6:07 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Many words can be summoned to describe Augusta National, the long-time home of the Masters and one of the most famous golf courses in the world. Sometimes, like in golf, it’s best to just keep it simple. “Magical,” said Olivia Mehaffey, one of 30 players who made it to
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6:44 PM 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 Jamel Herring sent Carl Frampton into retirement with a sixth-round TKO win in a third defense of his WBO world junior lightweight title Saturday.
11:40 AM ET Borussia Dortmund‘s hopes of holding on to in-demand striker Erling Haaland by qualifying for next season’s Champions League were dealt a massive blow as they were beaten 2-1 by direct rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Andre Silva‘s winner at the Westfalenstadion left Dortmund seven points behind Frankfurt with just seven matches remaining.
5:21 PM BST Champions England were off to a flying start in their women’s Six Nations title defence as they beat Scotland 52-10 in a dominant performance in a Pool A encounter on Saturday. The postponed tournament is being played in a condensed format with two pools of three teams each, with the pool toppers
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Ash Barty won her second successive Miami Open championship Saturday by beating No. 8-seeded Bianca Andreescu, who was injured when she fell and retired trailing in the second set. Andreescu, crying and shaking her head, conceded while behind 6-3, 4-0. She stumbled and went sprawling
3:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward is set to miss at least four weeks after suffering a sprained right foot during Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, the team announced Saturday. Hayward suffered the injury in the second quarter of the 114-97 win, which knocked him out of the game.
Rohit Sharma was seen playing volleyball on Saturday.© Twitter Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians skipper, was seen playing volleyball to beat the heat on Saturday. The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions took to Instagram to share a few pictures of their captain trying his hands at volleyball. The defending champions are in Chennai where they
1:10 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov to headline an event in June, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the heavyweight matchup, which will headline UFC Fight Night on June 26 at a location to be announced. Gane (8-0), of France,
Shardul Thakur received an SUV from Anand Mahindra.© Twitter India’s famous Test series in Australia earlier this year saw many youngsters stepping up to the big stage and performing. Six such young players who played a key role throughout the four-match Test series Down Under were promised SUVs. T Natarajan and Shardul Thakur received their cars
6:54 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department has launched an investigation concerning Deshaun Watson after a complainant filed a report against the Houston Texans quarterback on Friday. “As with any allegation, the Houston Police Department is now conducting an investigation and will not comment further during the investigative process,” the department said in
2:56 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers center Marc Gasol admitted Friday night that he has been questioning his place on the team since Andre Drummond was added from the buyout market last weekend. Drummond was named the starter almost immediately after he arrived, and Gasol was relegated to the bench on a team that already
9:47 AM ET Danny Lewis Christian Pulisic scored his first goal for Chelsea since December, but that was as good as it got against West Brom. MIKE HEWITT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Chelsea‘s surprise 5-2 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge was not only a humiliating home loss but also a big opportunity missed to
6:00 AM ET When future NFL draft prospect Mister Elias De’Angelo Philyor was about 6 years old, his father, Daniel, would put him in the back seat of his black 1999 Cadillac STS and drive over to the Burger King on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida. The fast-food meals were an easy choice for Daniel,
2:14 AM ET ESPN News Services Yermin Mercedes became the first player in the modern era to go 5-for-5 in his first career start, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 12-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Angels Stadium. Mercedes, a 28-year-old catcher playing in his second career game, also
The Wankhede stadium is set to host 10 IPL games this season.© AFP With less than a week to go for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 to kick off, broadcasters are concerned with the coronavirus situation in the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Groundstaff at the stadium have tested positive for COVID-19, and there are concerns
12:18 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Sports are great. Animals are great. So what is the general consensus when the two mix? Chaos — and awesomeness. From from a cat-tastrophe, a furry feline got loose during Friday’s Dodgers–Rockies game in Denver. It had a nice run and spent some time luxuriating in the outfield grass. CAT
11:34 PM ET The Golden State Warriors suffered one of the most “humiliating” losses in franchise history Friday night during a 53-point defeat at the hands of the Toronto Raptors — a team that came into the game having lost 13 of its last 14 games. “You saw it,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after
12:10 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two-division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire showed off what makes him the best fighter in Bellator and perhaps the top featherweight in all of MMA on Friday night. Freire, a 33-year-old from Brazil, handed Emmanuel Sanchez his first stoppage loss with a technical submission by guillotine choke in Round 1 to