1:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Simona Halep is living up to her status as the only former Grand Slam champion left in this year’s women’s draw. The Romanian beat fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6-1, 6-2 on Centre Court on Monday to return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals and extend her winning streak at the All England
2:09 PM ET Hank Goldberg, who worked at ESPN as an NFL reporter and handicapping expert for two decades, died Monday on his 82nd birthday, his family confirmed. Goldberg had been in treatment for chronic kidney disease in recent years. Known as Hammering Hank, Goldberg was .500 or better in 15 of 17 NFL seasons
2:26 PM ET Blake BaumgartnerESPN Staff Writer Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Karmello English decided to stay close to home by committing to Auburn on Monday. English, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver from Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama, is ranked No. 66 in the ESPN 300. He chose Auburn over Alabama,
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah‘s brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday. Skipper Bumrah brought India back in the game with wickets on either side of the lunch break
12:20 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts will not be in the starting lineup for Monday’s game against Tampa Bay after leaving a day earlier with a cut on his left thigh that required seven stitches. Manager Alex Cora said the three-time All-Star was “pretty sore.” “He texted me
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been proving his worth as an outstanding pacer in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries and has completed 100 Test wickets playing against them on their soil, becoming the sixth Indian bowler to do so. The star pacer achieved the landmark during the fifth and final Test against
9:30 AM ET The endgame of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Manchester United career is now in play. Despite the club’s public position stating that the Portugal forward will not be leaving Old Trafford this summer, it is increasingly likely that he has already made his final appearance in a United shirt. A delayed return to the first
Getty Images Tom Cruise was at the British Grand Prix this weekend and the action on the track looked like something from one of his films. F1 driver Zhou Guanyu’s car flipped several times at almost 200mph and smashed into a grandstand barrier during the first lap at Silverstone. Incredibly, the Alfa Romeo driver survived
10:03 AM BST England flanker Tom Curry will play no further part in the tour of Australia after suffering a concussion in the series opener in Perth last weekend, the team said on Monday. Curry started at openside flanker in the 30-28 loss to the Wallabies but was withdrawn at halftime and replaced by Lewis
8:24 AM BST The Wallabies will wear a special shirt with an indigenous design and sing the national anthem in the language of the local First Nation’s people ahead of the second Test against England in Brisbane on Saturday. The anthem will be sung in the Yugambeh language in honour of the late Lloyd McDermott,
7:30 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — It could have been a devastating day for Coco Gauff. She had arrived at Wimbledon brimming with confidence and coming off of her first major final at the French Open last month. Considered one of the favorites at this tournament, many believed this could be the Grand Slam
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Hey look, Russell Wilson‘s throwing out the first pitch at the Colorado Rockies game. No wait, he’s celebrating a Colorado Avalanche win, pom-pom in hand, the team’s home ice in the background. Or he’s in Monaco, mingling with the storied Grand Prix’s who’s-who, A-list faithful. Don’t look now, he’s
4:22 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo will not train with Manchester United on Monday after the club gave him permission to delay his return because of “family reasons,” sources have told ESPN. United’s international players are due at Carrington to start their preseason schedule having been given an extra week off by manager Erik
Jul 4, 2022 Jake Paul said on Sunday that Tommy Fury had until Wednesday to clear up the issues that prevented him travelling to the United States last week or their Aug. 6 fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden would be called off. Fury said he was barred at Heathrow airport from boarding a
File photo of AB de Villiers© Twitter Team India are currently on top in the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it is mainly due to the spirited fightback led by Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja on Day 1 of the match. India were 98/5 and it was then that Jadeja
7:08 PM ET Associated Press ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tyler Reddick raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, continuing the season-long trend of first-time winners on road courses. Each of the first three road course races this year has had a first-time winner, with Reddick breaking through at Road America after Ross Chastain
4:56 PM ET LONDON — The fiery third-round Wimbledon match between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas has resulted in both players being fined. Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7) to book his place in the fourth round on Saturday. But he has received a $4,000 fine for an “audible obscenity” after being
6:51 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — J.T. Poston completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic for his second PGA Tour title and a spot in The Open Championship. Three strokes ahead entering the day at TPC Deere Run, Poston closed with a 2-under 69 for a 3-stroke margin over fellow