Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJun 15, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. AS FIGHT FANS
It has been a season of unexpected team performances. Consider that the last time we checked in in this space, on the morning of May 4, it was the Pittsburgh Pirates, then 20-11, the fourth-best record in baseball and 1½ games better than any team in the National League Central, who had taken everyone by
MONTREAL — Max Verstappen said he has no interest in Red Bull completing an unbeaten season if he wins his third championship this year. No F1 team has won every race in a calendar season but the dominant nature of Red Bull’s seven victories this year has led to speculation they can be the first.
Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 03:53 PM ET GENEVA — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder was airlifted to the hospital after being found unconscious after he crashed down a ravine at his home Tour de Suisse race on Thursday. Mäder and another rider, Magnus Sheffield of the United States, went off the road near the same
Jun 15, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Angel City FC has fired coach Freya Coombe halfway through the NWSL expansion franchise’s second season. Assistant coach Becki Tweed will serve as Angel City’s interim head coach, the team announced Thursday. Angel City is at the bottom of the NWSL standings at 2-6-3 with a six-match winless streak
Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career in a 2-0 friendly win over Australia, netting after 79 seconds at a raucous Workers’ Stadium on Thursday. Fans immediately got their money’s worth when Argentina won the ball in Australia’s half in the second minute and Enzo
Jun 15, 2023, 02:55 PM ET A Brazil court set a date of Aug. 2 to evaluate the rape case of Robinho. VI Images via Getty Images A high court in Brazil will move forward with Italy’s case against former football star Robinho, who was sentenced in Europe to nine years in prison for rape. In
Jun 15, 2023, 03:56 PM ET One of Wrexham‘s main priorities after earning its promotion back to League Two was to re-sign goalkeeper Ben Foster. The 40-year-old ultimately agreed last week to return for another season, and the former England and Manchester United keeper revealed the lengths that Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
Jun 15, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Italian champions Napoli have named Rudi Garcia as their new coach, replacing Luciano Spalletti, the Serie A side said on Thursday. Napoli did not specify the length of Garcia’s contract. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The 59-year-old coached Italy’s AS Roma from 2013-16, before moving to
Jun 15, 2023, 01:26 PM ET Kylian Mbappé said French President Emmanuel Macron has no influence on his career choices as the Paris Saint-Germain forward lost his cool on Thursday when questioned about his future with the Ligue 1 champions. Mbappé sent a letter to PSG stating that he had no intention of extending his