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Yahoo Sports How Anthony Richardson changed Indy’s plans, Frank Reich on David Tepper | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein to go behind the scenes on the latest news around the NFL. The hosts start with Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos, and whether or not

Getty Images 2023 has been an incredible year for boxing. Nearly every fight fans have been clamoring for over the past few years has either been scheduled or has already happened in this calendar year, with some of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound talents turning in performances that have proven just how great they truly are. Sprinkle

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute

Bobby Green made quick work of Grant Dawson with a first-round KO in the main event of UFC Vegas 80. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Al Powers via Getty Images) Bobby Green scored what is unquestionably the most significant victory over his long MMA career when he essentially knocked out surging Grant

(R-L) Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns in action during the first round of the world middleweight championship in Las Vegas, April 15, 1985. (AP Photo) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) I’m celebrating my birthday today. And while a birthday is a time to reflect on a lot of things, today, I chose to reflect upon the many incredible

Getty Images Social media influencers have been invading the boxing ring for years now and on Oct. 14, one of the most anticipated crossover cards of that invasion goes down in Manchester, England. In the main event, boxer and reality television star Tommy Fury will go one-on-one with influencer KSI. The co-main event has also

Oct 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Canelo Alvarez delivered another one sided victory to retain his super middleweight undisputed championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. However, he failed to score a KO victory over a smaller Jermell Charlo — who was moving up two division for the challenge — to make a claim for a

Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain put up a lacklustre display to settle for a silver as Indian boxers signed off with a haul of five medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Parveen Hooda couldn’t overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women’s 57kg semifinal to

World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving into the final while Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand

Canelo Alvarez, of Mexico, celebrates after defeating Jermell Charlo in their super middleweight title boxing match, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) By, oh, the fourth round of his defense of the undisputed middleweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against Jermell Charlo, there was never

World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Parveen, who won the bronze medal in the 63kg at the 2022 World Boxing Championships, moved past Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova by unanimous

File image of Jaismine Lamboria© Twitter Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria’s Asian Games campaign ended in the quarterfinals of the women’s 60Kg after RSC (referee stopping the contest) defeat in round 2 against North Korea’s Won Ungyong on Sunday. Jaismine had a great first round, defeating Ungyong Won 5-0. But, she couldn’t defend herself in the

Canelo Alvarez punches Jermell Charlo en route to a wide unanimous decision win in their bout for the undisputed super middleweight title. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) (Sarah Stier via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — It’s almost getting greedy to ask — beg, perhaps — for Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford to fight each other after boxing’s

Hailey Meuchel, CBS Sports Fight night has finally arrived. After months of buildup and trash talk (mostly on the respectful side), Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo will meet in the center of the ring inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The meeting marks the first time in boxing’s four-belt era where two

Indian boxer Preeti Pawar secured a quota for the Paris Olympics and also assured herself of a medal along with Lovlina Borgohain and Narender as they moved into the semifinals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. The 19-year-old Preeti put up a fearless display against Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova, a three-time World Championship medallist

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 29, 2023, 02:00 PM ET At long last, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to battle for heavyweight supremacy. Fury and Usyk signed contracts for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight in Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN on Friday, a bout that could take place on Dec. 23 or sometime in January.

Two-time world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen secured a Paris Olympics berth and assured herself of a medal as she cantered to the 50kg semifinals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. Fighting in her third bout of the tournament, Nikhat needed less than three minutes to notch a facile RSC (referee stops contest) win over

Representational Image.© AFP An Afghanistan boxer has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test at the Asian Games, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said, the first reported drugs case at the event. The 37-year-old Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani, who was defeated on Monday in the preliminary rounds of the 71kg weight class in Hangzhou, tested