5:03 AM ET Boris Becker has said younger players on the men’s tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the “big three” of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams. The trio have won every Grand Slam since 2017, with 33-year-old Nadal claiming the latest title at Roland Garros
Month: June 2019
3:37 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, finally starting to get hot after spending most of the prior season sidelined by injury, pulled up lame while attempting to score during Tuesday’s ninth inning, suffering what the team fears will be a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. Seager won’t
Jun 14, 2019 Brittany Mitchell Close ESPN Assistant Editor Brittany Mitchell has been a sports fan from an early age, with a keen interest in netball, cricket and rugby. Brittany interned at Rugby Magazine and the Australian Rugby Union before joining ESPN. Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football,
1:32 AM ET This is not something anyone expected to see on June 11: Texas Rangers: 36-30Boston Red Sox: 34-34 After all, last year the Red Sox won 108 games, won the World Series and brought the entire team back. The Rangers finished 67-95. They were 41 games worse than the Red Sox in the
1:16 AM BST New Zealand Rugby has used another Japanese sweetener to retain one of its best players after Brodie Retallick signed through to the 2023 World Cup. World class lock Retallick, 28, has negotiated a three-year contract which begins in 2021, allowing him to squeeze in two seasons of rugby at an unnamed Japan
PARIS — FIFA has withdrawn a claim that 1 million tickets have been sold for the Women’s World Cup and now says the total includes people paying nothing to attend games, including VIPs and even medical staff. FIFA deleted a tweet posted on Tuesday that said: “One million tickets for the (at)FIFAWWC 2019 have now
La Liga were accused of spying on people via their app. La Liga will appeal against the €250,000 fine imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), arguing they “profoundly disagree” with the ruling which suggests they spied on anyone using its official app. The AEPD told ESPN FC on Wednesday that La Liga had
11:40 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN UFC women’s bantamweight Macy Chiasson lost her home in a fatal crane accident last weekend and is filing a lawsuit against the apartment complex owners and crane company. Chiasson, 27, was at her Dallas apartment Sunday when a crane working on an adjacent building collapsed onto her complex during a
4:48 AM BST With just one round remaining, only four of the top eight spots have been finalised, while up to eight teams remain in the fight for the final four playoff spots. The final round is headlined a blockbuster trans-Tasman double-header on Friday night with the Highlanders hosting the Waratahs, and the Chiefs facing
1:04 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Both managers and Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi were ejected from Texas’ 9-5 win over Boston on Tuesday night. Benintendi and Red Sox manager Alex Cora were tossed in the fifth inning by first base umpire Vic Carapazza, and Texas manager Chris Woodward was booted by plate umpire