1:55 PM ET World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has been knocked out of the Qatar Total Open on Friday after she suffered a narrow 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 defeat to Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova in the semifinals in Doha. Kvitova, 29, will face Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday after she defeated Russia’s Svetlana
12:46 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — After his injury failed to heal this offseason, New England Patriots wide receiver Mohamed Sanu needs surgery on a high ankle sprain, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sanu injured his ankle on a 14-yard punt return against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 17, his third game in New
1:44 PM ET A political misunderstanding over Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders No. 20 jersey in Detroit drew a strong reaction on social media, including one from the Hall of Fame running back. Last weekend, Brooks posted a photo on Instagram of the Sanders jersey prior to his concert in Detroit. The confusion began
11:19 AM ET NORFOLK, Va. — The UFC was set to usher in a new era for its flyweight division in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event. Now only one of the participants is even eligible to win the title. Brazilian flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1) weighed in at 127.5 pounds on Friday, 2.5 pounds over
11:50 AM ET Rookie Rasmus Hojgaard carded a second-round 68 to take a share of the lead alongside Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher after 36 holes at the Oman Open on Friday. Hojgaard, 18, was in the lead as he stepped onto the tee at the 17th hole, having already carded to five birdies and an eagle,
11:17 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are heading back to Mexico City. Fifteen years after they played there in the NFL’s first regular-season game outside of the United States, the Cardinals will return to Mexico’s capital for another regular-season game in 2020, the league announced Friday. Details of what day, kickoff time
4:33 PM GMT George Dobell Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 The PCB is hopeful that an England Lions squad will tour Pakistan next winter. ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB’s managing director Wasim Khan has engaged in discussions with the ECB, with the hope that a
10:45 AM ET The New York Rangers famously sent their fans a letter two seasons ago, transparently laying out that the club was going to be going through some tough times in the short term, but that they’d return to being a top contender soon enough. Well, it appears the rebuild has gone quicker than
10:06 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – In a year when some of the biggest names at the NFL’s scouting combine have decided against working out, players like LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah said he is all-in. So much so, Okudah has kept the combine workout
11:45 AM ET The narrative is spreading rapidly in the early days of spring training, told with a certain taste of glee. The Astros are getting hit by a lot of pitches! The cheaters are getting their comeuppance! They’re already being targeted and it’s not even the regular season! There are Twitter accounts with names