9:05 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he would like to fight twice more this year, and while he’s not sure what’s going on between the UFC and Jon Jones, he said he wants Jones first and then a rematch with Derrick Lewis. Ngannou dethroned Stipe Miocic, who’s considered the greatest heavyweight in
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Rishabh Pant has been named Delhi Capitals captain for the 2021 season of the IPL.© BCCI/IPL Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant might be a front-runner for the national team captaincy in the years ahead. Delhi Capitals on Tuesday appointed Pant as the captain of the side for the upcoming season
6:44 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 Carl Frampton believes his experience, rather than his size and reach, will be the defining factor when he challenges Jamel Herring on Saturday. The
8:35 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo will get to drive Dale Earnhardt’s famous yellow and blue Wrangler NASCAR once he scores his first podium for McLaren. Earnhardt’s 1984 Wrangler Chevrolet, to be precise, which is part of McLaren CEO Zak Brown’s private car collection. Brown has made the offer to his new signing, who made his
7:48 AM ET JAMEL HERRING STILL vividly remembers the day. Even 30 years later, it stands out as something he can replay in his mind if he needed to. If he wanted to. Not that he ever would. Why would you ever want to remember the day you were taken from your mother? The day
7:05 AM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has said he would be interested in becoming a caddy on a professional golf tour or getting football coaching qualifications after he retires from tennis. Murray, a three-times Grand Slam champion, pulled out of the Miami Open last week due to a groin injury. The 33-year-old has fallen to
7:00 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres are 0-15-3 since Feb. 25. They own the record for the longest winless streak of the shootout era (since 2005-06) and have tied the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins for the most consecutive losses — including overtime and shootout losses — in the 21st century. How did they get here and
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NFL draft is less than a month away, and pro day workouts are winding down. With Ohio State’s Justin Fields, Alabama’s Mac Jones and Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond all working out for scouts on Tuesday, the top quarterbacks in the class have all shown what they can do in front
7:00 AM ET With the NHL trade deadline less than two weeks away, it’s a good time to take stock. We’ve hit on reasons for optimism for every team in the past. For this week’s power rankings, we identified a reason for concern for all 31 teams. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff
6:41 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Daniil Medvedev was 8 years old the last time an ATP Masters 1000 event was held without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. The last time a player outside of the Big Four (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray) was ranked in the top two, a 9-year-old Medvedev had
4:55 PM ET Pedri has the mischief and the skill to dominate the sport for the next decade-plus. Watch this space. Fran Santiago/Getty Images This subject is so important that we must start with the basics. His workaday name is Pedri. He plays in midfield for Barcelona and Spain. His full name is Pedro González López.
Rohit Sharma’s daughter Samaira was seen mimicing her dad’s batting style.© Twitter Rohit Sharma is gearing up for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he is eyeing to become the first captain in the franchise-based tournament to win three back-to-back titles. Apart from a huge fan base of Mumbai Indians, Rohit
4:56 PM ET The Darren Till vs. Marvin Vettori main event on April 10 has been canceled after Till recently broke his collarbone during training. Till wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday that the injury happened Monday, explaining that “while drilling I fell and straight away I knew I’d broken something.” The UFC has offered
3:16 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Roberto Bautista Agut didn’t take the easiest route to the Miami Open quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed from Spain fought off a match point before ousting former Miami champion and No. 18 seed John Isner of the U.S. 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday — his second three-set
11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — The wait was worth it for the Montreal Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist as Montreal returned from a lengthy break due to COVID-19 protocols and blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Tuesday night. Montreal was playing for the first
11:26 PM ET Nate Diaz is back. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in MMA, will meet Leon Edwards at UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources told ESPN. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, though the contract is not signed yet. The fight will serve as a five-round co-main event
6:46 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Andre Drummond will make his Lakers debut Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks and start at center in place of Marc Gasol, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “I think the level of excitement for me is at an all-time high,” Drummond told reporters Tuesday over a videoconference call following his
2:37 PM ET NFL owners approved the expansion of the regular season to 17 games Tuesday, a long-expected decision that will generate additional revenue for the country’s richest sports league. Players agreed to the additional game as part of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement, which gave the league an option to expand as soon as