Month: July 2024

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BASTAD, Sweden — Rafael Nadal reached his first final since the 2022 French Open by rallying to beat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday at the clay-court Nordea Open. After needing four hours to beat 36th-ranked Mariano Navone in Friday’s quarterfinals, Nadal had a
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Nick ParkinsonJul 20, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Junto Nakatani sent out a chilling warning to his rival bantamweight champions after a body shot knocked out Vincent Astrolabio in the first round of his first defense of
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ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark made her first appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — on Josh Berry‘s No. 4 Ford. The rookie driver took his Stewart-Haas Racing entry the traditional 2.5-mile oval with an image of the WNBA’s rookie star plastered across the hood
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LONDON — There has been a lot of attention given this spring and summer as to whether LeBron James and Stephen Curry, who play on former
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 19, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions AFC Bournemouth and United States men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams is looking at yet another lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing back surgery, according to the Cherries
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tom Brown BBC Sport Wales 20 July 2024 Josh Tarling is a name to remember. By next weekend, you might not be able to forget it. For those who don’t know much about this 20-year-old Welshman, he
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Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mac Meissner had eight birdies in a 16-point second round Friday to take the lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Making his 23rd PGA Tour start, Meissner birdied five of
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Jul 19, 2024, 11:30 PM Open Extended Reactions Queensland winger Mac Grealy has broken his 2024 try drought in spectacular fashion yet Wales still found a last-gasp escape to deny the Reds a repeat of their famous 1991 victory over the tourists. The underdog Reds were pipped 36-35 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Friday
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Jul 19, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Running back Kenyan Drake announced his retirement from the NFL on social media following eight seasons in the league. “It’s been an incredible ride,” Drake wrote on Instagram. “Hard to believe [eight] seasons have come and gone. I’ve loved the journey — the wins, the moments
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Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has lambasted a Pakistan cricket fan and journalist Farid Khan for comparing Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan with former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and asking who is better. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Farid Khan, who lists himself as having worked for the Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan Super
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 19, 2024, 04:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rockies and slugger Charlie Condon are in agreement on a deal that includes a $9.25 million signing bonus, tying the Major League Baseball record
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Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of
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