Rugby and brain injuries: RFU chief Bill Sweeney on "sad and disturbing week"

Mike McCarthy has been told he will return as the Cowboys' head coach in 2022, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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LeBron James, who has scored 25 points or more in 18 consecutive games, won't play for the Lakers on Thursday night in Philly due to knee soreness. He is day-to-day, per coach Frank Vogel.

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The NHL cleared Evander Kane of any violations of COVID-19 protocols, and the free-agent winger, sources said, has agreed to a pro-rated one-year deal with the Oilers.

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Women's Super League leaders Arsenal end their recent poor form by coming from behind to beat Brighton and go four points clear at the top.

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Formula One has signed a seven-year deal to keep the Singapore Grand Prix on its schedule until 2028.

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Saturday's Royal Rumble event will have a huge role in setting up WrestleMania 38. Here's what you need to know.

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Here are the platform's five most-followed soccer stars.

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Fewer than 15 transfers of €10m-plus have taken place this January.

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Man City and Liverpool have reportedly contacted Juventus striker Paulo Dybala over a possible transfer. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.

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With teams guarding against Hill's blazing speed, Patrick Mahomes has thrown to him on shorter routes rather than not getting him the ball at all.

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Division I FBS schools scored a combined D+, the worst of all the racial and gender report cards published by TIDES.

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From work/life balance to role models and how to spend a weekend off, Erling Haaland didn't hold back.

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Team USA hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield talks about how including women players in the EA Sports video game will help grow the sport.

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Loyola Chicago sticks at No. 1 thanks to Davidson's loss to VCU.

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From Brock Bowers and C.J. Stroud to an explosive offense at South Carolina, we look at what makes the best teams so good.

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Before the NBA All-Star starters are revealed Thursday night, our experts look at the biggest questions on the ballot.

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The fun OBJ is back, as the mercurial receiver has given the Rams another potent target to go with Cooper Kupp along with a shot of energy.

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After almost a decade of playing in England and Turkey, Yedlin is looking forward to the next phase of his career.

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In his first public comments since the Tokyo Olympics, NBA center Aron Baynes details the freak injury that left him unable to walk and alone inside a Japanese hospital.

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ECHL player Jacob Panetta -- formerly of the Jacksonville Icemen -- has received a suspension for the rest of the season as a result of a racist gesture.

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Arsenal has agreed to terms with the New England Revolution on the transfer of USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner, sources tell ESPN.

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Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is returning to Dallas, sources told ESPN.

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Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will meet in the ring after all. There was an agreement in principle for both Whyte and Anthony Joshua to step aside and forego planned bouts with Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, respectively, but the deal fell apart, per sources.

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Portland's Nassir Little, who averaged 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds during the month of January, will likely miss the rest of the season because of a labral tear in his left shoulder, sources told ESPN.

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The Bears will hire Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus as their head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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The quarterback's exit could happen without the fanfare, but he's OK with that.

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Colin Montgomerie says the PGA Tour and DP World Tour must "fight off" the threat of a Saudi-backed Asian Tour and avoid a "seismic shift" in golf.

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Aston Villa sign defender Calum Chambers from Arsenal on a three-and-a half-year contract.

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Formula 1 is planning a new race-management structure in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the problems at last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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The head of the star-studded FIFA Legends program was found to have sexually harassed a subordinate in 2019. The victim still isn’t sure he was ever punished.

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Despite just a year’s difference in age, Joe Burrow, 25, and Patrick Mahomes, 26, have a vast gap in N.F.L. experience that will be on display in the A.F.C. conference championship.

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England captain Eoin Morgan will miss the final two matches of the Twenty20 series against the West Indies because of a thigh injury.

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Depleted Sydney Sixers will look to win a third successive Big Bash League title when they face Perth Scorchers in Friday's final in Melbourne.

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Watch the best shots as a "magnificent" Ashleigh Barty beats Madison Keys in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final.

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The quarterback, 39, spent all of his 18 seasons in the N.F.L. with the Steelers. His career was overshadowed by injuries and sexual assault allegations.

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Alcott, a recent Australian of the year recipient, ends his career with 15 Grand Slam quad singles titles and a platform for his motivational messages, but a loss in his final match.

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Pittsburgh Steelers legendary quarterback Ben Roethlisberger officially announces his retirement from the sport.

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USWNT star Lindsey Horan is leaving the Portland Thorns for a loan with Olympique Lyonnais, a source told ESPN.

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Ash Barty ended a long drought by reaching the Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-3 win over unseeded Madison Keys. She will face American Danielle Collins for the title.

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The Denver Broncos have decided on Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to be the team's fourth different head coach since the start of the 2016 season, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced his retirement after 18 seasons, doing so with a video posted to Twitter.

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Tyson Fury is unlikely to fight Oleksandr Usyk next with both sides blaming the other for a breakdown in step-aside talks with Anthony Joshua.

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Manchester United and Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo is to sign for Rangers on a six-month loan.

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Newcastle's offer for defender Diego Carlos is "good and respectable" but it's not the right time, says Sevilla's director of football.

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Exeter Chiefs are to end their Native American-themed branding this summer after criticism over the use of the imagery.

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World number one Novak Djokovic is set to make his return to action in Dubai in February after being prevented from competing at the Australian Open.

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Frank Lampard remains in contention for the Everton job as owner Farhad Moshiri holds off appointing the previously favoured Vitor Pereira.

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Luke Donald is the "safe pair of hands" Europe need as Ryder Cup captain in 2023 against the United States, says former winning skipper Colin Montgomerie.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Galal Yafai signs with Matchroom and will turn pro in February.

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Paralympic swimmer Suzanna Hext describes the "life-changing" cochlear implant surgery that allowed her to hear again.

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Cheered by a home crowd, the top-ranked Barty defeated Madison Keys in straight sets to become the first Australian to reach the women’s final since 1980. Collins enjoyed her own straight sets win over Iga Swiatek.

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In-form players with limited international experience should be trusted to start in big games as Ireland seek to build depth, says Rory Best.

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Derby County's administrators are given an extra month to provide proof of how the club will be funded for the rest of the season.

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In front of a home crowd, the top ranked women’s tennis player defeated unseeded American Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-3. She will face either Iga Swiatek or Danielle Collins in the final.

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Singapore signs a new contract with Formula 1 to hold its grand prix for at least the next seven years.

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Ashleigh Barty becomes the first home player to reach the Australian Open women's singles final in 42 years, beating Madison Keys on Rod Laver Arena.

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At the Australian Open tennis tournament, new technology is translating the movement of the ball into sounds to help blind and low-vision fans follow the action.

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Regan Walker was a footballer on the up until a devastating cancer diagnosis ended his career. He tells BBC Sport his story.

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Britain's Joe Salisbury and partner Rajeev Ram lose 6-3 7-6 (11-9) in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

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Britain's Alfie Hewett is beaten in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final by Japan's Shingo Kunieda.

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