Max Verstappen says the new sprint-race format will make the Azerbaijan Grand Prix “a little more chaotic”. The Red Bull driver said: “This track is normally quite chaotic and this will only make it more chaotic.” Fernando Alonso said it was “more challenging and stressful”. And Lewis Hamilton feels it is “the most exciting weekend
Wherever MS Dhoni is playing in the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 this time, the spectators seem to support him irrespective of whether it’s Chennai Super Kings’ home game or not. The 41-year-old legendary skipper has said that this is the ‘last phase’ of his career. According to several reports, this might be Dhoni’s
7:00 AM ET We’re around the one-month mark of the 2023 MLB season, and while it’s still too early to be paying too much attention to the standings, five of the six division leaders are teams that didn’t win their divisions last year. We’re not even out of April yet and there’s a long season
7:11 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers had just finished one of the most successful road trips in their history, a 7-3 romp through the western regions of the big leagues, when the team returned home to bad news. Garrett Mitchell, a rookie who had had a blistering first three weeks as the team’s
8:10 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Slovakian tennis player Andrej Martin was handed a 14-month ban Thursday for breaching doping rules. The 33-year-old Martin, who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 93 in 2020, tested positive for the anabolic agent SARM S-22 at the Bratislava Open in June. An independent tribunal found that
6:29 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Antoine Rozner shot a 9-under 63 to lead the Korea Championship by four strokes after the first round of the European tour event Thursday. The bogey-free round tied the lowest in the Frenchman’s professional career and contained nine birdies at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, including six
7:00 AM ET Complaining about Stanley Cup playoff officiating is a rite of the season, like watch parties and rally towels. The coaches complain about officiating. Like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour admitting that “I’m a little pissed, to be honest with you” when an unpenalized slash from New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau broke
12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Less than two weeks ago, the Miami Heat were trailing with under five minutes to go in the final Eastern Conference play-in game against the Chicago Bulls. At that point, it was easy to see a world in which the Heat wouldn’t even make the playoffs — and
9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old infielder, who had played 1,155 games across 13 minor league seasons before getting called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning,
Washington Sundar ruled out of IPL 2023© BCCI All-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to a hamstring injury, his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed on Thursday. Sundar has been a mainstay in the Sunrisers team for the season so far but will not be able to play any part
11:41 PM ET The Florida Panthers stunned the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Wednesday’s Game 5, defiantly avoiding what could have been the first elimination of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matthew Tkachuk‘s goal at 6:05 of overtime gave new life to the Panthers, who had dropped consecutive games at home — games
9:12 PM ET Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was released from a hospital on Wednesday after experiencing what the school referred to as a “medical event” last Saturday night in Fresno, California. “The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” a statement
8:30 PM ET MANCHESTER — It was when Manchester United defeated Arsenal in a seismic FA Cup semifinal in April 1999 that Sir Alex Ferguson’s team started to believe they could achieve the unthinkable by doing the Treble. Manchester City‘s rampant 4-1 victory against the same opponents on Wednesday has now done the same for
7:33 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was cited for third-degree assault on Tuesday night after he allegedly swung a folding chair that struck two female employees following the team’s series-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 at Ball Arena, the Denver Police Department said. The incident occurred as Edwards headed toward
6:50 PM ET Pep Guardiola said the Premier League title race has finally swung Manchester City‘s way after they thrashed Arsenal 4-1. Guardiola insisted for weeks that Arsenal are favourites, but after moving to within two points of Mikel Arteta’s side with two games in hand, he changed course and said City are now in
5:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray will have surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais made the announcement before the Mariners played Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Ray, in the second season of a $115
4:42 PM ET Colorado players who have entered the transfer portal will have access to practice film from 2022 and earlier, the team said Wednesday, in response to players who had been denied access to the footage. Tight end Zachary Courtney and outside linebacker Kaden Ludwick both told ESPN that when asked, the team would
12:26 PM ET The Washington Commanders won’t pick up the fifth-year option on defensive end Chase Young, making him a possible free agent after this season, multiple sources confirmed. The move isn’t a surprise considering Washington coach Ron Rivera had said last week that they would announce a decision at the May 2 deadline. Rivera