Nothing was going to stop an emotional Jonny Bairstow from realising his ambition of scoring an Ashes century in Australia — not even a nasty blow on his thumb during the fourth Test in Sydney on Friday. The 32-year-old typified the grit of a counter-punching 128-run partnership with injured Ben Stokes to raise his first
Month: January 2022
12:14 PM ET Another weekend of European club soccer is in the books, and with it, plenty to talk about! There was Serie A drama between AS Roma and Juventus, LaLiga intrigue as Valencia complained about Real Madrid‘s (well-earned) 4-1 win, and FA Cup magic galore as Arsenal lost to a lower-league opponent. (Tottenham, Liverpool
Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has signed a five-year contract extension with British team Ineos Grenadiers. The 24-year old Colombian won the Tour de France title in 2019 but has suffered with a recurring back problem over the past two years and missed last year’s Tour to focus on the Giro. Bernal, who joined Ineos
1:02 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart both called for increased regulation on name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for college athletes during their joint College Football Playoff news conferences Sunday. Without more regulation, Saban and Smart said the same teams are going to continue to dominate
The 2022 British Track Cycling Championships have been postponed until March because of Covid-19 restrictions in Wales. The event was due to take place at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport from 27-30 January. But it has been put back to 3-6 March after the Welsh government extended current Covid-19 regulations. The
10:09 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family. Almirola revealed his plans Monday to the employees at Stewart-Haas Racing at the same time Smithfield Foods announced its 11th season sponsoring the driver.
7:00 AM ET The Jacob deGrom of 2021 was a synthesis of exceptional athleticism, acumen, competitiveness and analytics, and it stands to reason that what he was last summer — before he was sidelined with an elbow issue — was the best starting pitcher we will ever see. He accounted for 10 runs as a
9:23 AM ET The NHL went dark from Dec. 22-27, thanks to both its scheduled holiday break and a COVID-19 outbreak forcing the postponement of games. When the teams returned to the ice, they apparently decided to apply all the goals they saved up over the pause to their most recent games. From Dec. 28-Jan
9:45 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia –The world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, Novak Djokovic, expressed gratitude that an Australian judge overturned his visa cancellation. Djokovic tweeted a photo of himself standing on a tennis court at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne saying, in part, “Despite all that has happened, I want to stay
8:00 AM ET Klay Thompson returned after 941 days away from the court. The Golden State Warriors Splash Brother, who hadn’t played in an NBA game since the 2019 Finals due to ACL and Achilles injuries, made his much-anticipated season debut with 17 points in 20 minutes during the Warriors’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers
9:51 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Boxing’s welterweight division has arguably become the most competitive weight class, and Conor Benn, another exciting contender, wants to take on the world’s best
7:30 AM ET Mixed martial arts is an ever-evolving, rapidly changing sport. And yes, the only thing we enjoy more than looking back on a night of fights is looking ahead to the next one. The same goes for the impulse to look ahead to the calendar year to come. Last year was awesome. We
Virat Kohli had addressed press-conference on eve of third Test vs South Africa. Virat Kohli, who had missed the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, confirmed that he is “absolutely fit” for the series decider that begins at Newlands, Cape Town on Tuesday. In Kohli’s absence Ajinkya Rahane had led the team in second
11:03 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As his name was introduced last in the starting lineup, Klay Thompson sat in his seat, stared ahead and soaked everything in. Chase Center delivered one of its loudest roars, 941 days in the making. After being out for nearly 31 months that have tested his physical and mental
3:01 AM ET ESPN with AAP Nick Kyrgios appears in doubt for the Australian Open after pulling out of the Sydney Tennis Classic with COVID-19, his second tournament withdrawal in the space of a week. Kyrgios was scheduled to play Italian firebrand Fabio Fognini on Monday night but his withdrawal was announced via the tournament
10:20 PM ET ESPN staff The early schedule for the wild-card round of the 2021 NFL playoffs is out, and the Green Bay Packers (NFC) and Tennessee Titans (AFC) are the teams that get byes. Among the interesting matchups for the first round: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Philadelphia Eagles,
4:01 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The FA Cup was Mikel Arteta’s making as a manager. Now he has to prove it doesn’t matter. Arsenal‘s abject 1-0 third-round exit to Nottingham Forest on Sunday was precisely the sort of performance he had hoped to consign to history, riddled with indifference and lacking the focus their
9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Rachel Balkovec will manage the Low-A team for the New York Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball, according to a report by The Athletic. Balkovec, who joined the Yankees as a minor league hitting coach in November 2019, will lead the minor
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