Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in his 100th appearance for Manchester City on Sunday as the champions kicked off their Premier League title defence with a lively 2-0 away win over Chelsea. The Norway international, fed by Bernardo Silva, forced his way between Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana and finished neatly past Robert Sanchez
Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVINE, Scotland — Lauren Coughlin pulled away with superb putting and closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday, her second LPGA title this summer, to secure a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Coughlin, who won the
Getty Images 8 hours ago Australian rider Kaden Groves won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana with a sprint finish as Belgian Wout van Aert took the overall lead. Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Groves finished Sunday’s 194km stage from Cascais to Ourem ahead of Van Aert in second and Corbin Strong in third. “It’s been a tough
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after the former Boston Celtics first-round pick played a big role in France’s run to the silver medal at the Olympics earlier
Getty Images 22 minutes ago Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma claimed her first Tour de France Femmes title after holding off last year’s winner Demi Vollering, who won a dramatic final stage. Niewiadoma, 29, finished fourth on the Alpe d’Huez and collapsed into tears as she realised she had done enough to retain her overall lead from
Aug 18, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore has reached an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed, his agent, Jason Chayut of Sportstars Inc., told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Vikings brought in
File photo of Rishabh Pant.© AFP The BCCI on August 14 named the squads for the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024-25. With the four-team tournament set to start on September 5, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be marking his return to red-ball cricket. Pant has been picked in ‘Team B’ and it is interesting
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions RON ZOOK CAN laugh about it now, but it wasn’t so funny two decades ago. In 2002, Zook was faced with the task of replacing one of the
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first-unit offense failed to put any points on the board as the
File photo of MS Dhoni.© BCCI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanath has denied the reports that the franchise asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a reintroduction of a now-scrapped rule to rope in MS Dhoni for a lower price. Earlier in IPL, an international player after five years
Aug 18, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A 12-fight card at UFC 305 in Perth, Western Australia, was headlined by a middleweight title matchup between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. While Du Plessis retained his crown in a fourth-round submission victory, other stars such as Kai Kara-France and Dan Hooker had big
Aug 18, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dricus Du Plessis remains the king of the middleweight division, submitting former two-time champion Israel Adesanya by rear-naked choke in Round 4 to retain his title Saturday in the main event at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis caught Adesanya with a left hook and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 17, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former United States under-20 coach Mikey Varas will lead the U.S. men’s national team on an interim basis during the upcoming September international window, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Swiatek will face third-ranked Aryna
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Dillon has no regrets over his aggressive actions that triggered last-lap wrecks for Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Dillon went on to win at Richmond Raceway, although NASCAR then revoked his resulting automatic spot in the playoffs. “You don’t hate
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom faced live hitters for the third time in recent weeks on Saturday and said he feels ready to begin a rehab assignment next week in hopes of pitching for the Texas Rangers for the
Aug 17, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dricus Du Plessis defends his middleweight title against two-time former champ Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305 on Saturday, Aug. 17, in Perth, Australia. The main card at RAC Arena will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 17, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had a disastrous start in his return from a torn ACL when