10:32 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — The supportive signs and dozens of Serbian flags and loud chants of Novak Djokovic‘s nickname filled Rod Laver Arena, providing a warm welcome marking his return to the Australian Open — a tournament he has dominated in the past but could not enter a year ago.
Month: January 2023
9:40 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Emma Raducanu‘s face lit up with excitement during her first-round press conference at the Australian Open when she learned her next opponent at Melbourne Park would be fellow WTA rising star Coco Gauff. The pair will meet Wednesday evening on Rod Laver Arena, and while it may only be
9:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN If Brazil isn’t the birthplace of the UFC, it is at least the playground for the promotion’s formative years. The inaugural event in 1993 took place in Denver, and the company’s first 15 fight cards all happened in the United States. It took the UFC nearly five years before finally
British sprinter Mark Cavendish has agreed to ride for Astana this season. Former world champion Cavendish, 37, will be hoping for a record-breaking 35th stage win if he competes at the 2023 Tour de France. Cavendish, who had been without a team since leaving Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl in the summer, had been tipped to join
7:02 AM ET The rate of spending this offseason has been both frantic and jarring, with more than $2 billion lavished on the 10 most expensive free agents in a span of less than 10 weeks. But the most intriguing free agent in baseball history still looms. In 10 months, barring a last-minute extension with
7:00 AM ET We’re five months away from the 2023 NHL draft in Nashville, Tennessee — one of the most anticipated drafts for NHL teams in recent history. “We’ve been told about how exciting the 2005s (their birth year) are for a while now,” one NHL general manager told ESPN. “It’s why a lot of
3:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Twenty years after LeBron James was the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, the No. 3 selection in the league’s most recent draft — Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. — told the Los Angeles Lakers star something to make him feel his age. “Hey,” Smith said
The cancelled Chinese Grand Prix will not be replaced this year. F1 has rejected a request from the Chinese organisers for the race to be reinstated and will not replace its 23 April date with another event. “Formula 1 can confirm the 2023 season will consist of 23 races,” a statement said. “All existing race
3:20 AM ET A vintage Andy Murray weathered a gallant fightback from Matteo Berrettini before dumping the 13th seeded Italian out of the Australian Open first round with an epic 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (10-6), win on Tuesday. With the crowd largely in the palm of his hand, the 35-year-old raced out of
Having stirred a debate after being left out despite his world record double hundred, Ishan Kishan is expected to be back in the playing eleven, albeit in a different batting position, when India face a stern test against New Zealand in the three-match ODI series, beginning Wednesday. Kishan had to sit out of the Sri
10:59 PM GMT Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says he wants Eddie Jones to bring out the “slightly feral, slightly mongrel’ Australian characteristics that went missing under Dave Rennie, while the veteran coach is adamant he has enough time to change the Wallabies’ course for this year’s World Cup. News of Jones’ appointment on a
11:20 PM ET Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children Jenna Laine Close Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 TAMPA, Fla. — Dak Prescott
5:40 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a strawweight battle between Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Luana Pinheiro for April, sources told ESPN on Monday. The contest will take place on April 8 at an event that is expected to be UFC 287 on pay-per-view. The UFC has not announced an official date or location for that
4:27 PM ET If you visit Rio Ferdinand’s social media accounts, you’ll discover him sharing a clip from Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final, in which Barcelona dismantled Real Madrid 3-1 to win Xavi’s first Camp Nou trophy as a coach. The world-class former Manchester United sweeper announces, “The Xavi impact is here. I know what this
9:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, died Monday. He was 93. Both teams announced Thomas’ death. The Mets said he died Monday morning in Pittsburgh. No cause was given. Thomas played
6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jayson Tatum knew he was sitting on 48 points entering the final minute of the Boston Celtics‘ Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday and briefly thought about backing the ball out and letting the clock run down with the outcome
4:31 PM ET Hours after the NBA released its Last Two Minute Report for the Lakers‘ 113-112 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, determining that Russell Westbrook was not fouled by Joel Embiid on Los Angeles’ final offensive possession, LeBron James took to Twitter to share his frustration with the league’s officiating. Quote tweeting
7:09 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis Australia banned Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open after a Russian flag spotted hanging courtside during Monday’s first-round match between Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova sparked controversy. “Flags from Russia and Belarus are banned onsite at the Australian Open,” Tennis Australia said in a
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