7:44 AM ET Top seeds Shuai Zhang and Su-Wei Hsieh both advanced their Japan Women’s Open claims with victories in the first-round in Hiroshima. Chinese No. 1 seed Zhang comfortably made it past Magdalena Frech of Poland in straight sets 7-5 6-3 to set up a clash with Eugenie Bouchard‘s conqueror Nao Hibino, while Hsieh
10:37 AM BST KweséESPN Staff Transformation is a priority for the Springboks’ coaching staff, says South African forwards coach Matt Proudfoot. Despite successive losses to Argentina and Australia, Proudfoot says he and the rest of the coaching staff are taking a long-term approach to the national team ahead of their crucial match against New Zealand
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 118 for 4 (Hughes 74*) trail Northamptonshire 255 (Zaib 57, Curran 51, Hughes 4-57) by 137 runsScorecard Alex Hughes was the chief beneficiary of a rain-shortened day at Wantage Road as he made his way to 74 not out, moving Derbyshire to 118 for 4 replying to Northamptonshire’s
11:00 AM ET When Top Rank and ESPN announced their new seven-year rights deal in August that called for 54 live boxing events per year, one of the key elements was that Top Rank would secure American rights to 24 international cards annually to stream them on ESPN+. Top Rank has picked up cards from
10:50 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — After working out for the team last week, veteran offensive lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys that includes a $50,000 signing bonus. To make room for Su’a-Filo, the Cowboys released Kadeem Edwards, who served as a backup lineman in the season-opening loss to the
By Kevin Teya, KweséESPN Everton have confirmed the date for their historic friendly match against Gor Mahia that will be staged at Goodison Park. Gor Mahia secured a showdown with the Premier League side after defeating Tanzanian champions Simba SC during the Sportpesa Super Cup that was staged in Nakuru, Kenya. K’Ogalo won 2-0 in
10:36 AM ET Perhaps the only thing more surprising than Kimi Raikkonen’s move to Sauber is the fact Formula One’s no-nonsense Iceman broke the news on Instagram. Most expected the end of Raikkonen’s second tenure at Ferrari would be enough to prompt him to walk away from F1 completely. For someone who seems completely disinterested
8:49 AM BST New Zealand could have a timely injection of fresh legs for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against South Africa with midfielders Sonny Bill Williams and Ryan Crotty cleared to play after recovering from injuries. Williams, who missed the opening three matches, was available after having a scan on his injured shoulder, said All
England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford made it two goals in two consecutive games, providing England’s winner against Switzerland. As Marcus Rashford keeps scoring for England, the FC crew discuss whether he should leave Man United in search of minutes in a central position. England boss Gareth Southgate admitted his team were “harsh on
shares Peter Siddle removed Kane Williamson off his second ball of the match © Getty Images Glenn Maxwell and Peter Handscomb have been deemed surplus to requirements in the first Australian Test squad since the Newlands ball-tampering scandal. They were left out, while the experienced Victorian pair of Aaron Finch and Peter Siddle were