Month: November 2023

Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner kept Italy alive by winning his singles match and then successfully teamed up with Lorenzo Sonego in the doubles against the Netherlands to send his nation into the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Thursday. Italy rallied to a
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Skipper Suryakumar Yadav shrugged off the disappointment of a World Cup final defeat with a captain’s knock but it was Rinku Singh’s composure that took a young Indian team to a thrilling two-wicket victory in the opening T20 International in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. This was India’s highest successful chase in T20 Internationals. The skipper was
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JOHANNESBURG — South African golfer Thriston Lawrence began his bid for a second title at the Joburg Open by shooting 8-under 62 Thursday to lead by three shots after the first round of the season-opening event on the European tour. The 2024 season began
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Adriana Garcia Nov 23, 2023, 11:00 AM ET No date has been set yet for the Dani Alves trial. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Spain’s state prosecutors will request a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian defender Dani Alves, according to EFE judicial sources. Alves, 40, will face trial in Spain for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a
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Nov 23, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Slovenian tennis umpire Marko Ducman has been suspended for 10 years for betting on matches and manipulating data, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. Ducman, who officiated at ITF, ATP and WTA tournaments, had been provisionally banned after admitting breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The bronze-level
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Formula One’s Mercedes and Ferrari team bosses have been served with official warnings after swearing in a news conference. Stewards said the language used by Toto Wolff and Frederic Vasseur was “unacceptable” for people who had “high public profiles” and were “role models”. In both cases, the stewards accepted there were “mitigating circumstances” involved that
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Add another incident to the long-lived conflict between Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul and referee Scott Foster as Paul was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after Foster slapped him with two quick technical fouls. This was Paul’s
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 06:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Joel Moscatel got over the disappointment of missing out on a DP World Tour card by producing a course record 63 Thursday to the lead the Australian PGA Championship on a day when Cam Smith‘s title defense got off to a
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Bernd Wiesberger is returning to the European tour after two seasons in the breakaway LIV Golf series. The Austrian golfer has had his application for membership for the 2024 season accepted, the tour said Thursday. Wiesberger left to join the
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Ravichandran Ashwin played just one game during the entire ODI World Cup 2023.© YouTube Veteran India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed how a chat with Australia chief selector George Bailey left him ‘fuming’ during the ODI World Cup last week. Australia defeated India by six wickets to clinch a record-extending sixth ODI World Cup title.
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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 23, 2023, 02:24 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the PA announcer’s microphone during Wednesday night’s game against the LA Clippers and asked the home fans to stop booing while former Spurs standout Kawhi Leonard shot a pair of free throws. Leonard stepped to the
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Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 10:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With Oregon State football coach Jonathan Smith’s name being bandied about in connection with coaching vacancies, Beavers athletic director Scott Barnes said his top priority is retaining him. Barnes released a statement Wednesday as speculation grew about Smith’s future with the Beavers. The speculation
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