10:28 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal will start his 2020 season on the opposite side of Australia to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer when he leads Spain in a group-stage qualifier in Perth in the new ATP Cup team competition. Spain was drawn into Group B with Japan and
Month: September 2019
10:23 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Martin Truex Jr. raced his way into the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs with a victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the opening round of the postseason. The win is Truex’s series-best fifth of the season and again cemented Joe Gibbs Racing as the team
8:30 AM ET By now, we’ve learned to expect greatness from the New England Patriots. Winning is our default expectation for them. Bill Belichick & Co. have been favored in more than 90% of Tom Brady‘s starts since the future Hall of Famer returned from his torn ACL in 2009. They are 2-0 this season,
9:43 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Derek Carr is not one to usually argue with game officials. But on this occasion, the Oakland Raiders quarterback was steamed. Carr had just thrown his second interception in the third quarter of the Raiders’ 28-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, when a flag came flying
9:35 PM ET Associated Press SUNNYVALE, Calif. — John Ralston, the former Stanford and Denver Broncos coach, has died. He was 92. San Jose State, where Ralston finished his coaching career and later worked as special assistant to the athletic director, said Sunday that Ralston died Saturday in Sunnyvale. Ralston was the head coach at
Ghana may be one title better, but no other country has made more appearances in the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations final than Nigeria. Of the four finals played, the Super Eagles have contested three, winning one; Ghana and Senegal are tied on two each. The only final that Nigeria missed was
7:00 AM ET Ken Holland knew about Connor McDavid, the hockey player. He watched the most gifted offensive center on the planet shred through his Detroit Red Wings while he was their general manager. But as he sat down for lunch with McDavid in Toronto, three weeks after taking over the Edmonton Oilers as their
Alejandro Moreno explains how Roberto Firmino makes Liverpool’s attacking movement more dynamic with his understanding of the game. Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Craig Burley reveals who he thinks is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper between Alisson and Ederson.
3:00 AM ET Afghanistan chose to bat v Bangladesh Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh in the third match of the tri-series. With each side having won one game in the competition, the winner will move to the top of the table. Both sides have stuck with the
Marcus Rashford converted an early penalty to help a depleted Manchester United side fend off Leicester City at Old Trafford. Alejandro Moreno feels the current version of Manchester United can only grind out wins and doesn’t intimidate other Premier League sides. Steve Nicol explains how much blame should be placed on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after