3:57 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Ash Barty defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open. Barty will next face two-time Cincinnati finalist Angelique Kerber, who won her quarterfinal when two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova retired during the second set because of a
Month: August 2021
Nathan Ellis made his T20I debut on August 6 against Bangladesh.© Instagram Punjab Kings (PBKS) have signed Australian cricketer Nathan Ellis for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The announcement comes after Australians Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith got ruled out of the tournament that’s set to resume on September 19. Ellis made
Former champion Alejandro Valverde crashed out of the 2021 Vuelta a Espana as he slid out on a corner during a high-speed descent on stage seven. Australian climber Michael Storer won the stage from Spaniard Carlos Verona. Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead, crossing among a group of general classification favourites led home by
1:45 PM BST South Africa have not let the uncertainty over the future of this year’s Rugby Championship, sparked by New Zealand’s stricter COVID-19 regulations, affect them ahead of Saturday’s second clash against Argentina. The two teams, who meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for a rematch after the Boks won the first Test
7:31 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has been left “bloody angry” after the All Blacks pulled out of the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth, saying only one country is interested in doing what’s best for the game. The final match of the series, set for the 28th of August in Perth, was officially
9:00 AM ET Who are the NBA free agents to watch in 2022 and 2023? Most of the league’s superstars have signed long-term extensions with their current teams, leading some league executives to call 2022 “The Offseason of the Rotational Players.” Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become
7:00 AM ET This season’s seven City Connect uniforms were polarizing among fans, but Major League Baseball considers them a success. The Nike alternates, according to league officials, are not only here to stay — there will be 23 others by the end of 2023 — they are helping to set the stage for even
9:36 AM ET Manny Pacquiao will not guarantee that he will keep boxing after his upcoming bout with Yordenis Ugas, but he told ESPN that if he continues his career, he would like to fight Terence Crawford or Errol Spence Jr. “I don’t know if this is going to be my last [time in the
6:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A title fight between Artur Beterbiev, the unified light heavyweight champion, and Marcus Browne has been ordered, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Thursday. The deadline to reach a deal and avoid a purse bid is Sept. 17, Sulaiman said. Top Rank promotes Beterbiev, while Browne is aligned with
1:45 AM ET Capping off what coach Bill Belichick described as a “good week,” Cam Newton seemed to strengthen his grip on the New England Patriots‘ starting quarterback spot in a 35-0 win over the host Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Newton started and finished 8-of-9 for 103 yards, with one
6:22 PM ET Restricted free-agent swingman Hamidou Diallo has signed a two-year, $10.4 million deal to return to the Detroit Pistons, his agents Thad Foucher and Joe Smith with Wasserman told ESPN. Diallo, 23, arrived in a midseason trade with Oklahoma City and averaged 11 points and five rebounds in 23 minutes a game for
6:34 AM ET Rafael Nadal said on Friday that he will end his 2021 season early due to a left foot issue that has been troubling him for a year, ruling him out of this month’s US Open. The world’s number four player suffered a early exit in Washington this month, where he kicked off
7:16 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — It feels odd to watch a man who’s earned purses in excess of $200 million wrapping his own hands, but Manny Pacquiao works with a practiced diligence that belies both his fortune and his standing as a presidential hopeful back home in the Philippines. He binds his
7:30 AM ET It’s time for Jared Cannonier to show us who he is. Just 10 months ago, everything was laid out for Cannonier (13-5). He was 3-0 as a UFC middleweight, and the defending champion of his division, Israel Adesanya, was saying his name — instead of the other way around. Adesanya wanted to
Mumbai Indians players played pool volleyball after completing quarantine in UAE.© Mumbai Indians/Instagram Members of Mumbai Indians squad, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on August 13, celebrated the end of their mandatory one-week quarantine by playing a game of pool volleyball. The defending champions took to Instagram on Friday to share a video in which
7:30 AM ET When 18-year-old Caroline Harvey showed up to the U.S. women’s national team selection camp in June, she was the youngest player there. And she had no idea what her next few months would look like. If Harvey didn’t make the national hockey team, she was set to enroll for her freshman year
6:32 AM ET As nicknames go, “The Human First Down” is probably as endearing as it gets for a running back, and it took Arizona State‘s Rachaad White all of four games to earn the moniker. That’s the abridged story, anyway. White’s 2020 campaign lasted just four games as Arizona State, and the Pac-12 in
4:00 AM ET Manchester United have added Kylian Mbappe to their list of striker targets for next summer — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Why Raphael Varane almost missed his grand entrance. Jump to: Varane almost missed United unveiling | Messimania in Paris | Benzema’s Real deal | Lyon’s meltdown | Explaining Arsenal’s
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