4:09 PM ET Two times world champion Fernando Alonso clarified on Saturday a comment in which he appeared to suggest he was better than Formula One’s leading drivers, saying he had misheard the question. The 39-year-old, who is making a comeback with Renault-owned Alpine and qualified ninth in Bahrain for his first grand prix since
4:18 PM ET Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel will appear before Bahrain Grand Prix stewards on Sunday for allegedly failing to respect warning flags in qualifying for his first race with Aston Martin. The summons for not respecting double-yellow flags at turn one capped a frustrating day for the German, who had hoped for a
2:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MESA, Ariz. — The Chicago Cubs optioned infielder Nico Hoerner and reliever Brad Wieck to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday. The move means David Bote will be the opening-day second baseman Thursday against Pittsburgh. In other moves, Adbert Alzolay will break camp as the No. 5 starter in the rotation,
1:19 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit needs knee surgery to repair a partial meniscus tear, an injury that opened a New York Yankees roster spot for Jay Bruce on Saturday as a converted first baseman. Voit will not have any baseball activities for three weeks after
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the fourth round at the Miami Open by beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-4 Saturday. Tsitsipas, ranked a career-high No. 5, improved to 15-4 this year. He hopes to take advantage of a draw without Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
4:03 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Red Bull hype was real. Preaseason suggested Mercedes’ domination of F1 was under
5:27 PM ET Willian said he has full confidence in Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. EPA/Rui Vieira / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY Arsenal winger Willian says the Gunners are in “good hands” under manager Mikel Arteta and have everything necessary to become one of the world’s best clubs once again. Arsenal have not won a Premier League
3:12 PM ET Ozan Tufan scored two superb goals as Turkey cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway, who had substitute Kristian Thorstvedt sent off late on in the Group G World Cup qualifying clash on Saturday. Playing their home game in Malaga due to coronavirus restrictions in Oslo, the Norwegians protested about the
1:49 PM ET The Netherlands national team wore T-shirts on Saturday emblazoned with the words “Football supports change,” in an apparent statement about human rights in World Cup host Qatar, ahead of its Group G qualifier against Latvia. Defender Matthijs de Ligt had said ahead of the match that the Dutch team wanted to make
1:36 PM ET Former France international Thierry Henry has said he hopes his decision to turn his back on social media can inspire others in the fight against racism and bullying online. The ex-Arsenal and Barcelona striker, who has 15 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, on Friday said he would be disabling his