2:43 PM GMT Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu threatened to withdraw the French team’s authorisation to play in the Six Nations if the rugby federation (FFR) does not properly investigate the origin of a COVID-19 outbreak within the squad. France’s game against Scotland was postponed after 11 French players, as well as staff, including head coach
Month: February 2021
12:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim: A win is a win for Ciryl Gane UFC matchmakers have prepared a seasonal tasting menu of heavyweight fighting for your dining pleasure. The main course, a championship bout at UFC 260 between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, is still a month away from coming to the table. But Saturday
12:32 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Another Canelo Alvarez fight
12:55 PM ET BRADENTON, Fla. — Several players showed up Sunday wearing a red shirt and black pants in honor of Tiger Woods for the final round of the WGC-Workday Championship. Tony Finau probably handled it the best, wearing a red mock golf shirt, black pants and his Nike hat backward — the way Woods
Donald Trump has suggested he may run for president again in 2024 – amid an angry attack on Joe Biden in his first major address since leaving the White House. The Republican used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in an apparent effort to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader
Former West Ham manager Glenn Roeder has died aged 65. Roeder, who played for QPR and Newcastle and worked as a coach under Glenn Hoddle with England, had endured longstanding illness with a brain tumour. He had also served as manager at Newcastle, Gillingham, Watford and Norwich. Roeder was diagnosed with a brain tumour while
A huge boost in spending on the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine programme will be announced by the chancellor in the Budget on Wednesday. Rishi Sunak will pledge a further £1.65bn for jabs, a cash injection hailed by the Treasury as a “shot in the arm” for the vaccine roll-out. The chancellor will also promise to invest
5:11 AM ET Australian Alexei Popyrin has won his first ATP title by beating world No.46 Alexander Bublik in the Singapore Open decider. Former junior French Open champion Popyrin scored a stunning 4-6 6-0 6-2 triumph in just under 85 minutes. Alexei Popyrin celebrates his first ATP title after match point. Photo by Paul Miller/Getty Images
Surge testing will take place from Monday after cases of the Brazil COVID-19 “variant of concern” were found in England and Scotland. The variant is the latest to be detected in the UK as the government hopes to reduce transmission through lockdown measures and the vaccine roll-out. Sky News takes a look at where the
3:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving missed Saturday’s 115-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks for what the team has said is “right shoulder injury recovery.” The Nets were already without Kevin Durant, who has been ruled out through the All-Star break as he rehabs a hamstring strain. Irving had surgery
The London-based private equity firm which owns NSO Group, a controversial spyware provider, has been hit by an internal bust-up between its partners that has cast doubt among investors about its future leadership. Sky News has learnt that Novalpina Capital, which was set up just four years ago, is embroiled in a dispute that will
Feb 27, 2021 Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Among myriad difficult decisions the Buffalo Bills must make this offseason, their situation at quarterback flies under the radar. Backup quarterback, that is. Since arriving in Buffalo as a free agent in October 2018, veteran Matt Barkley has served as Josh Allen‘s backup. In those three seasons,
The Brazil COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’ first detected in the city of Manaus has been discovered in the UK. Three cases of the new variant, known as P1, have been found in South Gloucestershire, Public Health England said on Sunday. The other three were detected in Scotland, but are not linked to the England cases,
10:08 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Notre Dame and NFL football player Louis Nix, who had been reported missing earlier this week, was found dead on Saturday, family members told two Jacksonville television stations. He was 29. Nix’s family reported him missing on Wednesday to police. After several days of searching, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s
Russia has launched a space satellite to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic – a move by the Kremlin to expand the country’s activities in the region. The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average over the past three decades and Moscow is seeking to develop the energy-rich
Another 144 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus and a further 6,035 new cases have been reported. This compares to the 290 coronavirus deaths and 7,434 new infections recorded on Saturday. Although weekend figures are generally lower due to delays in reporting, significantly, these are the lowest respective daily figures for some months.
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