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9:30 AM BST England captain Owen Farrell has signed a new deal with reigning Gallagher Premiership champions Saracens, the club announced on Thursday. Farrell is the latest player to commit his long-term future to the club despite the fact Saracens were relegated to the second tier for salary cap breaches. England internationals Jamie George, Mako

6:39 PM ET A new featherweight title contender will emerge Wednesday night on “Fight Island.” Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card is the second of four consecutive events the UFC has scheduled for Yas Island, which has been dubbed

7:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Two horses have died after suffering racing injuries at Los Alamitos, which was put on probation by the California Horse Racing Board after a spike in horse fatalities. Tacy, a 5-year-old mare, was pulled up while racing Sunday night at the Orange County track. She was

5:55 PM ET Steve KimESPN Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer easily outclassed Helen Joseph in a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of a Top Rank boxing card on ESPN at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday. This was the first time a women’s fight has been the main

7:27 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic shut down golf in mid-March. But Tiger Woods was shut down a month before that. A stiff back kept him out of a host of tournaments he would normally play, such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players. When last we saw Woods, in February at the Genesis

7:00 AM ET All 22 teams participating in the NBA season restart have arrived at Walt Disney World, cleared the initial quarantine period and begun practicing on courts set up in converted ballrooms. Players have checked into their temporary homes at one of three resort locations and have been introduced to the meal service and

11:01 PM ET The Washington Redskins will officially announce Monday morning that they will be changing their nickname, though no new name will be revealed just yet, a source confirmed Sunday night. It had been widely expected that Washington would change its name and one source said Saturday night that an announcement of a new

8:45 PM ET The Pac-12 has decided to go to a conference-only model for fall sports, following the lead of the Big Ten, which announced the same move on Thursday. It’s the latest setback during a college football offseason that has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and is almost assuredly not the last domino

8:00 AM ET Before we get to the ranking of baseball’s best shortstops, a story about an All-Star second baseman. A few years ago, the Houston Astros‘ staff encouraged batting champion Jose Altuve to be more patient at the plate. The staffers assured Altuve they weren’t asking him to hunt walks, but they believed if

7:26 PM ET The NHLPA and the NHL’s board of governors have approved a package that will not only allow the league to restart this summer, but also includes a four-year CBA extension. You read that correctly, the two sides have reached an extension without a work stoppage! We don’t want you to have to

12:36 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson is just as confused as everyone else about his plight with the coronavirus. A positive test caused the seven-time NASCAR champion to miss the first race of his career, and it was followed three days later by a negative test. He never suffered any symptoms

8:58 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After being at home for several months because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Sofia Kenin was more than eager to return to competition. So when the opportunity arose to play World TeamTennis this summer, she jumped at the chance. It was only after she agreed to participate that she realized

5:30 AM ET The draw to determine the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League will take place in Nyon, Switzerland at 11 a.m. BST (6 a.m. ET/12 p.m. CET). Due the unprecedented stoppage brought upon by the global coronavirus crisis, the tournament will be formed of one-off matches in Lisbon with the four remaining

5:31 AM BST Passion. Determination. Community. They’re three words associated with rugby clubs all over Australia, particularly when you consider the shambolic nature of how the game has been run in recent years. With the game slowly starting to emerge from the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Super Rugby AU kicking off last

12:41 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda did what he was expected to do on Tuesday — he once again proved himself to be an extremely well-schooled and fundamentally sound fighter as he controlled the majority of his fight against Kendo Castaneda in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the

7:20 AM ET THE MANAGER AND coaches of UFC featherweight Max Holloway trickled into the conference room, where walls were covered with screens showing the stats of NBA players. At the front of the room, leading the discussion, was Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster. Webster brought in the Raptors’ department heads in health, nutrition,