3:15 AM ET World No. 1 Naomi Osaka has agreed a deal with Nike, the sports apparel giant has announced. The Japanese star, who had previously been tied to rival Adidas, will first wear Nike gear at the Stuttgart Grand Prix later this month, the U.S. sportswear maker said on its website. “I’m proud to
Month: April 2019
2:44 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits he may have lost a friend but he had to shrug off the emotion of sacking Stephen Larkham for the good of the team. Larkham, Australia’s attack coach since 2015, was the high-profile fall guy of Rugby Australia’s review of the Wallabies’ worst season in 60 years
1:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The last time the Milwaukee Bucks ended the regular season with the NBA’s best record, they also had the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. Forty-five years later, history might be about to repeat itself. Thanks to the latest spectacular performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo — who finished with 45 points,
1:27 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Delhi After Delhi Capitals lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday night, even as presentations and handshakes and selfies and interviews went on, Capitals’ consultant Sourav Ganguly took the head groundsman of Feroz Shah Kotla to the match pitch. An animated conversation went on for 10 minutes or so. Hands
12:36 AM ET Trevor Bauer will tell you he’s going to win the 2019 Cy Young Award. In fact, he’s already said it. In a profile in Sports Illustrated a couple of months ago — you should read the whole piece — he told writer Ben Reiter: “There’s optimization to be done, but I’m going
9:06 AM ET COLLEGE STATION, Texas — One glance at Texas A&M’s 2019 slate might make one wonder what the Aggies ever did to upset the schedule-makers. Clemson. Alabama. LSU. Georgia. Four of the top seven teams in the country (according to the final 2018 AP poll), including the two teams that played for the
12:41 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — For the third time, baseball star Ichiro Suzuki has turned down a prestigious Japanese government award handed to stars in sports, entertainment and culture. A Japanese government spokesman said Friday that Ichiro, who retired last month with the Seattle Mariners, had declined the People’s Honor Award. The most
8:29 PM ET The Seattle Sounders look to continue their unbeaten start to the season — albeit after a less-than-convincing draw in Vancouver — when they return home to face a Real Salt Lake club that has lost three straight. The Sounders (3-0-1, 10 points) fell short of winning four straight to open the season
8:26 PM ET The New England Revolution hope the impact from their first victory continues when they visit the Columbus Crew on Saturday. The Revolution (1-3-1, 4 points) struggled through four games, including a 2-0 home loss to Columbus on March 9, but six lineup changes helped spark a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti rates the likelihood Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappe arrive and Gareth Bale departs Real Madrid this summer. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the