Neymar The Sun claims to have a source close to Real Madrid that says Florentino Perez is willing to pay £307m to bring
Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares engaged in a scintillating, punch-filled featherweight match that had the crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles cheering wildly throughout the 12-round bout. In the end, it was the more accurate Santa Cruz who won a unanimous decision by scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111 to retain his
Weaver raced the Giro Rosa in Italy less than six months after the crash Molly Weaver broke her neck, five vertebrae, her sternum, a shoulder and four ribs, punctured a lung and tore a kidney when she was hit by a car. The professional cyclist could have been killed, or at the very least paralysed.
CHICAGO — Holly Holm has already accomplished so much in her MMA career, it’s easy to forget she’s still developing her skill set. Colby Covington backed up his prefight trash talk, using his pace and pressure to earn a close decision over Rafael dos Anjos and win the UFC’s interim welterweight title. The UFC’s first
CHICAGO — Nearly one year ago, Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero to win the UFC’s interim middleweight championship with an injured knee. On Saturday, the Australian defeated Romero again to retain his middleweight title — this time with an injured hand. Whittaker (20-4) edged Romero in a close split decision at UFC 225 at the