6:45 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the minutes after the San Francisco 49ers had pulled off the biggest trade of the season, phones started ringing on opposite ends of the country. At around 9:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 20 in the Bay Area, Niners general manager John Lynch had just hung up with
The winter break is over and the 2023 Formula 1 season is edging closer. All 10 teams have announced launch dates in preparation for the new season. Pre-season testing will take place in Bahrain from 23-25 February – which you can follow live via text commentaries on the BBC Sport website – before the season
1st ODI Live: South Africa face England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.© AFP SA vs ENG, 1st ODI Live Updates: South Africa face England in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. The series-opener will mark the return of England pacer Jofra Archer in international cricket. Since his last appearance for
5:12 AM ET Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid captured their 16th major title as they beat the Dutch pairing of Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren in straight sets to win the Australian Open wheelchair men’s doubles title on Friday. Hewett and Reid were dominant in their display which saw them clinch their fourth successive
3:30 AM ET Lionel Messi’s recent friendly match against a Saudi select team may not be his final head-to-head against Cristiano Ronaldo after all. Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Could Lionel Messi be set to leave Paris Saint-Germain and join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia? ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Everton
12:27 AM GMT As the fallout continues from the Rugby Football Union’s decision to implement a waist-high limit for tackling in community rugby, World Rugby has confirmed it intends to follow suit with a reduction in the defensive height at the elite level of the game. In an interview with The Telegraph, World Rugby chief
8:22 PM ET NBA Insiders NBA All-Star Weekend is always a time of debate, and this year’s event in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17-19 will be no exception. With only 24 roster spots in the event and 10 starters, there will be an array of stars on the court, but some talented and well-respected
Suryakumar Yadav was named ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year© Twitter Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Wednesday named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year for his ridiculously good run in the shortest format of the game. Suryakumar had a stellar 2022, breaking an array of records and setting a benchmark in
7:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named the captains of the two teams that will take part in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game next month in Salt Lake City. James ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — whom he is about to pass as the league’s all-time scoring leader — for
10:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — The Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Friday to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Mirza’s last match at a Grand Slam tournament before she retires. Mirza, who has won six Grand
6:12 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC MADRID — Rodrygo, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 after extra time in their Copa del Rey quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Atletico went ahead
9:37 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — Flightline ran away in all six of his races, and ran away with top honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night. And trainer Todd Pletcher, for the first time in nearly a decade, received the sport’s top prize as well. Flightline – the now-retired winner
9:11 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Sam Ryder extended his lead to three shots in the Farmers Insurance Open with a 4-under 68 in challenging wind in the second round Thursday on Torrey Pines’ South Course while Jon Rahm had an eagle and three straight birdies late in his 5-under 67 on the
7:35 PM ET Associated Press Ray Herbert, a 1962 All-Star Game winning pitcher who threw batting practice for his hometown Detroit Tigers for decades after retiring, died peacefully in Plymouth, Michigan, five days after his 93rd birthday. Herbert started his big league career with Detroit in 1950 and pitched for four teams over 14 seasons.
5:42 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — For the second straight year, Dan Quinn has decided to pass up potential head-coaching jobs to remain as the Dallas Cowboys‘ defensive coordinator. Quinn interviewed with the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts in the past few weeks. “Unfinished business here in Dallas. My complete focus is helping
New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says it is “obvious” that his target is to win the title this year. The 54-year-old, who began work in his role on 9 January, says he has already started analysis of the weaknesses that derailed Ferrari’s 2022 campaign. “When you are in a top team, you can’t have
Jan 26, 2023 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Houston Astros named Dana Brown their new general manager Thursday, choosing the longtime scouting executive to shepherd the team after it let go of former GM James Click, the architect of
4:51 PM ET Associated Press Bob Baffert can once again enter horses at New York’s major tracks. The Hall of Fame trainer’s one-year ban by the New York Racing Association ended Wednesday, allowing him to enter horses as soon as Thursday. “I was disappointed they even did it, but it’s water under the bridge,” Baffert