5:27 PM ET Associated Press Sebastian Korda and Brandon Nakashima set up an all-American semifinal at the Next Gen ATP Finals by winning their last round-robin matches on Thursday. The 21-year-old Korda, the son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, methodically picked apart local favorite Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in a 4-2, 4-3 (4),
5:23 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators placed two more players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Thursday, hours before they were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Kings. The Senators added forward Alex Formenton and goaltender Matt Murray to the COVID list, bringing the number of their players in protocol to
5:33 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Maria Sakkari used her strong first serve to extend her dominance over former French Open champion Iga Swiatek with a 6-2, 6-4 win Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sakkari, a 26-year-old player who is having a breakout year, also ousted Swiatek in straight
11:50 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni insists his national team has the right to call up Lionel Messi but “completely understands” Paris Saint-Germain‘s frustrations over the player’s busy calendar. Messi missed PSG’s last two encounters, a 2-2 Champions League draw at RB Leipzig and a 3-2 league win at Bordeaux, due to
11:33 AM ET Qatar will hold the first-ever winter World Cup, beginning in November 2022, which has shook up next season’s Premier League schedule. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images The Premier League has said there will be just an eight-day break between the 2022 World Cup final and the resumption of English football’s top-flight during the 2022-23
5:09 PM ET Portugal moved closer to automatic World Cup qualification on Thursday despite a poor 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland that left them needing another point in their final game at home to Group A rivals Serbia to secure their spot in Qatar. Portugal narrowly avoided a shock loss to Ireland two months
5:02 PM ET A penalty from Spain‘s Pablo Sarabia secured a 1-0 victory in their World Cup qualifier away to Greece on Thursday, meaning La Roja need a point from their showdown with Sweden at the weekend to secure a place at next year’s World Cup finals. – Europe: What every country needs to qualify
2:12 PM ET Associated Press French police released Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo from custody on Thursday without charge but are still investigating an attack on one of her teammates, prosecutors said. Diallo and one other person were detained for questioning on Wednesday about an attack on teammate Kheira Hamraoui last week, according to the
3:51 PM ET CINCINNATI — United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter says that his side still has “a long way to go” to get the respect of rivals Mexico. Speaking to reporters on a Zoom call ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier between the two long-time rivals (stream LIVE on ESPN2, 9 p.m.
4:36 PM GMT England rugby boss Eddie Jones has sent a letter to British tennis star Emma Raducanu to explain the comments he made about her form and commercial work, saying they were not meant to be interpreted as criticism. Jones caused a backlash earlier in the week after he told England’s young fly-half Marcus