Jul 15, 2023, 02:17 PM ET Inter Miami CF has confirmed the signing of Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, ahead of unveiling the blockbuster new arrival to MLS at its DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday. Messi, who officially joins Miami after leaving French champions Paris Saint-Germain following two seasons at the club,
Associated Press Jul 15, 2023, 01:30 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Neal Skupski became the second British player in the Open era to win the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming up with Wesley Koolhof on Saturday to beat Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-4 in the final. It’s a first Grand Slam
Associated Press Jul 15, 2023, 10:37 AM ET LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the lowest-ranked woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the final Saturday. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 42nd and was the first unseeded woman to play for the title at
File photo of Ruturaj Gaikwad.© BCCI Ruturaj Gaikwad is stoked about captaining India at the Asian Games and said the aim would be to win the gold medal and ensure India’s national anthem is played at the podium. With Asian Games coinciding with the ODI World Cup, the BCCI has named a second-string Indian team
The Tour de France’s 14th stage to Morzine had to be stopped and then restarted after a huge early crash. Several riders in the peloton hit the ground on a damp right-hand corner, and race organisers temporarily stopped the race. Spain’s Antonio Pedrero of Movistar had to abandon after being treated on the side of
The Indian men’s and women’s cricket squads for the Asian Games were announced by the BCCI on Friday. Ruturaj Gaikwad was captain of the men’s squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games with IPL star Rinku Singh also getting his due. Rinku, whose exclusion from the T20I series in the Caribbean was questioned, has made the
ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2023, 02:25 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani left the mound with finger pain for a third straight start Friday night. With his Los Angeles Angels in freefall and his future uncertain before the trade deadline, the two-way superstar is struggling against a host of challenges even more daunting
Jul 15, 2023, 06:27 AM ET West Ham announced the departure of Declan Rice on Saturday as he nears a move to Arsenal, with the midfielder saying it was a “tough decision” to leave the east London club. The Premier League runners-up agreed a club-record fee for Rice worth £100 million ($131m) plus £5m ($6.5m)
The PCB will try to get more matches of the Asia Cup to be staged in Pakistan when the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) board meets in Dubai on Sunday. Following the acceptance of the hybrid model by all stakeholders including the PCB and BCCI, the ACC announced last month that four matches will be held
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 10:32 PM ET CINCINNATI — Corbin Burnes struck out the side in the sixth inning after nearly collapsing in the fifth in oppressive humidity, Victor Caratini singled in a run in the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday night. After his 10th strikeout, Burnes
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 08:04 PM ET STATELINE, Nev. — Stephen Curry took a four-point lead Friday in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Curry had 27 points in the opening round under a form of the modified Stableford scoring system that awards a point for par, three for birdie and six for
The name of Yashasvi Jaiswal is on every fan’s lips. The opening bater, making his international debut, went past the 150-run mark on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies, having scored his maiden Test ton on the second day in Dominica. Resuming the innings on the third day at 143, Jaiswal needed
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 14, 2023, 08:53 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent forward Darius Bazley has agreed to a one-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Brandon Cavanaugh told ESPN on Friday night. Bazley, 23, arrives to the Nets
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 08:48 PM ET NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Lucas Glover extended his streak of rounds in the 60s to 10 and his lead in the Barbasol Championship to 2 shots, shooting a 4-under 68 in Friday’s second round at Keene Trace. Glover was at 13-under 131, with Adam Long, Vincent Norrman and
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 14, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury are moving forward with putting their games on free broadcast television after their regional sports network partner declined to match the competing offer.
Jul 14, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Malik Jackson announced his retirement Friday after 10 NFL seasons. “I’m done. I’m not leaving the couch right now,” Jackson said on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.” Jackson, 33, spent his first four NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos (2012-15), helping the team to
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 07:12 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alex Galchenyuk repeatedly used racial slurs toward a police officer in training and threatened to have two officers killed during a traffic stop last weekend, police said in a report, actions that led the Arizona Coyotes to terminate the player’s contract on Friday. A
Jul 14, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon agreed on Friday night to restructure his contract to remain with the team, his agent Peter Schaffer told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mixon had a $9.4 million non-guaranteed base salary for this season and represented a $12.8 million hit against the salary cap. Editor’s