12:43 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Iga Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, announced Saturday that she is splitting from coach Piotr Sierzputowski after nearly six years working together. “This change is really challenging for me and this decision wasn’t easy, either,” Swiatek wrote in a post on Instagram that was accompanied by
Month: December 2021
11:22 AM ET The success of Chelsea‘s Premier League title campaign is poised to be decided by how well they can continue their remarkable defensive record under Thomas Tuchel — and therefore West Ham exposed weaknesses on Saturday afternoon that must be quickly eradicated. This 3-2 defeat at the London Stadium constitutes the first time
11:59 AM ET Liverpool capitalised on Chelsea’s defeat earlier on Saturday with a narrow 1-0 win over Wolves. Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images Liverpool forward Divock Origi came off the bench and scored 94th-minute winner to edge past Wolverhampton Wanders at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday. Manager Jurgen Klopp’s side entered the match looking
9:31 AM ET West Ham United twice came from behind to earn a stunning 3-2 victory over Chelsea following a difficult day for Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the Premier League clash at the London Stadium on Saturday. The hosts, who have already beaten Liverpool this campaign but came into the match with no wins
12:12 PM ET Barcelona slumped to shock 1-0 defeat against Real Betis in LaLiga at Camp Nou on Saturday thanks to Juanmi‘s late winner. The only goal of the game came on 79 minutes as Sergio Canales and Cristian Tello combined in a swift counterattack to set up Juanmi to coolly slot an effort past
8:02 AM ET Philadelphia Union are facing a COVID-19 crisis ahead of their Eastern Conference final clash with New York City FC on Sunday. Several Union players are in health and safety protocols due to COVID-19 and training on Thursday was cancelled. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more “We were able
12:17 PM ET ESPN staff It’s champ week! Meaning it’s the last week of the college football season, which seriously flew by fast. Now, there were a bunch of wild coaching moves earlier this week, starting with Lincoln Riley going to USC, Brian Kelly going to LSU and Notre Dame announcing Marcus Freeman as Kelly’s
6:33 AM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — The tanned, stubbled face behind the dark sunglasses and a black T-shirt underneath a white bib made Ryan Smith look the part of a PGA Tour caddie in the Hero World Challenge. Looping for Tony Finau is a break from his day job, and Smith only missed
10:49 AM ET The Seattle Seahawks will activate running back Adrian Peterson off the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Seahawks had signed the 36-year-old Peterson to their practice squad earlier this week as a reinforcement for their banged-up backfield. 1 Related Peterson was
10:19 AM ET It is the final weekend of the college football season — championship Saturday. The College Football Playoff picture will get a lot clearer after today’s games. The SEC championship in Atlanta is the top game of the weekend with the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs facing the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide. No