Getty Images 11 May 2024, 16:50 BST Updated Just now Tadej Pogacar completed back-to-back victories at the Giro d’Italia by winning stage eight in Prati di Tivo. The Slovenian, a two-time Tour de France winner, extended his lead in the race by four seconds after earning his third stage victory in eight days, and his
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Fifteen days before he is scheduled to play in what will likely be his final French Open, Rafael Nadal is so unsatisfied with his level of tennis that he is still debating whether to go to Roland Garros. Nadal’s surgically repaired hip
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Glance at the Premier League table and it looks like there’s a title race going on, but it’s days like this when Manchester City make it look more like a forgone conclusion. Heading into the final week of the season, City
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vincent Trocheck counted off the dishes on his family’s dinner table back in Pittsburgh. There was chicken parmesan, rigatoni and arancini. There were meatballs, plates of linguine with shrimp and scallops and chicken cutlets. There was
The IPL 2024 is heading towards its business end. Eight of the 10 teams which are playing are old ones, while Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are two relatively new teams. There were several other teams which have been part of the IPL but are now no longer there due to various reasons including
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 01:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Evan Bouchard scored 5:38 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had a goal and three assists,
ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — – Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game
PBKS’ Ashutosh Sharma dropping a catch of RCB’s Virat Kohli on May 9, 2024.© BCCI Virat Kohli starred with another batting masterclass in IPL 2024 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 60 runs in Dharamsala. A defeat in the game also officially eliminated PBKS from the playoff race. After getting an invitation to
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Denver Nuggets were simply too determined, too experienced, too proud and too talented to let their flop in the first two games define this series against the surging Minnesota Timberwolves. This is what defending NBA champions do — quiet a raucous
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jockey Tyler Gaffalione was fined $2,500 Friday for “touching a rival with his left hand” near the finish of the 150th Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s ruling was posted on its website. Gaffalione was aboard Sierra Leone, who finished
Kris Rhim, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif — Hall of Famer Jerry Rice wasn’t happy after the 2024 NFL draft. Rice’s son, wide receiver Brenden Rice of USC, was projected to be a mid-round pick in many mock drafts, and according to Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, Los Angeles
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — New Orioles owner David Rubenstein turned out to be quite a rally starter at Camden Yards. Rubenstein made a guest appearance Friday night in the “Splash Zone” in left field, where fans are sprayed with a hose in celebration after big plays.
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a 1-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker, who
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes thought he was ready for the majors months ago. Turns out, life doesn’t work like that. Or at least the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t want it to work like that for perhaps the best pitching prospect in a generation. “You can’t
Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 season is drawing to a close and the battles for the major honours, relegation and promotion are starting to become clearer. Here’s a quick roundup of exactly what has been decided, and what’s still at stake, in the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A and French
ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup birdied the final four holes and six of the last eight for a 7-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead over Robert MacIntyre on Friday after the second round of the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. After
May 10, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he’s hoping to close the door. Schauffele shot a 4-under 67 on Friday after opening with a 64, leaving him at 11-under 131 and four shots