2:26 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray will play at next year’s Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, tournament organisers confirmed on Tuesday. Murray, 32, who has finished runner-up at Melbourne Park five times, was knocked out in the first round at last
As if his ego needed massaging any further, LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was afforded the honor of having a statue of himself unveiled in his hometown in Sweden on Tuesday afternoon. Fans flocked to the Stadion in Malmo to see the man himself do the honors as the bronze effigy, commissioned by the Swedish football
1:53 AM BST All Blacks fullback Beauden Barrett has been carrying a leg injury that hampered his first two World Cup matches but he is getting back to full speed, the New Zealand Herald reported on Monday. The two-times World Player of the Year would not specify what was bothering him, but said it did
11:53 PM ET ATLANTA — There was no need for delayed gratification. Not even two minutes into the first quarter of the Pelicans‘ preseason debut against the Hawks, Zion Williamson soared to the basket to deliver his first dunk against an NBA team. Williamson didn’t even need two hands. Even the Hawks’ boisterous “Sixth Man
11:38 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON — For more than six seconds, the ball hung in the air, as if the moment were not dramatic enough already. Ryan Zimmerman, an original Washington National now in the twilight
11:32 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The world slows down. And the moment doesn’t get bigger. It actually gets smaller. And St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is ready for it. Always. “He has ice in his veins,” teammate Dexter Fowler said. On Monday, with his team facing elimination from the MLB playoffs, Molina’s legend
A dejected Marcus Stoinis walks off after his duck © Getty Images Marcus Stoinis has been dropped from Australia’s T20I squad following his disappointing 50-over World Cup with Ben McDermott and Billy Stanlake among those recalled to face Sri Lanka and Pakistan as plans are formed ahead of next year’s men’s T20 World Cup. Just
11:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers had a long wait to get back to 4-0. A wait that lasted exactly 29 years to the day. But, for the first time since 1990, the Niners closed the first quarter of the season with an unblemished record by throttling the Cleveland Browns
11:24 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Cleveland Browns were humiliated, humbled and, ultimately, hammered on Monday Night Football in a wholly hapless showing. The San Francisco 49ers rolled 31-3, effectively putting the Browns away on the first series of the second half with an appropriately overpowering 90-yard touchdown drive. Last Sunday, it seemed
11:05 PM ET The tough presence Marcus Morris vowed to bring to the New York Knicks this season showed up in their first preseason game. Morris was ejected from Monday night’s preseason-opening win against the host Washington Wizards when, while being guarded with the ball on the perimeter by Justin Anderson, he swung his elbows