2:49 PM ET Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor won their singles against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul for the Netherlands to finish top of their Davis Cup finals group on Saturday. Van de Zandschulp settled the tie when he defeated Fritz, the world No. 12, 6-4, 7-6
File photo of Mohammed Shami.© AFP Mohammed Shami’s T20I comeback will be delayed as the veteran pace bowler has tested positive for COVID 19 and will be out of the Australia series startingg in Mohali from September 20. Veteran pacer Umesh Yadav, who played last of his seven T20Is in 2019 against Australia is back
11:49 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Ace Justin Verlander had just wrapped up another strong start and was in the dugout in the fifth inning when Yordan Alvarez launched his third spectacular home run of the night for the Houston Astros. The cameras panned to Verlander, eyes wide as he admired his teammate’s
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Seven-year-old Kyler Gordon was standing in front of the television in the living room of his family’s Mukilteo, Washington, home. A collection of Michael Jackson’s music videos was in the DVD player, and Gordon was intent on perfecting all the moves to “Bad.” It was the dance he would take
12:34 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee will miss Saturday night’s game against Louisiana Tech, staying with his family following the death of his younger sister, Ella, this week. Bresee played in the Tigers’ win over Furman last week, then left to be with his family. Ella Bresee, 15,
Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates a century for Sussex.© Twitter India batter Cheteshwar Pujara was in top form for Sussex in the One Day Cup. Known as a Test specialist, Pujara notched up 624 runs from nine matches, including three centuries and two fifties at an average of almost 90, striking at 112. Pujara, over the years,
9:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City put in a dominant performance against Wolves away as they won 3-0 to leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Jack Grealish took just 55 seconds to open the scoring as he latched on to a
7:21 AM ET Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said the LIV Golf Invitational Series is “here to stay” as he called on the PGA Tour to work with the Saudi-backed series for the good of the sport. The breakaway circuit launched in June and counts 12 major champions among its players, but the PGA Tour,
The French Cycling Federation has defended its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women’s team travelled in economy. News of the decision has provoked criticism in France. But Christophe Manin, French cycling’s national technical director, said the decision was based on money and the
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — It was the 17th question of the news conference, about 7 minutes, 50 seconds in, after the Dallas Cowboys’ Sunday night 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Before the season there was a narrative out there with you being on the hot seat,” a reporter asked coach Mike
Ravichandran Ashwin (right) in his funny Intstagram reel. When not on the ground, Ravichandran Ashwin is often active on social media. The spinner never fails to show his craftmanship be it on the cricket field or outside. In a latest video posted by the player on his Instagram account, he teaches his fans how to
7:30 PM ET Real Madrid have condemned racist comments made about their forward Vinicius Junior as the Brazilian star said in a video statement that he won’t change his celebration and the critics are bothered by a “victorious black Brazilian in Europe.” While appearing as a panellist on a Spanish soccer show Friday, leading agent
10:48 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 698th career home run Friday night in a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. With one out in the sixth inning, Pujols, 42, swung at the first pitch from reliever Raynel Espinal, an 84 mph slider, and launched a 427-foot shot out to
9:10 AM ET The College Football Playoff race is looking chalky at the top. So much so that the Allstate Playoff Predictor has never been this confident in Week 3 on the top three teams’ individual chances to land a berth to the playoff. Never in the model’s five-year history has it had three teams
10:22 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Noah Gragson held off Brandon Jones over the closing laps Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to win his third consecutive Xfinity Series race. Gragson won his series-high sixth race of the season driving a Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. He was aided when teammate Justin Allgaier was
10:31 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener. Homa, a two-time winner last season and a captain’s pick for next week’s Presidents
5:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a fracture to his rib cartilage during Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
4:53 PM ET Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz‘s biggest fans had flocked see the world’s new top-ranked player in his homecoming to Spain. Instead, they witnessed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat their new idol before staying on the hard court to secure a second victory in doubles and help Canada score a 2-1 upset over