6:31 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic will play for the Shanghai Masters title after crushing No. 5 Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-1 in a near-flawless semifinal on Saturday. Djokovic’s serve has not been broken this week in 37 service games. He never offered Zverev a break point opportunity, and broke the
Month: October 2018
6:25 AM ET Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has revealed Esteban Ocon is on the team’s shortlist to partner George Russell next year. George Russell will race in Formula One next year with Williams and, alongside McLaren’s 2019 driver Lando Norris, promises to be the next big British name in Formula One. Russell, who
6:25 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Formula One’s governing body the FIA has signed off on the 21-race calendar for the 2019 world championship following a World Motor Sport Council meeting on Friday. The calendar confirms the provisional schedule released by F1’s owners Liberty Media in August. The season will begin on March 17 at
6:24 AM BST Back-rower Lukhan Tui has announced he will not return from a break to play on the Wallabies’ spring tour of Europe. Tui stood down after Australia’s defeat last month to Argentina in September, after losing his stepfather in the week of the game. The All Blacks cemented their place at the top
7:08 PM ET Russell Canouse scored his first career MLS goal in the 86th minute, and D.C. United moved above the playoff line for the first time this season with a 1-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday at Audi Field. Canouse’s late header moved D.C. (12-11-8, 44 points) a point above the idle
With hours to go until Nigeria face Libya, Gernot Rohr’s choices for his starting line-up were made a little easier with the injury picked up by Ogenyi Onazi. The Trabzonspor midfielder picked up what appears to be an ankle strain during training, and has been ruled out for both games against Libya, according to team
After the sacking of Leonardo Jardim at Monaco, Paul Mariner and Ross Dyer discuss whether Thierry Henry is well suited to step into the role. Former MLS managers Steve Nicol and Paul Mariner call upon personal experiences to offer Thierry Henry some coaching advice. Thierry Henry has been appointed by AS Monaco as the Ligue
3:54 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Danielle Kang and Charley Hull shot 4-under 68s on Saturday to share the lead after three rounds of the KEB Hana Bank Championship. Kang started with two early bogeys but carded her sixth birdie of the day on the par-5 18th to finish at 12-under 204
6:19 AM ET Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Gary Woodland birdied the 18th hole for a 5-under 67 to move into a three-way tie for the lead with Marc Leishman and Shubhankar Sharma after three rounds of the CIMB Classic on Saturday. Woodland just missed an eagle putt, while Sharma (66) and Leishman (67)
The ESPN FC panel answer your tweets on Ousmane Dembele’s playing time for Barcelona, Wayne Rooney’s MVP credentials and much more. Paul Mariner reacts to Wayne Rooney’s defence of Jose Mourinho, in which the Man United legend called for player accountability at Old Trafford. In 2017, D.C. United finished last in the Eastern Conference, seven